| NHPA World Championship | 40 Point Era | ||||
| (2nd.) Place Finishes | |||||
| Men Elder's (30 ft.) | 2nd. | ||||
| Started 1982 | Place | Last Year | |||
| Name | State | Wins | Win | ||
| Rich Pintor | CO | 3 | 2013 | ||
| Jim Ellison | AL | 2 | 2019 | ||
| Virgil Rife | OH | 2 | 2014 | ||
| Ed Arionus | TX | 2 | 2009 | ||
| Bobby Fields | TN | 2 | 2008 | ||
| Clayton Gage | WI | 2 | 2002 | ||
| Curley Seibold | IN | 2 | 2000 | ||
| Russell Christopher | SK | 2 | 1996 | ||
| Don Harris | MO | 2 | 1995 | ||
| Ronald LeGrand | MO | 1 | 2023 | ||
| David Holmes | WV | 1 | 2022 | ||
| Zane Goggin | GA | 1 | 2021 | ||
| Daniel F. Dunn | IN | 1 | 2018 | ||
| Ron Deckard | FL | 1 | 2016 | ||
| Gregg Craven | MO | 1 | 2015 | ||
| Paul McCreery | TX | 1 | 2007 | ||
| DW Story | TN | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Elden Sarbaugh | OH | 1 | 2003 | ||
| Robert Logan | IN | 1 | 2001 | ||
| Jim Pagliarulo | CT | 1 | 1997 | ||
| Dale Henry | TX | 1 | 1992 | ||
| Charles Rossell | MT | 1 | 1991 | ||
| Roy Smith | KS | 1 | 1990 | ||
| Bud Price | CAN | 1 | 1989 | ||
| Joe Zoglman | CA | 1 | 1988 | ||
| Waler House | FL | 1 | 1987 | ||
| Ed Thorstad | SD | 1 | 1986 | ||
| Walt Pickard | IN | 1 | 1985 | ||
| John Mullican | AL | 1 | 1984 | ||
| Ford Christian | OH | 1 | 1983 | ||
| Lee Jacobs | MI | 1 | 1982 | ||
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| Updated After World 2023 | |||||
| 2020 WT Cancelled- Pandemic Covid-19 Virus | |||||