| Times held | 30 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 756 |
| Total countries | 122 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
20 | 21 | 17 | 58 |
| Cuba | CUB |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jamaica | JAM |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Canada | CAN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| South Africa | RSA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Calhoun | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Kingdom | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Drut | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sid Atkinson | RSA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Anier García | CUB |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Davenport | USA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hayes Jones | USA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hansle Parchment | JAM |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |