Olympic Records
Heres a look over Olympic History, highlighting a variety of records
So lets take a look at some record breaking facts and figures…
ALL-TIME MEDAL TABLE:
| COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| USA | 930 | 728 | 639 | 2297 |
| Soviet Union | 395 | 319 | 296 | 1010 |
| Great Britain | 207 | 255 | 252 | 714 |
| France | 192 | 212 | 234 | 638 |
| Germany | 163 | 163 | 204 | 530 |
| Italy | 190 | 157 | 174 | 521 |
| Sweden | 142 | 160 | 173 | 475 |
| Hungry | 159 | 140 | 159 | 458 |
| Australia | 131 | 137 | 164 | 432 |
| East Germany | 153 | 129 | 127 | 409 |
| China | 163 | 117 | 105 | 385 |
| Japan | 123 | 112 | 125 | 360 |
| Russia | 108 | 97 | 112 | 317 |
| Finland | 101 | 83 | 115 | 299 |
| Romania | 86 | 89 | 117 | 292 |
| Poland | 62 | 80 | 119 | 261 |
| Canada | 58 | 94 | 108 | 260 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 80 | 96 | 246 |
| South Korea | 68 | 74 | 73 | 215 |
| Bulgaria | 51 | 84 | 77 | 212 |
FOUNDER SPORTS (Appeared at the Athens 1896 Olympic Games):
- Athletics
- Cycling (road)
- Cycling (track)
- Fencing
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Weight Lifting
- Wrestling Greco-Roman
NEWEST SPORTS:
- BMX Racing
- Gymnastics Trampoline
- Taekwondo
- Triathlon
- Beach Volleyball
- Mountain Biking
MOST GOLD MEDALS:
| MEDALS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | SPORT |
| 14 | Michael Phelps | USA | Swimming |
| 9 | Carl Lewis | USA | Athletics |
| 9 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics |
| 9 | Mark Spitz | USA | Swimming |
| 9 | Laeisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics |
Category: Olympics
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