China: Decoding their medal haul at Summer Olympics
Sports fanatics all across the globe have their eyes on the calendar as the 2024 Paris Olympics will get underway on July 26. A total of 184 countries will participate in the tourney with 329 gold medals being at stakes. China is among the most successful nations in the history of the event. Here we decode the nation's medal haul in the Summer Olympics.
Sixth-most medals in Olympics
With 634 medals, China is sixth in terms of nations with the most Olympic medals. The tally includes 262 gold, 199 silver, and 173 bronze medals. Only United States (2,638), Soviet Union (1,010), Great Britain (918), France (751), and Germany (655) are ahead in this regard. China has over 50-plus medals in as many as five disciplines.
Most prolific events for China
Diving has fetched the most number of medals for the country (81). Artistic gymnastics, (69), weightlifting (62), table tennis (60), and shooting (67) are the other sports in which China owns 50-plus medals. Swimming (49), badminton (47), and athletics (39) have also brought a significant amount of laurels to the country. Notably, no other nation has more medals in table tennis and badminton.
Here are the notable athletes
Shooter Wang Yifu featured in six Summer Games, the most for a Chinese player. He claimed two gold medals. Fencer Ye Chong and shooter Tan Zongliang featured in five editions apiece. No other Chinese athlete has featured in more than four Olympic Games (summer). Diver Wu Minxia owns the most gold medals by a Chinese athlete in a single event (4).
