| 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 |
| Alberta Ampomah |  |
7 November |
| Jeff Julian |  |
7 November |
| Vladimir Romanishin |  |
7 November |
| David Chelule |  |
6 November |
| Ádám Rothermel |  |
6 November |
| More | ||
| Setsuji Tanaka |  |
1909 |
| Robert Hulse |  |
1946 |
| Ju Chun-Sam |  |
1950 |
| Mohamed Makhlouf |  |
1957 |
| Andrzej Głąb |  |
1966 |
| More | ||
Vault, Men (Artistic Gymnastics, 1956)
| =1 | Valentin Muratov | |
| =1 | Helmut Bantz |  |
| 3 | Yury Titov | |
| 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 |
