Current:Home > FinanceWhich country has the most Olympic medals of all-time? It's Team USA in a landslide. -FundTrack
Which country has the most Olympic medals of all-time? It's Team USA in a landslide.
View
Date:2025-04-11 15:33:52
The 2024 Summer Games in Paris will be notable for, among other things, being the first Olympics in which 50% of the competitors will be women.
There will be 329 medal events this Olympiad – 157 for men, 152 for women and 20 in which men and women will compete together. That will make for a total of roughly 1,000 gold, silver and bronze medals to be awarded. (Some events have multiple bronze medals.)
The United States has won the most medals by far since the modern-day Olympics first took place in 1896. Counting just the Summer Games, the USA has a grand total of 2,629.
Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
Which country has the most Olympic gold medals?
In addition to leading all countries in total medals, the United States has also won the most gold. Through the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Team USA has 1,061 gold medals. The former Soviet Union is second with 395.
Meet Team USA: See which athletes made the U.S. Olympic team and where they are from
Which country has the most Olympic silver medals?
The United States has also won the most silver medals at the Summer Games, 830. The former Soviet Union (319) is one ahead of Great Britain (318) for second place.
Which country has the most bronze Olympic medals?
Once again, the USA is on top with 738. Great Britain is second with 314.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
How many gold medals does USA have?
In addition to 1,061 gold medals from 28 different Summer Olympics, the United States has won 114 more from its participation in 24 Winter Olympics. That brings the USA's total gold medal haul to 1,175. The former Soviet Union in second with 473.
How many Olympic medals does USA have?
In addition to the 2,629 total medals from Summer Olympics competition, the United States has won 330 more at the Winter Olympics. That brings the USA's total medal count to 2,959. The former Soviet Union is second with 1,204.
veryGood! (9393)
Related
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
- Henry Kissinger’s unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America
- Deputy on traffic stop in Maine escapes injury when cruiser hit by drunken driver
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Authorities say heavy rains and landslides in Tanzania kill at least 47 and hurt or strand many more
- Ohio State QB Kyle McCord enters NCAA transfer portal
- Rogue ATV, dirt bikers terrorize communities, vex police across US
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- Global journalist group says Israel-Hamas conflict is a war beyond compare for media deaths
Ranking
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
- Jim Leyland elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
- Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- In some Czech villages, St Nicholas leads a parade with the devil and grim reaper in tow
- At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand
- Wisconsin city files lawsuit against 'forever chemical' makers amid groundwater contamination
Recommendation
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
Ryan Reynolds Didn't Fumble This Opportunity to Troll Blake Lively and Taylor Swift
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
North Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil
The death toll from a mining tragedy in South Africa rises to 13 after a worker dies at a hospital
If Taylor Swift is living in Kansas City, here's what locals say she should know