Host city : Helsinki🥇 Gold : 149🥈 Silver : 145🥉 Bronze : 146
| #▼ | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
| 2 | USSR | 22 | 30 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 16 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 |  Italy | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 |  France | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 9 |  Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 |  South Africa | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Jamaica | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 |  Denmark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 |  Japan | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 |  United Kingdom | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 19 |  Argentina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 |  Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 |  India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 |  Germany | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 29 |  Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 |  Iran | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |