| 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 |
| Gordon Ingate |  |
24 April |
| Gurbux Singh |  |
24 April |
| Brian Edgerly | |
22 April |
| Florian Schneeberger |  |
20 April |
| József Marosi |  |
18 April |
| More | ||
| Heinz Lechner | |
1928 |
| Ulrika Knape |  |
1955 |
| Tomasz Darski |  |
1962 |
| Ahmed Habash |  |
1984 |
| Jakob Nordman | |
1996 |
| More | ||
800 metres, Men (Athletics, 1908)
| 1 | Mel Sheppard | |
| 2 | Emilio Lunghi |  |
| 3 | Hanns Braun |  |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 891 | 3145 |
| 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 |
