| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 256 |
| Total countries | 68 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Singles, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 8 | 8 |
| 1988 | Singles, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 4 | 4 |
| 1992 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 56 | 32 |
| 1996 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 48 | 29 |
| 2000 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 35 | 22 |
| 2004 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 21 |
| 2008 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 35 |
| 2012 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 40 | 34 |
| 2016 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 37 |
| 2020 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 36 |
| 2024 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 36 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Axelsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Lin Dan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chen Long | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alan Budikusuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taufik Hidayat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ji Xinpeng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |