Mo Farah (from Great Britain) won first place in the 2012 Olympics
Um... they're all "Athletics". Have Americans won medals in the sport of sitting on the couch?
As far as total medals go, England has won their most Summer Olympic medals in athletics and their most Winter Olympic medals in figure skating.
Brazil has won their most overall medals in sailing, volleyball (indoor and beach), judo, athletics, and swimming. They have won their most gold medals in sailing, volleyball (indoor and beach), and athletics.
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Australia has won their most medals in swimming, athletics, cycling, and rowing.
That is a tough question to answer without having the roster of each Olympic team Kenya has fielded. It would be safe to say that there have been many hundreds of Olympic athletes representing Kenya, most of whom have competed in athletics and boxing. Kenya has won 61 total Olympic medals (17 gold, 24 silver, 20 bronze). 54 of these medals have been won in athletics and 7 have been won in boxing. In the 2008 Games, Kenyan athletes are expected to compete in athletics, boxing, rowing, swimming, and taekwondo.
The record for most Athletics Olympic medals won was 19 medals by Michael Phelps in swimming at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Romania has won the most Olympic medals in gymnastics with Nadia Comăneci being the most decorated Romanian Olympian with 9 medals won (5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).Romania has also done very well in rowing, athletics, and canoeing.
China won the most medals.
China.
Athletes from Lesotho have participated in athletics, taekwondo, and boxing at the Summer Olympics but have never won an Olympic medal.
Olympic Sports -Athletics ; Non-Olympic Sports - Roller Hockey (Quad)