| Athletics | Men’s 10 kilometres walk | John Mikaelsson Sweden | Fritz Schwab Switzerland | Bruno Junk Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Men’s 10,000 metres | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Alain Mimoun France | Aleksandr Anufriyev Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Men’s 100 metres | Lindy Remigino United States | Herb McKenley Jamaica | McDonald Bailey Great Britain |
| Athletics | Men’s 110 metres hurdles | Harrison Dillard United States | Jack Davis United States | Arthur Barnard United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 1500 metres | Josy Barthel Luxembourg | Bob McMillen United States | Werner Lueg Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 200 metres | Andy Stanfield United States | Thane Baker United States | James Gathers United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase | Horace Ashenfelter United States | Vladimir Kazantsev Soviet Union | John Disley Great Britain |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 × 100 metres relay | Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andy Stanfield United States | Boris Tokarev, Levan Kalyayev, Levan Sanadze, Vladimir Sukharev Soviet Union | László Zarándi, Géza Varasdi, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi Hungary |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 × 400 metres relay | Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden Jamaica | Ollie Matson, Gene Cole, Charles Moore, Mal Whitfield United States | Günther Steines, Hans Geister, Heinz Ulzheimer, Karl-Friedrich Haas Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 400 metres | George Rhoden Jamaica | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Ollie Matson United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 400 metres hurdles | Charles Moore United States | Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union | John Holland New Zealand |
| Athletics | Men’s 50 kilometres walk | Pino Dordoni Italy | Josef Doležal Czechoslovakia | Antal Róka Hungary |
| Athletics | Men’s 5000 metres | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Alain Mimoun France | Herbert Schade Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 800 metres | Mal Whitfield United States | Arthur Wint Jamaica | Heinz Ulzheimer Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s Decathlon | Bob Mathias United States | Milt Campbell United States | Floyd Simmons United States |
| Athletics | Men’s Discus throw | Sim Iness United States | Adolfo Consolini Italy | James Dillion United States |
| Athletics | Men’s Hammer throw | József Csermák Hungary | Karl Storch Germany | Imre Németh Hungary |
| Athletics | Men’s High jump | Walt Davis United States | Ken Wiesner United States | José da Conceição Brazil |
| Athletics | Men’s Javelin throw | Cy Young United States | Bill Miller United States | Toivo Hyytiäinen Finland |
| Athletics | Men’s Long jump | Jerome Biffle United States | Meredith Gourdine United States | Ödön Földessy Hungary |
| Athletics | Men’s Marathon | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Reinaldo Gorno Argentina | Gustaf Jansson Sweden |
| Athletics | Men’s Pole vault | Bob Richards United States | Don Laz United States | Ragnar Lundberg Sweden |
| Athletics | Men’s Shot put | Parry O'Brien United States | Darrow Hooper United States | Jim Fuchs United States |
| Athletics | Men’s Triple jump | Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Brazil | Leonid Shcherbakov Soviet Union | Asnoldo Devonish Venezuela |
| Athletics | Women’s 100 metres | Marjorie Jackson Australia | Daphne Hasenjäger South Africa | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australia |
| Athletics | Women’s 200 metres | Marjorie Jackson Australia | Bertha Brouwer Netherlands | Nadezhda Dvalishvili Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s 4 × 100 metres relay | Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy United States | Ursula Knab, Maria Sander, Helga Klein, Marga Petersen Germany | Sylvia Cheeseman, June Paul, Jean Desforges, Heather Armitage Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women’s 80 metres hurdles | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australia | Mariya Golubnichaya Soviet Union | Maria Sander Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s Discus throw | Nina Ponomaryova Soviet Union | Elizaveta Bagryantseva Soviet Union | Nina Dumbadze Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s High jump | Esther Brand South Africa | Sheila Lerwill Great Britain | Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s Javelin throw | Dana Zátopková Czechoslovakia | Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union | Yelena Gorchakova Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s Long jump | Yvette Williams New Zealand | Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union | Shirley Cawley Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women’s Shot put | Galina Zybina Soviet Union | Marianne Werner Germany | Klavdia Tochonova Soviet Union |
| Basketball | Men's | Ron Bontemps, Marc Freiberger, Wayne Glasgow, Charlie Hoag, Bill Hougland, John Keller, Dean Kelley, Bob Kenney, Bob Kurland, Bill Lienhard, Clyde Lovellette, Frank McCabe, Dan Pippin, Howie Williams United States | Stepas Butautas, Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Anatoly Konev, Otar Korkiya, Heino Kruus, Ilmar Kullam, Justinas Lagunavičius, Joann Lõssov, Aleksandr Moiseyev, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevičius, Stasys Stonkus, Maigonis Valdmanis, Viktor Vlasov Soviet Union | Martín Acosta y Lara, Enrique Baliño, Victorio Cieslinskas, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Héctor García Otero, Tabaré Larre Borges, Adesio Lombardo, Roberto Lovera, Sergio Matto, Wilfredo Peláez, Carlos Roselló Uruguay |
| Boxing | Men’s Bantamweight · (−54 kg) | Pentti Hämäläinen Finland | John McNally Ireland | Kang Joon-Ho South Korea / Gennady Garbuzov Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Featherweight · (−57 kg) | Ján Zachara Czechoslovakia | Sergio Caprari Italy | Joseph Ventaja France / Leonard Leisching South Africa |
| Boxing | Men’s Flyweight · (−51 kg) | Nate Brooks United States | Edgar Basel Germany | Willie Toweel South Africa / Anatoli Bulakov Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Heavyweight · (+81 kg) | Ed Sanders United States | Ingemar Johansson Sweden | Ilkka Koski Finland / Andries Nieman South Africa |
| Boxing | Men’s Light heavyweight · (−81 kg) | Norvel Lee United States | Antonio Pacenza Argentina | Harry Siljander Finland / Anatoly Perov Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Light middleweight · (−71 kg) | László Papp Hungary | Theunis van Schalkwyk South Africa | Eladio Herrera Argentina / Boris Tishin Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Light welterweight · (−63.5 kg) | Charles Adkins United States | Viktor Mednov Soviet Union | Erkki Mallenius Finland / Bruno Visintin Italy |
| Boxing | Men’s Lightweight · (−60 kg) | Aureliano Bolognesi Italy | Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland | Erkki Pakkanen Finland / Gheorghe Fiat Romania |
| Boxing | Men’s Middleweight · (−75 kg) | Floyd Patterson United States | Vasile Tiță Romania | Boris Nikolov Bulgaria / Stig Sjölin Sweden |
| Boxing | Men’s Welterweight · (−67 kg) | Zygmunt Chychla Poland | Sergei Scherbakov Soviet Union | Victor Jörgensen Denmark / Günther Heidemann Germany |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-1 1000 metres | Josef Holeček Czechoslovakia | János Parti Hungary | Olavi Ojanperä Finland |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-1 10000 metres | Frank Havens United States | Gábor Novák Hungary | Alfréd Jindra Czechoslovakia |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-2 1000 metres | Bent Peder Rasch, Finn Haunstoft Denmark | Jan Brzák-Felix, Bohumil Kudrna Czechoslovakia | Egon Drews, Wilfried Soltau Germany |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-2 10000 metres | Georges Turlier, Jean Laudet France | Kenneth