| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union (URS) | 43 | 29 | 31 | 103 |
| United States of America (USA) | 34 | 21 | 16 | 71 |
| Italy (ITA) | 13 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| Unified Team of Germany (EUA) | 12 | 19 | 11 | 42 |
| Australia (AUS) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| Japan (JPN) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Poland (POL) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Romania (ROU) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taipei (Chinese Taipei) (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| British West Indies (BWI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
