When it comes to overall Olympic success, it’s the United States and then everyone else.
The U.S. has won a total of 2,827 medals in all the years of competition. The U.S. has a number of records when it comes to the Olympics, including the most gold, silver and bronze medals won, individually. For gold, the U.S. has 1,127, 907 silver medals and 793 bronze medals. The next country with the most medals hasn’t even cracked the 1,000-medal mark, as the United Kingdom has 883. Following behind the U.K. is Germany with 855. Then comes France with 840.
It’s an impressive feat for each of these countries, as the average medal count for participating countries at the Olympics is about 205. For as many medals as the U.S., U.K. and other powerhouse countries have garnered, there are just as many countries that have had minimal success at the Olympics.
Not surprisingly, the U.S. has the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympics. The record was set in 1984 in Los Angeles. The U.S. took home 83 gold medals, which included Carl Lewis matching Jesse Owens record with four gold medals and Valerie Brisco-Hooks winning three gold medals.
The USSR has the second-most gold medals at a single Games, taking 80 gold medals at the controversial 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The third-most also goes to the U.S., which won 73 gold medals at the 1904 Olympics.
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