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The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. 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 11 August 2024 are taken into account.
More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall has changed over time. Names in bold denote people that have competed in the most recent Olympics, namely 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most medals won. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.
At the Summer Olympics, there are 329 medal events—157 of which are for men, 152 for women, and 20 mixed-gender events. ... Historically, Team USA has dominated the Summer Olympics, entering ...
As the summer Olympics are set to begin in Tokyo, here are the Olympians with the most medals. Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won bronze in the men's 50 km walk. [9] Oldest male athletics gold medalist 42 Pat McDonald: At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he won the men's 56 lbs toss. [9] Oldest female athletics medalist 40 Merlene Ottey: At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won bronze in the women's 100m dash. [9] Oldest female athletics gold ...
Some athletes would be overjoyed at earning a single Olympic bronze medal, but these 10 athletes kept going and amassed piles of medals in their stellar careers.
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece, and the most recent was held in 2024 in Paris, France.