Host city : Melbourne🥇 Gold : 153🥈 Silver : 151🥉 Bronze : 153
| #▼ | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 37 | 29 | 32 | 98 |
| 2 |  United States | 32 | 25 | 17 | 74 |
| 3 | Australia | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 |  Italy | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 |  Germany | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 |  Romania | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 |  Japan | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 |  France | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 14 |  Iran | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |  Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Poland | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  Denmark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 |  Chile | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 |  Korea, South | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |