| Times held | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 91 |
| Total countries | 46 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 9 | 9 |
| 1972 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 26 | 26 |
| 1976 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 1980 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 18 | 18 |
| 1984 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 15 | 15 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Geesink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dietmar Lorenz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wim Ruska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Haruki Uemura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yasuhiro Yamashita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |