Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 26 17 15 58
2  United States 22 18 11 51
3  East Germany 8 3 4 15
4  Italy 4 4 6 14
5  Japan 3 7 5 15
6  Hungary 3 6 6 15
7  West Germany 3 6 4 13
8  United Kingdom 3 4 7 14
9  Poland 3 1 5 9
10  Yugoslavia 3 1 1 5
11  Netherlands 1 1 2 4
12  Austria 1 1 1 3
12  Bulgaria 1 1 1 3
14  France 1 0 4 5
15  Romania 0 4 2 6
16  Cuba 0 2 2 4
17  Australia 0 1 0 1
17  Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1
17  Greece 0 1 0 1
17  Sweden 0 1 0 1
21  Canada 0 0 1 1
21  South Korea 0 0 1 1
21  Madagascar 0 0 1 1
21  Panama 0 0 1 1
Total 82 80 80 242