World Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count

The men's event was first held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the oldest discipline at the World Championships. Until 1902, men and women were allowed to compete in the same event (open singles). Since 1903, only men can compete in this event.

Ulrich Salchow of Sweden has won the most gold medals in the men's singles and also the most total medals (thirteen). He won ten gold medals in a row; however, this feat was not achieved at back-to-back events, as he did not compete at the 1906 World Championships.{{cite web |title=Ulrich Salchow |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97097 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |work=Olympedia |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729210230/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97097 |url-status=live }} The record for most back-to-back titles is held by Austrian Karl Schäfer with seven gold medals.{{Cite book |last=Hines |first=James |title=Figure Skating: A History |publisher=University of Illinois Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-252-07286-4 |pages=107}} The most silver medals were won by James Grogan from the United States and Brian Orser from Canada (with four each), while Andor Szende from Hungary, Alexandre Fadeev from the Soviet Union, and Jan Hoffmann from East Germany share the record for the most bronze medals (with three each).

File:Alan and David Jenkins 1956.jpg (left) and his brother David (right) won a combined seven gold medals and four bronze medals for the United States in men's singles]]

• Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
• At the 1900 and 1901 World Championships, only two competitors participated in the men's singles event, so no bronze medals were awarded.
• In 1902, female skater Madge Syers from Great Britain won a silver medal in the open singles event, which is included on the men's singles medal table.

{{Medals table

|caption = Number of World Championship medals in men's singles by nation

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_USA = 28 | silver_USA = 21 | bronze_USA = 21

| gold_AUT = 22 | silver_AUT = 16 | bronze_AUT = 15

| gold_SWE = 15 | silver_SWE = 4 | bronze_SWE = 3

| gold_CAN = 14 | silver_CAN = 13 | bronze_CAN = 6

| gold_RUS = 7 | silver_RUS = 4 | bronze_RUS = 6

| gold_JPN = 5 | silver_JPN = 12 | bronze_JPN = 6

| gold_URS = 4 | silver_URS = 7 | bronze_URS = 7 | name_URS = {{URS}}

| gold_FRA = 3 | silver_FRA = 7 | bronze_FRA = 10

| gold_TCH = 3 | silver_TCH = 3 | bronze_TCH = 1 | name_TCH = {{TCH}}

| gold_SUI = 3 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 2

| gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 9 | bronze_GER = 9

| gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 8 | bronze_GBR = 5

| gold_GDR = 2 | silver_GDR = 2 | bronze_GDR = 4 | name_GDR = {{GDR}}

| gold_ESP = 2 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 2

| gold_FRG = 1 | silver_FRG = 2 | bronze_FRG = 1 | name_FRG = {{FRG}}

| gold_CIS = 1 | silver_CIS = 0 | bronze_CIS = 0 | name_CIS = {{CIS}}

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 6

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 2 | bronze_KAZ = 1

| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0

| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 2

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 1

| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1

}}

File:Dick Button at 1980 Winter Olympics.jpg won the most gold medals in men's singles at the World Championships in the post-war era.]]

• If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.

File:2017 World Championships - Yuzuru Hanyu VC.jpg is the only figure skater to win more than six medals at the World Championships in the 21st century (seven total).]]

• If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.

After the exclusion of female skaters from the open singles event at the World Championships in 1902, the International Skating Union established a separate second-class competition for women called the ISU Championships, which was first held 1906 in Davos, Switzerland. The first combined World Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1930 in New York City.

Sonja Henie of Norway holds the record in women's singles for total medals won (with eleven) and the most gold medals won (with ten), which is also the longest winning streak at back-to-back events in this discipline.{{cite web |title=Sonja Henie |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/sonja-henie-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309082541/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/sonja-henie-1.html |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC}} Six skaters share the record for the most silver medals won (with three): Megan Taylor of Great Britain, Regine Heitzer of Austria, Gabriele Seyfert of East Germany, Surya Bonaly of France, Irina Slutskaya from Russia, and Michelle Kwan of the United States. Vivi-Anne Hultén of Sweden and Carolina Kostner of Italy hold the record for the most bronze medals won (with three each).

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09482, Sonja Henie.jpg is the most decorated skater at the World Championships in women's singles. She won ten gold medals and one silver medal for Norway.]]

• Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
• At the 1908 and 1910 World Championships, only two competitors participated in the women's singles event, so no bronze medals were awarded.
• At the 1909 World Championships, Lily Kronberger from Hungary was the only competitor and winner of the gold medal. No silver or bronze medals were awarded.

