| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 250 |
| Total countries | 34 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Doubles, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 14 | 8 |
| 1988 | Doubles, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 6 | 3 |
| 1992 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 60 | 21 |
| 1996 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 50 | 14 |
| 2000 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 44 | 15 |
| 2004 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 44 | 14 |
| 2008 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 10 |
| 2012 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 14 |
| 2016 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 14 |
| 2020 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 14 |
| 2024 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 34 | 15 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Republic of Korea 1 | Indonesia 1 | People's Republic of China 2 Malaysia 2 | |||
| 1996 | Indonesia | Malaysia 1 | Indonesia 1 | |||
| 2000 | Indonesia | Republic of Korea 1 | Republic of Korea 2 | |||
| 2004 | Republic of Korea 2 | Republic of Korea | Indonesia 1 | |||
| 2008 | Indonesia 1 | People's Republic of China 1 | Republic of Korea 1 | |||
| 2012 | People's Republic of China 1 | Denmark | Republic of Korea 1 | |||
| 2016 | People's Republic of China 1 | Malaysia | Great Britain | |||
| 2020 | Chinese Taipei | People's Republic of China | Malaysia | |||
| 2024 | Chinese Taipei | People's Republic of China 1 | Malaysia |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| People's Republic of China | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Republic of Korea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Haifeng | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lee Yang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wang Chi-Lin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cai Yun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ha Tae-Gwon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kim Dong-Mun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1972 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | — | — | — | =9 | =17 | =17 | =9 | =13 | =9 | — | — | |
| Austria | 1 | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | — | — | =17 | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Canada | 5 | — | — | =9, =17 | =17, =17 | =9 | — | — | — | — | =9 | =9 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =5 | =9 | Gold | Gold | |
| Czechia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =13 | |
| Denmark | 9 | — | — | =5, =9 | =9, =9, =9 | =5, =9, =9 | 4, =9 | 4, =9 | Silver | =9 | =5 | 4 | |
| France | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =9, =9 | |
| Germany | 7 | — | — | =17 | =9 | =17 | — | — | =9 | =9 | =9 | =13 | |
| Great Britain | 8 | =3 | — | =9, =9 | =5, =17, =17 | =5, =9 | =9 | — | — | Bronze | =9 | =9 | |
| Greece | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hong Kong, China | 2 | — | — | =9 | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Iceland | 1 | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| India | 4 | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | =9 | =9 | =5 | |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1 | — | Silver, =5 | Gold, Bronze, =9 | Gold, =5, =5 | Bronze, =9, =17 | Gold, =9 | =5 | =9 | 4, =5 | =5 | |
| Japan | 8 | — | 3 | =5, =17 | — | — | =9 | =5, =9 | =9 | =5 | =5, =5 | =13 | |
| Malaysia | 10 | 2 | DNS | Bronze, =17 | Silver, 4 | 4, =9 | =5, =9 | =5, =9 | 4 | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | |
| Mauritius | 2 | — | — | — | =17 | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mixed team | 1 | =5, =5, =5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Netherlands | 1 | — | — | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| New Zealand | 1 | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nigeria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =9 | — | |
| People's Republic of China | 10 | — | 1 | Bronze, =9 | =5, =9 | =17, DNS | =5, =5 | Silver, =9 | Gold, =5 | Gold, 4 | Silver | Silver, =9 | |
| Poland | 5 | — | — | — | — | =9 | =9 | =5 | =13 | =9 | — | — | |
| Portugal | 1 | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ROC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =9 | — | |
| Republic of Korea | 10 | — | 2 | Gold, =5 | =5, =17 | Silver, Bronze | Gold, Silver, =5 | Bronze, =9 | Bronze, =9 | =5, =5 | =9 | =5 | |
| Russian Federation | 3 | — | — | — | =5 | — | — | — | =9 | =5 | — | — | |
| Singapore | 1 | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| South Africa | 4 | — | — | =17 | — | — | =17 | =9 | =13 | — | — | — | |
| Spain | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sweden | 3 | — | — | =17, =17 | =17 | =9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Thailand | 6 | — | — | =9 | =9, =17 | =9 | =9, =17 | — | =5 | — | — | =5 | |
| United States | 7 | — | — | =9 | — | — | =9 | =5 | =13 | =9 | =9 | 17 | |
| West Germany | 1 | =3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |