| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA |
23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |  NOR |
11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Larisa Latynina |  URS UKR |
9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Katie Ledecky | USA |
9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Paavo Nurmi |  FIN |
9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Jevgenijus Šuklinas |  |
28 May |
| Randhir Singh |  |
27 May |
| Gaël da Silva |  |
26 May |
| Klaus Lehnertz |  |
26 May |
| Shyam Lal Meena | |
25 May |
| More | ||
| Hugo Clason |  |
1865 |
| Ahmet Ünal |  |
1956 |
| Ali Şahin | |
1967 |
| Nicolas Bal | |
1978 |
| Cha Ye-Jin |  |
1993 |
| More | ||
15 kilometres, Men (Cross Country Skiing, 1968)
| 1 | Harald Grønningen | |
| 2 | Eero Mäntyranta | |
| 3 | Gunnar Larsson | |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 891 | 3145 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany | GER |
372 | 393 | 377 | 1142 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
330 | 262 | 227 | 819 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
321 | 351 | 362 | 1034 |
