| Times held | 17 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 621 |
| Total countries | 46 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Team, Open | Olympic | 60 | 20 |
| 1960 | Team, Open | Olympic | 54 | 18 |
| 1964 | Team, Open | Olympic | 42 | 14 |
| 1968 | Team, Open | Olympic | 44 | 15 |
| 1972 | Team, Open | Olympic | 64 | 17 |
| 1976 | Team, Open | Olympic | 52 | 14 |
| 1980 | Team, Open | Olympic | 24 | 6 |
| 1984 | Team, Open | Olympic | 59 | 15 |
| 1988 | Team, Open | Olympic | 64 | 16 |
| 1992 | Team, Open | Olympic | 74 | 19 |
| 1996 | Team, Open | Olympic | 75 | 19 |
| 2000 | Team, Open | Olympic | 54 | 14 |
| 2004 | Team, Open | Olympic | 64 | 16 |
| 2008 | Team, Open | Olympic | 62 | 16 |
| 2012 | Team, Open | Olympic | 59 | 15 |
| 2016 | Team, Open | Olympic | 60 | 15 |
| 2020 | Team, Open | Olympic | 54 | 19 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Italy | ITA |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 1960 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
United States | USA |
Italy | ITA |
| 1964 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
France | FRA |
Italy | ITA |
| 1968 | Canada | CAN |
France | FRA |
West Germany | FRG |
| 1972 | West Germany | FRG |
United States | USA |
Italy | ITA |
| 1976 | France | FRA |
West Germany | FRG |
Belgium | BEL |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | URS |
Poland | POL |
Mexico | MEX |
| 1984 | United States | USA |
Great Britain | GBR |
West Germany | FRG |
| 1988 | West Germany | FRG |
United States | USA |
France | FRA |
| 1992 | Netherlands | NED |
Austria | AUT |
France | FRA |
| 1996 | Germany | GER |
United States | USA |
Brazil | BRA |
| 2000 | Germany | GER |
Switzerland | SUI |
Brazil | BRA |
| 2004 | United States | USA |
Sweden | SWE |
Germany | GER |
| 2008 | United States | USA |
Canada | CAN |
Switzerland | SUI |
| 2012 | Great Britain | GBR |
Netherlands | NED |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | KSA |
| 2016 | France | FRA |
United States | USA |
Germany | GER |
| 2020 | Sweden | SWE |
United States | USA |
Belgium | BEL |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| United States | USA |
3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| France | FRA |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| West Germany | FRG |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | CAN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden | SWE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | KSA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | MEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Günter Winkler | GER FRG |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Ludger Beerbaum | GER FRG |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| McLain Ward | USA |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Beezie Madden | USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Franke Sloothaak | GER FRG |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Country | # | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | ARG |
11 | 4 | DNF | 5 | 13 | 8 | DNF | — | 15 | — | — | AC | — | =15 | — | — | 10 | 7 |
| Australia | AUS |
10 | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | =9 | — | 9 | 10 | — | 18 | 10 | — | 7 | =10 | =13 | — |
| Austria | AUT |
4 | DNF | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | Silver | =11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium | BEL |
9 | DNF | — | — | — | 11 | Bronze | — | 13 | — | 12 | 13 | — | 6 | — | 13 | — | Bronze |
| Brazil | BRA |
13 | 10 | DNF | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | =8 | 10 | Bronze | Bronze | 9 | AC r2/3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
11 | — | — | — | Gold | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | — | Silver | 5 | 4 | — |
| Chile | CHI |
3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| Colombia | COL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechia | CZE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Egypt | EGY |
2 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
15 | 8 | 5 | Silver | Silver | 10 | Gold | — | 6 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 12 | Gold | 8 |
| Germany | GER |
11 | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Gold | Gold | Bronze | AC r3/3 | =10 | Bronze | 9 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
15 | Bronze | DNF | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | Silver | 6 | 7 | =11 | 8 | — | 5 | Gold | 12 | 10 |
| Greece | GRE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong, China | HKG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
4 | DNF | DNF | — | — | 17 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland | IRL |
8 | 7 | DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 8 | — | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Israel | ISR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Italy | ITA |
10 | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | 5 | Bronze | =9 | — | 8 | — | 16 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Japan | JPN |
13 | — | DNF | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | — | 11 | DNQ | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | — | — | =13 | DNF |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | KSA |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 11 r2/3 | Bronze | — | — |
| Mexico | MEX |
14 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 15 | 8 | Bronze | 12 | DNQ | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 r2/3 | 9 | — | 15 |
| Morocco | MAR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Netherlands | NED |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | Gold | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Silver | =7 | 4 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
6 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | — | — | 11 | 12 r2/3 | — | — | 13 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 r2/3 | — | — | 11 |
| Poland | POL |
3 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portugal | POR |
3 | DNF | DNF | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qatar | QAT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
4 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | DNQ | DNF | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Romania | ROU |
2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
7 | DNF | DNF | 11 | 12 | 14 | — | Gold | — | DNQ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
11 | 6 | DNF | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | =8 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| Sweden | SWE |
10 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 7 | Silver | 5 | =6 | =7 | Gold |
| Switzerland | SUI |
14 | 9 | — | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 7 | =5 | 6 | Silver | 5 | Bronze | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Türkiye | TUR |
2 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | UKR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 r2/3 | 14 | =13 | — |
| United Arab Republic | UAR |
1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
16 | 5 | Silver | 6 | 4 | Silver | 4 | — | Gold | Silver | =5 | Silver | 6 | Gold | Gold | =6 | Silver | Silver |
| Uruguay | URU |
1 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venezuela | VEN |
1 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany | FRG |
5 | — | — | — | Bronze | Gold | Silver | — | Bronze | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |