| Times held | 21 | 
|---|---|
| Total participants | 837 | 
| Total countries | 40 | 
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Finland |  FIN | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Sweden |  SWE | 
| 1948 | Sweden |  SWE | 
Finland |  FIN | 
Norway |  NOR | 
| 1952 | Finland |  FIN | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Sweden |  SWE | 
| 1956 | Soviet Union |  URS | 
Finland |  FIN | 
Sweden |  SWE | 
| 1960 | Finland |  FIN | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Soviet Union |  URS | 
| 1964 | Sweden |  SWE | 
Finland |  FIN | 
Soviet Union |  URS | 
| 1968 | Norway |  NOR | 
Sweden |  SWE | 
Finland |  FIN | 
| 1972 | Soviet Union |  URS | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Switzerland |  SUI | 
| 1976 | Finland |  FIN | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Soviet Union |  URS | 
| 1980 | Soviet Union |  URS | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Finland |  FIN | 
| 1984 | Sweden |  SWE | 
Soviet Union |  URS | 
Finland |  FIN | 
| 1988 | Sweden |  SWE | 
Soviet Union |  URS | 
Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 
| 1992 | Norway |  NOR | 
Italy |  ITA | 
Finland |  FIN | 
| 1994 | Italy |  ITA | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Finland |  FIN | 
| 1998 | Norway |  NOR | 
Italy |  ITA | 
Finland |  FIN | 
| 2002 | Norway |  NOR | 
Italy |  ITA | 
Germany |  GER | 
| 2006 | Italy |  ITA | 
Germany |  GER | 
Sweden |  SWE | 
| 2010 | Sweden |  SWE | 
Norway |  NOR | 
Czech Republic |  CZE | 
| 2014 | Sweden |  SWE | 
Russian Federation |  RUS | 
France |  FRA | 
| 2018 | Norway |  NOR | 
Olympic Athletes from Russia |  ROC | 
France |  FRA | 
| 2022 | ROC |  ROC | 
Norway |  NOR | 
France |  FRA | 
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |   SWE | 
6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 
| Norway |   NOR | 
5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 
| Finland |   FIN | 
4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 
| Soviet Union |   URS | 
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 
| Italy |   ITA | 
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 
| ROC |   ROC | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Germany |   GER | 
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Russian Federation |   RUS | 
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| France |   FRA | 
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
| Czechia |   CZE | 
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Czechoslovakia |   TCH | 
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Switzerland |   SUI | 
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Alsgaard |   NOR | 
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Bjørn Dæhlie |   NOR | 
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Johan Olsson |   SWE | 
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| Jan Ottosson |   SWE | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Kristen Skjeldal |   NOR | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Gunde Svan |   SWE | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Thomas Wassberg |   SWE | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Daniel Rickardsson |   SWE | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Marcus Hellner |   SWE | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Country | # | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG | 
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Austria |  AUT | 
15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | 11 | 13 | DNF | 8 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | DQ | — | — | DQ | — | 
| Belarus |  BLR | 
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 15 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 
| Bulgaria |  BUL | 
6 | 15 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Canada |  CAN | 
12 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 9 | 11 | — | 18 | — | 11 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 
| Czechia |  CZE | 
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 7 | 9 | Bronze | 8 | 9 | 12 | 
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 
10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | — | Bronze | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| East Germany |  GDR | 
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | DNF | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Estonia |  EST | 
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 10 | DQ | 15 | 
| Finland |  FIN | 
21 | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 5 | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | 8 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 
| France |  FRA | 
20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | 
| Germany |  GER | 
14 | 6 | — | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | Bronze | Silver | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 
| Great Britain |  GBR | 
4 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Greece |  GRE | 
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Iceland |  ISL | 
1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Italy |  ITA | 
21 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Silver | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 
| Japan |  JPN | 
12 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 14 | — | 14 | 7 | 12 | — | — | DNF | — | 10 | 
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ | 
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | DQ | — | 
| Latvia |  LAT | 
1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Liechtenstein |  LIE | 
1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Mongolia |  MGL | 
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Norway |  NOR | 
21 | Silver | Bronze | Silver | 4 | Silver | 4 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | 4 | 6 | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | 5 | Silver | 4 | Gold | Silver | 
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | 
| Poland |  POL | 
7 | 7 | 10 | — | 9 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 
| ROC |  ROC | 
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | Gold | 
| Republic of Korea |  KOR | 
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Romania |  ROU | 
2 | 14 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Russian Federation |  RUS | 
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Silver | — | — | 
| Slovakia |  SVK | 
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 
| Slovenia |  SLO | 
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 
| Soviet Union |  URS | 
9 | — | — | — | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Spain |  ESP | 
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Sweden |  SWE | 
21 | Bronze | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | Gold | Silver | 4 | 4 | 5 | Gold | Gold | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | Bronze | Gold | Gold | 5 | 4 | 
| Switzerland |  SUI | 
19 | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | Bronze | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 
| Türkiye |  TUR | 
3 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Ukraine |  UKR | 
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 
| Unified Team |  EUN | 
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| United States |  USA | 
20 | 11 | DNS | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 
| West Germany |  FRG | 
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
| Yugoslavia |  YUG | 
5 | 10 | 9 | — | 13 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |