Helsinki 1961
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Opening Date: | 06 Aug 1961 |
| Closing Date: | 10 Aug 1961 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Athletes: | 613 |
| Men: | 503 |
| Women: | 110 |
Athletes from Canada and Turkey participated in the 9th Games for the first time. The highlighted athletes of the whole Games were two women, gymnast Svetlana Slepneva and sprinter Klavidia Pavlunina. They won five and three golds in their respective disciplines.
Countries participated:
| Country | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Belgium | 26 | 0 | 26 |
 Bulgaria | 25 | 4 | 29 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia | 23 | 1 | 24 |
 Denmark | 16 | 8 | 24 |
 Finland | 43 | 4 | 47 |
 France | 10 | 1 | 11 |
 Germany | 36 | 15 | 51 |
 Great Britain | 26 | 7 | 33 |
 Hungary | 17 | 11 | 28 |
 Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Italy | 38 | 3 | 41 |
 Netherlands | 12 | 5 | 17 |
 New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 7 |
 Norway | 10 | 0 | 10 |
 Poland | 38 | 12 | 50 |
 Romania | 9 | 3 | 12 |
 Soviet Union | 31 | 10 | 41 |
 Sweden | 16 | 3 | 19 |
 Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Turkey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
 United States | 71 | 22 | 93 |
 Yugoslavia | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 503 | 110 | 613 |