| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA |
23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |  NOR |
11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Larisa Latynina |  URS UKR |
9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Katie Ledecky | USA |
9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Paavo Nurmi |  FIN |
9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| José Cusi |  |
19 August |
| Thomas Freienstein |  |
19 August |
| Kenneth Røpke |  |
15 August |
| Rufat Riskiyev | |
15 August |
| Sachio Shimomura |  |
13 August |
| More | ||
| Baltus Oostburg |  |
1928 |
| Sándor Takács |  |
1947 |
| Peter Hansson |  |
1960 |
| Adriana Pereira |  |
1964 |
| Stanislav Kovalov | |
1991 |
| More | ||
10 kilometres, Women (Cross Country Skiing, 1976)
| 1 | Raisa Smetanina | |
| 2 | Helena Kivioja-Takalo | |
| 3 | Galina Kulakova | |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 892 | 3146 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany |  GER |
372 | 393 | 377 | 1142 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
330 | 262 | 227 | 819 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
321 | 351 | 362 | 1034 |
