| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
22 | 30 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) |
16 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) |
12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) |
6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) |
6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 |  South Africa (RSA) |
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  Belgium (BEL) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 |  Denmark (DEN) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Turkey (TUR) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 |  Japan (JPN) |
1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 19 |  Argentina (ARG) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Romania (ROU) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 26 |  India (IND) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 29 |  Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 |  Iran (IRI) |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 |  Chile (CHI) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lebanon (LIB) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 |  Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Uruguay (URU) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 40 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |