| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 278 |
| Total countries | 107 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 29 | 29 |
| 1984 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 27 | 27 |
| 1988 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 36 | 36 |
| 1992 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 43 | 43 |
| 1996 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 34 | 34 |
| 2000 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 34 | 34 |
| 2004 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 33 | 33 |
| 2008 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 33 | 33 |
| 2012 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 37 | 37 |
| 2016 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 35 | 35 |
| 2020 | Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | JPN |
5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba | CUB |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | TPE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | GEO |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | UZB |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mongolia | MGL |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGZ |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadahiro Nomura | JPN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kim Jae-Yeop | KOR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Shinji Hosokawa | JPN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Choi Min-Ho | KOR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Naohisa Takato | JPN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |