Medalists by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 |  Kenya (KEN) |
4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Portugal (POR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |