A little blip in 2007 - 08 when , successively , Australia 's Nathan Deakes and Alex Schwazer of Italy -- who was followed by another Australian , Jared Tallent -- won gold medals at the global championships .
Russia has dominated the event .
Since a little blip in 2007 - 08 when , successively , Australia 's Nathan Deakes and Alex Schwazer of Italy -- who was followed by another Australian , Jared Tallent -- won gold medals at the global championships , Russia has dominated the event .