| Times held | 24 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1608 |
| Total countries | 53 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Four (/ Five), Men | Olympic | 39 | 5 |
| 1928 | Four (/ Five), Men | Olympic | 116 | 14 |
| 1932 | Four, Men | Olympic | 28 | 5 |
| 1936 | Four, Men | Olympic | 72 | 10 |
| 1948 | Four, Men | Olympic | 60 | 9 |
| 1952 | Four, Men | Olympic | 60 | 9 |
| 1956 | Four, Men | Olympic | 86 | 12 |
| 1964 | Four, Men | Olympic | 75 | 11 |
| 1968 | Four, Men | Olympic | 76 | 11 |
| 1972 | Four, Men | Olympic | 72 | 11 |
| 1976 | Four, Men | Olympic | 85 | 12 |
| 1980 | Four, Men | Olympic | 68 | 10 |
| 1984 | Four, Men | Olympic | 96 | 15 |
| 1988 | Four, Men | Olympic | 104 | 17 |
| 1992 | Four, Men | Olympic | 124 | 20 |
| 1994 | Four, Men | Olympic | 121 | 21 |
| 1998 | Four, Men | Olympic | 128 | 25 |
| 2002 | Four, Men | Olympic | 135 | 26 |
| 2006 | Four, Men | Olympic | 101 | 18 |
| 2010 | Four, Men | Olympic | 101 | 17 |
| 2014 | Four, Men | Olympic | 124 | 19 |
| 2018 | Four, Men | Olympic | 116 | 18 |
| 2022 | Four, Men | Olympic | 112 | 17 |
| 2026 | Four, Men | Olympic | 109 | 18 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Switzerland 1 | Great Britain 1 | Belgium 1 | |||
| 1928 | United States 2 | United States 1 | Germany 2 | |||
| 1932 | United States 1 | United States 2 | Germany 1 | |||
| 1936 | Switzerland 2 | Switzerland 1 | Great Britain | |||
| 1948 | United States 2 | Belgium | United States 1 | |||
| 1952 | Unified Team of Germany | United States 1 | Switzerland 1 | |||
| 1956 | Switzerland 1 | Italy 2 | United States 1 | |||
| 1964 | Canada 1 | Austria 1 | Italy 2 | |||
| 1968 | Italy 1 | Austria 1 | Switzerland 1 | |||
| 1972 | Switzerland 1 | Italy 1 | West Germany 1 | |||
| 1976 | East Germany 1 | Switzerland 2 | West Germany 1 | |||
| 1980 | East Germany 1 | Switzerland 1 | East Germany 2 | |||
| 1984 | East Germany 1 | East Germany 2 | Switzerland 1 | |||
| 1988 | Switzerland 1 | East Germany 1 | Soviet Union 2 | |||
| 1992 | Austria 1 | Germany 1 | Switzerland 1 | |||
| 1994 | Germany 2 | Switzerland 1 | Germany 1 | |||
| 1998 | Germany 2 | Switzerland 1 | France Great Britain | |||
| 2002 | Germany 2 | United States 1 | United States 2 | |||
| 2006 | Germany 1 | Russian Federation 1 | Switzerland 1 | |||
| 2010 | United States 1 | Germany 1 | Canada 1 | |||
| 2014 | Latvia 1 | United States 1 | Great Britain 1 | |||
| 2018 | Germany 2 | Germany 3 Republic of Korea 1 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Germany 1 | Germany 2 | Canada 1 | |||
| 2026 | Germany 1 | Germany 2 | Switzerland 1 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| United States | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsten Margis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kevin Kuske | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| André Lange | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Francesco Friedrich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Billy Fiske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bernhard Germeshausen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Clifford Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Olaf Hampel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Meinhard Nehmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Candy Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |