| Times held | 31 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 780 |
| Total countries | 123 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1906 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1912 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1924 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1936 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
21 | 22 | 17 | 60 |
| Cuba | CUB |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jamaica | JAM |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 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 |
| Grant Holloway | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |