USA (78).
Great Britain (56).
That was the United States who won 242 medals (79 gold, 83 silver, 80 bronze) at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, USA. Travel being as difficult as it was back then, only 12 nations participated in the 1904 Games and the US had 4 times as many athletes as all the other competing nations combined.
The United States won 242 medals in the 1904 Games hosted in St. Louis Missouri (USA). * 79 Gold * 83 Silver * 80 Bronze Note: There were 12 nations participating in the 1904 Games and the United States had 523 athletes participating while the nation with the 2nd highest number of athletes had 52 (Canada).
1) United States - 83 at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. These games were boycotted the Soviet Union and 13 of their allies. 2) Soviet Union - 80 at the 1980 Games in Moscow. These games were boycotted by the United States and 59 of their allies. 3) United States - 79 at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. There was no boycott at the Games but, travel being what is was in 1904, only 12 nations participated at these Games and the US had four times as many athletes as all the other participating countries combined.
It started in 1904 and 1908, they made it a medal sport. It was also in the 1928, 1932, and 1948 Olympic games but has not been competed in the Games since.
USA (82).
USA (79).
That was the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
United States
St. Louis, United States
Medal ceremonies began at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
USA at 1904 Games in St. Louis, USA
Great Britain (56).
The United States.
The first Olympics held in the United States was the 1904 Games in St. Louis. The US won 230 medals (75 gold, 78 silver, 77 bronze).
Fred Lorz
Tarzan by Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84) who won 5 Olympic gold medals