Paris Olympics 2024 is arriving soon and thousands of athletes from all around the world are again ready to shine at the biggest sporting event in the world. This all started in 1896 when Athens hosted first ever Olympic Games. Now in 2024 hundreds of medals will be at stake. There are countries who have won most medals in Olympics. There are several athletes who have won most medals in their specific competition. So, here we will let you know some interesting facts about Olympic Games and its history.
Note: This articles does not include any country or any athlete who have been excluded from the Olympics. It include athletes from Summer Olympics.
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Which country has won most medals at the Olympics?
When talking about the country who has won most medals at the Olympics, there is only one name comes to the mind. United States of America is dominating this global sporting event for a long time. USA has been a part of 28 Summer Olympic Games till the date. American athletes have won a total of 2,629 medals as of now. This includes 1,061 gold medals, 830 Silver and 738 Bronze medals.
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
America | 1,061 | 830 | 738 | 2,629 |
Great Britain | 284 | 318 | 314 | 916 |
France | 223 | 251 | 277 | 751 |
Germany | 201 | 207 | 247 | 655 |
China | 263 | 199 | 174 | 636 |
Which athlete has won most Olympic Medals?
Any person who watches Olympic Games, he or she known Michael Phelps and his records. If not the greatest, he is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. He first participated in the biggest sporting event in 2000, where he reached the finals but did not win any medals. In 2004 he won 6 gold medals and 2 bronze. After that he competed in 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics. During this long period of time he won a total of 28 medals. Any other athlete in the world has never done so.
Athlete | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
Michael Phelps (USA) | Swimming | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
Edoardo Mangiarotti (Italy) | Fencing | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
Takashi Ono (Japan) | Gymnastics | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Paavo Nurmi (Finland) | Athletics | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Sawao Kato (Japan) | Gymnastics | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
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