| Times held | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 62 |
| Total countries | 18 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Literature, Open | Olympic | 7 | 4 |
| 1920 | Literature, Open | Olympic | 3 | 3 |
| 1924 | Literature, Open | Olympic | 32 | 10 |
| 1932 | Literature, Open | Olympic | 18 | 8 |
| 1952 | Literature, Open | Olympic (non-medal) | 19 | 9 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Guyot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pierre, Baron de Coubertin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Raniero Nicolai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Josef Petersen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |