| Times held | 28 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 730 |
| Total countries | 130 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 13 | 11 | 44 | |
| Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Türkiye | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Moses | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Glenn Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Félix Sánchez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Angelo Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Glenn Hardin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Harry Hillman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kerron Clement | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Karsten Warholm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rai Benjamin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |