The United States has placed first overall in the Summer Olympic Games eighteen times, followed by the Soviet Union with six overall victories (not including the 1992 first-place finish by the Unified Team). In the Winter Olympic Games, Norway has placed first overall nine times and the Soviet Union (prior to its dissolution in 1991) had placed first seven times.
Summer Olympics edit
List by Games edit
| Games | 1st place | med | 2nd place | med | 3rd place | med | Nations with medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 Athens  |
 United States (USA) |
11 |  Greece (GRE) |
10 |  Germany (GER) |
6 | 11 |
| 7 | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
1900 Paris  |
 France (FRA) |
26 |  United States (USA) |
19 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
15 | 21 |
| 41 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| 34 | 14 | 9 | |||||
1904 St. Louis  |
United States (USA) |
76 | Germany (GER) |
4 |  Cuba (CUB) |
4 | 12 |
| 78 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 77 | 5 | 3 | |||||
1908 London  |
Great Britain (GBR) |
56 | United States (USA) |
23 |  Sweden (SWE) |
8 | 19 |
| 51 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| 39 | 12 | 11 | |||||
1912 Stockholm  |
 United States (USA) |
26 | United States (USA) |
24 | Great Britain (GBR) |
10 | 18 |
| 19 | 24 | 15 | |||||
| 19 | 17 | 16 | |||||
1920 Antwerp  |
United States (USA) |
41 | Sweden (SWE) |
19 | Great Britain (GBR) |
15 | 22 |
| 27 | 20 | 15 | |||||
| 27 | 25 | 13 | |||||
1924 Paris  |
United States (USA) |
45 |  Finland (FIN) |
14 | France (FRA) |
13 | 27 |
| 27 | 13 | 15 | |||||
| 27 | 10 | 10 | |||||
1928 Amsterdam  |
United States (USA) |
22 |  Germany (GER) |
10 | Finland (FIN) |
8 | 33 |
| 18 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| 16 | 14 | 9 | |||||
1932 Los Angeles  |
United States (USA) |
44 |  Italy (ITA) |
12 | France (FRA) |
10 | 27 |
| 36 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| 30 | 12 | 4 | |||||
1936 Berlin  |
 Germany (GER) |
38 | United States (USA) |
24 |  Hungary (HUN) |
10 | 32 |
| 31 | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 32 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| 1948 London |
United States (USA) |
38 | Sweden (SWE) |
16 | France (FRA) |
10 | 37 |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | |||||
| 19 | 17 | 13 | |||||
1952 Helsinki  |
United States (USA) |
40 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
22 |  Hungary (HUN) |
16 | 43 |
| 19 | 30 | 10 | |||||
| 17 | 19 | 16 | |||||
1956 Melbourne  |
 Soviet Union (URS) |
37 | United States (USA) |
32 |  Australia (AUS) |
13 | 38 |
| 29 | 25 | 8 | |||||
| 32 | 17 | 14 | |||||
1960 Rome  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
43 |  United States (USA) |
34 |  Italy (ITA) |
13 | 44 |
| 29 | 21 | 10 | |||||
| 31 | 16 | 13 | |||||
1964 Tokyo  |
United States (USA) |
36 | Soviet Union (URS) |
30 | Japan (JPN) |
16 | 41 |
| 26 | 31 | 5 | |||||
| 28 | 35 | 29 | |||||
1968 Mexico City  |
United States (USA) |
45 | Soviet Union (URS) |
29 | Japan (JPN) |
11 | 44 |
| 28 | 32 | 7 | |||||
| 34 | 30 | 25 | |||||
1972 Munich  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
50 | United States (USA) |
33 |  East Germany (GDR) |
20 | 48 |
| 27 | 31 | 23 | |||||
| 22 | 30 | 23 | |||||
1976 Montreal  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
49 | East Germany (GDR) |
40 | United States (USA) |
34 | 41 |
| 41 | 25 | 35 | |||||
| 35 | 25 | 25 | |||||
1980 Moscow  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
80 | East Germany (GDR) |
47 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
8 | 36 |
| 69 | 37 | 16 | |||||
| 46 | 42 | 17 | |||||
1984 Los Angeles  |
United States (USA) |
83 |  Romania |
20 |  West Germany (FRG) |
17 | 47 |
| 61 | 16 | 19 | |||||
| 30 | 17 | 23 | |||||
1988 Seoul  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
55 | East Germany (GDR) |
37 | United States (USA) |
36 | 52 |
| 31 | 35 | 30 | |||||
| 46 | 30 | 27 | |||||
1992 Barcelona  |
 Unified Team (EUN) |
45 | United States (USA) |
37 | Germany (GER) |
33 | 64 |
| 38 | 34 | 21 | |||||
| 29 | 37 | 28 | |||||
| 1996 Atlanta |
United States (USA) |
44 |  Russia (RUS) |
26 | Germany (GER) |
20 | 79 |
| 32 | 21 | 18 | |||||
| 25 | 16 | 27 | |||||
| 2000 Sydney |
United States (USA) |
37 | Russia (RUS) |
32 |  China (CHN) |
28 | 80 |
| 24 | 28 | 16 | |||||
| 33 | 29 | 14 | |||||
| 2004 Athens |
United States (USA) |
36 | China (CHN) |
32 | Russia (RUS) |
28 | 74 |
| 39 | 17 | 26 | |||||
| 26 | 14 | 36 | |||||
2008 Beijing  |
China (CHN) |
48 | United States (USA) |
36 | Russia (RUS) |
24 | 87 |
| 22 | 39 | 13 | |||||
| 30 | 37 | 23 | |||||
| 2012 London |
United States (USA) |
48 | China (CHN) |
39 | Great Britain (GBR) |
29 | 86 |
| 26 | 31 | 18 | |||||
| 30 | 22 | 18 | |||||
2016 Rio  |
United States (USA) |
46 | Great Britain (GBR) |
27 | China (CHN) |
26 | 86 |
| 37 | 23 | 18 | |||||
| 38 | 17 | 26 | |||||
2020 Tokyo  |
United States (USA) |
39 | China (CHN) |
38 |  Japan (JPN) |
27 | 93 |
| 41 | 32 | 14 | |||||
| 33 | 19 | 17 | |||||
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List by team edit
| Medalists | |||||
| Rank | Nation | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
18 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | China (CHN) |
1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | France (FRA) |
1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Unified Team (EUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 3 | 1 | |
| East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Russia (RUS) |
0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 |  Greece (GRE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Romania (ROM) |
0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 nations | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Winter Olympics edit
List by Games edit
| Games | 1st place | med | 2nd place | med | 3rd place | med | Nations with medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Chamonix |
 Norway (NOR) |
4 | Finland (FIN) |
4 |  Austria (AUT) |
2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||
1928 St. Moritz  |
Norway (NOR) |
6 | United States (USA) |
2 | Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1932 Lake Placid |
United States (USA) |
6 | Norway (NOR) |
3 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Norway (NOR) |
7 | Germany (GER) |
3 | Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1948 St. Moritz |
Norway (NOR)[a] |
4 | None |  Switzerland (SUI) |
3 | 13 | |
| 3 | |||||||
| 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Sweden (SWE)[b] |
4 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | |||||||
1952 Oslo  |
Norway (NOR) |
7 | United States (USA) |
4 | Finland (FIN) |
3 | 13 |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Soviet Union (URS) |
7 | Austria (AUT) |
4 | Finland (FIN) |
3 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||
1960 Squaw Valley  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
7 |  United States (USA) |
4 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) |
3 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | |||||
1964 Innsbruck  |
Soviet Union (URS) |
11 | Austria (AUT) |
4 | Norway (NOR) |
3 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 1968 Grenoble |
Norway (NOR) |
6 | Soviet Union (URS) |
5 | France (FRA) |
4 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 1972 Sapporo |
Soviet Union (URS) |
8 | East Germany (GDR) |
4 | Switzerland (SUI) |
4 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 1976 Innsbruck |
Soviet Union (URS) |
13 | East Germany (GDR) |
7 | United States (USA) |
3 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 8 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 1980 Lake Placid |
Soviet Union (URS) |
10 | East Germany (GDR) |
9 | United States (USA) |
6 | 19 |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | 7 | 2 | |||||
1984 Sarajevo  |
East Germany (GDR) |
9 | Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | United States (USA) |
4 | 17 |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 Calgary |
Soviet Union (URS) |
11 | East Germany (GDR) |
9 | Switzerland (SUI) |
5 | 17 |
| 9 | 10 | 5 | |||||
| 9 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| 1992 Albertville |
Germany (GER) |
10 | Unified Team (EUN) |
9 | Norway (NOR) |
9 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | 8 | 5 | |||||
| 1994 Lillehammer |
Russia (RUS) |
11 | Norway (NOR) |
10 | Germany (GER) |
9 | 22 |
| 8 | 11 | 7 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| 1998 Nagano |
Germany (GER) |
12 | Norway (NOR) |
10 | Russia (RUS) |
9 | 24 |
| 9 | 10 | 6 | |||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Norway (NOR) |
13 | Germany (GER) |
12 | United States (USA) |
10 | 24 |
| 5 | 16 | 13 | |||||
| 7 | 8 | 11 | |||||
| 2006 Turin |
Germany (GER) |
11 | United States (USA) |
9 | Austria (AUT) |
9 | 26 |
| 12 | 9 | 7 | |||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| 2010 Vancouver |
 Canada (CAN) |
14 | Germany (GER) |
10 | United States (USA) |
9 | 26 |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | |||||
| 5 | 7 | 13 | |||||
2014 Sochi  |
Russia (RUS) |
11 | Norway (NOR) |
11 | Canada (CAN) |
10 | 26 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| 9 | 5 | 5 | |||||
2018 Pyeongchang  |
Norway (NOR) |
14 | Germany (GER) |
14 | Canada (CAN) |
11 | 30 |
| 14 | 10 | 8 | |||||
| 11 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| 2022 Beijing |
Norway (NOR) |
16 | Germany (GER) |
12 | China (CHN) |
9 | 29 |
| 8 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| 13 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 2026 Milan-Cortina |
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List by team edit
| Medalists | |||||
| Rank | Nation | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) |
9 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) |
7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | Germany (GER) |
3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) |
2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | United States (USA) |
1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 6 | East Germany (GDR) |
1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) |
0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 nations | 25 | 23 | 24 | |
