§ : awarded following doping disqualification.
Medalists by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 France (FRA)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic (DOM)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Botswana (BOT)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Bahrain (BHR)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Mexico (MEX) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Senegal (SEN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Poland (POL)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Barbados (BAR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Russia (RUS)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |