| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
37 | 29 | 32 | 98 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
32 | 25 | 17 | 74 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) |
13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) |
9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) |
8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) |
8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 |  Germany (EUA) |
6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 |  Japan (JPN) |
4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 |  France (FRA) |
4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 |  Turkey (TUR) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Finland (FIN) |
3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 14 |  Iran (IRI) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |  Canada (CAN) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Ireland (IRL) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Mexico (MEX) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 India (IND) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 |  Chile (CHI) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Iceland (ISL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pakistan (PAK) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay (URU) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
