| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Anatoly Perov | =3 | Bronze |
| Yury Yegorov | DNS | ||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Romualdas Murauskas | =3 | Bronze |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Gennady Shatkov | =5 | |
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Aleksey Kiselyov | 2 | Silver |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Danas Pozniakas | 1 | Gold |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Nikolay Anfimov | =5 | |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Anatoly Klimanov | =9 | |
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Davit K'vach'adze | =5 | |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Nurmagomed Shanavazov | 2 | Silver |