| 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 |
| Fabio Mosquera |  |
14 September |
| Gianfranco Pieri |  |
14 September |
| Nikolay Noev |  |
12 September |
| Hidetoshi Nakanishi |  |
12 September |
| Jesús Rico |  |
11 September |
| More | ||
| Salusbury Mellor |  |
1862 |
| Ricardo Vera |  |
1962 |
| Karsten Kobs |  |
1971 |
| Patrik Tybor |  |
1987 |
| José Alejandro Barrondo |  |
1996 |
| More | ||
Flyweight (≤51 kilograms), Men (Boxing, 1972)
| 1 | Georgi Kostadinov |  |
| 2 | Leo Rwabwogo |  |
| =3 | Leszek Błażyński |  |
| =3 | Douglas Rodríguez |  |
| 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 |
