| Times held | 24 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1536 |
| Total countries | 82 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | URS |
5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Hungary | HUN |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Finland | FIN |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | ROU |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | PRK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Chinese Taipei | TPE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | CRO |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Whitlock | GBR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Zoltán Magyar | HUN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Boris Shakhlin | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miroslav Cerar | SLO YUG |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marius Urzică | ROU |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |