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EVENTS
1
SPORT ADDED
10,174
Athletes attended
The world's top
multi-sport
competition,
the Summer Olympic Games
, was originally staged in Athens in 1896 and brings together thousands of participants from all over the world every four years.
Important Data Notice
This list may not stay up to date, as medal winners can change due to athletes retrospectively being banned after doping violations.
The
Summer Olympic Games
began as a small tournament with
241 participants from 14 countries
and have since become a huge international event with over 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries. Throughout the tournament's history, nations have competed not only for sporting pride but also for the prestige that comes with winning gold, silver, and bronze at the Olympics.Β
Top Summer Olympic Gold Medal Nations
π₯ FIRST PLACE
United States
1,105 Gold Medals
Silver: 879 | Bronze: 781
29 Olympic Games
π₯ SECOND PLACE
Soviet Union
395 Gold Medals
Silver: 319 | Bronze: 296
9 Olympic Games
π₯ THIRD PLACE
China
303 Gold Medals
Silver: 226 | Bronze: 198
12 Olympic Games
All-Time Medal Data for All Countries
Complete Olympic Medal Rankings (Summer Games)
Rank
Nation (NOC)
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
United States
29
1105
879
781
2765
2
Soviet Union
9
395
319
296
1010
3
China
12
303
226
198
727
4
Great Britain
30
298
339
343
980
5
France
30
239
278
299
816
6
Italy
29
229
201
228
658
7
Germany
18
213
220
255
688
8
Japan
24
189
162
191
542
9
Hungary
28
187
161
182
530
10
Australia
28
182
192
226
600
11
East Germany
5
153
129
127
409
12
Sweden
29
151
181
182
514
13
Russia
6
147
125
150
422
14
Netherlands
28
110
112
134
356
15
South Korea
19
109
100
111
320
16
Finland
27
101
85
119
305
17
Romania
23
93
101
123
317
18
Cuba
22
86
70
88
244
19
Canada
28
80
117
156
353
20
Poland
23
73
93
142
308
21
Norway
28
65
53
53
171
22
New Zealand
25
63
40
54
157
23
Bulgaria
22
57
89
85
231
24
West Germany
5
56
67
81
204
25
Switzerland
30
54
81
79
214
26
Spain
25
53
76
58
187
27
Denmark
29
50
80
84
214
28
Czechoslovakia
16
49
49
45
143
29
Belgium
28
47
57
63
167
30
Unified Team
1
45
38
29
112
31
Turkey
24
41
29
41
111
32
Brazil
24
40
49
81
170
33
Kenya
16
39
44
41
124
34
Ukraine
8
38
41
72
151
35
Greece
30
36
46
47
129
36
South Africa
21
28
36
31
95
37
United Team of Germany
3
28
54
36
118
38
Jamaica
19
27
39
28
94
39
Iran
18
27
29
32
88
40
Yugoslavia
16
26
29
28
83
41
Ethiopia
15
24
16
22
62
42
Austria
29
22
35
44
101
43
Argentina
26
22
27
31
80
44
Czech Republic
8
22
22
28
72
45
ROC
1
20
28
23
71
46
Uzbekistan
8
18
8
23
49
47
North Korea
11
16
18
27
61
48
Croatia
9
16
15
17
48
49
Ireland
23
15
10
17
42
50
Kazakhstan
8
15
25
38
78
51
Mexico
25
13
27
37
77
52
Georgia
8
13
15
19
47
53
Belarus
7
13
30
42
85
54
Thailand
18
11
11
19
41
55
Mixed team
3
11
6
8
25
56
India
26
10
10
21
41
57
Indonesia
17
10
14
16
40
58
Estonia
14
10
9
17
36
59
Slovenia
9
10
10
11
31
60
Slovakia
8
10
14
9
33
61
Egypt
24
9
12
20
41
62
Chinese Taipei
16
9
11
23
43
63
Azerbaijan
8
9
16
31
56
64
Serbia
6
9
8
12
29
65
Bahamas
18
8
2
6
16
66
Morocco
16
8
5
13
26
67
Algeria
15
7
4
9
20
68
Portugal
26
6
11
15
32
69
Tunisia
16
6
4
8
18
70
Lithuania
11
6
9
15
30
71
Colombia
21
5
16
17
38
72
Uganda
17
5
5
3
13
73
Pakistan
19
4
3
4
11
74
Hong Kong
18
4
3
6
13
75
Israel
18
4
6
10
20
76
Dominican Republic
16
4
5
6
15
77
Ecuador
16
4
4
2
10
78
Latvia
13
4
11
6
21
79
Bahrain
11
4
3
1
8
80
Chile
25
3
8
4
15
81
Philippines
23
3
5
10
18
82
Venezuela
20
3
7
9
19
83
Trinidad and Tobago
19
3
5
11
19
84
Nigeria
18
3
11
13
27
85
Cameroon
16
3
1
2
6
86
Zimbabwe
15
3
4
1
8
87
Kosovo
3
3
1
1
5
88
Australasia
2
3
4
5
12
89
Luxembourg
26
2
1
0
3
90
Uruguay
23
2
2
6
10
91
Puerto Rico
20
2
2
8
12
92
Fiji
16
2
1
1
4
93
Mongolia
15
2
12
17
31
94
Qatar
11
2
2
5
9
95
Armenia
8
2
11
9
22
96
Serbia and Montenegro
3
2
4
3
9
97
Bermuda
20
1
0
1
2
98
Peru
20
1
3
1
5
99
Panama
19
1
1
2
4
100
Singapore
18
1
2
3
6
101
Costa Rica
17
1
1
2
4
102
Vietnam
17
1
3
1
5
103
Ivory Coast
15
1
1
3
5
104
Guatemala
15
1
1
1
3
105
Syria
15
1
1
2
4
106
Suriname
14
1
0
1
2
107
Botswana
12
1
2
1
4
108
Jordan
12
1
2
1
4
109
Mozambique
12
1
0
1
2
110
Grenada
11
1
1
3
5
111
United Arab Emirates
11
1
0
1
2
112
Burundi
8
1
1
0
2
113
Dominica
8
1
0
0
1
114
Saint Lucia
8
1
1
0
2
115
Tajikistan
8
1
1
5
7
116
Russian Empire
3
1
4
3
8
117
Independent Olympic Athletes
3
1
0
1
2
118
Individual Neutral Athletes
1
1
3
1
5
119
Iceland
22
0
2
2
4
120
Guyana
19
0
0
1
1
121
Lebanon
19
0
2
2
4
122
Liechtenstein
19
0
0
0
0
123
Sri Lanka
19
0
2
0
2
124
Haiti
17
0
1
1
2
125
Afghanistan
16
0
0
2
2
126
Ghana
16
0
1
4
5
127
Iraq
16
0
0
1
1
128
San Marino
16
0
1
2
3
129
Senegal
16
0
1
0
1
130
Malaysia
15
0
8
7
15
131
Tanzania
15
0
2
0
2
132
Zambia
15
0
1
2
3
133
Barbados
14
0
0
1
1
134
Kuwait
14
0
0
3
3
135
Niger
14
0
1
1
2
136
Paraguay
14
0
1
0
1
137
Sudan
14
0
1
0
1
138
Virgin Islands
14
0
1
0
1
139
Netherlands Antilles
13
0
1
0
1
140
Saudi Arabia
13
0
2
2
4
141
Cyprus
12
0
2
0
2
142
Gabon
12
0
1
0
1
143
Togo
12
0
0
1
1
144
Burkina Faso
11
0
0
1
1
145
Mauritius
11
0
0
1
1
146
Samoa
11
0
1
0
1
147
Tonga
11
0
1
0
1
148
Albania
10
0
0
2
2
149
Djibouti
10
0
0
1
1
150
Namibia
9
0
5
0
5
151
Cape Verde
8
0
0
1
1
152
Kyrgyzstan
8
0
5
8
13
153
Moldova
8
0
3
7
10
154
North Macedonia
8
0
1
1
2
155
Turkmenistan
8
0
1
0
1
156
Eritrea
7
0
0
1
1
157
Montenegro
5
0
1
0
1
158
Bohemia
3
0
1
3
4
159
Refugee Olympic Team
3
0
0
1
1
160
British West Indies
1
0
0
2
2
161
Independent Olympic Participants
1
0
1
2
3
162
Olympic Athletes from Russia
1
0
0
0
0
Table Notes
The
Australasia team medals
were split between Australia and New Zealand based on which athlete won the medals.
Germany includes the unified team, West Germany, and East Germany results combined.
Russia data includes the Russian Empire results, ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) team from 2020 and 2021, and OAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia) from 2018.
Soviet Union data includes the Unified Team results from 1992.
Participation Records
Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, and
Switzerland
are the only nations to have participated in all Summer Olympics.
Learn More β
Efficiency Champions
East Germany averaged 81.8 medals per Olympics (409 medals in just 5 Games), the highest efficiency rate of any major nation.
Learn More β
Recent Success
China's rapid rise since 1984 has seen it climb to 5th place overall with 727 medals from just 12 Olympic Games.
Learn More β
The
medal distribution
also takes into account shifts in geopolitics over time. Since attaining independence in the 1990s, emerging countries like Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus have rapidly established themselves, but Germany's total comprises the outcomes of several German governments throughout history.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals?
The United States has won the most Olympic gold medals with 1105 golds.
How many countries have never won an Olympic medal?
Approximately 70 National Olympic Committees have never won an Olympic medal.
Why does the Soviet Union rank so high despite not competing anymore?
The Soviet Union competed from 1952 to 1992 and dominated during this period, winning 1010 medals in just 9 Olympics.
Which small country has won the most medals relative to its population?
Countries like Jamaica (87 medals) and the Bahamas (14 medals) have exceptional medal tallies relative to their small populations.
How often is this medal tally updated?
The medal tally is updated after each Summer Olympics and may be revised if medals are stripped due to doping violations. The current data includes results through the Paris 2024 Olympics.
References
International Olympic Committee. (2025). "All-Time Olympic Games Medal Count by Country."
Olympic.org Official Database
. Updated after Paris 2024.
Olympic Studies Centre. (2025). "Historical Medal Rankings: Summer Olympic Games 1896-2024."
IOC Statistical Archives
. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Paris 2024 Organizing Committee. (2024). "Paris 2024 Olympic Games Official Results and Statistics."
Paris 2024 Olympic Database
. Updated post-Games analysis.
International Olympic Committee. (2025). "National Olympic Committee Medal Performance Analysis."
Olympic World Library
. Comprehensive historical statistics 1896-2024.
Topend Sports. (2025). "Olympic Medal Analysis and Statistics."Β
Topend Sports Database
. Comprehensive Olympic statistics resource.
Olympic Broadcasting Services. (2025). "Complete Olympic Medal Tables and Country Rankings."
OBS Statistical Reference
. Madrid: Olympic Broadcasting Services.
All-Time Olympic Games Medal Tally
- Countries listed in alphabetical order
Medal tables from all Olympic Games
- Individual Games results
Comparison of different ranking systems
- Alternative medal counting methods
Medals per Country Size
- Comparing medals with population and land area
About Olympic Medals
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# All-Time Olympic Games Medal Tally (Summer Olympics)
## Quick Answer
The United States leads the all-time Summer Olympic medal count with 2,765 total medals. The Soviet Union ranks second with 1,010 medals, followed by the United Kingdom with 980 medals.
- The USA has won medals at 29 Olympic Games
- 151 countries have won at least one Olympic medal
- China holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals of any Asian nation
## Fun Fact About The Last Summer Olympics Edition
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics hosted the opening ceremony on the Seine River, as the first-ever stadium-free ceremony.
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The world's top [multi-sport](https://www.topendsports.com/events/games/index.htm) competition, **the Summer Olympic Games**, was originally staged in Athens in 1896 and brings together thousands of participants from all over the world every four years.
## Important Data Notice
This list may not stay up to date, as medal winners can change due to athletes retrospectively being banned after doping violations.
The [Summer Olympic Games](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/index.htm) began as a small tournament with **241 participants from 14 countries** and have since become a huge international event with over 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries. Throughout the tournament's history, nations have competed not only for sporting pride but also for the prestige that comes with winning gold, silver, and bronze at the Olympics.
