| 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 |
| Anton Švajlen |  |
17 May |
| Marin Andrei |  |
14 May |
| Hamad Kalkaba Malboum |  |
13 May |
| Agberto |  |
8 May |
| Jaime Aparicio |  |
7 May |
| More | ||
| Paul Johnson | |
1935 |
| Johanne Delisle |  |
1951 |
| Janel Jorgensen | |
1971 |
| Alexandra Schwald |  |
1976 |
| Yannick Bonheur |  |
1982 |
| More | ||
100 metres, Men (Athletics, 1924)
| 1 | Harold Abrahams |  |
| 2 | Jackson Scholz | |
| 3 | Arthur Porritt |  |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1236 | 1018 | 891 | 3145 |
| 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 |