{{Medals table

|caption = Number of World Championship medals in women's singles by nation

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_USA = 27 | silver_USA = 23 | bronze_USA = 25

| gold_JPN = 11 | silver_JPN = 6 | bronze_JPN = 8

| gold_NOR = 10 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 2

| gold_GDR = 9 | silver_GDR = 8 | bronze_GDR = 2 | name_GDR = {{GDR}}

| gold_AUT = 7 | silver_AUT = 17 | bronze_AUT = 12

| gold_RUS = 7 | silver_RUS = 6 | bronze_RUS = 7

| gold_HUN = 7 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 3

| gold_GBR = 6 | silver_GBR = 9 | bronze_GBR = 7

| gold_CAN = 5 | silver_CAN = 6 | bronze_CAN = 5

| gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 3

| gold_KOR = 2 | silver_KOR = 3 | bronze_KOR = 3

| gold_TCH = 2 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 3 | name_TCH = {{TCH}}

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 4 | bronze_FRA = 2

| gold_FRG = 1 | silver_FRG = 4 | bronze_FRG = 1 | name_FRG = {{FRG}}

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 4

| gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 2

| gold_FSR = 1 | silver_FSR = 1 | bronze_FSR = 1 | name_FSR = Figure Skating Federation of Russia{{efn|In 2021, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), skaters from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and modified flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR).{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N2LO45U|title=Figure skating-Shcherbakova Wins Gold in Podium Sweep for Russian Women|first=Alan|last=Baldwin|editor-first=Pritha|editor-last=Sarkar|website=Reuters|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=June 19, 2024|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613133324/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/figure-skating-shcherbakova-wins-gold-podium-sweep-russian-women-2021-03-26/|url-status=live}}}}

| gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 0

| gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 0

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 4 | bronze_GER = 3

| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 2 | bronze_SWE = 5

| gold_URS = 0 | silver_URS = 2 | bronze_URS = 1 | name_URS = {{URS}}

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 1

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 0

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1

}}

{{notelist}}

File:Carol Heiss 1960.jpg was the first female single skater in the post-war era to win five gold medals at the World Championships.]]

• If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.

File:Michelle Kwan Baltimore.jpg is the most successful skater in women's singles at the World Championships in the post-war era.]]

• If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.

The first separate pair skating event was held in 1908 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The first combined World Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1930 in New York City.

Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev of the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won in pair skating and the longest winning streak at back-to-back events (with six).{{cite web |last=Pushkina |first=Oksana |date=October 3, 2004 |script-title=ru:Ирина Константиновна Роднина |trans-title=Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina |url=http://www.peoples.ru/sport/fskating/rodnina/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030119090934/http://www.peoples.ru/sport/fskating/rodnina/ |archive-date=January 19, 2003 |access-date=April 23, 2011 |work=peoples.ru |language=ru}} Rodnina won another four gold medals with her previous partner Alexei Ulanov and was undefeated at ten World Championships in a row. The record for total medals won is shared by two pairs (with eight each): Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany; and Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov of the Soviet Union. Savchenko won another three medals with Bruno Massot and holds the record for the most total medals won by a skater in pairs (with eleven). Ilse and Erik Pausin won the most silver medals (with five), representing Austria and Germany. Lyudmila Smirnova of the Soviet Union won five silver medals as well, but with two different partners. Three pairs teams share the record for the most bronze medals (with three each): Marianna and László Nagy of Hungary, Cynthia and Ronald Kauffman of the United States, and Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China. Todd Sand of the United States and Eric Radford of Canada also won three bronze medals, but each of them with different partners.

File:Rodnina and Ulanov 1972.jpg (left) has won ten gold medals at Worlds in pair skating for the Soviet Union: four with Alexei Ulanov (right) and another six with Alexander Zaitsev.]]

• Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
• At the 1910 and 1911 World Championships, Ludowika Eilers and Walter Jakobsson competed as a pair representing two different countries (Eilers for Germany and Jakobsson for Finland). Their results count individually for each country on the total medal table.
• At the 1911 World Championships, Eilers and Jakobsson were the only competitors in the pairs event, so no silver or bronze medals were awarded.

