| Times held | 33 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 992 |
| Total countries | 85 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 | |
| France | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Italy | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | |
| Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Poland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| People's Republic of China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bohemia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Áron Szilágyi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jean-François Lamour | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ioannis Georgiadis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jenő Fuchs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rudolf Kárpáti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Viktor Krovopuskov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |