| Times held | 30 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1299 |
| Total countries | 84 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | |
| Italy | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Hungary | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| People's Republic of China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón Fonst | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pavel Kolobkov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Giuseppe Delfino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Grigory Kriss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Győző Kulcsár | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Edoardo Mangiarotti | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |