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The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC ...
Nike was featured on the medals of the 1932 and 1936 Games but has only appeared on one medal design since then. One regular motif is the use of the snowflake, while laurel leaves and crowns appear on several designs. The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius features on four Winter Games medals but does not appear on any Summer Games medal.
The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in total. [15] The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [ 16 ]
The five Olympic rings are also stamped on the iron of the Olympic medals. The Paralympic logo of three swooshes, known as the Agitos, is stamped on the medals for the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics.
While the Olympic medals are a customary gift for winning athletes, this year's awards also have a special touch to them: Each gold, silver and bronze medal has an 18-gram hexagonal piece of iron ...
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]
In gymnastics events, there were eight ties for medals. Two gold medals and no silver medals were awarded due to first-place ties in the men's pommel horse and women's vault events. [32] [33] Two silver medals and no bronze medals were awarded due to second-place ties in the men's floor, men's horizontal bar, and women's balance beam events.
The Olympic Games ceremonies of the ancient Olympic Games were an integral part of the games; modern Olympic Games have opening, closing, and medal ceremonies.Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies date back to the ancient games from which the modern Olympics draw their ancestry.