List of Olympic teams by medals won

The United States has placed first overall in the Summer Olympic Games nineteen times, followed by the Soviet Union with six overall victories (not including the 1992 first-place finish by the Unified Team). In the Winter Olympic Games, Norway has placed first overall ten times and the Soviet Union (prior to its dissolution in 1991) had placed first seven times.

Summer Olympics

List by Games

List by team

Summer Olympics
Rank Nation 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
1  United States (USA) 19 8 2
2  Soviet Union (URS) 6 3 0
3  China (CHN) 1 4 2
4  Germany (GER) 1 2 3
5  Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 4
6  France (FRA) 1 0 3
7  Unified Team (EUN) 1 0 0
8  Sweden (SWE) 0 3 1
 East Germany (GDR) 0 3 1
10  Russia (RUS) 0 2 2
11  Finland (FIN) 0 1 1
 Italy (ITA) 0 1 1
13  Greece (GRE) 0 1 0
 Romania (ROM) 0 1 0
15  Japan (JPN) 0 0 4
16  Hungary (HUN) 0 0 2
17  Canada (CAN) 0 0 1
 Australia (AUS) 0 0 1
 Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1
 West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1
Total 20 nations 30 30 30

Winter Olympics

List by Games

List by team

Winter Olympics
Rank Nation 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
1  Norway (NOR) 10 3 2
2  Soviet Union (URS) 7 2 0
3  Germany (GER) 3 5 1
4  East Germany (GDR) 1 4 0
5  United States (USA) 1 3 7
6  Sweden (SWE) 1 0 3
7  Canada (CAN) 1 0 2
8  Russia (RUS) 1 1 1
9  Austria (AUT) 0 2 2
10  Finland (FIN) 0 1 2
11  United Team of Germany (EUA) 0 1 0
 Unified Team (EUN) 0 1 0
13  Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 3
14  France (FRA) 0 0 1
Total 14 nations 25 23 24

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