The Summer Olympics are held every four years. A new city is chosen to host the games each time.
1896 Athens, Greece
These first modern Olympic games were staged by the Greeks at a cost of 1.5 million drachmas. At the time Greece was heavily in debt so the event was financed by selling commemorative stamps and coins.
Athletes from 14 countries took part in 43 events in 7 sports –
athletics, cycling, fencing, swimming, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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United States | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 10 | 17 | 19 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Winners were actually given a silver medal, an olive branch, and a diploma, while runners-up received a copper medal, laurel branch, and diploma. The International Olympic Committee has since assigned gold, silver and bronze medals to the three best placed athletes in each event.
1900 Paris, France
The games were hosted by Paris, France and took place as part of the World Fair
997 athletes from 24 countries took part in 95 events in 16 sports –
archery, athletics, Basque pelota, cricket, croquet, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, polo, rowing, rugby union, sailing, swimming, shooting, tug-of-war, water polo
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
France | 26 | 41 | 34 | 101 |
United States | 19 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
Great Britain | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
Mixed Team | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Belgium | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Denmark | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Winners were actually given a silver medal, while runners-up received a bronze medal. The International Olympic Committee has since assigned gold, silver and bronze medals to the three best placed athletes in each event.
1904 St Louis, USA
The games were hosted by St Louis, USA as part of the World Fair. For the first time Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded to winning athletes. The number of countries that took part was much lower than previously because many athletes from Europe were not willing to travel such a long distance.
645 men and 6 women from 12 countries took part in 91 events in 18 sports –
archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, roque, rowing, swimming, tennis, tug-of-war, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 78 | 82 | 79 | 239 |
Germany | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Cuba | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mixed Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1908 London, UK
April 27th – October 31st 1908
These games had been scheduled to take place in Rome but when the volcano Vesuvius erupted in April 1906 Italy’s Olympic fund had to be used to re-build Naples which had been devastated by the disaster.
1971 men and 37 women from 22 countries took part in 110 events in 24 sports –
archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, fencing, figure skating, football, gymnastics, hockey, jeu de paume, lacrosse, polo, rackets, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, swimming, tennis, tug-of-war, water motorsports, water polo, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Great Britain | 56 | 51 | 39 | 146 |
USA | 23 | 12 | 12 | 47 |
Sweden | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
France | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
Germany | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Hungary | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Canada | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Norway | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Belgium | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
1912 Stockholm, Sweden
May 5th – July 22nd 1912
The Pentathlon and Decathlon were first introduced while boxing was disallowed
2360 men and 48 women from 28 countries took part in 102 events in 16 sports –
athletics, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, tennis, tug-of-war, water polo, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 25 | 19 | 19 | 63 |
Sweden | 24 | 24 | 17 | 65 |
Great Britain | 10 | 15 | 16 | 41 |
Finland | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Germany | 5 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Norway | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
1916 Cancelled – World War One
1920 Antwerp, Belgium
April 20th – September 12th 1920
The games were awarded to Belgium in recognition of the suffering the Belgian people had endured in World War One. The defeated countries Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey were all banned from taking part.
2561 men and 65 women from 29 countries took part in 154 events in 24 sports –
archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, figure skating, football, gymnastics, hockey, ice hockey, modern pentathlon, polo, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, swimming, tennis, tug-of-war, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 41 | 27 | 27 | 95 |
Sweden | 19 | 20 | 25 | 64 |
Great Britain | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
Finland | 15 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
Belgium | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
Norway | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
Italy | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
France | 9 | 19 | 13 | 41 |
Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Denmark | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
1924 Paris, France
May 4th – July 27th 1924
The games returned to Paris, France at an estimated cost of 10 million Francs.
The film Chariots of Fire was based on the Olympic dreams of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell and their participation in these games.
2954 men and 135 women from 44 countries took part in 126 events in 19 sports –
athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, polo, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, swimming, tennis, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 45 | 27 | 27 | 99 |
Finland | 14 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
France | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
Great Britain | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 |
Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
Switzerland | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Sweden | 4 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Belgium | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 28th – August 12th 1928
Amsterdam had the first stadium with a 400 metre track – this would become the standard for all athletics stadiums
Despite opposition from de Coubertin and new President of the IOC Baillet-Latour women were allowed to compete in 5 athletics track events, however on seeing the distressed condition of some of the female 800 metre race finishers, Baillet-Latour had the event banned. The ban stayed in place until 1960.
2611 men and 273 women from 46 countries took part in 109 events in 16 sports –
athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 22 | 18 | 16 | 56 |
Germany | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Finland | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
Sweden | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
Italy | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
France | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
Netherlands | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
Hungary | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Canada | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
1932 Los Angeles, USA
July 30th – August 14th 1932
This Olympics took place during the Great Depression and as a result many athletes from other continents were unable finance a trip to America.
1206 men and 126 women from 37 countries took part in 116 events in 16 sports –
athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 41 | 32 | 30 | 103 |
Italy | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
France | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
Sweden | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
Japan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
Hungary | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
Finland | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
Great Britain | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
Germany | 3 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1936 Berlin, Germany
August 1st – August 16th 1936
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was warned that many countries would boycott his games unless he modified his behaviour towards Jews and ethnic minority groups. As a result racist signs were removed from the city for the duration of the games.
Hitler did not shake hands with Afro-American sprint and long jump winner Jesse Owens.
3632 men and 331 women from 49 countries took part in 129 events in 16 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, modern pentathlon, polo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Germany | 33 | 26 | 30 | 89 |
USA | 24 | 20 | 12 | 56 |
Hungary | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
Italy | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
Finland | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
France | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Sweden | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
Japan | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
Great Britain | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
1940 Cancelled – World War Two
1944 Cancelled – World War Two
1948 London, UK
July 29th – August 14th 1948
Known as the ‘Austerity Games’ because following World War Two there was no money to spend on new stadium, accommodations or facilities.
Germany and Japan were not invited and the USSR declined the invitation
3714 men and 390 women from 59 countries took part in 136 events in 21 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, modern pentathlon, polo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 38 | 27 | 19 | 84 |
Sweden | 16 | 11 | 17 | 44 |
France | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
Hungary | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
Italy | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
Finland | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
Turkey | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Switzerland | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
Denmark | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
1952 Helsinki, Finland
July 19th – August 3rd 1952
4436 men and 519 women from 69 countries took part in 139 events in 19 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
Soviet Union | 22 | 30 | 19 | 71 |
Hungary | 16 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
Sweden | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
Italy | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
France | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Finland | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
1956 Melbourne, Australia
November 22nd – December 8th 1956
Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt boycotted the games in protest at the British, French and Israeli invasion of Egypt (Suez Crisis)
Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland boycotted the games in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary
The People’s Republic of China boycotted the games in protest at the games’ recognition of Formosa (now Taiwan)
A water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union became known as ‘The Blood in the Water Match’
2938 men and 376 women from 72 countries took part in 145 events in 19 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 37 | 29 | 32 | 98 |
USA | 32 | 25 | 17 | 74 |
Australia | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
Hungary | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
Italy | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
Sweden | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
Germany | 6 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
Great Britain | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
Romania | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Japan | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
1960 Rome, Italy
August 25th – September 11th 1960
This Olympics was the last that South Africa competed in until 1992 due to its policy of Apartheid
4727 men and 611 women from 83 countries took part in 150 events in 19 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 43 | 29 | 31 | 103 |
USA | 34 | 21 | 16 | 71 |
Italy | 13 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
Germany | 12 | 19 | 11 | 42 |
Australia | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
Turkey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Hungary | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
Japan | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Poland | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
1964 Tokyo, Japan
October 10th – October 24th 1964
Germany competed as one country for the last time until 1992
4473 men and 678 women from 93 countries took part in 163 events in 21 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 36 | 26 | 28 | 90 |
Soviet Union | 30 | 31 | 35 | 96 |
Japan | 16 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
Germany | 10 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
Italy | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Hungary | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
Poland | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
Australia | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
Great Britain | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
1968 Mexico City, Mexico
October 12th – October 27th 1968
The high altitude of Mexico City caused difficulties for some athletes who were not used to the conditions.
4750 men and 780 women from 112 countries took part in 172 events in 20 sports –
athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
Soviet Union | 29 | 32 | 30 | 91 |
Japan | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
Hungary | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
East Germany | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
France | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
West Germany | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
Australia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
1972 Munich, West Germany
August 26th – September 10th 1972
The games were marred by the Munich massacre – Black September terrorists killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team
Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in swimming events
Russian gymnast Olga Korbut became the darliing of the Olympics
6075 men and 1095 women from 121 countries took part in 195 events in 23 sports –
archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 50 | 27 | 22 | 99 |
USA | 33 | 31 | 30 | 94 |
East Germany | 20 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
West Germany | 13 | 11 | 16 | 40 |
Japan | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
Australia | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
Poland | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
Hungary | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35 |
Bulgaria | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
Italy | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
1976 Montreal, Canada
July 17th – August 1st 1976
31 nations boycotted the games as a protest against the New Zealand rugby team’s recent game with South Africa
Increased costs together with a reduced number of visitors nearly bankrupted Montreal
4781 men and 1274 women from 92 countries took part in 198 events in 23 sports –
archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 49 | 41 | 35 | 125 |
East Germany | 40 | 25 | 25 | 90 |
USA | 34 | 35 | 25 | 94 |
West Germany | 10 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
Japan | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
Poland | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
Bulgaria | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
Cuba | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Romania | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
Hungary | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
Canada | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
1980 Moscow, USSR, Soviet Union
July 19th – August 3rd 1980
61 western nations boycotted the games in protest against Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan
4064 men and 1115 women from 80 countries took part in 203 events in 23 sports –
archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 80 | 69 | 46 | 195 |
East Germany | 47 | 37 | 42 | 126 |
Bulgaria | 8 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
Cuba | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
Italy | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Hungary | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
Romania | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
France | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
Great Britain | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
Poland | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
1984 Los Angeles, USA
July 28th – August 12th 1984
Communist bloc countries (except Romania) boycotted these games in retaliation for the western boycott of Moscow.
5263 men and 1566 women from 140 countries took part in 221 events in 24 sports –
archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, synchronised swimming, swimming, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 83 | 61 | 30 | 174 |
Romania | 20 | 16 | 17 | 53 |
West Germany | 17 | 19 | 23 | 59 |
China | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
Italy | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
Canada | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
Japan | 10 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
South Korea | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
1992 Barcelona, Spain
July 25th – August 9th 1992
6652 men and 2704 women from 169 countries took part in 286 events in 28 sports –
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Synchronized swimming, Swimming, Table tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Unified Team (CIS*) | 45 | 38 | 29 | 112 |
USA | 37 | 34 | 37 | 108 |
Germany | 33 | 21 | 28 | 82 |
China | 16 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
Cuba | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
Spain | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
South Korea | 12 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
Hungary | 11 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
France | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 |
Australia | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
*Commonwealth of Independent states – formed following the break up of the Soviet Union
1996 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
July 19th – August 4th 1996
6797 men and 3523 women from 197 countries took part in 271 events in 29 sports –
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, softball, Synchronized swimming, Swimming, Table tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
Russia | 26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
Germany | 20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
China | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
France | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
Italy | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
Australia | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
Cuba | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
Ukraine | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
South Korea | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
2000 Sydney, Australia
September 15th – October 1st 2000
6582 men and 4069 women from 199 countries took part in 300 events in 31 sports –
Archery, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 37 | 24 | 31 | 92 |
Russia | 32 | 28 | 28 | 88 |
China | 28 | 16 | 15 | 59 |
Australia | 16 | 25 | 17 | 58 |
Germany | 13 | 17 | 26 | 56 |
France | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
Italy | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
Netherlands | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
Cuba | 11 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
Great Britain | 11 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
2004 Athens, Greece
August 13th – August 29th 2004
10,625 athletes from 201 countries took part in 301 events in 31 sports –
Archery, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 35 | 39 | 29 | 103 |
China | 32 | 17 | 14 | 63 |
Russia | 28 | 26 | 38 | 92 |
Australia | 17 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
Japan | 16 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
Germany | 13 | 16 | 20 | 49 |
France | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
Italy | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
South Korea | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
Great Britain | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
Greece | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
2008 Beijing, China
August 8th – August 24th 2008
43 world records and 132 Olympic records were broken during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
6,450 men and 4746 women athletes from 204 countries took part in 302 events in 31 sports –
Archery, Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
USA | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
Great Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
Germany | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
South Korea | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
Japan | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
Italy | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
France | 7 | 16 | 18 | 41 |
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