Lane, Donald Hawgood Canada | Egon Drews, Wilfried Soltau Germany |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-1 1000 metres | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Thorvald Strömberg Finland | Louis Gantois France |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-1 10000 metres | Thorvald Strömberg Finland | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Michael Scheuer Germany |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-2 1000 metres | Kurt Wires, Yrjö Hietanen Finland | Lars Glassér, Ingemar Hedberg Sweden | Maximilian Raub, Herbert Wiedermann Austria |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-2 10000 metres | Kurt Wires, Yrjö Hietanen Finland | Gunnar Åkerlund, Hans Wetterström Sweden | Ferenc Varga, József Gurovits Hungary |
| Canoeing | Women’s K-1 500 metres | Sylvi Saimo Finland | Gertrude Liebhart Austria | Nina Savina Soviet Union |
| Cycling | Men’s Individual road race | André Noyelle Belgium | Robert Grondelaers Belgium | Edi Ziegler Germany |
| Cycling | Men’s Sprint | Enzo Sacchi Italy | Lionel Cox Australia | Werner Potzernheim Germany |
| Cycling | Men’s Tandem | Lionel Cox, Russell Mockridge Australia | Raymond Robinson, Thomas Shardelow South Africa | Antonio Maspes, Cesare Pinarello Italy |
| Cycling | Men’s Team pursuit | Marino Morettini, Loris Campana, Mino de Rossi, Guido Messina Italy | Alfred Swift, George Estman, Robert Fowler, Thomas Shardelow South Africa | Ronald Stretton, Donald Burgess, George Newberry, Alan Newton Great Britain |
| Cycling | Men’s Team road race | Robert Grondelaers, André Noyelle, Lucien Victor Belgium | Dino Bruni, Gianni Ghidini, Vincenzo Zucconelli Italy | Jacques Anquetil, Claude Rouer, Alfred Tonello France |
| Cycling | Men’s Time trial | Russell Mockridge Australia | Marino Morettini Italy | Raymond Robinson South Africa |
| Diving | Men’s 10 m platform | Samuel Lee United States | Joaquín Capilla Mexico | Günther Haase Germany |
| Diving | Men’s 3 m springboard | David Browning United States | Miller Anderson United States | Bob Clotworthy United States |
| Diving | Women’s 10 m platform | Pat McCormick United States | Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States | Juno Stover-Irwin United States |
| Diving | Women’s 3 m springboard | Pat McCormick United States | Madeleine Moreau France | Zoe-Ann Olsen-Jensen United States |
| Equestrian | Open Individual dressage | Henri Saint Cyr Sweden | Lis Hartel Denmark | André Jousseaume France |
| Equestrian | Open Individual eventing | Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Sweden | Guy Lefrant France | Wilhelm Büsing Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Individual jumping | Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola France | Óscar Cristi Chile | Fritz Thiedemann Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Team dressage | Henri Saint Cyr, Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr., Gehnäll Persson Sweden | Gottfried Trachsel, Henri Chammartin, Gustav Fischer Switzerland | Heinz Pollay, Ida von Nagel, Fritz Thiedemann Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Team eventing | Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr., Olof Stahre, Folke Frölén Sweden | Wilhelm Büsing, Klaus Wagner, Otto Rothe Germany | Charles Hough Jr., Walter Staley Jr., John Wofford United States |
| Equestrian | Open Team jumping | Wilfred White, Douglas Stewart, Harry Llewellyn Great Britain | Óscar Cristi, César Mendoza, Ricardo Echeverría Chile | William Steinkraus, Arthur McCashin, John William Russell United States |
| Fencing | Men’s Individual foil | Christian d'Oriola France | Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy | Manlio Di Rosa Italy |
| Fencing | Men’s Individual sabre | Pál Kovács Hungary | Aladár Gerevich Hungary | Tibor Berczelly Hungary |
| Fencing | Men’s Individual épée | Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy | Dario Mangiarotti Italy | Oswald Zappelli Switzerland |
| Fencing | Men’s Team foil | Christian d'Oriola, Jacques Lataste, Jehan Buhan, Claude Netter, Jacques Noël, Adrien Rommel France | Giancarlo Bergamini, Antonio Spallino, Manlio Di Rosa, Giorgio Pellini, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Renzo Nostini Italy | Endre Palócz, Tibor Berczelly, Endre Tilli, Aladár Gerevich, Jozsef Sakovics, Lajos Maszlay Hungary |
| Fencing | Men’s Team sabre | Bertalan Papp, László Rajcsányi, Rudolf Kárpáti, Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, Pál Kovács Hungary | Giorgio Pellini, Vincenzo Pinton, Renzo Nostini, Mauro Racca, Gastone Darè, Roberto Ferrari Italy | Maurice Piot, Jacques Lefèvre, Bernard Morel, Jean Laroyenne, Jean Francois Tournon, Jean Levavasseur France |
| Fencing | Men’s Team épée | Roberto Battaglia, Carlo Pavesi, Franco Bertinetti, Giuseppe Delfino, Dario Mangiarotti, Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy | Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Bengt Ljungquist, Per Hjalmar Carleson, Carl Forssell, Sven Fahlman, Lennart Magnusson Sweden | Otto Rüfenacht, Paul Meister, Oswald Zappelli, Paul Barth, Willy Fitting, Mario Valota Switzerland |
| Fencing | Women’s Individual foil | Irene Camber Italy | Ilona Elek Hungary | Karen Lachmann Denmark |
| Field hockey | Men's | K. D. Singh, Leslie Claudius, Meldric Daluz, Keshav Dutt, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Ranganathan Francis, Raghbir Lal, Govind Perumal, Muniswamy Rajgopal, Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Randhir Singh Gentle, C. S. Dubey, Udham Singh Kullar, Dharam Singh, Grahanandan Singh, Chaman Singh Gurung, Jaswant Rai India | Jules Ancion, André Boerstra, Harry Derckx, Han Drijver, Dick Esser, Roepie Kruize, Dick Loggere, Lau Mulder, Eddy Tiel, Wim van Heel, Leonard Wery Netherlands | Denys Carnill, John Cockett, John Conroy, Graham Dadds, Derek Day, Dennis Eagan, Robin Fletcher, W A Lindsay-Smith, Roger Midgley, Richard Norris, Neil Nugent, Anthony Nunn, Anthony John Robinson, P D R Smith, John Paskin Taylor, S T Theobald, Eric Claude Newby Great Britain |
| Football | Men's | Gyula Grosics, Jenő Dalnoki, Imre Kovács, László Budai, Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Lajos Csordás, Jenő Buzánszky, Gyula Lóránt, Mihály Lantos, József Bozsik, József Zakariás, Nándor Hidegkuti, Sándor Kocsis, Péter Palotás Hungary | Vladimir Beara, Branko Stanković, Tomislav Crnković, Zlatko Čajkovski, Ivan Horvat, Vujadin Boškov, Tihomir Ognjanov, Rajko Mitić, Bernard Vukas, Stjepan Bobek, Branko Zebec, Dušan Cvetković, Milorad Diskić, Ratko Čolić, Slavko Luštica, Zdravko Rajkov, Vladimir Čonč, Vladimir Firm Yugoslavia | Karl Svensson, Lennart Samuelsson, Erik Nilsson, Holger Hansson, Bengt Gustavsson, Gösta Lindh, Sylve Bengtsson, Gösta Löfgren, Ingvar Rydell, Yngve Brodd, Gösta Sandberg, Olof Åhlund Sweden |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Floor exercise | William Thoresson Sweden | Tadao Uesako Japan / Jerzy Jokiel Poland | — |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Horizontal bar | Jack Günthard Switzerland | Alfred Schwarzmann Germany / Josef Stalder Switzerland | — |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Individual all-around | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union | Josef Stalder Switzerland |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Parallel bars | Hans Eugster Switzerland | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Josef Stalder Switzerland |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Pommel horse | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union / Yevgeny Korolkov Soviet Union | — |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Rings | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Dmytro Leonkin Soviet Union / Hans Eugster Switzerland |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Team all-around | Vladimir Belyakov, Iosif Berdiev, Viktor Chukarin, Yevgeny Korolkov, Dmytro Leonkin, Valentin Muratov, Mikhail Perelman, Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union | Hans Eugster, Ernst Fivian, Ernst Gebendinger, Jack Günthard, Hans Schwarzentruber, Josef Stalder, Melchior Thalmann, Jean Tschabold Switzerland | Paavo Aaltonen, Kalevi Laitinen, Onni Lappalainen, Kaino Lempinen, Berndt Lindfors, Olavi Rove, Heikki Savolainen, Kalevi Viskari Finland |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Vault | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Masao Takemoto Japan | Takashi Ono Japan / Tadao Uesako Japan |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Balance beam | Nina Bocharova Soviet Union | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Floor exercise | Ágnes Keleti Hungary | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Individual all-around | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Nina Bocharova Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Team all-around | Nina Bocharova, Pelageya Danilova, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Shamrai, Galina Urbanovich, Medea Jugeli Soviet Union | Andrea Molnár-Bodó, Irén Daruházi-Karcsics, Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, Ágnes Keleti, Margit Korondi, Edit Perényi-Weckinger, Olga Lemhényi-Tass, Mária Kövi-Zalai Hungary | Hana Bobková, Alena Chadimová, Jana Rabasová, Alena Reichová, Matylda Matoušková, Božena Srncová, Věra Vančurová, Eva Bosáková Czechoslovakia |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Team, portable apparatus | Karin Lindberg, Ann-Sofi Pettersson, Evy Berggren, Gun Röring, Göta Pettersson, Ingrid Sandahl, Hjördis Nordin, Vanja Blomberg Sweden | Maria Gorokhovskaya, Nina Bocharova, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Urbanovich, Pelageya Danilova, Galina Shamrai, Medea Jugeli, Ekaterina Kalinchuk Soviet Union | Margit Korondi, Ágnes Keleti, Edit Perényi-Weckinger, Olga Lemhényi-Tass, Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, Mária Kövi-Zalai, Andrea Molnár-Bodó, Irén Daruházi-Karcsics Hungary |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Uneven bars | Margit Korondi Hungary | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Ágnes Keleti Hungary |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Vault | Ekaterina Kalinchuk Soviet Union | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Galina Minaicheva Soviet Union |
| Modern pentathlon | Men’s Individual | Lars Hall Sweden | Gábor Benedek Hungary | István Szondy Hungary |
| Modern pentathlon | Men’s Team | Gábor Benedek, Aladár Kovácsi, István Szondy Hungary | Lars Hall, Thorsten Lindqvist, Claes Egnell Sweden | Olavi Mannonen, Lauri Vilkko, Olavi Rokka Finland |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxed four | Karel Mejta, Jiří Havlis, Jan Jindra, Stanislav Lusk, Miroslav Koranda Czechoslovakia | Rico Bianchi, Karl Weidmann, Heini Scheller, Émile Ess, Walter Leiser Switzerland | Carl Lovsted, Al Ulbrickson, Richard Wahlstrom, Matt Leanderson, Al Rossi United States |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxed pair | Raymond Salles, Gaston Mercier, Bernard Malivoire France | Heinz Manchen, Helmut Heinhold, Helmut Noll Germany | Svend Ove Pedersen, Poul Svendsen, Jørgen Frantzen Denmark |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxless four | Duje Bonačić, Velimir Valenta, Mate Trojanović, Petar Šegvić Yugoslavia | Pierre Blondiaux, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Marc Bouissou, Roger Gautier France | Veikko Lommi, Kauko Wahlsten, Oiva Lommi, Lauri Nevalainen Finland |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxless pair | Charlie Logg, Tom Price United States | Michel Knuysen, Bob Baetens Belgium | Kurt Schmid, Hans Kalt Switzerland |
| Rowing | Men’s Double sculls | Tranquilo Cappozzo, Eduardo Guerrero Argentina | Heorhiy Zhylin, Ihor Yemchuk Soviet Union | Miguel Seijas, Juan Rodríguez Uruguay |
| Rowing | Men’s Eight | Frank Shakespeare, William Fields, James Dunbar, Richard Murphy, Robert Detweiler, Henry Proctor, Wayne Frye, Edward Stevens, Charles Manring United States | Yevgeny Brago, Vladimir Rodimushkin, Aleksey Komarov, Igor Borisov, Slava Amiragov, Leonid Gissen, Yevgeny Samsonov, Vladimir Kryukov, Igor Polyakov Soviet Union | Bob Tinning, Ernest Chapman, Nimrod Greenwood, David Anderson, Geoff Williamson, Mervyn Finlay, Edward Pain, Phil Cayzer, Tom Chessell Australia |
| Rowing | Men’s Single sculls | Yuriy Tyukalov Soviet Union | Mervyn Wood Australia | Teodor Kocerka Poland |
| Sailing | Open 5.5 metre | Britton Chance, Michael Schoettle, Edgar White, Sumner White United States | Peder Lunde, Vibeke Lunde, Børre Falkum-Hansen Norway | Folke Wassén, Carl-Erik Ohlson, Magnus Wassén Sweden |
| Sailing | Open 6 metre | Herman Whiton, Everard Endt, John Morgan, Eric Ridder, Julian Roosevelt, Emelyn Whiton United States | Finn Ferner, Tor Arneberg, Johan Ferner, Erik Heiberg, Carl Mortensen Norway | Ernst Westerlund, Ragnar Jansson, Jonas Konto, Rolf Turkka, Paul Sjöberg Finland |
| Sailing | Open Dragon | Thor Thorvaldsen, Haakon Barfod, Sigve Lie Norway | Per Gedda, Erland Almqvist, Sidney Boldt-Christmas Sweden | Theodor Thomsen, Erich Natusch, Georg Nowka Germany |
| Sailing | Open Finn | Paul Elvstrøm Denmark | Charles Currey Great Britain | Rickard Sarby Sweden |
| Sailing | Open Star | Agostino Straulino, Nicolò Rode Italy | John Price, John Reid United States | Joaquim Fiúza, Francisco de Andrade Portugal |
| Shooting | Men’s 100 m running deer | John Larsen Norway | Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden | Tauno Mäki Finland |
| Shooting | Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol | Károly Takács Hungary | Szilárd Kun Hungary | Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania |
| Shooting | Men’s 300 m free rifle three positions | Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union | Robert Bürchler Switzerland | Lev Weinstein Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Men’s 50 m pistol | Huelet Benner United States | Angel Leon de Gozalo Spain | Ambrus Balogh Hungary |
| Shooting | Men’s 50 m rifle prone | Iosif Sîrbu Romania | Boris Andreyev Soviet Union | Arthur Jackson United States |
| Shooting | Men’s 50 m rifle three positions | Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug Norway | Vilho Ylönen Finland | Boris Andreyev Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Men’s Trap | George Genereux Canada | Knut Holmqvist Sweden | Hans Liljedahl Sweden |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m backstroke | Yoshi Oyakawa United States | Gilbert Bozon France | Jack Taylor United States |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m freestyle | Clarke Scholes United States | Hiroshi Suzuki Japan | Göran Larsson Sweden |
| Swimming | Men’s 1500 m freestyle | Ford Konno United States | Shiro Hashizume Japan | Tetsuo Okamoto Brazil |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m breaststroke | John Davies Australia | Bowen Stassforth United States | Herbert Klein Germany |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Wayne Moore, Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane United States | Hiroshi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Toru Goto, Teijiro Tanikawa Japan | Joseph Bernardo, Aldo Eminente, Alexandre Jany, Jean Boiteux France |
| Swimming | Men’s 400 m freestyle | Jean Boiteux France | Ford Konno United States | Per-Olof Östrand Sweden |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m backstroke | Joan Harrison South Africa | Geertje Wielema Netherlands | Jean Stewart New Zealand |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m freestyle | Katalin Szöke Hungary | Hannie Termeulen Netherlands | Judit Temes Hungary |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m breaststroke | Éva Székely Hungary | Éva Novák Hungary | Helen Gordon Great Britain |
| Swimming | Women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák, Katalin Szöke Hungary | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Koosje van Voorn, Hannie Termeulen, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Netherlands | Jackie LaVine, Marilee Stepan, Jody Alderson, Evelyn Kawamoto United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 400 m freestyle | Valéria Gyenge Hungary | Éva Novák Hungary | Evelyn Kawamoto United States |