## Top Summer Olympic Gold Medal Nations
### π₯ FIRST PLACE
**United States**
1,105 Gold Medals
Silver: 879 \| Bronze: 781
*29 Olympic Games*
### π₯ SECOND PLACE
**Soviet Union**
395 Gold Medals
Silver: 319 \| Bronze: 296
*9 Olympic Games*
### π₯ THIRD PLACE
**China**
303 Gold Medals
Silver: 226 \| Bronze: 198
*12 Olympic Games*
## All-Time Medal Data for All Countries
| Rank | Nation (NOC) | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **United States** | 29 | 1105 | 879 | 781 | **2765** |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 395 | 319 | 296 | 1010 |
| 3 | China | 12 | 303 | 226 | 198 | 727 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 30 | 298 | 339 | 343 | 980 |
| 5 | France | 30 | 239 | 278 | 299 | 816 |
| 6 | Italy | 29 | 229 | 201 | 228 | 658 |
| 7 | Germany | 18 | 213 | 220 | 255 | 688 |
| 8 | Japan | 24 | 189 | 162 | 191 | 542 |
| 9 | Hungary | 28 | 187 | 161 | 182 | 530 |
| 10 | Australia | 28 | 182 | 192 | 226 | 600 |
| 11 | East Germany | 5 | 153 | 129 | 127 | 409 |
| 12 | Sweden | 29 | 151 | 181 | 182 | 514 |
| 13 | Russia | 6 | 147 | 125 | 150 | 422 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 28 | 110 | 112 | 134 | 356 |
| 15 | South Korea | 19 | 109 | 100 | 111 | 320 |
| 16 | Finland | 27 | 101 | 85 | 119 | 305 |
| 17 | Romania | 23 | 93 | 101 | 123 | 317 |
| 18 | Cuba | 22 | 86 | 70 | 88 | 244 |
| 19 | Canada | 28 | 80 | 117 | 156 | 353 |
| 20 | Poland | 23 | 73 | 93 | 142 | 308 |
| 21 | Norway | 28 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 171 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 25 | 63 | 40 | 54 | 157 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 22 | 57 | 89 | 85 | 231 |
| 24 | West Germany | 5 | 56 | 67 | 81 | 204 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 30 | 54 | 81 | 79 | 214 |
| 26 | Spain | 25 | 53 | 76 | 58 | 187 |
| 27 | Denmark | 29 | 50 | 80 | 84 | 214 |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 143 |
| 29 | Belgium | 28 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 167 |
| 30 | Unified Team | 1 | 45 | 38 | 29 | 112 |
| 31 | Turkey | 24 | 41 | 29 | 41 | 111 |
| 32 | Brazil | 24 | 40 | 49 | 81 | 170 |
| 33 | Kenya | 16 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 124 |
| 34 | Ukraine | 8 | 38 | 41 | 72 | 151 |
| 35 | Greece | 30 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 129 |
| 36 | South Africa | 21 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 95 |
| 37 | United Team of Germany | 3 | 28 | 54 | 36 | 118 |
| 38 | Jamaica | 19 | 27 | 39 | 28 | 94 |
| 39 | Iran | 18 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 88 |
| 40 | Yugoslavia | 16 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 83 |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 15 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 62 |
| 42 | Austria | 29 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 101 |
| 43 | Argentina | 26 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 80 |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 8 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 72 |
| 45 | ROC | 1 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 49 |
| 47 | North Korea | 11 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 61 |
| 48 | Croatia | 9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 48 |
| 49 | Ireland | 23 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 78 |
| 51 | Mexico | 25 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 77 |
| 52 | Georgia | 8 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 47 |
| 53 | Belarus | 7 | 13 | 30 | 42 | 85 |
| 54 | Thailand | 18 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 41 |
| 55 | Mixed team | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 56 | India | 26 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 41 |
| 57 | Indonesia | 17 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 40 |
| 58 | Estonia | 14 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 59 | Slovenia | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 60 | Slovakia | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 61 | Egypt | 24 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 62 | Chinese Taipei | 16 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 43 |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 |
| 64 | Serbia | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 65 | Bahamas | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 66 | Morocco | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 67 | Algeria | 15 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 68 | Portugal | 26 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| 69 | Tunisia | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 70 | Lithuania | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 71 | Colombia | 21 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 38 |
| 72 | Uganda | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 73 | Pakistan | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 75 | Israel | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 77 | Ecuador | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 78 | Latvia | 13 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 79 | Bahrain | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 80 | Chile | 25 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 81 | Philippines | 23 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 82 | Venezuela | 20 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 84 | Nigeria | 18 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 85 | Cameroon | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 87 | Kosovo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 88 | Australasia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 90 | Uruguay | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 92 | Fiji | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 93 | Mongolia | 15 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| 94 | Qatar | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 95 | Armenia | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 96 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 97 | Bermuda | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 98 | Peru | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 99 | Panama | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 100 | Singapore | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 102 | Vietnam | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 103 | Ivory Coast | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 104 | Guatemala | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 105 | Syria | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 106 | Suriname | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 107 | Botswana | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 108 | Jordan | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 109 | Mozambique | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 110 | Grenada | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 | Burundi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 113 | Dominica | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 116 | Russian Empire | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 117 | Independent Olympic Athletes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 118 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 119 | Iceland | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 120 | Guyana | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 121 | Lebanon | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 124 | Haiti | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 126 | Ghana | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 127 | Iraq | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 128 | San Marino | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 129 | Senegal | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 130 | Malaysia | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 131 | Tanzania | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 132 | Zambia | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 133 | Barbados | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 134 | Kuwait | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Niger | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 136 | Paraguay | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 137 | Sudan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 138 | Virgin Islands | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 139 | Netherlands Antilles | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 141 | Cyprus | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 142 | Gabon | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 143 | Togo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 145 | Mauritius | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 146 | Samoa | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 147 | Tonga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 148 | Albania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 149 | Djibouti | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 150 | Namibia | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 153 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 154 | North Macedonia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 156 | Eritrea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 157 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 158 | Bohemia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 159 | Refugee Olympic Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 160 | British West Indies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 161 | Independent Olympic Participants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 162 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
### Table Notes
- The [Australasia team medals](https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/australia/events/olympics/medals-sports.htm) were split between Australia and New Zealand based on which athlete won the medals.
- Germany includes the unified team, West Germany, and East Germany results combined.
- Russia data includes the Russian Empire results, ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) team from 2020 and 2021, and OAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia) from 2018.
- Soviet Union data includes the Unified Team results from 1992.
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Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland are the only nations to have participated in all Summer Olympics.
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East Germany averaged 81.8 medals per Olympics (409 medals in just 5 Games), the highest efficiency rate of any major nation.
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#### Recent Success
China's rapid rise since 1984 has seen it climb to 5th place overall with 727 medals from just 12 Olympic Games.
[Learn More β](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/countries/china.htm)
The [medal distribution](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/available-medals.htm) also takes into account shifts in geopolitics over time. Since attaining independence in the 1990s, emerging countries like Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus have rapidly established themselves, but Germany's total comprises the outcomes of several German governments throughout history.
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### Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals?
The United States has won the most Olympic gold medals with 1105 golds.
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Approximately 70 National Olympic Committees have never won an Olympic medal.
### Why does the Soviet Union rank so high despite not competing anymore?
The Soviet Union competed from 1952 to 1992 and dominated during this period, winning 1010 medals in just 9 Olympics.
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Countries like Jamaica (87 medals) and the Bahamas (14 medals) have exceptional medal tallies relative to their small populations.
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| Readable Markdown | ## Fun Fact About The Last Summer Olympics Edition
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics hosted the opening ceremony on the Seine River, as the first-ever stadium-free ceremony.
329 EVENTS
1 SPORT ADDED
10,174 Athletes attended
The world's top [multi-sport](https://www.topendsports.com/events/games/index.htm) competition, **the Summer Olympic Games**, was originally staged in Athens in 1896 and brings together thousands of participants from all over the world every four years.
## Important Data Notice
This list may not stay up to date, as medal winners can change due to athletes retrospectively being banned after doping violations.
The [Summer Olympic Games](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/index.htm) began as a small tournament with **241 participants from 14 countries** and have since become a huge international event with over 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries. Throughout the tournament's history, nations have competed not only for sporting pride but also for the prestige that comes with winning gold, silver, and bronze at the Olympics.
## Top Summer Olympic Gold Medal Nations
### π₯ FIRST PLACE
**United States**
1,105 Gold Medals
Silver: 879 \| Bronze: 781
*29 Olympic Games*
### π₯ SECOND PLACE
**Soviet Union**
395 Gold Medals
Silver: 319 \| Bronze: 296
*9 Olympic Games*
### π₯ THIRD PLACE
**China**
303 Gold Medals
Silver: 226 \| Bronze: 198
*12 Olympic Games*
## All-Time Medal Data for All Countries
| Rank | Nation (NOC) | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **United States** | 29 | 1105 | 879 | 781 | **2765** |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 395 | 319 | 296 | 1010 |
| 3 | China | 12 | 303 | 226 | 198 | 727 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 30 | 298 | 339 | 343 | 980 |
| 5 | France | 30 | 239 | 278 | 299 | 816 |
| 6 | Italy | 29 | 229 | 201 | 228 | 658 |
| 7 | Germany | 18 | 213 | 220 | 255 | 688 |
| 8 | Japan | 24 | 189 | 162 | 191 | 542 |
| 9 | Hungary | 28 | 187 | 161 | 182 | 530 |
| 10 | Australia | 28 | 182 | 192 | 226 | 600 |
| 11 | East Germany | 5 | 153 | 129 | 127 | 409 |
| 12 | Sweden | 29 | 151 | 181 | 182 | 514 |
| 13 | Russia | 6 | 147 | 125 | 150 | 422 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 28 | 110 | 112 | 134 | 356 |
| 15 | South Korea | 19 | 109 | 100 | 111 | 320 |
| 16 | Finland | 27 | 101 | 85 | 119 | 305 |
| 17 | Romania | 23 | 93 | 101 | 123 | 317 |
| 18 | Cuba | 22 | 86 | 70 | 88 | 244 |
| 19 | Canada | 28 | 80 | 117 | 156 | 353 |
| 20 | Poland | 23 | 73 | 93 | 142 | 308 |
| 21 | Norway | 28 | 65 | 53 | 53 | 171 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 25 | 63 | 40 | 54 | 157 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 22 | 57 | 89 | 85 | 231 |
| 24 | West Germany | 5 | 56 | 67 | 81 | 204 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 30 | 54 | 81 | 79 | 214 |
| 26 | Spain | 25 | 53 | 76 | 58 | 187 |
| 27 | Denmark | 29 | 50 | 80 | 84 | 214 |
| 28 | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 143 |
| 29 | Belgium | 28 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 167 |
| 30 | Unified Team | 1 | 45 | 38 | 29 | 112 |
| 31 | Turkey | 24 | 41 | 29 | 41 | 111 |
| 32 | Brazil | 24 | 40 | 49 | 81 | 170 |
| 33 | Kenya | 16 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 124 |
| 34 | Ukraine | 8 | 38 | 41 | 72 | 151 |
| 35 | Greece | 30 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 129 |
| 36 | South Africa | 21 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 95 |
| 37 | United Team of Germany | 3 | 28 | 54 | 36 | 118 |
| 38 | Jamaica | 19 | 27 | 39 | 28 | 94 |
| 39 | Iran | 18 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 88 |
| 40 | Yugoslavia | 16 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 83 |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 15 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 62 |
| 42 | Austria | 29 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 101 |
| 43 | Argentina | 26 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 80 |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 8 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 72 |
| 45 | ROC | 1 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 49 |
| 47 | North Korea | 11 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 61 |
| 48 | Croatia | 9 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 48 |
| 49 | Ireland | 23 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 78 |
| 51 | Mexico | 25 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 77 |
| 52 | Georgia | 8 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 47 |
| 53 | Belarus | 7 | 13 | 30 | 42 | 85 |
| 54 | Thailand | 18 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 41 |
| 55 | Mixed team | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 56 | India | 26 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 41 |
| 57 | Indonesia | 17 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 40 |
| 58 | Estonia | 14 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 59 | Slovenia | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 60 | Slovakia | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 61 | Egypt | 24 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 62 | Chinese Taipei | 16 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 43 |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 |
| 64 | Serbia | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 65 | Bahamas | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 66 | Morocco | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 67 | Algeria | 15 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 68 | Portugal | 26 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| 69 | Tunisia | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 70 | Lithuania | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 71 | Colombia | 21 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 38 |
| 72 | Uganda | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 73 | Pakistan | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 75 | Israel | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 77 | Ecuador | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 78 | Latvia | 13 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 79 | Bahrain | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 80 | Chile | 25 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 81 | Philippines | 23 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 82 | Venezuela | 20 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 84 | Nigeria | 18 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 85 | Cameroon | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 87 | Kosovo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 88 | Australasia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 90 | Uruguay | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 92 | Fiji | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 93 | Mongolia | 15 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| 94 | Qatar | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 95 | Armenia | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 96 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 97 | Bermuda | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 98 | Peru | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 99 | Panama | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 100 | Singapore | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 102 | Vietnam | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 103 | Ivory Coast | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 104 | Guatemala | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 105 | Syria | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 106 | Suriname | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 107 | Botswana | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 108 | Jordan | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 109 | Mozambique | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 110 | Grenada | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 | Burundi | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 113 | Dominica | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 116 | Russian Empire | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 117 | Independent Olympic Athletes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 118 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 119 | Iceland | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 120 | Guyana | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 121 | Lebanon | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 124 | Haiti | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 126 | Ghana | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 127 | Iraq | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 128 | San Marino | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 129 | Senegal | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 130 | Malaysia | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 131 | Tanzania | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 132 | Zambia | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 133 | Barbados | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 134 | Kuwait | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Niger | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 136 | Paraguay | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 137 | Sudan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 138 | Virgin Islands | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 139 | Netherlands Antilles | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 141 | Cyprus | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 142 | Gabon | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 143 | Togo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 145 | Mauritius | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 146 | Samoa | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 147 | Tonga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 148 | Albania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 149 | Djibouti | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 150 | Namibia | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 153 | Moldova | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 154 | North Macedonia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 156 | Eritrea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 157 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 158 | Bohemia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 159 | Refugee Olympic Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 160 | British West Indies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 161 | Independent Olympic Participants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 162 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
### Table Notes
- The [Australasia team medals](https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/australia/events/olympics/medals-sports.htm) were split between Australia and New Zealand based on which athlete won the medals.
- Germany includes the unified team, West Germany, and East Germany results combined.
- Russia data includes the Russian Empire results, ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) team from 2020 and 2021, and OAR (Olympic Athletes from Russia) from 2018.
- Soviet Union data includes the Unified Team results from 1992.
#### Participation Records
Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland are the only nations to have participated in all Summer Olympics.
[Learn More β](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/countries/index.htm)
#### Efficiency Champions
East Germany averaged 81.8 medals per Olympics (409 medals in just 5 Games), the highest efficiency rate of any major nation.
[Learn More β](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/all-time-comparison-pop.htm)
#### Recent Success
China's rapid rise since 1984 has seen it climb to 5th place overall with 727 medals from just 12 Olympic Games.
[Learn More β](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/countries/china.htm)
The [medal distribution](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/available-medals.htm) also takes into account shifts in geopolitics over time. Since attaining independence in the 1990s, emerging countries like Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus have rapidly established themselves, but Germany's total comprises the outcomes of several German governments throughout history.
## Frequently Asked Questions
### Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals?
The United States has won the most Olympic gold medals with 1105 golds.
### How many countries have never won an Olympic medal?
Approximately 70 National Olympic Committees have never won an Olympic medal.
### Why does the Soviet Union rank so high despite not competing anymore?
The Soviet Union competed from 1952 to 1992 and dominated during this period, winning 1010 medals in just 9 Olympics.
### Which small country has won the most medals relative to its population?
Countries like Jamaica (87 medals) and the Bahamas (14 medals) have exceptional medal tallies relative to their small populations.
### How often is this medal tally updated?
The medal tally is updated after each Summer Olympics and may be revised if medals are stripped due to doping violations. The current data includes results through the Paris 2024 Olympics.
## References
1. International Olympic Committee. (2025). "All-Time Olympic Games Medal Count by Country." *Olympic.org Official Database*. Updated after Paris 2024.
2. Olympic Studies Centre. (2025). "Historical Medal Rankings: Summer Olympic Games 1896-2024." *IOC Statistical Archives*. Lausanne, Switzerland.
3. Paris 2024 Organizing Committee. (2024). "Paris 2024 Olympic Games Official Results and Statistics." *Paris 2024 Olympic Database*. Updated post-Games analysis.
4. International Olympic Committee. (2025). "National Olympic Committee Medal Performance Analysis." *Olympic World Library*. Comprehensive historical statistics 1896-2024.
5. Topend Sports. (2025). "Olympic Medal Analysis and Statistics." *Topend Sports Database*. Comprehensive Olympic statistics resource.
6. Olympic Broadcasting Services. (2025). "Complete Olympic Medal Tables and Country Rankings." *OBS Statistical Reference*. Madrid: Olympic Broadcasting Services.
- [All-Time Olympic Games Medal Tally](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/all-time-all.htm) - Countries listed in alphabetical order
- [Medal tables from all Olympic Games](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/index.htm) - Individual Games results
- [Comparison of different ranking systems](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/rankings.htm) - Alternative medal counting methods
- [Medals per Country Size](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/medal-tally/medals-country-size.htm) - Comparing medals with population and land area
- [About Olympic Medals](https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/traditions/medals.htm) - History and design of Olympic medals |
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