| Times held | 28 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 730 |
| Total countries | 130 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
20 | 13 | 11 | 44 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | DOM |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | IRL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uganda | UGA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jamaica | JAM |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany | FRG |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenya | KEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | KSA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal | SEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | SRI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zambia | ZAM |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Philippines | PHI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | PUR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa | RSA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Türkiye | TUR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Moses | USA |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Davis | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Félix Sánchez | DOM |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Angelo Taylor | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Hardin | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Harry Hillman | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kerron Clement | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Karsten Warholm | NOR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rai Benjamin | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |