| Jaar | 1 Goud | 2 Zilver | 3 Brons |
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| Atleet | NOC | Tijd | Atleet | NOC | Tijd | Atleet | NOC | Tijd |
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| 1983 | Sergey Lovachov Aleksandr Troshchilo Nikolaj Tsjernetski Viktor Markin | URS | 3.00,79 | Erwin Skamrahl Jörg Vaihinger Harald Schmid Hartmut Weber | FRG | 3.01,83 | Ainsley Bennett Garry Cook Todd Bennett Philip Brown | GBR | 3.03,53 |
| 1987 | Danny Everett Roddie Haley Antonio McKay Butch Reynolds | USA | 2.57,29 | Derek Redmond Kriss Akabusi Roger Black Philip Brown | GBR | 2.58,86 | Leandro Peñalver Agustin Pavo Lazaro Martínez Roberto Hernández | CUB | 2.59,16 |
| 1991 | Roger Black Derek Redmond John Regis Kriss Akabusi | GBR | 2.57,53 | Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Danny Everett Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 2.57,57 | Patrick O'Connor Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Seymour Fagan | JAM | 3.00,10 |
| 1993 | Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson | USA | 2.54,29 | Kennedy Ochieng Simon Kemboi Abednego Matilu Samson Kitur | KEN | 2.59,82 | Rico Lieder Karsten Just Olaf Hense Thomas Schönlebe | GER | 2.59,99 |
| 1995 | Marlon Ramsey Derek Mills Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson | USA | 2.57,32 | Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Danny McFarlane Gregory Haughton | JAM | 2.59,88 | Udeme Ekpeyong Kunle Adejuyigbe Jude Monye Sunday Bada | NGR | 3.03,18 |
| 1997 | Jerome Young Antonio Pettigrew Chris Jones Tyree Washington | USA | 2.56,47 | Iwan Thomas Roger Black Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson | GBR | 2.56,65 | Michael McDonald Gregory Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke | JAM | 2.56,75 |
| 1999 | Tomasz Czubak Robert Maćkowiak Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek | POL | 2.58,91 | Michael McDonald Gregory Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke | JAM | 2.59,34 | Jopie Van Oudtshoorn Hendrik Mokganyetsi Adriaan Botha Arnaud Malherbe | RSA | 3.00,20 |
| 2001 | Avard Moncur Chris Brown Troy McIntosh Timothy Munnings | BAH | 2.58,19 | Brandon Simpson Christopher Williams Gregory Haughton Danny McFarlane | JAM | 2.58,39 | Rafal Wieruszewski Piotr Haczek Piotr Dlugosielski Piotr Rysiukiewicz | POL | 2.59,71 |
| 2003 | Leslie Djhone Naman Keïta Stéphane Diagana Marc Raquil | FRA | 2.58,96 | Brandon Simpson Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke Michael Blackwood | JAM | 2.59,60 | Avard Moncur Dennis Darling Nathaniel McKinney Chris Brown | BAH | 3.00,53 |
| 2005 | Andrew Rock Derrick Brew Darold Williamson Jeremy Wariner | USA | 2.56,91 | Nathaniel McKinney Avard Moncur Andrae Williams Christopher Brown | BAH | 2.57,32 | Sanjay Ayre Brandon Simpson Lansford Spence Davian Clarke | JAM | 2.58,07 |
| 2007 | LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor Darold Williamson Jeremy Wariner | USA | 2.55,56 | Avard Moncur Michael Mathieu Andrae Williams Chris Brown | BAH | 2.59,18 | Marek Plawgo Daniel Dąbrowski Marcin Marciniszyn Kacper Kozłowski | POL | 3.00,05 |
| 2009 | Angelo Taylor Jeremy Wariner Kerron Clement LaShawn Merritt | USA | 2.57,86 | Conrad Williams Michael Bingham Robert Tobin Martyn Rooney | GBR | 3.00,53 | John Steffensen Ben Offereins Tristan Thomas Sean Wroe | AUS | 3.00,90 |
| 2011 | Greg Nixon Bershawn Jackson Angelo Taylor LaShawn Merritt | USA | 2.59,31 | Shane Victor Ofentse Mogawane Willem de Beer L.J. van Zyl | RSA | 2.59,87 | Allodin Fothergill Jermaine Gonzales Riker Hylton Leford Green | JAM | 3.00,10 |
| 2013 | David Verburg Tony McQuay Arman Hall LaShawn Merritt | USA | 2.58,71 | Rusheen McDonald Edino Steele Omar Johnson Javon Francis | JAM | 2.59,88 | Maksim Dyldin Lev Mosin Sergej Petoechov Vladimir Krasnov | RUS | 2.59,90 |
| 2015 | David Verburg Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum LaShawn Merritt | USA | 2.57,82 | Renny Quow Lalonde Gordon Deon Lendore Machel Cedenio | TRI | 2.58,20 | Rabah Yousif Delano Williams Jarryd Dunn Martyn Rooney | GBR | 2.58,51 |
| 2017 | Jarrin Solomon Jereem Richards Machel Cedenio Lalonde Gordon | TRI | 2.58,12 | Wilbert London III Gil Roberts Michael Cherry Fred Kerley | USA | 2.58,61 | Matthew Hudson-Smith Rabah Yousif Dwayne Cowan Martyn Rooney | GBR | 2.59,00 |
| 2019 | Fred Kerley Michael Cherry Wilbert London Rai Benjamin | USA | 2.56,69 | Akeem Bloomfield Nathon Allen Terry Thomas Demish Gaye | JAM | 2.57,90 | Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée | BEL | 2.58,78 |
| 2022 | Elija Godwin Michael Norman Bryce Deadmon Champion Allison | USA | 2.56,17 | Akeem Bloomfield Nathon Allen Jevaughn Powell Christopher Taylor | JAM | 2.58,58 | Dylan Borlée Julien Watrin Alexander Doom Kevin Borlée | BEL | 2.58,72 |
| 2023 | Quincy Hall Vernon Norwood Justin Robinson Rai Benjamin | USA | 2.57,31 | Ludvy Vaillant Gilles Biron David Sombé Téo Andant | FRA | 2.58,45 | Alex Haydock-Wilson Charles Dobson Lewis Davey Rio Mitcham | GBR | 2.58,71 |
| 2025 | Lee Eppie Letsile Tebogo Bayapo Ndori Collen Kebinatshipi | BOT | 2.57,76 | Vernon Norwood Jacory Patterson Khaleb Mcrae Rai Benjamin | USA | 2.57,83 | Lythe Pillay Udeme Okon Wayde van Niekerk Zakithi Nene | RSA | 2.57,83 |