| 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 |
| Tapio Koskinen | |
10 November |
| Alberta Ampomah |  |
7 November |
| Jeff Julian |  |
7 November |
| Vladimir Romanishin |  |
7 November |
| David Chelule |  |
6 November |
| More | ||
| Nelson Torno |  |
1927 |
| Hassan El-Sayed Attia |  |
1931 |
| Jon-Magne Karlstad | |
1958 |
| Grant Waterman |  |
1971 |
| Lee Eun-Gyeong |  |
1972 |
| More | ||
Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men (Wrestling, 1952)
| 1 | Arsen Mek'ok'ishvili | |
| 2 | Bertil Antonsson |  |
| 3 | Ken Richmond |  |
| 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 |
