| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
29 | 32 | 30 | 91 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) |
11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) |
10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 |  East Germany (GDR) |
9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) |
7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | West Germany (FRG) |
5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) |
5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) |
5 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 12 |  Romania (ROU) |
4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) |
3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 |  Kenya (KEN) |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 |  Mexico (MEX) |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 |  Netherlands (NED) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 |  Iran (IRI) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 |  Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Turkey (TUR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Norway (NOR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Pakistan (PAK) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Uganda (UGA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 39 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 |  Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India (IND) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Republic of China (ROC) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |