| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 80 | 69 | 46 | 195 |
| 2 | East Germany | 47 | 37 | 42 | 126 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 8 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Cuba | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Italy | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Hungary | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 | Romania | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | France | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 | Poland | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
| 11 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | North Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |