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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Germany | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 |  Poland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Russia | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  United States | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Norway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
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