| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 234 |
| Total countries | 64 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Singles, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 8 | 8 |
| 1988 | Singles, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 4 | 4 |
| 1992 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 56 | 32 |
| 1996 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 48 | 29 |
| 2000 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 35 | 22 |
| 2004 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 21 |
| 2008 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 35 |
| 2012 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 40 | 34 |
| 2016 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 37 |
| 2020 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 41 | 36 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Indonesia | INA |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Denmark | DEN |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Malaysia | MAS |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lin Dan | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Long | CHN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Viktor Axelsen | DEN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Budikusuma | INA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | DEN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taufik Hidayat | INA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ji Xinpeng | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |