| 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 |
| Sergey Chepikov |  |
17 September |
| Uwe Mechlem |  |
14 September |
| Ken Laufman |  |
14 September |
| Fabio Mosquera |  |
14 September |
| Gianfranco Pieri |  |
14 September |
| More | ||
| Boris Onishchenko | |
1937 |
| Eddie Rush | |
1961 |
| Mateaki Mafi |  |
1972 |
| Matt Hutchins |  |
1994 |
| Alexandra Emilianov |  |
1999 |
| More | ||
10 kilometres (Classical), Men (Cross Country Skiing, 1992)
| 1 | Vegard Ulvang | |
| 2 | Marco Albarello | |
| 3 | Christer Majbäck |  |
| 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 |
