| 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 |
| Chiaki Ishii |  |
16 October |
| Liu Changcheng |  |
12 October |
| Ralph Hosack |  |
11 October |
| Jean-Max de Chavigny |  |
10 October |
| Ellen Meliesie |  |
10 October |
| More | ||
| Lina Radke-Batschauer |  |
1903 |
| Jill Hood-Linzee |  |
1928 |
| George Slifkas |  |
1969 |
| Raphaël Mathieu | |
1983 |
| Lea Moutoussamy |  |
1997 |
| More | ||
Lightweight, Freestyle (≤66 kg), Men (Wrestling, 1924)
| 1 | Russ Vis | |
| 2 | Volmar Wikström | |
| 3 | Arvo Haavisto | |
| 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 |
