| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 36 | 26 | 28 | 90 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 30 | 31 | 35 | 96 |
| 3 | Japan | 16 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Germany | 10 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
| 5 | Italy | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Hungary | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 8 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Romania | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | France | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |