| Times held | 26 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 850 |
| Total countries | 119 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | FIN |
7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Ethiopia | ETH |
6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Morocco | MAR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenya | KEN |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Uganda | UGA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Italy | ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | POL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tunisia | TUN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal | POR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Eritrea | ERI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haile Gebrselassie | ETH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paavo Nurmi | FIN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lasse Virén | FIN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emil Zátopek | CZE TCH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | ETH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mo Farah | GBR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |