Medalists by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya (KEN) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Bahrain (BHR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED)
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  China (CHN)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |