The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are officially concluding Sunday, with the Closing Ceremony being held following the final day of competition, which included…
Despite the large margin of victory in the overall medal count, the two nations finished the Paris Olympics tied atop the gold medal count with 40 medals each, marking the first time there was a tie atop the gold medal count in the Summer Olympics.
With the two countries typically at the top of the medal count in Summer Olympics competition, some fans are wondering where the nations stand all-time following the conclusion of another Olympic Games. Though China drew Team USA into a draw atop the Summer Olympics all-time gold medal count, the U.S. maintains a monstrous lead in both medal counts.
Beginning with the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, recognized as the first modern Olympic Games, the U.S. has won a total of 1,061 gold medals, among a total of 2,629 medals. The lofty totals far eclipse any other nation, with the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991 and has not officially competed in the Olympics since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.The Soviet Union won 395 gold medals among a total of 1,010 medals in their history, the only other country to eclipse over 1,000 medals at the Summer Olympics.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
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