| Year | Gold Medal | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Miho Takagi | Japan | 1:13.19 |
| 2018 | Jorien ter Mors | Netherlands | 1:13.56 |
| 2014 | Hong Zhang | China | 1:14.02 |
| 2010 | Christine Nesbitt | Canada | 1:16.56 |
| 2006 | Marianne Timmer | Netherlands | 1:16.05 |
| 2002 | Chris Witty | United States | 1:13.83 |
| 1998 | Marianne Timmer | Netherlands | 1:16.51 |
| 1994 | Bonnie Blair | United States | 1:18.74 |
| 1992 | Bonnie Blair | United States | 1:21.90 |
| 1988 | Christa Rothenburger | East Germany | 1:17.65 |
| 1984 | Karin Enke | East Germany | 1:21.61 |
| 1980 | Nataliya Petrusyova | Soviet Union | 1:24.10 |
| 1976 | Tatyana Averina | Soviet Union | 1:28.43 |
| 1972 | Monika Pflug | West Germany | 1:31.40 |
| 1968 | Carry Geijssen | Netherlands | 1:32.6 |
| 1964 | Lidiya Skoblikova | Soviet Union | 1:33.2 |
| 1960 | Klara Guseva | Soviet Union | 1:34.1 |