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Say ¿Qué?: Top Ten Olympic Medalists

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The very first Olympic Games took place in Greece in 776 BC and was held every four years until it was banned in 393 AD by a Roman emperor for religious reasons. The modern Olympics was not revived until 1896. Four years later, women competed in the Olympics for the first time. The first “Olympic Village” was built in 1924. Until 1904, previous Olympic champions received a crown of olive leaves plus praise and recognition, instead of the gold, silver and bronze medals awarded today.

As of 2022, according to Olympedia,* the top medal-winning countries (gold, silver and bronze) were as follows:

  • United States: Gold: 1229, Silver: 1000, Bronze: 876, TOTAL: 3105

  • Germany: Gold: 384, Silver: 419, Bronze: 408, TOTAL: 1211

  • Soviet Union: Gold: 473, Silver: 376, Bronze: 355, TOTAL: 1204

  • France: Gold: 312, Silver: 336, Bronze: 392, TOTAL: 1040

  • United Kingdom: Gold: 325, Silver: 351, Bronze: 359, TOTAL: 1035

  • China: Gold: 384, Silver: 281, Bronze: 235, TOTAL: 900

  • Italy: Gold: 299, Silver: 278, Bronze: 308, TOTAL: 885

  • Russia: Gold: 290, Silver: 243, Bronze: 246, TOTAL: 779

  • Sweden: Gold: 233, Silver: 245, Bronze: 262, TOTAL: 740

  • Japan: Gold: 229, Silver: 220, Bronze: 241, TOTAL: 690

  • Australia: Gold: 185, Silver: 204, Bronze: 247, TOTAL: 636

The top gold-medal winning countries were as follows:

  • United States: Gold: 1229

  • Soviet Union: Gold: 473

  • Germany: Gold: 384

  • China: Gold: 384

  • United Kingdom: 325

  • France: Gold: 312

  • Italy: Gold: 299

  • Russia: Gold: 290

  • Sweden: Gold: 233

  • Japan: Gold: 229

  • Norway: Gold: 221

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*Medal totals vary as different sources tally counts with and without aggregating with precursors (e.g., changes in countries, etc.). We utilized the data provided by Olympedia, a group of dedicated Olympic historians and statisticians.