which nation has won the most olympic medals?
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The United States has experienced great success in both Summer and Winter Olympic games, winning more total medals than any other nation.
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Finland tops podium for most Olympic medals won per capita. There are no prizes for knowing that the US has won more Olympic medals than any other country since the first modern summer games were held in 1896.
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European Continent. The European continent occupies the pinnacle with 37 gold medals, two more than their nearest rivals. The hosts, Great Britain, as well as France lead the way with eight gold medals each. Whether they still retain the first place at the end of the Olympics is doubtful.
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Here is the list of the top 10 athletes (males and females) with the most medals in total (includes all gold, silver and bronze medals won), from all summer Olympic Games (including 2016). American swimmer Michael Phelps is the clear winner, with the highest ranked female being gymnast Larisa Latynina.
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The USA has topped the Para athletics medal table at nine Paralympic Games, more than any other country. 4. Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, 2,860 gold medals have been awarded in the sport. USA has won the most with 375.
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The Soviet Union began competing at the Olympics in 1956 and won nine straight Olympic medals, including seven gold. The Soviet Union broke up in 1991, and in 1992, a Unified Team composed mainly of former Soviet players won gold. Teams from Canada have won the most medals, with fifteen, including nine gold.
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Norway finished with the most medals of any of the 92 countries to compete, with Germany coming in second with 31 medals and Canada taking third with 29. Despite a lackluster start, the United States finished fourth in the medal count with 23 — nine of which were gold.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed, and the first Games were planned for 1896 in Athens, the capital of Greece. In Athens, 280 participants from 13 nations competed in 43 events, covering track-and-field, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing, shooting, and tennis.
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The United States has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan and Germany have each hosted three Games.
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After the war, Lithuanians participated in the Olympic games with the Soviet Union team. From 1952 to 1988, 86 Lithuanians participated in the Olympics and won 60 medals (57 in Summer and three in Winter Olympics). Since the restoration of its independence in 1990, Lithuania has not missed any Olympic games.
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Canada has won 48 medals, the most of any nation. The Soviet Union, which began competing in year 1954 and last competed in 1991, captured a medal in every tournament they entered.
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Australia, serving as the host nation, dominated the games with 80 gold, 59 silver and 59 bronze, for a total of 198 medals.
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['India – 328.', 'Brazil – 300.', 'USA – 295.', 'Japan – 263.', 'China – 209.']
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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. Since then, 30 female gymnasts have won at least five total medals. The country with the most athletes on this list is the Soviet Union, with nine.
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Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the sprint and long jump events and became the most successful athlete to compete in Berlin while Germany was the most successful country overall with 89 medals total, with the United States coming in second with 56 medals.
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The most Olympic medals won by a woman is eighteen by gymnast Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (USSR), nine gold, five silver and four bronze, 1956–64.
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France is the country that has fought and won the most wars.