Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 32 | 18 | 20 | 70 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 29 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 25 | 29 | 26 | 80 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 14 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 |
| 8 | Slovakia (SVK) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Norway (NOR) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 15 | United States (USA) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 16 | Finland (FIN) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
| 18 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 19 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 20 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 21 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 23 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 24 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 26 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 27 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 32 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 37 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (46 nations) | 226 | 225 | 227 | 678 |