| Times held | 26 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 382 |
| Total countries | 52 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 9 | 5 |
| 1920 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 9 | 6 |
| 1924 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 11 | 9 |
| 1928 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 17 | 10 |
| 1932 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 12 | 8 |
| 1936 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 25 | 12 |
| 1948 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 16 | 10 |
| 1952 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 14 | 11 |
| 1956 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 16 | 11 |
| 1960 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 19 | 10 |
| 1964 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 24 | 11 |
| 1968 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 28 | 14 |
| 1972 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 17 | 10 |
| 1976 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 20 | 12 |
| 1980 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 17 | 10 |
| 1984 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 23 | 15 |
| 1988 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 28 | 21 |
| 1992 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 30 | 22 |
| 1994 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 25 | 17 |
| 1998 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 29 | 24 |
| 2002 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 28 | 20 |
| 2006 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 30 | 22 |
| 2010 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 30 | 20 |
| 2014 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 29 | 20 |
| 2018 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 30 | 21 |
| 2022 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 29 | 20 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Sweden | SWE |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Austria | AUT |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Japan | JPN |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillis Grafström | SWE |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Dick Button | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Karl Schäfer | AUT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | JPN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yevgeny Plyushchenko | RUS |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |