| Times held | 29 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1282 |
| Total countries | 83 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | FRA |
7 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| Italy | ITA |
7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Hungary | HUN |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Cuba | CUB |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| West Germany | FRG |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Belgium | BEL |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Sweden | SWE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Venezuela | VEN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón Fonst | CUB |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pavel Kolobkov | RUS URS EUN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Giuseppe Delfino | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grigory Kriss | URS UKR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Győző Kulcsár | HUN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Edoardo Mangiarotti | ITA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |