| 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 |
| Mike Burton | |
18 September |
| Sergey Chepikov |  |
17 September |
| Peter Nieuwenhuis |  |
15 September |
| Uwe Mechlem |  |
14 September |
| Ken Laufman |  |
14 September |
| More | ||
| Karel Pešek |  |
1895 |
| Shinobu Sekine |  |
1943 |
| Dumitru Șchiopu |  |
1959 |
| Marco Cappai |  |
1973 |
| Luca Valbonesi | |
1993 |
| More | ||
Team, Open (Equestrian Jumping, 1956)
| 1 | Unified Team of Germany | |
| 2 | Italy | |
| 3 | Great Britain |  |
| 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 |
