| 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 |
| Nikolay Noev |  |
12 September |
| Hidetoshi Nakanishi |  |
12 September |
| Jesús Rico |  |
11 September |
| Sérgio Macarrão |  |
11 September |
| Penny Gillies |  |
10 September |
| More | ||
| Casimir Reuterskiöld |  |
1883 |
| Mika Janković |  |
1911 |
| Helmut Bantz |  |
1921 |
| Kenny Rollins | |
1923 |
| Ivan Markov |  |
1988 |
| More | ||
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Swimming, 1932)
| 1 | Helene Madison | |
| 2 | Willy den Ouden |  |
| 3 | Eleanor Garatti-Saville | |
| 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 |
