History of Olympic Games
| year | place | gold | silver | bronze |
| 1964 | Japan | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Japan |
| 1968 | Mexico | Soviet Union | Japan | Czechoslovakia |
| 1972 | Germany | Japan | GDR | Soviet Union |
| 1976 | Canada | Poland | Soviet Union | Cuba |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | Romania |
| 1984 | USA | USA | Brazil | Italy |
| 1988 | Korea | USA | Soviet Union | Argentina |
| 1992 | Spain | Brazil | Netherlands | USA |
| 1996 | USA | Netherlands | Italy | Yugoslavia |
| 2000 | Australia | Yugoslavia | Russia | Italy |
| 2004 | Greece | Brazil | Italy | Russia |
| 2008 | China | ? | ? | ? |
| Country | medal total | gold | silver | bronze |
| Soviet Union/Russia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GDR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |