What country has had the most Olympic medals?

Answer 1

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, CA, the host United States team won a record 83 gold medals as part of a total 174 medals.

It's important to note, however, that the '84 games were boycotted by sixteen nations, most notably the Soviet Union, who had been a perennially strong Olympic contender. Lacking any serious competition in many events, the Americans were able to easily dominate the games.

Similarly, at the prior Olympics in Moscow in 1980, 61 countries staged a boycott including the United States, which caused the Soviet Union team to run away with the event, winning 80 gold medals for a record 195 total medals.

The most gold medals at a non-boycotted Olympics is 79 by the United States 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.

So, disqualifying the above three totals for the reasons stated, the most gold medals won is 55 by the Soviet Union at the 1988 Games in Seoul.

Answer 2

There is no winner of the Olympics since the Olympic committee does not award countries based on medal count in any way shape or form. That does not however, mean that they don't keep count. The Olympics do keep track of the medal count and according to that the country with the most gold medals would be in first place unless two countries were tied with the same amount of gold medals in which case silver medals would be the tie breaker. If two or more countries have the same amount of gold and silver medals then they would look to the country with the most bronze medals. The Olympic committee states that it is frowned upon to compare medal counts because of the differences in populations and resources. Also, the committee believes that nobody should be ashamed whether they medal at all because of the fact that no matter where you finish you are still one of the most elite athletes in the whole world. However, I doubt that's really how they view it considering that if you did look at it like that then there would be no reason to keep track. Especially keepin track and constantly informing viewers by running it through the ticker across the bottom of their screen. The committee knows very well that keeping track of the medal count raises ratings by giving countries a storyline to entertain them outside of the actual events. It is my opinion that it is just a matter of time before they actually award the top three countries with a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively for overall medal count. If they do ever do that, then population at least, should be taken into consideration.

Answer 3

Yes Country with most golds in an Olympics wins that Olympics

No that is wrong The country with the most medals wins the overall olympics.If you only counted gold medals as " What country won " then why have silver or bronze , just have gold and do away with the rest. so that being said the country with the most medals wins !

Answer 4

The United States.

Answer 5

ive got no idea so shut your teeth