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Top 10 nation that has won the highest number of Olympics medals

• 03 July 2021

 

Which country has won the most Olympics medal?

In the history of the Olympics United States of America has won the greatest number of Olympic Medals at 2532, almost twice that of the next nation. It also stands highest in the independent medal collection for the Gold medal at 1022, Silver Medal at 795, Bronze Medal at 706. It is important to note that Americans have participated in 27 games out of 28 games. USSR has competed in 9 Olympic Games with an astonishing winning ratio of 112 Olympic Medals per Olympic Event and has also won 1010 medals which consist of 440 Gold Medals.

 

The top 10 countries are:

1. United States of America

• Participated in 27 Olympics games and has won 2523 Olympics medals, out of which 1022 are gold medals. 
• It has also organized 8 Olympics in its country. 
• 2028 Summer Olympics scheduled to take place in the USA.
• Athletics, Diving, and swimming have contributed 802, 138, and 553 Olympic medals.
• Michael Phelps (Olympic world record holder) and Jenny Thompson are from the USA.

 

Michael Phelps competed in the final heat for the Men's 100 Meter Butterfly during day seven of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on July 2, 2016, in Omaha, Nebraska. Photo credits: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

 

2. Soviet Union

• The USSR has appeared in 9 Olympic Games and has won 1010 Olympic Medals out of which 395 gold,319 silver, 296 bronze.
• The Soviet Union is considered most successful on an average of 112 medals per appearance. 
• Athletics, Gymnastics, and Wrestling have contributed 194, 184, and 116 medals.
• Larisa Latynina and Nikolia Andrianov are prominent athletes from USSR.

 

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3. Great Britain

• Britan Participated in 28 Olympic games and has won 851 medals, out of which 263 are gold medals.
• Athletics, Cycling, and Rowing have contributed 205, 87, and 68 Olympic Medals.
• The most successful Olympians are Jason Kenny and Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy.

 

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4. France 

• France has participated in 28 Olympics games and has won 716 medals (212 gold, 241 silver, 263 bronze).
• Most Medals are from Fencing, Cycling, and Athletics amounts to 118, 91, and 69.

 

5. Germany 

• Germany has Competed in 16 Olympic games has won 615 Olympic medals which 191 gold medals.
• Most medals are from Athletics (80), Canoeing (70), and Swimming (61).
• Olympic Athletes who have won the most medals are Brigit Fischer and Isabell Werth hail from Germany.

 

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6. Italy  

• Italy has participated in 27 Olympics games and has won 577 (206 gold, 178 silver, 193bronze).
• Top Medal Winning events are Fencing, Athletics, and Cycling with 125, 60, and 59.
• Edoardo Mangiarotti and Stefania Belmondo are the most medal winning Athlete.

 

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7. China

• It is interesting to note that China has taken part in only 10 Olympics games and has won 546 medals. (224gold, 167 silver, 155 bronze)
• Gymnastics, Diving, and Weightlifting are the most medal-winning games 73, 69, and 59.

 

8. Australia

• Australia has been a part of 26 Olympics Games with 494 Medals. (147 Gold, 163 silver, 187 bronze).
• The most Successful sports are Swimming, Athletics, and Cycling at 188, 73, and 51.
• Australian athletes Ian Thrope and Dawn Fraser have won the most medals.

Dawn Fraser Courtesy: Dawn Fraser Collection

 

9. Sweden

• Sweden has won 494 Olympic Medals, in which 145 gold, 170 silver, 179 bronze in 27 Olympic games.
• Major contributing Sports are Wrestling, Athletics, and Equestrian at 86, 81, and 43.
• Alfred Swahn and Gret Fredriksson have won the most medals.

Gret Fredriksson credits: Added by José L Bernabé Tronchoni

 

10. Hungary

• Hungarians have won 491 Olympic Medals with 175 gold.
• The best medal-producing sports are Fencing, Canoeing, and Swimming at 87,80 and 73.
• The best Athletes are Aladar Gerevich and Agnes Keleti.

The winner of 10 Olympic medals celebrates her 100th birthday today. Keleti was awarded the Israel Prize in 2017 — considered that country's highest cultural honor — and is the recipient of numerous other prestigious awards, including being named one of Hungary's "Athletes of the Nation" in 2004.

 

Countries that have won the highest number of medals in the Winter Olympics:

 

 

COMBINED TOTAL: Summer and Winter Olympics

 

List of Countries that have won the highest number of Olympics Medals: Including Defunct Nations.

It is no surprise that World I, II, and Cold War took the highest number of human lives, but it also took a heavy toll on the Olympic Games and its History of Germany and the USSR.

It is interesting to note that the results are different when some of the nations are together.

Germany:

If the Summer Olympics results of Germany includes East Germany, West Germany, United Germany total number of medals won is 1346 (428 gold, 444 Silver and, 474 bronze) and ranks at No.2

The number of games participated by Germany, East, West, and United Germany is 54, in the other side, if the years in which FRG and GDR participated in the same years (1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980) years are treated as the same total number of games is 25, as shown in the chart.

SOVIET UNION (USSR)

The Combined result of the Soviet Union and the Unified Team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics is 1122 Medals (440 Gold, 357 Silver, and 325 Bronze) number of medals goes up, while rank comes down.

Winter Olympics: 

• The outcome of combined Germany's is different in the winter Olympics, with 408 overall Medals (150Gold, 144Silver, 113Bronze) it moves to the top spot overtaking the United States and Hungary. 
• There is a slight change in USSR results with 217 Medals (87 Gold, 63Silver, 67 Bronze) and goes up to the 5th position by above Canada with a difference of 18 Winter Olympic medals.

 Combined Olympics Medals Summer & Winter(Defunct Nations)