| Times held | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 378 |
| Total countries | 50 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 38 | 12 |
| 1968 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 50 | 14 |
| 1972 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 45 | 13 |
| 1976 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 43 | 15 |
| 1980 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 30 | 13 |
| 1984 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 32 | 16 |
| 1988 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 38 | 18 |
| 1992 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 34 | 18 |
| 1994 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 33 | 18 |
| 1998 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 34 | 18 |
| 2002 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 50 | 23 |
| 2006 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 36 | 19 |
| 2010 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 38 | 22 |
| 2014 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 39 | 22 |
| 2018 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 40 | 21 |
| 2022 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 34 | 21 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| East Germany | GDR |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Italy | ITA |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Austria | AUT |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | LAT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Hackl | GER FRG |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Armin Zöggeler | ITA |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Felix Loch | GER |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Hildgartner | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Köhler | GDR GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |