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Missy Franklin (pictured) tied with Michael Phelps for most gold medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics at four apiece. Phelps led the overall medal count with six. China defended the men's team event title in table tennis. [13] Victoria Pendleton won the first-ever gold medal in the women's Keirin event. [14]
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. [1] Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103.
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.
Around 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) took part, [5] (85 countries acquired at least one medal: gold, silver or bronze) [143] surpassing the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester as the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the United Kingdom.
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It was a similar story at other recent Summer Games, including the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics (Team USA earned a chart-topping 46 gold medals and 121 total medals) and the 2012 London Olympics ...
Battling against the Americans for an overall medal count, China mounted to an unexpected second-place effort on the leaderboard with a tally of 10 medals (five golds, three silver, and bronze) after striking a superb double from Sun Yang in long-distance freestyle (both 400 and 1500 m) and Ye Shiwen in the individual medley (both 200 and 400 m ...
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