which country has the most olympic medals in history?
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The United States is the most successful nation of all time at the Summer Olympic Games, having amassed a total of 2,520 medals since the first Olympics in 1896.
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The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held separately and have alternated every two years.
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Teams from Canada have won the most medals, with fifteen, including nine gold. As of the 2018 Winter Olympics, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded to teams from 14 National Olympic Committees.
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The Soviet Union began competing at the Olympics in 1956 and won nine straight Olympic medals, including seven gold. The Soviet Union broke up in 1991, and in 1992, a Unified Team composed mainly of former Soviet players won gold. Teams from Canada have won the most medals, with fifteen, including nine gold.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed, and the first Games were planned for 1896 in Athens, the capital of Greece. In Athens, 280 participants from 13 nations competed in 43 events, covering track-and-field, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing, shooting, and tennis.
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The United States has hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan and Germany have each hosted three Games.
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['ZIMBABWE - 8 MEDALS. [02:40]', 'TUNISIA - 13 MEDALS. [03:45]', 'MOROCCO - 23 MEDALS. [05:40]', 'EGYPT - 32 MEDALS. [07:50]', 'ETHIOPIA - 54 MEDALS. [08:51]', '1 KENYA - 103 MEDALS. [11:05]']
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Biathlon competitor Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has won 13 medals, eight of them gold, making him the most decorated Winter Olympic athlete, according to the International Olympics Committee.
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['Russia (Overall ranking: 2)', 'France (Overall ranking: 5) ... ', 'United Kingdom (Overall ranking: 6) ... ', 'Turkey (Overall ranking: 9) ... ', 'Germany (Overall ranking: 10) ... ', 'Italy (Overall ranking: 11) ... ', 'Spain (Overall ranking: 19) ... ', 'Poland (Overall ranking: 22) ... ']
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['Sweden. The largest and most populous Scandinavian country is at the top of the list, mainly due to its respect for human rights and its outstanding public services. ... ', 'Canada. ... ', 'Switzerland. ... ', 'Australia. ... ', 'Germany. ... ', 'Norway. ... ', 'United States. ... ', 'Netherlands.']
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['USA (75.8 million)', 'Brazil (35.7 million) ... ', 'China (27.4 million) ... ', 'Russia (15.0 million) ... ', 'Japan (12.0 million) ... ', 'Phillipines (11.6 million) ... ', 'India (10.2 million) ... ', 'Argentina (9.2 million) ... ']
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However, it is Russia (including the USSR) who have earned the most Olympic gold medals in volleyball — four each for both men and women.
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In total Australia has won 58 swimming gold medals at the Olympic Games, second only to the United States, who have won 217.
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American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian, having won 28 medals in both individual and team events (23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze). Has also won more individual events than any other Olympian, with 16 medals (13 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze).
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
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But when it comes to predicting athletic prowess, geography can be surprising. Iceland is certainly not the only nation among the 92 competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics to have never won a winter medal. More than 50 countries that are competing at the Pyeongchang Games have never won a medal.
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Two newly independent countries of the former Yugoslavia and Soviet Union, Croatia and Lithuania, won the silver and bronze medals respectively. The USA's Teresa Edwards is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in basketball, with four gold and one bronze.