1987: Ingrid Kristiansen | 1991: Liz McColgan | 1993: Wang Junxia | 1995: Fernanda Ribeiro | 1997: Sally Barsosio | 1999: Gete Wami | 2001: Derartu Tulu | 2003: Berhane Adere | 2005: Tirunesh Dibaba | 2007: Tirunesh Dibaba | 2009: Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | 2011: Vivian Cheruiyot | 2013: Tirunesh Dibaba | 2015: Vivian Cheruiyot | 2017: Almaz Ayana | 2019: Sifan Hassan | 2022: Letesenbet Gidey | 2023: Gudaf Tsegay
