| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 231 |
| Total countries | 67 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 24 | 24 |
| 1968 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 28 | 28 |
| 1972 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 28 | 28 |
| 1976 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 27 | 27 |
| 1980 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 14 | 14 |
| 1984 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 33 | 21 |
| 1988 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 22 | 22 |
| 1992 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 29 | 29 |
| 1996 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 18 | 18 |
| 2000 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 17 | 12 |
| 2004 | Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 15 | 11 |
| 2008 | Individual Pursuit, 4000 metres, Men | Olympic | 18 | 12 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | GBR |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| West Germany | FRG |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Italy | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Wiggins | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Bartko | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Boardman | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregor Braun | FRG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrea Collinelli | ITA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jiří Daler | CZE TCH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Dill-Bundi | SUI |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hegg | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knut Knudsen | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Rébillard | FRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gintautas Umaras | LTU URS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |