At the top of the medal table in Tokyo, the United States has solidified its leadership in the Olympic medal tally since its first participation in 1896. The only nation to have crossed the 1000 supreme titles so far, the American benchmark has a stratospheric total of 2639 medals.
Russia, if we take into account the past results of the former USSR and the Russian Empire, ranks second in this historic Olympic hierarchy, with 1627 charms collected for 610 crowns. Germany, associated with the former GDR, completes the podium with its 1383 medals, including 438 gold.
China is moving fast
France, which, like Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland, has taken part in 29 olympiads, is sixth in this overall ranking after the Tokyo Olympics. With its 223 Olympic titles (for 753 podiums in all), the Tricolor delegation remains nestled between China – which evolves very quickly in the hierarchy – and Italy.
The historical top 10 of the Summer Olympics:
1- USA 1,062 titles (2,639 medals)
2- Russia (+USSR and Russian Empire) 610 titles (1,627 medals)
3- Germany (+GDR) 438 titles (1383 medals)
4- Great Britain 285 titles (916 medals)
5- China 262 titles (634 medals)
6- France 223 titles (753 medals)
7- Italy 216 titles (617 medals)
8- Hungary 181 titles (511 medals)
9- Japan 169 titles (497 medals)
10- Australia 164 titles (543 medals)