| Water polo | Men's | Róbert Antal, Antal Bolvári, Dezső Fábián, Dezső Gyarmati, István Hasznos, László Jeney, György Kárpáti, Dezső Lemhényi, Kálmán Markovits, Miklós Martin, Károly Szittya, István Szivós, György Vizvári Hungary | Veljko Bakašun, Marko Brainović, Vladimir Ivković, Zdravko Ježić, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, Ivo Kurtini, Lovro Radonjić, Ivo Štakula, Boško Vuksanović Yugoslavia | Gildo Arena, Lucio Ceccarini, Renato De Sanzuane, Raffaello Gambino, Salvatore Gionta, Maurizio Mannelli, Geminio Ognio, Carlo Peretti, Enzo Polito, Cesare Rubini, Renato Traiola Italy |
| Weightlifting | Men’s +90 kg | John Davis United States | James Bradford United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 56 kg | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran | Ali Mirzaei Iran |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 60 kg | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union | Nikolai Saksonov Soviet Union | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 67.5 kg | Tommy Kono United States | Yevgeni Lopatin Soviet Union | Vern Barberis Australia |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 75 kg | Pete George United States | Gérald Gratton Canada | Kim Sung-Jip South Korea |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 82.5 kg | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union | Stanley Stanczyk United States | Arkady Vorobyev Soviet Union |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 90 kg | Norbert Schemansky United States | Grigory Novak Soviet Union | Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Bantamweight | Shohachi Ishii Japan | Rashid Mammadbeyov Soviet Union | Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav India |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Featherweight | Bayram Sit Turkey | Nasser Givehchi Iran | Josiah Henson United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Flyweight | Hasan Gemici Turkey | Yushu Kitano Japan | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Heavyweight | Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union | Bertil Antonsson Sweden | Kenneth Richmond Great Britain |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Light heavyweight | Viking Palm Sweden | Henry Wittenberg United States | Adil Atan Turkey |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Lightweight | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Jay Thomas Evans United States | Tofigh Jahanbakht Iran |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Middleweight | David Tsimakuridze Soviet Union | Gholamreza Takhti Iran | György Gurics Hungary |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Welterweight | William Smith United States | Per Berlin Sweden | Abdollah Mojtabavi Iran |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Bantamweight | Imre Hódos Hungary | Zakaria Chibab Lebanon | Artem Teryan Soviet Union |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Featherweight | Yakov Punkin Soviet Union | Imre Polyák Hungary | Abdel Aaal Rashed Egypt |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Flyweight | Boris Gurevich Soviet Union | Ignazio Fabra Italy | Leo Honkala Finland |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Heavyweight | Johannes Kotkas Soviet Union | Josef Růžička Czechoslovakia | Tauno Kovanen Finland |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Light heavyweight | Kelpo Gröndahl Finland | Shalva Chikhladze Soviet Union | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Lightweight | Shazam Safin Soviet Union | Gustav Freij Sweden | Mikuláš Athanasov Czechoslovakia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Middleweight | Axel Grönberg Sweden | Kalervo Rauhala Finland | Nikolay Belov Soviet Union |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Welterweight | Miklós Szilvásy Hungary | Gösta Andersson Sweden | Khalil Taha Lebanon |