| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 29 | 32 | 30 | 91 |
| 3 | Japan | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Hungary | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | East Germany | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | France | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | West Germany | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Australia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 12 | Romania | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | Italy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Denmark | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Cuba | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |