As of the 2008 Games, since the modern Olympics began in 1896, the United States has won the most gold medals (896) and total medals (2191) in the Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union/Russia is second in both gold (395) and total (1010) medals. Since the Winter Olympics began, Norway has won the most gold (98) and total (280) medals in the Winter Games. The United States and Soviet Union/Russia are tied for second most gold medals (78) and the US is second in total medals (216) and the Soviet Union/Russia is third (194).
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Micheal Phelps
i say any sport in the Olympics since Greece stared the Olympics and they are an old country
Yes, although they have only competed in the Summer Olympics. They are currently the most successful (in medal count) of the countries that have never won a medal in the winter Olympics, and ranked 4th in medals won by a country who hasn't hosted.
Lausanne, Switzerland's fifth largest city, has been designated as the Olympics capital since 1915.
Cuba
The United States.
Greece always leads the ceremony, the host country is always last. Since the Olympics began in Greece they are given the honor of being the first to walk during the opening ceremonies.
Wrestling is one of the traditional sports in the Olympics. Greco-Roman has been in the olympics since 1896 and freestyle since 1904. Some of the most succesful countries are Finland, Russia, USA and Japan.
China won 51 gold medals , more than any other country in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This was the largest victory since the Soviet Union won 55 in Seoul in the 1988 Olympics.
Since the mid-1900s, italy has changed from mainly agricultral country into the leading industrial ecnomy.
Australia by far.