| Times held | 32 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 975 |
| Total countries | 84 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | HUN |
15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| France | FRA |
3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Italy | ITA |
2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| Greece | GRE |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Poland | POL |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Romania | ROU |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cuba | CUB |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bohemia | BOH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Áron Szilágyi | HUN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean-François Lamour | FRA |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ioannis Georgiadis | GRE |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jenő Fuchs | HUN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rudolf Kárpáti | HUN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Viktor Krovopuskov | RUS URS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |