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The gold first ranking system described above is used by most of the world media, as well as the IOC. While the gold first ranking system has been used occasionally by some American media outlets, newspapers in the United States primarily publish medal tables ordered by the total number of medals won. [19] [20] [21] [22]
Tabulated below are the medals and overall rankings for host nations in each Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, based on individual Games medals tables. Summer Olympics [ edit ]
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 2024 Olympic Games is underway in Paris, where the United States are once again favourites to top the medal table at the end of the 17-day festival of sport.. The USA have finished on top of ...
Americans would finish 1-2 in the women's individual foil as well, with Lee Kiefer defeating Lauren Scruggs 15-6 to defend her 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal. She's the first American woman and ...
But some countries and organizations outside America sort nations based on their number of gold medals. ... a chart-topping 46 gold medals and 121 total medals) and the 2012 London Olympics (48 ...
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.
The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals. [27] [28] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code. [29] In boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo, and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class.