The Top 5 Countries that Have Won the Most Summer Olympic Medals

  Country Total Medals
(1896 to 2021)
Gold Silver Bronze Games Hosted
1 United States 2,656 1,070 841 745 4
2 Russia
(including the Soviet Union)
1,436 544 444 448 1
3 Germany
(including East Germany)
1,024 344 323 357 2
4 Great Britain 851 263 295 293 3
5 France 731 216 241 269 2
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Sources:  Top5ofanything.com research 2021, including the International Olympic Committee.

List Notes: Data is the top 5 countries that have won the most Olympic medals up to, and including the Unified Team of 1992. These totals do not include medals won at the 1906 Intercalated Games which the International Olympic Committee no longer recognizes. This list includes the ToKyo Olympics summer 2020 (2021).
Countries that Have Won the Most Summer Olympic Medals

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