| Final Ranking | Total | Compulsory | Optional | | 1. Soviet Union |  _ | 568.25 | 282.50 | 285.75 | | 2. Japan |  _ | 566.40 | 282.30 | 284.10 | | 3. Finland |  _ | 555.95 | 275.50 | 280.45 | | 4. Czechoslovakia |  _ | 554.10 | 276.90 | 277.20 | | 5. Germany |  _ | 552.45 | 275.40 | 277.05 | | 6. United States |  _ | 547.50 | 271.50 | 276.00 | | 7. Australia |  _ | 477.15 | 239.60 | 237.55 |
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| All Olympic Champions | | 2016: Japan (JPN) | | 2012: China (CHN) | | 2008: China (CHN) | | 2004: Japan (JPN) | | 2000: China (CHN) | | 1996: Russia (RUS) | | 1992: Unified Team (EUN) | | 1988: Soviet Union (URS) | | 1984: United States (USA) | | 1980: Soviet Union (URS) | | 1976: Japan (JPN) | | 1972: Japan (JPN) | | 1968: Japan (JPN) | | 1964: Japan (JPN) | | 1960: Japan (JPN) | | 1956: Soviet Union (URS) | | 1952: Soviet Union (URS) | | 1948: Finland (FIN) | | 1936: Germany (GER) | | 1932: Italy (ITA) | | 1928: Switzerland (SUI) | | 1924: Italy (ITA) | | 1920: Italy (ITA) | | 1912: Italy (ITA) | | 1908: Sweden (SWE) | | 1904: United States (USA) |
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