| Times held | 27 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 982 |
| Total countries | 72 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 27 | 3 |
| 1912 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 31 | 8 |
| 1920 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 25 | 6 |
| 1924 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 43 | 11 |
| 1928 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 46 | 16 |
| 1932 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 11 | 4 |
| 1936 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 54 | 18 |
| 1948 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 44 | 15 |
| 1952 | Individual, Men | Olympic | 51 | 20 |
| 1956 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 66 | 24 |
| 1960 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 60 | 23 |
| 1964 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 46 | 17 |
| 1968 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 42 | 15 |
| 1972 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 54 | 21 |
| 1976 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 47 | 20 |
| 1980 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 16 | 7 |
| 1984 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 51 | 21 |
| 1988 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 74 | 24 |
| 1992 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 87 | 30 |
| 1996 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 82 | 24 |
| 2000 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 74 | 28 |
| 2004 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 77 | 27 |
| 2008 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 77 | 29 |
| 2012 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 75 | 26 |
| 2016 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 75 | 27 |
| 2020 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 73 | 35 |
| 2024 | Individual, Open | Olympic | 73 | 33 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Italy | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| United States | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Raimondo D'Inzeo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommaso Lequio di Assaba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Steve Guerdat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eric Lamaze | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |