| 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 |
| Mikhail Vasilyev |  |
5 November |
| John Nicks |  |
3 November |
| Carlos Albert |  |
3 November |
| Hassan Habibi |  |
2 November |
| Ciara Mageean |  |
1 November |
| More | ||
| George Lister |  |
1886 |
| Marc Nevens |  |
1954 |
| Shonel Ferguson |  |
1957 |
| Roman Pryma | |
1981 |
| Cherise Taylor |  |
1989 |
| More | ||
Singles, Women (Luge, 1972)
| 1 | Anna-Maria Müller |  |
| 2 | Ute Rührold | |
| 3 | Margit Schumann | |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 892 | 3146 |
| 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 |
