| Times held | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 577 |
| Total countries | 34 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Finland |  FIN |
Soviet Union |  URS |
Sweden |  SWE |
| 1960 | Sweden | SWE |
Soviet Union | URS |
Finland | FIN |
| 1964 | Soviet Union | URS |
Sweden | SWE |
Finland | FIN |
| 1968 | Norway |  NOR |
Sweden | SWE |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | URS |
Finland | FIN |
Norway | NOR |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | URS |
Finland | FIN |
East Germany |  GDR |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Soviet Union | URS |
Norway | NOR |
| 1984 | Norway | NOR |
Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
Finland | FIN |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | URS |
Norway | NOR |
Finland | FIN |
| 1992 | Unified Team |  EUN |
Norway | NOR |
Italy |  ITA |
| 1994 | Russian Federation |  RUS |
Norway | NOR |
Italy | ITA |
| 1998 | Russian Federation | RUS |
Norway | NOR |
Italy | ITA |
| 2002 | Germany |  GER |
Norway | NOR |
Switzerland |  SUI |
| 2006 | Russian Federation | RUS |
Germany | GER |
Italy | ITA |
| 2010 | Norway | NOR |
Germany | GER |
Finland | FIN |
| 2014 | Sweden | SWE |
Finland | FIN |
Germany | GER |
| 2018 | Norway | NOR |
Sweden | SWE |
Olympic Athletes from Russia |  ROC |
| 2022 | ROC | ROC |
Germany | GER |
Sweden | SWE |
| 2026 | Norway | NOR |
Sweden | SWE |
Finland | FIN |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | NOR |
5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden | SWE |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Gavrylyuk | RUS URS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larisa Lazutina | RUS EUN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yelena Välbe | RUS EUN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Galina Kulakova | RUS URS |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Raisa Smetanina | RUS URS EUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Marit Bjørgen | NOR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Country | # | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |  AUS |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Austria |  AUT |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 |
| Belarus |  BLR |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 10 | — | 14 | — | — |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | DNS | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 11 | — | 16 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
8 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | Silver | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | Bronze | Gold | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Estonia |  EST |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 16 | 13 |
| Finland | FIN |
19 | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | Silver | Silver | 5 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bronze | Silver | 4 | 4 | Bronze |
| France |  FRA |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Germany | GER |
12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 6 | Silver | 4 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary |  HUN |
1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | 6 | Bronze | 4 | DQ | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Japan |  JPN |
7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 11 | — |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 15 | DNF |
| Latvia |  LAT |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | DNF |
| Norway | NOR |
17 | 4 | — | — | Gold | Bronze | 5 | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | Silver | 5 | Gold | 5 | Gold | 5 | Gold |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | DNF |
| Poland |  POL |
14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 13 | — | — | DQ | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| ROC | ROC |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Gold | — |
| Romania |  ROU |
2 | DQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | — | Gold | 7 | DQ | — | — | — |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slovenia |  SLO |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 8 | — | DNF |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | Silver | Silver | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Gold | Silver | 4 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweden | SWE |
19 | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Silver | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Silver |
| Switzerland | SUI |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | Bronze | 11 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 13 | 10 | — | DQ | DNF |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States |  USA |
15 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
3 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
