| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA |
23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |  NOR |
11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Larisa Latynina |  URS UKR |
9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Katie Ledecky | USA |
9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Paavo Nurmi |  FIN |
9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Mosquito |  |
13 August |
| Adolf Prokop |  |
12 August |
| Alejandro Castellanos |  |
10 August |
| Livio Berruti |  |
9 August |
| Alphonse Vandenrydt |  |
7 August |
| More | ||
| Didier Gallet |  |
1945 |
| Paolo Tofoli | |
1966 |
| Rubén Palomeque |  |
1980 |
| Roniel Iglesias |  |
1988 |
| Vincent Muda |  |
1988 |
| More | ||
Single Sculls, Men (Rowing, 1924)
| 1 | Jack Beresford |  |
| 2 | Garrett Gilmore | |
| 3 | Josef Schneider |  |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 892 | 3146 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany |  GER |
372 | 393 | 377 | 1142 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
330 | 262 | 227 | 819 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
321 | 351 | 362 | 1034 |
