| 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 |
| Jevgenijus Šuklinas |  |
28 May |
| Randhir Singh |  |
27 May |
| Gaël da Silva |  |
26 May |
| Klaus Lehnertz |  |
26 May |
| Shyam Lal Meena | |
25 May |
| More | ||
| Emilie Djoman |  |
1959 |
| Xavier Isasa |  |
1966 |
| Bagautdin Umakhanov |  |
1971 |
| Tanith Maxwell |  |
1976 |
| Juan Díaz |  |
1981 |
| More | ||
Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤130 kg), Men (Wrestling, 1988)
| 1 | Davit Gobejishvili | |
| 2 | Bruce Baumgartner | |
| 3 | Andreas Schröder |  |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 891 | 3145 |
| 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 |
