| 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 |
| Mária Szolnoki |  |
19 October |
| Chiaki Ishii |  |
16 October |
| Liu Changcheng |  |
12 October |
| Ralph Hosack |  |
11 October |
| Jean-Max de Chavigny |  |
10 October |
| More | ||
| Eduard Pütsep |  |
1898 |
| Kim Weber | |
1945 |
| Silvio Heinevetter |  |
1984 |
| Santiago Mare |  |
1996 |
| Nida Üstündağ |  |
1996 |
| More | ||
Individual (15 kilometres), Women (Biathlon, 2002)
| 1 | Andrea Henkel | |
| 2 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée | |
| 3 | Magdalena Wallin-Forsberg |  |
| 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 |
