| Times held | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 87 |
| Total countries | 44 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 9 | 9 |
| 1972 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 26 | 26 |
| 1976 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 1980 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 18 | 18 |
| 1984 | Open Class, Men | Olympic | 15 | 15 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | JPN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | NED |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Egypt | EGY |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Geesink | NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dietmar Lorenz | GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wim Ruska | NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haruki Uemura | JPN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yasuhiro Yamashita | JPN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |