Host city : Mexico City🥇 Gold : 174🥈 Silver : 156🥉 Bronze : 164
| #▼ | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
| 2 | USSR | 29 | 32 | 30 | 91 |
| 3 |  Japan | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | East Germany | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 |  France | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Germany | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 |  Australia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 |  Poland | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 12 |  Romania | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 |  Italy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 |  Kenya | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Denmark | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 |  Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 |  Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 |  Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |