| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 380 |
| Total countries | 40 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Team, Men | Olympic | 48 | 16 |
| 1956 | Team, Men | Olympic | 36 | 12 |
| 1960 | Team, Men | Olympic | 51 | 17 |
| 1964 | Team, Men | Olympic | 33 | 11 |
| 1968 | Team, Men | Olympic | 45 | 15 |
| 1972 | Team, Men | Olympic | 57 | 19 |
| 1976 | Team, Men | Olympic | 42 | 14 |
| 1980 | Team, Men | Olympic | 36 | 12 |
| 1984 | Team, Men | Olympic | 52 | 17 |
| 1988 | Team, Men | Olympic | 57 | 19 |
| 1992 | Team, Men | Olympic | 51 | 17 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Hungary |  HUN |
Sweden |  SWE |
Finland |  FIN |
| 1956 | Soviet Union |  URS |
United States |  USA |
Finland | FIN |
| 1960 | Hungary | HUN |
Soviet Union | URS |
United States | USA |
| 1964 | Soviet Union | URS |
United States | USA |
Hungary | HUN |
| 1968 | Hungary | HUN |
Soviet Union | URS |
France |  FRA |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | URS |
Hungary | HUN |
Finland | FIN |
| 1976 | Great Britain |  GBR |
Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
Hungary | HUN |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | URS |
Hungary | HUN |
Sweden | SWE |
| 1984 | Italy |  ITA |
United States | USA |
France | FRA |
| 1988 | Hungary | HUN |
Italy | ITA |
Great Britain | GBR |
| 1992 | Poland |  POL |
Unified Team |  EUN |
Italy | ITA |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | HUN |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Italy | ITA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | POL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| András Balczó | HUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Pavel Lednyov |  RUS URS |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Igor Novikov |  ARM URS |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlo Massullo | ITA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Daniele Masala | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Boris Onishchenko | URS UKR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Anatoly Starostin | RUS URS EUN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | 8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Australia |  AUS |
6 | — | 8 | 14 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 16 |
| Austria |  AUT |
5 | — | — | 12 | 10 | DNF | 11 | — | — | 17 | — | — |
| Bahrain |  BRN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
3 | 6 | DNF | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | — | — | 10 | — |
| Chile |  CHI |
3 | 7 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 6 | — | 6 | 9 |
| Denmark |  DEN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany |  GDR |
1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Finland | FIN |
9 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | 7 | 5 | Bronze | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — |
| France | FRA |
9 | 12 | — | 15 | — | Bronze | 7 | 9 | 5 | Bronze | 4 | 7 |
| Germany |  GER |
4 | DNF | — | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Gold | 8 | 7 | Bronze | 6 |
| Hungary | HUN |
10 | Gold | 4 | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Silver | — | Gold | 5 |
| Ireland |  IRL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
8 | 11 | — | 9 | — | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Japan |  JPN |
6 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | 11 | 17 | — |
| Latvia |  LAT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| Lithuania |  LTU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
9 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poland | POL |
6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | Gold |
| Portugal |  POR |
2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Romania |  ROU |
3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
1 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | 5 | Gold | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | DQ | Gold | — | 5 | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | DQ | 12 |
| Sweden | SWE |
11 | Silver | DNF | 6 | 4 | DQ | 5 | 8 | Bronze | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
5 | 9 | — | 11 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — |
| Tunisia |  TUN |
1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver |
| United States | USA |
10 | 4 | Silver | Bronze | Silver | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | Silver | 16 | 4 |
| Uruguay |  URU |
1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany |  FRG |
5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 11 | — | 6 | 15 | — |
