| Times held | 20 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 397 |
| Total countries | 48 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
Austria |  AUT |
Canada |  CAN |
| 1948 | Czechoslovakia | TCH |
United States |  USA |
France |  FRA |
| 1952 | Denmark |  DEN |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
Unified Team of Germany |  GER |
| 1956 | Romania |  ROU |
Soviet Union |  URS |
Hungary |  HUN |
| 1960 | Soviet Union | URS |
Italy |  ITA |
Hungary | HUN |
| 1964 | Soviet Union | URS |
France | FRA |
Denmark | DEN |
| 1968 | Romania | ROU |
Hungary | HUN |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | URS |
Romania | ROU |
Bulgaria |  BUL |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | URS |
Romania | ROU |
Hungary | HUN |
| 1980 | Romania | ROU |
East Germany |  GDR |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1984 | Romania | ROU |
Yugoslavia |  YUG |
France | FRA |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | URS |
East Germany | GDR |
Poland |  POL |
| 1992 | Germany | GER |
Denmark | DEN |
France | FRA |
| 1996 | Germany | GER |
Romania | ROU |
Hungary | HUN |
| 2000 | Romania | ROU |
Cuba |  CUB |
Germany | GER |
| 2004 | Germany | GER |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
Hungary | HUN |
| 2008 | Belarus |  BLR |
Germany | GER |
Hungary | HUN |
| 2012 | Germany | GER |
Belarus | BLR |
Russian Federation | RUS |
| 2016 | Germany | GER |
Brazil |  BRA |
Ukraine |  UKR |
| 2020 | Cuba | CUB |
People's Republic of China |  CHN |
Germany | GER |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | ROU |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Germany | GER |
5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Denmark | DEN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Belarus | BLR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cuba | CUB |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Patzaichin | ROU |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan Brzák-Felix |  CZE TCH |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Toma Simionov | ROU |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ingo Spelly | GDR GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Serghei Covaliov | ROU |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bohumil Kudrna | CZE TCH |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Gille | GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tomasz Wylenzek | GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aliaksandr Bahdanovich | BLR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrei Bahdanovich | BLR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
