The 30th edition of the Summer Olympic Games is about to kick off in Paris. These Games feature 10,500 athletes competing for 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), plus a Refugee Olympic Team.
So, before those 206 nations vie for medals starting on July 24, it's time to check in on the latest all-time medal count at the Summer Games.
Which country has the most medals from the Summer Olympics?
The United States leads the way with 2,643 total medals, 1,521 more than any other nation. The Soviet Union is in second place with 1,122 medals, followed by Great Britain (915).
Which country has the most gold medals from the Summer Olympics?
Again, the U.S. reigns supreme, with 1,065 gold medals. The Soviet Union trails in second place with 440 golds.
Which country won the most medals at the Tokyo Olympics?
The U.S. led the charge with 113 total medals in Tokyo, followed by China, with 89, and the Russian Olympic Committee with 71. The 39 gold medals for the U.S. also ranked first, barely edging China’s 38 golds.
Which athlete has the most medals in Summer Olympics history?
That honor belongs to U.S. swimming legend Michael Phelps. Phelps' 28 medals — including 23 golds — stands as an Olympic record. Phelps also was the first athlete to win eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games, which he accomplished at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina has the second-most of all-time, with 18 medals (nine golds).
All-time medal standings
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Summer Olympic Medals by Country (1896-present, sorted by total medals earned) |
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| Nation (NOC) | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| United States (USA) | 1065 | 835.5 | 742.5 | 2643 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 440 | 357 | 325 | 1122 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 284.5 | 316.5 | 314 | 915 |
| Germany (GER) | 228.5 | 259 | 281 | 768.5 |
| France (FRA) | 218 | 243 | 267.5 | 728.5 |
| China (CHN) | 263 | 199 | 174 | 636 |
| Italy (ITA) | 217 | 188 | 213 | 618 |
| Australia (AUS) | 165 | 174 | 212.5 | 551.5 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 181 | 154 | 176 | 511 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 147.5 | 177 | 179 | 503.5 |
| Japan (JPN) | 169 | 150 | 178 | 497 |
| Russia (RUS) | 148 | 130 | 153 | 431 |
| East Germany (GDR) | 153 | 129 | 127 | 409 |
| Canada (CAN) | 70 | 110 | 144 | 324 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 96 | 104 | 122 | 322 |
| Romania (ROU) | 90 | 97 | 121 | 308 |
| Finland (FIN) | 101 | 85 | 119 | 305 |
| Poland (POL) | 72 | 89 | 137 | 298 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 96 | 91 | 100 | 287 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 84 | 69 | 82 | 235 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 54 | 88 | 82 | 224 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 48.5 | 78 | 79 | 205.5 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 56 | 67 | 81 | 204 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 52 | 79 | 73 | 204 |
| Spain (ESP) | 48 | 72 | 49 | 169 |
| Norway (NOR) | 59 | 52 | 50 | 161 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 43 | 55 | 58 | 156 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 37 | 42 | 71 | 150 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 49 | 49 | 45 | 143 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 53 | 33 | 53 | 139 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 35 | 36 | 68 | 139 |
| Greece (GRE) | 35 | 45 | 41 | 121 |
| Serbia (SRB) | 34 | 40 | 42 | 116 |
| Kenya (KEN) | 35 | 42 | 36 | 113 |
| Türkiye (TUR) | 41 | 26 | 36 | 103 |
| Austria (AUT) | 20 | 35 | 40 | 95 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 27 | 33 | 29 | 89 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 26 | 36 | 26 | 88 |
| Belarus (BLR) | 13 | 30 | 42 | 85 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 21 | 26 | 30 | 77 |
| Iran (IRI) | 24 | 23 | 29 | 76 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 13 | 24 | 35 | 72 |
| ROC (ROC) | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 14 | 21 | 36 | 71 |
| Czechia (CZE) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 67 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 23 | 12 | 23 | 58 |
| North Korea (PRK) | 16 | 16 | 23 | 55 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 7 | 14 | 28 | 49 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 40 |
| Indonesia (INA) | 8 | 14 | 15 | 37 |
| Estonia (EST) | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 10 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
| Egypt (EGY) | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 11 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| India (IND) | 10 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| Thailand (THA) | 10 | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| Colombia (COL) | 5 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32 |
| Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| Portugal (POR) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| Armenia (ARM) | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| Bahamas (BAH) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| Israel (ISR) | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Chile (CHI) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Uganda (UGA) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Pakistan (PAK) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Uruguay (URU) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Hong Kong, China (HKG) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ecuador (ECU) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Singapore (SGP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Bohemia (BOH) | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Bahrain (BRN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mixed Nation Teams (ZZX) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Peru (PER) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Cote d'Ivoire (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Syria (SYR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kosovo (KOS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fiji (FIJ) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| San Marino (SMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Niger (NIG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Republic (UAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| British West Indies (BWI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Samoa (SAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Virgin Islands (ISV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5,444 | 5,412 | 5,876 | 16,732 |