Countries Ranked by Total Olympic Medals
The Olympic Games represent the pinnacle of athletic achievement, with athletes from around the world competing to stand on top of the podium. Since the first modern Olympics in 1896, nations have battled for Olympic supremacy through their athletes. The race for Olympic medals has been dominated by a handful of powerful sporting nations over the years.
The United States leads the all-time Olympic medal table, with over 2,800 total medals. Other leading countries include the Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. Success at the Olympics requires substantial investment in coaching, facilities, and developing talent from a young age. As a result, the top nations tend to be those with strong sporting cultures and abundant resources.
While the leaderboard tends to be occupied by large, wealthy nations, smaller countries can also thrive in specific sports or achieve occasional breakthrough medals.
In this list, we rank the top 99 medal-winning nations in Olympic history. It provides an overview of the historical medal success of countries across continents. The ranking highlights the sustained Olympic dominance of certain sporting powerhouses, as well as the medal capabilities of less likely nations.
Here is a list of the 99 countries with the most Olympic medals:
1. United States – 2,804
2. Soviet Union – 1,204
3. Great Britain – 911
4. France – 798
5. Germany – 754
6. Italy – 584
7. China – 546
8. Sweden – 525
9. Russia – 491
10. Australia – 480
11. Hungary – 475
12. East Germany – 454
13. Canada – 436
14. Cuba – 420
15. Netherlands – 396
16. Japan – 377
17. Poland – 367
18. Romania – 321
19. Czechoslovakia – 315
20. Norway – 303
21. New Zealand – 273
22. Bulgaria – 250
23. South Korea – 244
24. Spain – 231
25. Switzerland – 224
26. Ukraine – 216
27. Finland – 209
28. Jamaica – 200
29. Belarus – 194
30. Kenya – 187
31. Brazil – 181
32. Argentina – 175
33. Austria – 174
34. Ethiopia – 172
35. Mexico – 168
36. Denmark – 167
37. Azerbaijan – 151
38. Croatia – 148
39. Unified Team – 147
40. Kazakhstan – 145
41. Iran – 140
42. North Korea – 138
43. Greece – 131
44. Serbia – 127
45. Belgium – 122
46. Indonesia – 121
47. Turkey – 120
48. South Africa – 117
49. Nigeria – 116
50. Uzbekistan – 115
51. Czechoslovakia – 112
52. Mongolia – 102
53. Georgia – 101
54. Colombia – 99
55. Algeria – 97
56. Thailand – 96
57. Puerto Rico – 92
58. Singapore – 91
59. India – 90
60. Lithuania – 89
61. Czech Republic – 88
62. Egypt – 86
63. Slovenia – 83
64. Malaysia – 82
65. Estonia – 81
66. Latvia – 80
67. Slovakia – 78
68. Venezuela – 77
69. Azerbaijan – 76
70. Belarus – 74
71. Morocco – 72
72. Ireland – 71
73. Tunisia – 69
74. Armenia – 67
75. Bahamas – 66
76. Zimbabwe – 65
77. Uruguay – 64
78. Chinese Taipei – 63
79. Ivory Coast – 62
80. Cameroon – 61
81. Namibia – 59
82. Trinidad and Tobago – 58
83. Guatemala – 56
84. Portugal – 55
85. Dominican Republic – 54
86. Macedonia – 53
87. Israel – 52
88. Philippines – 51
89. Ghana – 50
90. Moldova – 49
91. Uganda – 48
92. Qatar – 46
93. Botswana – 45
94. Cyprus – 44
95. Tanzania – 43
96. Afghanistan – 41
97. Liechtenstein – 39
98. Iraq – 38
99. Virgin Islands – 36
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