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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

List by games

Games 1st place med 2nd place med 3rd place med Nations with medals
1896 Athens Greece   United States 11   Greece 10   Germany 6 11
7 17 5
2 5 2
1900 Paris France   France 26   United States 19   United Kingdom 15 21
41 14 6
34 14 9
1904 St. Louis United States   United States 78   Germany 4   Cuba 4 12
82 4 2
79 5 3
1908 London United Kingdom   United Kingdom 56   United States 23   Sweden 8 19
51 12 6
39 12 11
1912 Stockholm Sweden   United States 25   Sweden 24   United Kingdom 10 18
19 24 15
19 17 16
1920 Antwerp Belgium   United States 41   Sweden 19   United Kingdom 15 22
27 20 15
27 25 13
1924 Paris France   United States 45   Finland 14   France 13 27
27 13 15
27 10 10
1928 Amsterdam Netherlands   United States 22   Germany 10   Finland 8 33
18 7 8
16 14 9
1932 Los Angeles United States   United States 41   Italy 12   France 10 27
32 12 5
30 12 4
1936 Berlin Nazi Germany   Germany 33   United States 24   Hungary 10 32
26 20 1
30 12 5
1948 London United Kingdom   United States 38   Sweden 16   France 10 37
27 11 6
19 17 13
1952 Helsinki Finland   United States 40   Soviet Union 22   Hungary 16 43
19 30 10
17 19 16
1956 Melbourne Australia   Soviet Union 37   United States 32   Australia 13 38
29 25 8
32 17 14
1960 Rome Italy   Soviet Union 43   United States 34   Italy 13 44
29 21 10
31 16 13
1964 Tokyo Japan   United States 36   Soviet Union 30   Japan 16 41
26 31 5
28 35 29
1968 Mexico City Mexico   United States 45   Soviet Union 29   Japan 11 44
28 32 7
34 30 25
1972 Munich West Germany   Soviet Union 50   United States 33   East Germany 20 48
27 31 23
22 30 23
1976 Montreal Canada   Soviet Union 49   East Germany 40   United States 34 41
41 25 35
35 25 25
1980 Moscow Soviet Union   Soviet Union 80   East Germany 47   Bulgaria 8 36
69 37 16
46 42 17
1984 Los Angeles United States   United States 83   Romania 20   West Germany 17 47
61 16 19
30 17 23
1988 Seoul South Korea   Soviet Union 55   East Germany 37   United States 36 52
31 35 30
46 30 27
1992 Barcelona Spain   Unified Team 45   United States 37   Germany 33 64
38 34 21
29 37 28
1996 Atlanta United States   United States 44   Russia 26   Germany 20 79
32 21 18
25 16 27
2000 Sydney Australia   United States 37   Russia 32   China 28 80
24 28 16
33 29 14
2004 Athens Greece   United States 36   China 32   Russia 27 74
39 17 27
27 14 38
2008 Beijing China   China 51   United States 36   Russia 23 87
21 38 21
28 36 29
2012 London United Kingdom   United States 47   China 38   United Kingdom 29 86
28 27 17
29 23 19
2016 Rio Brazil   United States 46   United Kingdom 27   China 26 86
37 23 18
38 17 26
2020 Tokyo Japan   United States 39   China 38   Japan 27 93
41 32 14
33 18 17
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List by team

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

List by games

Games 1st place med 2nd place med 3rd place med Nations with medals
1924 Chamonix France   Norway (NOR) 4   Finland (FIN) 4   Austria (AUT) 2 10
7 4 1
6 3 0
1928 St. Moritz Switzerland   Norway (NOR) 6   United States (USA) 2   Sweden (SWE) 2 12
4 2 2
5 2 1
1932 Lake Placid United States   United States (USA) 6   Norway (NOR) 3   Sweden (SWE) 1 10
4 4 2
2 3 0
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany   Norway (NOR) 7   Germany (GER) 3   Sweden (SWE) 2 11
5 3 2
3 0 3
1948 St. Moritz Switzerland   Norway (NOR) [a] 4 None   Switzerland (SUI) 3 13
3
3 4
  Sweden (SWE) [b] 4
3 3
3
1952 Oslo Norway   Norway (NOR) 7   United States (USA) 4   Finland (FIN) 3 13
3 6 4
6 1 2
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy   Soviet Union (URS) 7   Austria (AUT) 4   Finland (FIN) 3 13
3 3 3
6 4 1
1960 Squaw Valley United States   Soviet Union (URS) 7   United States (USA) 4   East Germany (GDR) 3 14
5 3 4
9 1 3
1964 Innsbruck Austria   Soviet Union (URS) 11   Austria (AUT) 4   Norway (NOR) 3 14
8 5 6
6 3 6
1968 Grenoble France   Norway (NOR) 6   Soviet Union (URS) 5   France (FRA) 4 15
6 5 3
2 3 2
1972 Sapporo Japan   Soviet Union (URS) 8   East Germany (GDR) 4   Switzerland (SUI) 4 17
5 3 3
3 7 3
1976 Innsbruck Austria   Soviet Union (URS) 13   East Germany (GDR) 7   United States (USA) 3 16
6 5 3
8 7 4
1980 Lake Placid United States   Soviet Union (URS) 10   East Germany (GDR) 9   United States (USA) 6 19
6 7 4
6 7 2
1984 Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia   East Germany (GDR) 9   Soviet Union (URS) 6   United States (USA) 4 17
9 10 4
6 9 0
1988 Calgary Canada   Soviet Union (URS) 11   East Germany (GDR) 9   Switzerland (SUI) 5 17
9 10 5
9 6 5
1992 Albertville France   Germany (GER) 10   Unified Team (EUN) 9   Norway (NOR) 9 20
10 6 6
6 8 5
1994 Lillehammer Norway   Russia (RUS) 11   Norway (NOR) 10   Germany (GER) 9 22
8 11 7
4 5 8
1998 Nagano Japan   Germany (GER) 12   Norway (NOR) 10   Russia (RUS) 9 24
9 10 6
8 5 3
2002 Salt Lake City United States   Norway (NOR) 13   Germany (GER) 12   United States (USA) 10 24
5 16 13
7 8 11
2006 Turin Italy   Germany (GER) 11   United States (USA) 9   Austria (AUT) 9 26
12 9 7
6 7 7
2010 Vancouver Canada   Canada (CAN) 14   Germany (GER) 10   United States (USA) 9 26
7 13 15
5 7 13
2014 Sochi Russia   Russia (RUS) 11   Norway (NOR) 11   Canada (CAN) 10 26
10 5 10
9 10 5
2018 Pyeongchang South Korea   Norway (NOR) 14   Germany (GER) 14   Canada (CAN) 11 30
14 10 8
11 7 10
2022 Beijing China   Norway (NOR) 16   Germany (GER) 12   China (CHN) 9 29
8 10 4
13 5 2
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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

Notes

  1. ^ Norway and Sweden had equal rank
  2. ^ Norway and Sweden had equal rank

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