MEDAL TABLE
| RANK | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | U.S.S.R. | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Great Britain & N.I. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Pr Of China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |