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After Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual medal in the Women's Slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia was founded, leading to Australia's first Winter Olympic gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics with Steve Bradbury winning the Men's 1000 metres and Alisa Camplin winning the Women's aerials. [7]
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC ...
It was the second consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals. [8] Host nation Australia finished the Games with 58 medals overall (16 gold, 25 silver, and 17 bronze). [9]
The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic Games. [ 1 ]
Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist. [1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
Olympics. Medals table. Through Tuesday. Events finished: 56. Events scheduled: 273
Romania won the second most gold medals (20) and the third most total medals (53), marking its highest medal tally in history. [8] [9] [10] West Germany won the third most gold medals, with 17, and the second most total medals, with 59. [8] [7] Runner Carl Lewis and gymnast Ecaterina Szabo won the most gold medals at the games with four each. [11]
The United States won the 2024 Olympics overall medal count with 126. China was second with 91, and Great Britain was third with 65. Host nation France finished with 64 total medals.