Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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