| Times held | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 154 |
| Total countries | 57 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>100 kg), Men | Olympic | 12 | 12 |
| 1976 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>100 kg), Men | Olympic | 12 | 12 |
| 1980 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>100 kg), Men | Olympic | 10 | 10 |
| 1984 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>100 kg), Men | Olympic | 8 | 8 |
| 1988 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 19 | 19 |
| 2000 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 20 | 20 |
| 2004 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤120 kg), Men | Olympic | 20 | 20 |
| 2008 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤120 kg), Men | Olympic | 20 | 20 |
| 2012 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤120 kg), Men | Olympic | 20 | 20 |
| 2016 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 19 | 19 |
| 2020 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤130 kg), Men | Olympic | 16 | 16 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | CUB |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| United States | USA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Türkiye | TUR |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chile | CHI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia | EST |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | GEO |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | LTU |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Armenia | ARM |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | AZE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belarus | BLR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | IRI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon | LBN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ROC | ROC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republic of Moldova | MDA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mijaín López | CUB |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aleksandr Karelin | RUS URS EUN |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Aleksandr Kolchinsky | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rulon Gardner | USA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anatoly Roshchin | RUS URS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Blatnick | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Khasan Baroyev | RUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |