Fistball was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 1985 World Games in London. Women's fistball competition has not yet been introduced.
| width=10% | Year | width=18% | Host | width=24% bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=24% bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=24% bgcolor="#cc9966" | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | London, United Kingdom | West Germany |  Austria | Switzerland | |||||
| 1989 | Karlsruhe, West Germany | West Germany |  Brazil | Austria | |||||
| 1993 | The Hague, Netherlands | Germany | Switzerland | Austria | |||||
| 1997 |  Lahti, Finland | Germany | Austria | Brazil | |||||
| 2001 |  Akita, Japan | Austria | Brazil | Germany | |||||
| 2005 | Duisburg, Germany | Austria | Brazil | Germany | |||||
| 2009 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Brazil | Switzerland | Austria | |||||
| 2013 |  Cali, Colombia | Germany | Switzerland | Austria | |||||
| 2017 |  Wroclaw, Poland | Germany | Switzerland | Austria |