Coloured NOCs participated. The darker, the more participants. World map is not necessarily historically correct for the these Games.
| Country | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Argentina | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Austria | 63 | 14 | 77 | |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bulgaria | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| Canada | 38 | 21 | 59 | |
| Chile | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Republic of China | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 47 | 11 | 58 | |
| East Germany | 40 | 19 | 59 | |
| Finland | 38 | 9 | 47 | |
| France | 29 | 6 | 35 | |
| Great Britain | 31 | 11 | 42 | |
| Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Iceland | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Italy | 47 | 11 | 58 | |
| Japan | 50 | 8 | 58 | |
| Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Norway | 35 | 7 | 42 | |
| Poland | 43 | 13 | 56 | |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Romania | 32 | 0 | 32 | |
| San Marino | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Soviet Union | 59 | 20 | 79 | |
| Spain | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sweden | 30 | 9 | 39 | |
| Switzerland | 52 | 7 | 59 | |
| Turkey | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| United States | 76 | 30 | 106 | |
| West Germany | 56 | 15 | 71 | |
| Yugoslavia | 27 | 1 | 28 | |
| Total | 898 | 231 | 1129 |