Malmo 1973
| Location: | Malmo, Sweden |
| Opening Date: | 21 Jul 1973 |
| Closing Date: | 28 Jul 1973 |
| Nations: | 31 |
| Athletes: | 1116 |
| Men: | 893 |
| Women: | 223 |
The Americans earned a total of 82 medals at the Malmö Games, beating the Russians for the first time.
Countries participated:
| Country | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 14 | 0 | 14 |
 Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Belgium | 15 | 6 | 21 |
 Bulgaria | 32 | 5 | 37 |
 Canada | 33 | 19 | 52 |
 Czechoslovakia | 13 | 4 | 17 |
 Denmark | 32 | 16 | 48 |
 East Germany | 7 | 5 | 12 |
 Finland | 41 | 0 | 41 |
 France | 35 | 4 | 39 |
 Great Britain | 32 | 9 | 41 |
 Hungary | 11 | 9 | 20 |
 India | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 Iran | 28 | 4 | 32 |
 Ireland | 4 | 5 | 9 |
 Israel | 18 | 0 | 18 |
 Italy | 73 | 7 | 80 |
 Japan | 6 | 3 | 9 |
 Netherlands | 33 | 16 | 49 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Norway | 22 | 1 | 23 |
 Poland | 26 | 8 | 34 |
 Romania | 34 | 6 | 40 |
 Soviet Union | 42 | 10 | 52 |
 Spain | 30 | 5 | 35 |
 Sweden | 65 | 19 | 84 |
 Switzerland | 17 | 0 | 17 |
 United States | 99 | 45 | 144 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 55 | 16 | 71 |
 Yugoslavia | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 893 | 223 | 1116 |