{{Medals table

| caption = Number of World Championship medals in pair skating by nation

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_URS = 24 | silver_URS = 19 | bronze_URS = 8 | name_URS = {{URS}}

| gold_GER = 14 | silver_GER = 8 | bronze_GER = 8

| gold_CAN = 13 | silver_CAN = 7 | bronze_CAN = 12

| gold_RUS = 8 | silver_RUS = 11 | bronze_RUS = 10

| gold_AUT = 7 | silver_AUT = 13 | bronze_AUT = 7

| gold_CHN = 7 | silver_CHN = 10 | bronze_CHN = 5

| gold_HUN = 5 | silver_HUN = 3 | bronze_HUN = 5

| gold_FRG = 4 | silver_FRG = 3 | bronze_FRG = 4 | name_FRG = {{FRG}}

| gold_FRA = 4 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 2

| gold_USA = 3 | silver_USA = 7 | bronze_USA = 17

| gold_FIN = 3 | silver_FIN = 4 | bronze_FIN = 0

| gold_GBR = 3 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 5

| gold_JPN = 2 | silver_JPN = 2 | bronze_JPN = 1

| gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1

| gold_GDR = 1 | silver_GDR = 6 | bronze_GDR = 6 | name_GDR = {{GDR}}

| gold_FSR = 1 | silver_FSR = 0 | bronze_FSR = 1 | name_FSR = Figure Skating Federation of Russia{{efn|In 2021, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), skaters from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and modified flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR).}}

| gold_CIS = 1 | silver_CIS = 0 | bronze_CIS = 0 | name_CIS = {{CIS}}

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 2 | bronze_TCH = 1 | name_TCH = {{TCH}}

| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 3

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 2

| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2

| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1

}}

{{notelist}}

File:Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy Podium 2008 Worlds.jpg and Robin Szolkowy are the most successful pairs couple at the World Championships in the 21st century.]]

• Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
• If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.
• If a skater or pair has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).

Notes:

{{notelist}}

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0318-0010-001, Ludmilla Belousoca, Oleg Protopopow.jpg|Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopopov were the first pairs team to win eight medals at the World Championships.]]

• Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
• If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by female partner's last name.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.
• If a skater or team has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).

Notes:

{{notelist}}

Four more skaters won a total of six medals in the pairs event, but with different partners:

• Alexei Ulanov of the Soviet Union won four gold medals while partnered with Irina Rodnina (1969–1972) and two silver medals while partnered with Lyudmila Smirnova (1973–1974).
• Marika Kilius of West Germany won two gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals: one silver medal and one bronze medal while partnered with Franz Ningel (1956–1957); and two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal while partnered with Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1959–1964).
• Ludwig Wrede of Austria won two gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals: two gold medals and one bronze medal while partnered with Herma Szabo (1925–1927) and two silver medals and a bronze medal while partnered with Melitta Brunner (1928–1930).
• Lloyd Eisler of Canada won one gold medal, three silver medals, and two bronze medals: one bronze medal while partnered with Katherina Matousek (1985) and one gold medal, three silver medals, and one bronze medal while partnered with Isabelle Brasseur (1990–1994).

Ice dance is the most recent of the four disciplines at the World Figure Skating Championships. It was first held in 1952 in Paris, France.

Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov of the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won (with six) and the longest winning streak at back-to-back events (with five).{{cite news |last=Russell |first=Susan D. |date=January 5, 2013 |title=Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov |url=http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32605-lyudmila-pakhomova-and-aleksandr-gorshkov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234703/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32605-lyudmila-pakhomova-and-aleksandr-gorshkov |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |work=IFS Magazine}} The record for total medals won is shared by three ice dance teams (with eight each): Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin, Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov, and Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, who all competed for the Soviet Union, although Klimova and Ponomarenko represented the Commonwealth of Independent States at their last competition in 1992. The most silver medals were won by Klimova and Ponomarenko as well (with five), while the record for the most bronze medals is held by Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz of Canada (with four).

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H1219-0016-001, Ludmilla Pachomowa, Alexander Gorschkow.jpg and Aleksandr Gorshkov have won the most gold medals in ice dance at the World Championships (six total).]]

• Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.

{{Medals table

| caption = Number of World Championship medals in ice dance by nation

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_GBR = 17 | silver_GBR = 10 | bronze_GBR = 8

| gold_URS = 16 | silver_URS = 14 | bronze_URS = 8 | name_URS = {{URS}}

| gold_RUS = 11 | silver_RUS = 5 | bronze_RUS = 4

| gold_FRA = 8 | silver_FRA = 7 | bronze_FRA = 5

| gold_USA = 5 | silver_USA = 14 | bronze_USA = 21

| gold_CAN = 4 | silver_CAN = 13 | bronze_CAN = 15

| gold_TCH = 4 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 0 | name_TCH = {{TCH}}

| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 2

| gold_BUL = 2 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 1

| gold_CIS = 1 | silver_CIS = 1 | bronze_CIS = 1 | name_CIS = {{CIS}}

| gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 1

| gold_FSR = 1 | silver_FSR = 0 | bronze_FSR = 0 | name_FSR = Figure Skating Federation of Russia{{efn|In 2021, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), skaters from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and modified flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR).}}

| gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 3 | bronze_FRG = 1 | name_FRG = {{FRG}}

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 1

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1

| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 1

| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1

| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 1

}}

{{notelist}}

File:Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron 2016.jpg and Guillaume Cizeron won five gold medals and six total medals at the World Championships.]]

• Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in the case of partner changes are listed separately below the table.
• If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the teams receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.
• If a skater or team has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).

One skater won four gold medals and one silver medal in the ice dance event, but with two different partners:

• Courtney Jones of Great Britain won two gold and one silver medal while partnered with June Markham (1956–1958) and another two gold medals while partnered with Doreen Denny (1959–1960).

File:2010 World Figure Skating Championships Dance - Tessa VIRTUE - Scott MOIR - Gold Medal - 0615a.jpg and Scott Moir are the only ice dance team of the 21st century to win seven medals at the World Championships.]]

• Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in the case of partner changes are listed separately below the table.
• If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the team receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.
• If a skater or couple has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).

Three more skaters won a total of five medals in the ice dance event, but with different partners:

• Courtney Jones of Great Britain won four gold medals and one silver medal: two gold medals and one silver medal while partnered with June Markham (1956–1958) and another two gold medals while partnered with Doreen Denny (1959–1960).
• Anjelika Krylova of Russia won two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal: one bronze medal while partnered with Vladimir Fedorov (1993) and two gold medals and two silver medals while partnered with Oleg Ovsyannikov (1996–1999).
• William McLachlan of Canada won three silver medals and two bronze medals: two silver medals and one bronze medal while partnered with Geraldine Fenton (1957–1959) and one silver medal and one bronze medal while partnered with Virginia Thompson (1960–1962).

• The table only shows the period of the achievement, not all participations at the World Championships.
• If a skater has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).

File:Hayes Alan Jenkins 1960 (cropped).jpg (photo), his brother David and spouse Carol Heiss contributed twelve gold medals, one silver medal, and four bronze medals to the total medal count of the United States at the World Championships.]]

• Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.

{{Medals table

| caption = Total number of World Championship medals by nation

| host =

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_USA = 63 | silver_USA = 65 | bronze_USA = 84

| gold_URS = 44 | silver_URS = 42 | bronze_URS = 24 | name_URS = {{URS}}

| gold_AUT = 36 | silver_AUT = 46 | bronze_AUT = 34

| gold_CAN = 36 | silver_CAN = 39 | bronze_CAN = 38

| gold_RUS = 33 | silver_RUS = 26 | bronze_RUS = 27

| gold_GBR = 28 | silver_GBR = 30 | bronze_GBR = 25

| gold_JPN = 18 | silver_JPN = 20 | bronze_JPN = 15

| gold_GER = 16 | silver_GER = 21 | bronze_GER = 21

| gold_FRA = 16 | silver_FRA = 19 | bronze_FRA = 19

| gold_SWE = 15 | silver_SWE = 7 | bronze_SWE = 11

| gold_HUN = 13 | silver_HUN = 7 | bronze_HUN = 15

| gold_GDR = 12 | silver_GDR = 16 | bronze_GDR = 12 | name_GDR = {{GDR}}

| gold_NOR = 10 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 5

| gold_TCH = 9 | silver_TCH = 5 | bronze_TCH = 5 | name_TCH = {{TCH}}

| gold_CHN = 8 | silver_CHN = 11 | bronze_CHN = 9

| gold_FRG = 6 | silver_FRG = 12 | bronze_FRG = 7 | name_FRG = {{FRG}}

| gold_SUI = 4 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 2

| gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 3

| gold_FIN = 3 | silver_FIN = 5 | bronze_FIN = 3

| gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 4 | bronze_ITA = 9

| gold_FSR = 3 | silver_FSR = 1 | bronze_FSR = 2 | name_FSR = Figure Skating Federation of Russia{{efn|In 2021, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), skaters from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and modified flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR).}}

| gold_CIS = 3 | silver_CIS = 1 | bronze_CIS = 1 | name_CIS = {{CIS}}

| gold_KOR = 2 | silver_KOR = 4 | bronze_KOR = 3

| gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 2

| gold_BUL = 2 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 1

| gold_ESP = 2 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 2

| gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 2

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 3 | bronze_KAZ = 1

| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 2

| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 1

| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1

}}

{{notelist}}

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13104, Sonja Henie und Karl Schäfer.jpg and Karl Schäfer won a total of seventeen gold medals at the World Championships.]]

• If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.

File:2018-01-11 Olympiaeinkleidung Deutschland 2018 by Sandro Halank–10.jpg is the most decorated skater at the World Championships in the post-war era.]]

• If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.

• List of Olympic medalists in figure skating
• European Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count
• Four Continents Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count

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