| Countries | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
| Soviet Union (USSR) | 21 | 30 | 18 | 69 |
| Hungary | 16 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| Sweden | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| Fed. Republic of Germany | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Finland | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| Italy | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| France | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| South Africa | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Japan | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Iran | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Argentina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| The Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Begium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Romeania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Trinidat | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 149 | 152 | 158 | 459 |