| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
55 | 31 | 46 | 132 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) |
37 | 35 | 30 | 102 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
36 | 31 | 27 | 94 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) |
12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) |
11 | 14 | 15 | 40 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) |
11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
10 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 8 |  Romania (ROU) |
7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) |
6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) |
6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 |  China (CHN) |
5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
| 12 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
5 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 13 |  Kenya (KEN) |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 |  Japan (JPN) |
4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 |  Australia (AUS) |
3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 16 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 19 |  Canada (CAN) |
3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 |  Poland (POL) |
2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 21 |  Norway (NOR) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 |  Netherlands (NED) |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 |  Denmark (DEN) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Spain (ESP) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 27 |  Turkey (TUR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 |  Morocco (MAR) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 |  Austria (AUT) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Suriname (SUR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 33 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  Chile (CHI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica (CRC) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Iran (IRI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands Antilles (AHO) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Senegal (SEN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Virgin Islands (ISV) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 46 |  Colombia (COL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Djibouti (DJI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
