| Platz | Land | Gold | Silber | Bronze | Total | |
| 1. | USA | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2. | KEN | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3. | URS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4. | GBR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 5. | FIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6. | GER | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 7. | ALG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8. | ITA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| JPN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| SUI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ZAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12. | CAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| HUN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| JAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15. | BRA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| CUB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DJI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ETH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FRA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| NAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| NED | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| NOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23. | MAR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |