| 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 |
| Ricardo Durán |  |
22 October |
| Ng Joo Pong |  |
21 October |
| Mária Szolnoki |  |
19 October |
| Bob Christopherson | |
18 October |
| Chiaki Ishii |  |
16 October |
| More | ||
| Jiří Paulát |  |
1939 |
| Lothar Spiegelberg |  |
1939 |
| Areti Sinapidou |  |
1976 |
| Pablo Figueroa |  |
1981 |
| Diliana Méndez |  |
1982 |
| More | ||
400 metres, Men (Athletics, 1956)
| 1 | Charlie Jenkins | |
| 2 | Karl-Friedrich Haas | |
| =3 | Voitto Hellstén | |
| =3 | Ardalion Ignatyev | |
| 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 |
