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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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