| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
83 | 61 | 30 | 174 |
| 2 |  Romania (ROU) |
20 | 16 | 17 | 53 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) |
17 | 19 | 23 | 59 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) |
15 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
14 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) |
10 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) |
10 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| 8 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) |
6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
5 | 11 | 21 | 37 |
| 12 |  France (FRA) |
5 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) |
5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 14 |  Australia (AUS) |
4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 |  Finland (FIN) |
4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
| 17 |  Mexico (MEX) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 |  Morocco (MAR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 |  Spain (ESP) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 |  Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Austria (AUT) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Kenya (KEN) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25 |  Pakistan (PAK) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 |  Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 30 |  Greece (GRE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 33 |  Colombia (COL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 |  Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 42 |  Algeria (ALG) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iceland (ISL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |