| Times held | 20 |
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| Total participants | 397 |
| Total countries | 48 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Country | # | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
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| Angola | ANG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ANT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 h1 r1/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australia | AUS |
4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — |
| Austria | AUT |
5 | Silver | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Azerbaijan | AZE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Belarus | BLR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | Gold | Silver | — | — |
| Belgium | BEL |
1 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil | BRA |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | Silver | 4 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | Bronze | 7 | 7 | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
17 | Bronze | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 h1 r2/3 | 7 | AC h2 r1/3 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | 7 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Croatia | CRO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cuba | CUB |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | Silver | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Gold |
| Czechia | CZE |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h2 r2/3 | 8 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
10 | Gold | Gold | Silver | — | 5 | 8 | AC r3/3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | CIV |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | DEN |
6 | — | — | Gold | AC r2/2 | — | Bronze | — | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | — | — | 4 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | Silver | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland | FIN |
3 | — | — | 5 h1 r1/2 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
13 | — | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 8 | Silver | 4 h1 r2/3 | 4 h1 r2/4 | 4 h2 r3/4 | DNS | Bronze | 8 | Bronze | — | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| Germany | GER |
13 | 4 | — | Bronze | 5 h1 r1/2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | Bronze |
| Great Britain | GBR |
6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 h2 r3/4 | 3 h1 r2/3 | 6 | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
16 | — | — | 5 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | Silver | 5 | Bronze | 8 | — | 7 | 5 | Bronze | 5 | Bronze | Bronze | — | 4 | 11 |
| Italy | ITA |
2 | — | — | — | — | Silver | — | — | — | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Japan | JPN |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | 5 h1 r2/3 | 5 h2 r2/4 | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | 5 h1 r3/4 | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r2/3 | 7 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Mexico | MEX |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 h1 r3/4 | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | 8 | — | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | 6 | — | 7 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| Mozambique | MOZ |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | — | Silver |
| Poland | POL |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h3 r3/4 | 4 | 6 | — | Bronze | 4 h1 r2/3 | 5 h1 r2/3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | 6 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Republic of Moldova | MDA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | DNS | — |
| Romania | ROU |
16 | — | — | — | Gold | 4 | 5 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold | Gold | 6 | 4 | Silver | Gold | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | Silver | 8 | Bronze | 5 | — |
| Slovakia | SVK |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 h1 r2/3 | 7 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | — | — | 6 h1 r1/2 | Silver | Gold | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Gold | Bronze | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Sweden | SWE |
6 | — | 6 | 5 h2 r1/2 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | STP |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | 6 h1 r2/3 | 6 h1 r2/3 | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | Bronze | 13 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
13 | 5 | Silver | 7 | 5 h2 r1/2 | AC h1 r2/3 | 5 h1 r2/3 | 6 h1 r2/3 | 6 | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | 5 | 4 h1 r2/4 | AC h2 r2/3 | — | — | 8 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan | UZB |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| West Germany | FRG |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | Silver | 5 h3 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |