Paris Olympics: Top 10 Countries With Most Medal Wins In Games; USA Leads Charts, India On…

Paris Olympics: Top 10 Countries With Most Medal Wins In Games; USA Leads Charts, India On…

July 18, 2024

Paris Olympics: When it comes to winning medals at the Olympics, no country even comes close to the United States of America (USA). As per records, the USA has amassed a staggering total of 3,105 medals from both Summer and Winter Games combined. This impressive tally includes 2,655 medals from the Summer Olympics alone, the highest among all nations.

The USA holds several records in Olympic history. They have won the most gold medals in the Summer Olympics, with an astonishing 1,070 golds. The Soviet Union follows distantly with 395 golds, while Great Britain has won 292 golds.

In the combined tally of Summer and Winter Games, Germany ranks second behind the USA with 1,211 medals, which includes 384 golds. The Soviet Union is third, having secured 1,204 medals, of which 473 are gold.

The USA also boasts the record for the most medals won at a single Olympic edition, having claimed 239 medals at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. Additionally, the USA won the most gold medals at a single Olympics, with 83 golds at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Top 10 Countries List With Most Medals: 

COUNTRY

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

United States

1229

1000

876

3105

Soviet Union

473

376

355

1204

Germany

384

419

408

1211

People’s Republic of China

384

281

235

900

Great Britain

325

351

359

1035

France

312

336

392

1040

Italy

299

278

308

885

Russian Federation

290

243

246

779

Sweden

233

245

262

740

Japan

229

220

241

690

Former USA swimmer Michael Phelps holds the individual record for the most Olympic medals, with 28 medals between 2004 and 2016. Of these, 23 are gold medals, which is another record for the most gold medals won by an individual athlete in Olympic history.

In comparison, India has won a total of 35 medals across 24 Summer Olympic Games. Their best performance came at Tokyo 2020, where they secured seven medals, including one gold.

On the other end of the spectrum, many countries have yet to win a single Olympic medal. Nations like Togo, Cambodia, and Guyana each have only one Olympic medal to their name so far.