| Athletics World Index |
| Medals | G | S | B | All |
| 1. East Germany | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 2. United States | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3. Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 4. Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5. Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6. Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7. West Germany | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 8. Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9. New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17.Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18.Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19.Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20.Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21.Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22.Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23.Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| placing by teams |
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Prepared and maintained by Todor Krastev
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Last updated: 20 Aug 2009
