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Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 5 May 2023 are taken into account. As of completion of the 2022 Winter Olympics, 12 National Olympic Committees have participated on a standalone basis in all 24 Winter Olympic Games.
The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic Games. [ 1] Nevertheless, the IOC does publish medal tallies for information purposes, showing ...
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won gold for the discus throw. Torres won silver for the women's 4x100 freestyle team relay as anchor at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Robinson won silver for the men's 200m breaststroke at the 1908 Summer Olympics . Lange won gold for the Nacra 17 at the 2016 Summer Olympics .
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first Olympic Games held in the modern era. About 100,000 people attended for the opening of the games.
The latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Winter Games. [3] Host nation China won nine gold medals surpassing its gold medal tally of five during the 2010 winter edition. [4] Athletes from that nation also won 15 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 11 at both the 2006 and 2010 winter editions. [5]
Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY. Updated August 9, 2024 at 7:20 PM. The United States is running away from the competition in the overall medal count, but Team USA is in a closely contested battle ...
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [ a] is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France. The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held ...
Michael Phelps medals. All told, Phelps' 23 gold medals account for an astounding 82.1% of his all-time Olympic medal count. Perhaps more impressively, Phelps won at least four gold medals in four ...