The all-time medals country table for the complete span of the Olympic Games, from its first iteration in 1896 to its most recent, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is being led by the United States in terms of total medals.
The United States has won a total of 2,985 medals, including 1,183 golds, and is followed by the Soviet Union with a total of 1,204 medals, including 473 golds. The margin between the total medals won by the two leading countries is 1,781 medals, while the margin in gold medals is 710. It is self-explanatory that the United States will stay in the lead for quite some time.
The third country in the rankings is Germany with 1,083 total and 351 golds, followed by Great Britain with 964 total and 304 golds, while France sits in the fifth rank with 911 total and 272 golds.
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List of All-time Olympic Medals won by Countries
The list of the Olympic all-time leading countries is as follows:
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| United States | 1183 | 963 | 839 | 2985 |
| Soviet Union | 473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany | 351 | 371 | 361 | 1083 |
| Great Britain | 304 | 328 | 332 | 964 |
| France | 272 | 299 | 340 | 911 |
| Italy | 264 | 238 | 271 | 773 |
| People's Republic of China | 285 | 231 | 197 | 713 |
| Sweden | 214 | 228 | 241 | 683 |
| Japan | 186 | 178 | 211 | 575 |
| Norway | 207 | 187 | 173 | 567 |
| Australia | 168 | 177 | 215 | 560 |
| Russian Federation | 194 | 169 | 188 | 551 |
| Canada | 147 | 183 | 221 | 551 |
| Hungary | 184 | 158 | 183 | 525 |
| East Germany | 192 | 165 | 162 | 519 |
| Finland | 149 | 151 | 185 | 485 |
| Netherlands | 151 | 155 | 170 | 476 |
| Switzerland | 119 | 131 | 131 | 381 |
| Republic of Korea | 129 | 121 | 116 | 366 |
| Austria | 93 | 125 | 134 | 352 |
| Poland | 82 | 98 | 149 | 329 |
| Romania | 90 | 97 | 122 | 309 |
| West Germany | 67 | 82 | 94 | 243 |
| Cuba | 84 | 69 | 82 | 235 |
| Bulgaria | 55 | 90 | 85 | 230 |
| Denmark | 48 | 84 | 83 | 215 |
| Spain | 49 | 73 | 52 | 174 |
| Belgium | 48 | 58 | 68 | 174 |
| Czechoslovakia | 51 | 58 | 62 | 171 |
| Brazil | 37 | 42 | 71 | 150 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 38 | 72 | 148 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 35 | 53 | 143 |
| Unified Team | 54 | 44 | 37 | 135 |
| Greece | 36 | 45 | 41 | 122 |
| ROC | 28 | 46 | 46 | 120 |
| Kenya | 35 | 42 | 36 | 113 |
| Belarus | 21 | 37 | 47 | 105 |
| Türkiye | 41 | 26 | 36 | 103 |
| Czechia | 29 | 33 | 39 | 101 |
| South Africa | 27 | 34 | 30 | 91 |
| Jamaica | 26 | 36 | 26 | 88 |
| Yugoslavia | 26 | 32 | 29 | 87 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 24 | 40 | 79 |
| Argentina | 21 | 26 | 30 | 77 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | 24 | 23 | 29 | 76 |
| Mexico | 13 | 24 | 35 | 72 |
| Ethiopia | 23 | 12 | 23 | 58 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 16 | 17 | 24 | 57 |
| Croatia | 18 | 19 | 15 | 52 |
| Slovenia | 12 | 17 | 23 | 52 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 14 | 28 | 49 |
| Estonia | 14 | 11 | 19 | 44 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 18 | 10 | 42 |
| Georgia | 10 | 12 | 18 | 40 |
| Ireland | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 |
| Uzbekistan | 11 | 6 | 20 | 37 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 14 | 15 | 37 |
| Egypt | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 |
| India | 10 | 9 | 16 | 35 |
| Thailand | 10 | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| Colombia | 5 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| Latvia | 5 | 14 | 12 | 31 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 |
| Portugal | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Morocco | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| Serbia | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| Armenia | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| Algeria | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| The Bahamas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| Philippines | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| Israel | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Chile | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Australasia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Uganda | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Mixed team | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Hong Kong, China | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Qatar | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Singapore | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Independent Olympic Athletes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Namibia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Peru | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Iceland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bohemia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fiji | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| San Marino | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Suriname | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Botswana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Haiti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Niger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| West Indies Federation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tonga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Monaco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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FAQ's On Olympic Medals by Country
A. The United States has won the most Olympics in history with a total of 2,985 medals, including 1,183 golds.
A. For each event at the Olympic Games, the top three finishers receive gold, silver, and bronze medals.
A. The United States has the most gold medals won at the Olympics, with 1,183.
A. The American Michael Phelps, a former swimmer, holds the record for most gold medals won in a single game, which he accomplished at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
A. The United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union are the three main NOCs that have dominated the Olympics throughout.
