Decoding countries with most medals at the Summer Olympics
The 33rd Summer Olympics edition will be underway on July 26 in Paris, the capital of France. Over 10,000 athletes will feature at the Paris Games for 19 days, which involves 329 events. The past editions of the competition have witnessed some remarkable action. Meanwhile, here we look at the countries with the most medals in the Summer Olympics.
United States - 2,638 medals
No nation is anywhere near the United States when it comes to medal tally in the Summer Olympics. According to Wikipedia, the country has tallied as many as 2,638 medals at the event. While they boast 1,065 gold medals, no other nation has even 500. USA's tally of 835 silver and 738 bronze medals is also the most for any country.
Soviet Union- 1,010 medals
Soviet Union is the only other nation to have tallied over 1,000 medals in Summer Olympics (1,010). Their tally of 395 gold medals is only second to that of the USA. The nation has also registered 319 silver and 296 bronze medals. The country has over 100 medals in Gymnastics (184), athletics (195), and wrestling (116).
Great Britain - 918 medals
With 918 medals, Great Britain is next on this list. While it boasts 319 silver medals in Summer Olympics history, 285 of its medals have been gold (314 bronze). 200 of its medals have come in athletics. The nation has 100 medals in cycling. Sailing (64), rowing (70), and swimming (79), and boxing (62) are the other sports in which USA boasts 60-plus medals.
France - 751 medals
France is next on the list with a total of 751 medals. The tally includes 223 gold, 251 silver, and 277 bronze medals. Fencing has fetched the most number of medals for the country (123). Cycling, (93), Judo(57), athletics (70) are the other disciplines in which France owns 50-plus medals. Notably, no other nation has more medals in cycling.
