| Times held | 33 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1069 |
| Total countries | 85 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | |
| Italy | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Hong Kong, China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| People's Republic of China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czechia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian d'Oriola | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Nedo Nadi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Edgar Cheung | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Daniele Garozzo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Giulio Gaudini | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |