| 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 |
| José Santamaría |  |
15 April |
| Lyudmila Lysenko | |
13 April |
| Edgardo Roque |  |
12 April |
| Csaba Kuzma |  |
10 April |
| Imrich Bugár |  |
8 April |
| More | ||
| Nesbit Bentley |  |
1928 |
| Benedict Mendes |  |
1950 |
| Edgar Baumann |  |
1970 |
| Gaël Foulard |  |
1972 |
| Emily Valenzuela |  |
2003 |
| More | ||
| 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 |
