| 1896-1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | USA-Philadelphia |
| 1908 | Sweden |
| 1912 | Italy |
| 1920 | Italy |
| 1924 | Italy |
| 1928 | Switzerland |
| 1932 | Italy |
| 1936 | Germany |
| 1948 | Finland |
| 1952 | Soviet Union |
| 1956 | Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Japan |
| 1964 | Japan |
| 1968 | Japan |
| 1972 | Japan |
| 1976 | Japan |
| 1980 | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | USA |
| 1988 | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Unified Team (former Soviet republics) |
| 1996 | Russia |
| 2000 | China |
| 2004 | Japan |
| 2008 | China |
| 2012 | China |
| 2016 | Japan |
| 2020 | Russian Olympic Committee |
| 1896 | Event Not Held | |
| 1900 | Gustave Sandras | FRA |
| 1904 | Julius Lenhart | AUT |
| 1908 | Alberto Braglia | ITA |
| 1912 | Alberto Braglia | ITA |
| 1920 | Giorgio Zampori | ITA |
| 1924 | Leon Stukelj | YUG |
| 1928 | Georges Miez | SUI |
| 1932 | Romeo Neri | ITA |
| 1936 | Alfred Schwarzmann | GER |
| 1948 | Veikko Huhtanen | FIN |
| 1952 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1956 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1964 | Yukio Endo | JPN |
| 1968 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1972 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Aleksandr Dityatin | URS |
| 1984 | Koji Gushiken | JPN |
| 1988 | Vladimir Artemev | URS |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Li Xiaoshuang | CHN |
| 2000 | Aleksei Nemov | RUS |
| 2004 | Paul Hamm | USA |
| 2008 | Yang Wei | CHN |
| 2012 | Kohei Uchimura | JPN |
| 2016 | Kohei Uchimura | JPN |
| 2020 | Daiki Hashimoto | JPN |
| 1896-1928 | Event Not Held | |
| 1932 | Istvan Pelle | HUN |
| 1936 | Georges Miez | SUI |
| 1948 | Ferenc Pataki | HUN |
| 1952 | K. William Thoresson | SWE |
| 1956 | Valentin Muratov | URS |
| 1960 | Nobuyuki Aihara | JPN |
| 1964 | Franco Menichelli | ITA |
| 1968 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1972 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Roland Brueckner | GDR |
| 1984 | Li Ning | CHN |
| 1988 | Sergei Kharkov | URS |
| 1992 | Li Xiaoshuang | CHN |
| 1996 | Ioannis Melissanidis | GRE |
| 2000 | Igors Vihrovs | LAT |
| 2004 | Kyle Shewfelt | CAN |
| 2008 | Zou Kai | CHN |
| 2012 | Zou Kai | CHN |
| 2016 | Max Whitlock | GBR |
| 2020 | Artem Dolgopyat | ISR |
| 1896 | Louis Zutter | SUI |
| 1900 | Event Not Held | |
| 1904 | Anton Heida | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held | |
| 1924 | Josef Wilhelm | SUI |
| 1928 | Hermann Haenggi | SUI |
| 1932 | Istvan Pelle | HUN |
| 1936 | Konrad Frey | GER |
| 1948 | Veikko Huhtanen | FIN |
| Paavo Aaltonen | FIN | |
| Heikki Savolainen | FIN | |
| 1952 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1956 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| Eugen Ekman | FIN | |
| 1964 | Miroslav Cerar | YUG |
| 1968 | Miroslav Cerar | YUG |
| 1972 | Viktor Klimenko | URS |
| 1976 | Zoltan Magyar | HUN |
| 1980 | Zoltan Magyar | HUN |
| 1984 | Li Ning | CHN |
| Peter Vidmar | USA | |
| 1988 | Lubomir Geraskov | BUL |
| Zsolt Borkai | HUN | |
| Dmitry Bilozerchev | URS | |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| Pae Gil-Su | PRK | |
| 1996 | Li Donghua | SUI |
| 2000 | Marius Urzica | ROM |
| 2004 | Teng Haibin | CHN |
| 2008 | Xiao Qin | CHN |
| 2012 | Krisztian Berki | HUN |
| 2016 | Max Whitlock | GBR |
| 2020 | Max Whitlock | GBR |
| 1896 | Ioannis Mitropoulos | GRE |
| 1900 | Event Not Held | |
| 1904 | Herman Glass | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held | |
| 1924 | Francesco Martino | ITA |
| 1928 | Leon Stukelj | YUG |
| 1932 | George Gulack | USA |
| 1936 | Alois Hudec | TCH |
| 1948 | Karl Frei | SUI |
| 1952 | Grant Shaginyan | URS |
| 1956 | Albert Azaryan | URS |
| 1960 | Albert Azaryan | URS |
| 1964 | Takuji Hayata | JPN |
| 1968 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1972 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Aleksandr Dityatin | URS |
| 1984 | Koji Gushiken | JPN |
| Li Ning | CHN | |
| 1988 | Holger Behrendt | GDR |
| Dmitry Bilozerchev | URS | |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Yuri Chechi | ITA |
| 2000 | Szilveszter Csollany | HUN |
| 2004 | Dimosthenis Tampakos | GRE |
| 2008 | Chen Yibing | CHN |
| 2012 | Arthur Zanetti | BRA |
| 2016 | Eleftherios Petrounias | GRE |
| 2020 | Liu Yang | CHN |
| 1896 | Carl Schuhmann | GER |
| 1900 | Event Not Held | |
| 1904 | Anton Heida | USA |
| George Eyser | USA | |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held | |
| 1924 | Frank Kriz | USA |
| 1928 | Eugen Mack | SUI |
| 1932 | Savino Guglielmetti | ITA |
| 1936 | Alfred Schwarzmann | GER |
| 1948 | Paavo Aaltonen | FIN |
| 1952 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1956 | Helmut Bantz | GER |
| Valentin Muratov | URS | |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| Takashi Ono | JPN | |
| 1964 | Haruhiro Yamashita | JPN |
| 1968 | Mikhail Voronin | URS |
| 1972 | Klaus Koeste | GDR |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1984 | Lou Yun | CHN |
| 1988 | Lou Yun | CHN |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Aleksei Nemov | RUS |
| 2000 | Gervasio Deferr | ESP |
| 2004 | Gervasio Deferr | ESP |
| 2008 | Leszek Blanik | POL |
| 2012 | Hak Seon Yang | KOR |
| 2016 | Ri Se-gwang | PRK |
| 2020 | Jeahwan Shin | KOR |
| 1896 | Alfred Flatow | GER |
| 1900 | Event Not Held | |
| 1904 | George Eyser | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held | |
| 1924 | August Guettinger | SUI |
| 1928 | Ladislav Vacha | TCH |
| 1932 | Romeo Neri | ITA |
| 1936 | Konrad Frey | GER |
| 1948 | Michael Reusch | SUI |
| 1952 | Hans Eugster | SUI |
| 1956 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1964 | Yukio Endo | JPN |
| 1968 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1972 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1976 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1980 | Aleksandr Tkachev | URS |
| 1984 | Bart Conner | USA |
| 1988 | Vladimir Artemev | URS |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Rustam Sharipov | UKR |
| 2000 | Li Xiaopeng | CHN |
| 2004 | Valery Goncharov | UKR |
| 2008 | Li Xiaopeng | CHN |
| 2012 | Feng Zhe | CHN |
| 2016 | Oleg Verniaiev | UKR |
| 2020 | Zou Jingyuan | CHN |
| 1896 | Hermann Weingaertner | GER |
| 1900 | Event Not Held | |
| 1904 | Anton Heida | USA |
| 1904 | Edward Hennig | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held | |
| 1924 | Leon Stukelj | YUG |
| 1928 | Georges Miez | SUI |
| 1932 | Dallas Bixler | USA |
| 1936 | Aleksanteri Saarvala | FIN |
| 1948 | Josef Stalder | SUI |
| 1952 | Jack Guenthard | SUI |
| 1956 | Takashi Ono | JPN |
| 1960 | Takashi Ono | JPN |
| 1964 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1968 | Mikhail Voronin | URS |
| Akinori Nakayama | JPN | |
| 1972 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | JPN |
| 1976 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | JPN |
| 1980 | Stoyan Delchev | BUL |
| 1984 | Shinji Morisue | JPN |
| 1988 | Vladimir Artemev | URS |
| Valery Liukin | URS | |
| 1992 | Trent Dimas | USA |
| 1996 | Andreas Wecker | GER |
| 2000 | Aleksei Nemov | RUS |
| 2004 | Igor Cassina | ITA |
| 2008 | Zou Kai | CHN |
| 2012 | Epke Zonderland | NED |
| 2016 | Fabian Hambuechen | GER |
| 2020 | Daiki Hashimoto | JPN |
