Olympic medal count

The Olympic medal count is the tally of gold, silver, and bronze medals won by athletes or teams representing countries or National Olympic Committees at the Olympic Games.

The Olympic medal count is the tally of gold, silver, and bronze medals won by athletes or teams representing countries or National Olympic Committees at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee does not formally rank countries, but it publishes medal tallies for informational purposes. Medal tables are typically sorted by gold medals first, then silver and bronze.

Definition and counting method

The Olympic medal count refers to the number of medals won by a country or team across Olympic events. Medal tables usually rank countries by gold medals, then silver and bronze, and team event wins are counted as one medal regardless of the number of athletes on the team.

All-time leaders

Across all Olympic Games, the United States is consistently identified as the leading nation in total medals, with 3,105 medals in one current tally. Other countries with large all-time totals include Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China.

2024 results

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics changed current-year tallies, with the United States taking the most medals overall at 126, including 40 gold. These event-specific results are separate from all-time Olympic totals.

Canada in Olympic medal counts

Canada is a long-standing Olympic participant and appears in the all-time medal table with 599 medals. Canadian totals vary depending on whether a source is citing all-time Summer, Winter, or combined Olympic results.