What are the Olympic medal standings?
Here are the top nations in the final medal count:
- Norway – 37 (16 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze)
- ROC – 32 (6 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze)
- Germany – 27 (12 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze)
What are the symbols on the Olympic medals?
The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the “Olympic rings”. The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five inhabited continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
Why are there 3 medals in Olympics?
In 1904, when the Olympics were first held in the United States, near present-day St. Louis, gold medals made their first appearance. Second place earned silver, and third place received bronze. Since then, every subsequent Olympics has used these three medal varieties as their prizes.
Who is the best country in the Olympics?
Here are the 10 countries with the most Olympic medals:
- United States (2980 medals)
- United Kingdom (948 medals)
- Germany (892 medals)
- France (874 medals)
- Italy (742 medals)
- China (696 medals)
- Sweden (661 medals)
- Australia (562 medals)
What are the 4 symbols of the Olympic Games?
The Olympic rings were publicly presented for the first time in 1913. In the centre of a white background, five rings interlaced: blue, yellow, black, green and red.
Are Olympic Medals real silver?
The gold and silver medals are both made of silver. The gold medals are then coated with gold. Each Olympic gold medal is made up of 210g of silver and is coated with 6g of 24 carat gold. The bronze medals are made of copper, zinc, tin, and a very small amount of silver.
What is the best country in the Olympics?
What are the Olympic symbols?
The Olympic symbols are icons, flags, and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate the Olympic Games.
Where can I find the medal standings for the Tokyo Olympics?
(The official Olympics medal standings are listed by total gold medals.) Full medal standings can be found on the Tokyo Games’ official website.
How to count medals in the Olympic medal table?
As we said above, the counting of the medal table can be done in two ways. Taking into account the evolution of nations or not. If, for example, the data of the USSR and Russia are added together, the figures change. In fact, the total number of medals won in this case is 1556, of which 50 gold, 486 silver and 480 bronze.
Which countries have won the most Olympic medals?
In the first edition in 1896, 4 nations did not win a single medal (gold, silver and bronze). These included Bulgaria, Chile, Italy and Sweden. All other nations won at least one gold, including the Mixed Team who won a total of 2 medals, 1 gold and 1 bronze. Greece was also the nation that won the most medals overall: 46.