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Athletes from the Soviet Union won the most medals overall, with 96, while the United States won the most gold medals, with 36. [17] The Bahamas won their first gold medal ever, doing so in the star class sailing event, [18] while athletes from Kenya, [19] Nigeria, [20] and Tunisia won their nations' first Olympic medals of any kind. [21]
The United States finished first in the final medal rankings, with 36 gold and 90 total medals. The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
United States: Harald Norpoth United Team of Germany: Bill Dellinger United States: 10,000 m details: Billy Mills United States: Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia: Ron Clarke Australia: 110 m hurdles details: Hayes Jones United States: Blaine Lindgren United States: Anatoly Mikhailov Soviet Union: 400 m hurdles details: Rex Cawley United States: John ...
The 1964 Summer Olympics (Japanese: 1964年夏季オリンピック, Hepburn: 1964-Nen Kaki Orinpikku), officially the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (Japanese: 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
In contrast to its summer Olympics status, the United States was not a power in the Winter Games until the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Hosting the games in 2002 boosted the U.S. winter sports program; since then, the country’s athletes have performed consistently well, never placing below fourth in the medal count.
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.
Gold Medal Final: USA wins gold medal [1] Tournament totals: 5–0 record; 38 points per game; +20.8 average point differential: ... 1964 Summer Olympics
[43] [44] [45] Russia topped the overall medal count at 7 Summer Olympics and 8 Winter Olympics, while the United States placed first at 19 Summer Olympics and 1 Winter Olympics. Medal totals of the Soviet Union/Unified Team/Russia/ROC/AIN and the United States since 1952, when the Soviet Union started to compete, are presented below.