| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Indoor 2025 Men 800m | Bryce Hoppel |  USA | 1:44.92 | Andreas Kramer |  SWE | 1:45.27 | Elliot Crestan |  BEL | 1:45.32 |
| Indoor 2022 Men 800m | Mariano García |  ESP | 1:46.20 | Noah Kibet |  KEN | 1:46.35 | Bryce Hoppel | USA | 1:46.51 |
| Indoor 2018 Men 800m | Adam Kszczot |  POL | 1:47.47 | Drew Windle | USA | 1:47.99 | Saúl Ordóñez | ESP | 1:48.01 |
| Indoor 2016 Men 800m | Boris Berian | USA | 1:45.83 | Antoine Gakeme |  BDI | 1:46.65 | Erik Sowinski | USA | 1:47.22 |
| Indoor 2014 Men 800m | Mohammed Aman |  ETH | 1:46.40 | Adam Kszczot | POL | 1:46.76 | Andrew Osagie |  GBR | 1:47.10 |
| Indoor 2012 Men 800m | Mohammed Aman | ETH | 1:48.36 | Jakub Holuša |  CZE | 1:48.62 | Andrew Osagie | GBR | 1:48.92 |
| Indoor 2010 Men 800m | Abubaker Kaki |  SUD | 1:46.23 | Boaz Kiplagat Lalang | KEN | 1:46.39 | Adam Kszczot | POL | 1:46.69 |
| Indoor 2008 Men 800m | Abubaker Kaki Khamis | SUD | 1:44.81 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi |  RSA | 1:44.91 | Yusuf Saad Kamel |  BRN | 1:45.26 |
| Indoor 2006 Men 800m | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 1:47.15 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | RSA | 1:47.16 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy |  RUS | 1:47.38 |
| Indoor 2004 Men 800m | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | RSA | 1:45.71 | Rashid Ramzi | BRN | 1:46.15 | Osmar Barbosa dos Santos |  BRA | 1:46.26 |
| Indoor 2003 Men 800m | David Krummenacker | USA | 1:45.69 | Wilson Kipketer |  DEN | 1:45.87 | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 1:46.54 |
| Indoor 2001 Men 800m | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | RUS | 1:44.49 | Johan Botha | RSA | 1:46.42 | Andre Bucher |  SUI | 1:46.46 |
| Indoor 1999 Men 800m | Johan Botha | RSA | 1:45.47 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:45.49 | Nico Motchebon |  GER | 1:45.74 |
| Indoor 1997 Men 800m | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:42.67 | Mahjoub Haida |  MAR | 1:45.76 | Rich Kenah | USA | 1:46.16 |
| Indoor 1995 Men 800m | Clive Terrelonge |  JAM | 1:47.30 | Benson Koech | KEN | 1:47.51 | Pavel Soukup | CZE | 1:47.74 |
| Indoor 1993 Men 800m | Tom McKean | GBR | 1:47.29 | Charles Nkazamyampi | BDI | 1:47.62 | Nico Motchebon | GER | 1:48.15 |
| Indoor 1991 Men 800m | Paul Ereng | KEN | 1:47.08 | Tomas de Teresa | ESP | 1:47.82 | Simon Hoogewerf |  CAN | 1:47.88 |
| Indoor 1989 Men 800m | Paul Ereng | KEN | 1:44.84 | Jose Luis Barbosa | BRA | 1:45.55 | Tonino Viali |  ITA | 1:46.95 |
| Indoor 1987 Men 800m | Jose Luis Barbosa | BRA | 1:47.4 | Vladimir Graudyn |  URS | 1:47.6 | Faouzi Lahbi | MAR | 1:47.7 |
