Soviet Union: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 9 summer games in 9 countries
Events: 15
Participants: 261 (193 men and 68 women)
Youngest Participant: Vyacheslav Ivanov (18 years, 117 days), 1956 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Yury Lorentsson (45 years, 229 days), 1976 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): 3 athletes with 3 medals
| Rk | Event | Participants | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men's Single Sculls | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Vyacheslav Ivanov (3 medals) | |
| 2 | Men's Double Sculls | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 3 | Men's Coxless Pairs | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 4 | Men's Coxed Pairs | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 5 | Men's Quadruple Sculls | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 6 | Men's Coxless Fours | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Valery Dolinin (2 medals) | |
| 7 | Men's Coxed Fours | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 8 | Men's Coxed Eights | 68 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 9 | Women's Single Sculls | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Yelena Antonova and Antonina Makhina-Dumcheva-Zelikovich (1 medal) | |
| 10 | Women's Double Sculls | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 11 | Women's Coxless Pairs | 6 | |||||
| 12 | Women's Quadruple Sculls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 13 | Women's Coxed Fours | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 14 | Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 15 | Women's Coxed Eights | 27 | 2 | 2 | 18 athletes with 1 medal |