| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Larisa Latynina |  URS UKR | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Katie Ledecky | USA | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Paavo Nurmi |  FIN | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Mark Spitz | USA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Melitón Sánchez |  | 15 February |
| Bruno Cipolla |  | 15 February |
| Eddie Harty |  | 11 February |
| Viktor Zaporozhets | | 11 February |
| Eve Maurer |  | 10 February |
| More | ||
| Nicu Stoian |  | 1957 |
| Deb Richardson | | 1961 |
| Yuliya Merkulova |  | 1984 |
| Louise Cavenaile |  | 1989 |
| Anton Vidmar |  | 2000 |
| More | ||
500 metres, Women (Speed Skating, 1994)
| 1 | Bonnie Blair | |
| 2 | Susan Auch |  |
| 3 | Franziska Schenk |  |
| Full results | ||
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA | 1229 | 1014 | 886 | 3129 |
| Soviet Union | URS | 473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany | GER | 368 | 388 | 373 | 1129 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 325 | 260 | 223 | 808 |
| Great Britain |  GBR | 319 | 350 | 361 | 1030 |
