| Times held | 25 | 
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1537 | 
| Total countries | 80 | 
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 8 | 3 | 
| 1904 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 3 | 1 | 
| 1924 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 70 | 9 | 
| 1928 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 88 | 11 | 
| 1932 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 14 | 6 | 
| 1936 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 111 | 14 | 
| 1948 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 121 | 16 | 
| 1952 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 185 | 29 | 
| 1956 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 63 | 18 | 
| 1960 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 129 | 28 | 
| 1964 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 128 | 29 | 
| 1968 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 117 | 28 | 
| 1972 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 111 | 26 | 
| 1976 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 90 | 20 | 
| 1980 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 65 | 14 | 
| 1984 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 71 | 19 | 
| 1988 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 89 | 23 | 
| 1992 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 93 | 25 | 
| 1996 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 102 | 31 | 
| 2000 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 78 | 29 | 
| 2004 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 77 | 28 | 
| 2008 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 70 | 25 | 
| 2012 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 68 | 31 | 
| 2016 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 70 | 34 | 
| 2020 | Rings, Men | Olympic | 72 | 32 | 
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |   URS | 
6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 
| Japan |   JPN | 
4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 
| People's Republic of China |   CHN | 
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 
| Greece |   GRE | 
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 
| United States |   USA | 
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 
| Italy |   ITA | 
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 
| Czechoslovakia |   TCH | 
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 
| Switzerland |   SUI | 
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| Brazil |   BRA | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Hungary |   HUN | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Yugoslavia |   YUG | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| East Germany |   GDR | 
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Unified Team |   EUN | 
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Bulgaria |   BUL | 
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| Germany |   GER | 
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| Romania |   ROU | 
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Russian Federation |   RUS | 
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Ukraine |   UKR | 
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akinori Nakayama |   JPN | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Albert Azaryan |   ARM  URS | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Szilveszter Csollány |   HUN | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Aleksandr Dityatin |   RUS  URS | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Leon Štukelj |   SLO  YUG | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Dimosthenis Tampakos |   GRE | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Chen Yibing |   CHN | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Arthur Zanetti |   BRA | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |