Medalists by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya (KEN) |
7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Morocco (MAR) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ireland (IRL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Uganda (UGA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |