| Times held | 30 | 
|---|---|
| Total participants | 756 | 
| Total countries | 122 | 
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |  USA | 20 | 21 | 17 | 58 | 
| Cuba |  CUB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 
| Jamaica |  JAM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 
| Canada |  CAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| France |  FRA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| South Africa |  RSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| East Germany |  GDR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Great Britain |  GBR | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 
| Spain |  ESP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Germany |  GER | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Soviet Union |  URS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Finland |  FIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Italy |  ITA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Sweden |  SWE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Calhoun |  USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Roger Kingdom |  USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Guy Drut |  FRA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Sid Atkinson |  RSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Anier García |  CUB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Willie Davenport |  USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Hayes Jones |  USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Hansle Parchment |  JAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |