Participating Nations
| Nation | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | 1 |
| Argentina | - | 14th | - | 9th | - | 9th | - | 19th | 4 |
| - | - | - | 19th | - | - | - | - | ||
| Australia | 3rd | 9th | 1st | 9th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 9th | 4 |
| 7th | - | 5th | 17th | 9th | 9th | - | - | ||
| - | - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Austria | - | - | - | 9th | - | 17th | 5th | 5th | 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | 19th | - | 9th | ||
| Brazil | 1st | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 4 |
| 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | ||
| Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | 1 |
| Bulgaria | - | - | 17th | - | 9th | - | - | - | 2 |
| Canada | 17th | 3rd | - | 5th | 5th | 5th | - | - | 3 |
| - | 17th | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | ||
| China | - | - | 9th | - | 9th | - | 2nd | 9th | 3 |
| - | - | 17th | - | 19th | - | 3rd | - | ||
| Cuba | - | 7th | 9th | - | 9th | 17th | 9th | - | 4 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | ||
| Czech Republic | - | 14th | 9th | 17th | 9th | - | - | - | 3 |
| - | - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Estonia | - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | 2 |
| France | 13th | 14th | 9th | 19th | - | 19th | - | - | 3 |
| Georgia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 4th | 1 |
| Germany | 7th | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 4 |
| - | - | 9th | 19th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 19th | ||
| Great Britain | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Greece | - | - | 17th | - | 9th | 19th | 9th | - | 3 |
| - | - | - | - | 9th | - | 19th | - | ||
| Indonesia | 13th | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Italy | 13th | 14th | 5th | 19th | 5th | - | - | 19th | 4 |
| - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Japan | 5th | 17th | 4th | - | 17th | - | 19th | 9th | 4 |
| 9th | - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Latvia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 1 |
| Mexico | 17th | - | 17th | 9th | 19th | - | 17th | - | 4 |
| Netherlands | 13th | 17th | 17th | - | 19th | - | 19th | 5th | 4 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | ||
| Norway | 9th | 7th | - | 9th | 17th | 9th | 9th | 19th | 4 |
| - | - | - | 19th | 19th | 19th | 9th | - | ||
| New Zealand | - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Portugal | - | 4th | 9th | 4th | - | 9th | - | - | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | - | 19th | - | - | 1 |
| Russia | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | 19th | 9th | 2 |
| South Africa | - | - | - | - | 19th | 9th | 19th | - | 2 |
| Spain | - | 5th | - | 5th | - | 2nd | - | 9th | 4 |
| - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Switzerland | - | - | - | 5th | 19th | 3rd | 19th | 9th | 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | 17th | ||
| Sweden | - | 17th | - | 19th | - | 9th | - | - | 3 |
| United States | 4th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 4 |
| 5th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 19th | 5th | 5th | ||
| 9th | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Nations | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |||||
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