Medal count
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |
