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The U.S topped the Olympics medals table for the third successive time after ending the Tokyo Games on Sunday with a best 39 gold, 41 silver and 33 bronze medals.
American highlights included veteran Alysson Felix winning a gold medal in the 4×400 metres relay and a bronze medal individually to become their most decorated track athlete of all-time.
In the pool, they also had massive success.
This was through freestyle stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky, though she was beaten by upcoming Australian Ariarne Titmus in a couple of the shorter races.
China, hosts of the Winter Games in 2022, were second in the table with a 38-32-18 tally while hosts Japan set a national record of 27-14-17.
Great Britain had its least successful Games since Beijing 2008 but was still the top European nation on 22-21-22.
The Russian team —— officially competing as neutrals due to a doping ban were fifth on 20-28-23.
At the other end of the scale, minnows San Marino could celebrate an astonishing three-medal haul (0-1-2) from a delegation containing only five athletes.
Burkina Faso had its first-ever Olympic medallist through triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango.
Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 39 | 41 | 33 | 113 |
2 | China | 38 | 32 | 18 | 88 |
3 | Japan | 27 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
4 | Great Britain | 22 | 21 | 22 | 65 |
5 | ROC | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
6 | Australia | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
7 | Netherlands | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
8 | France | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
9 | Germany | 10 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
10 | Italy | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
11 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
12 | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
13 | New Zealand | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
14 | Cuba | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
15 | Hungary | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
16 | South Korea | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
17 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
18 | Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
19 | Kenya | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
20 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
21 | Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
22 | Spain | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
23 | Sweden | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
24 | Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
25 | Denmark | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
26 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
27 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
28 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
29 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
30 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
31 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
32 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
33 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
34 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
35 | Serbia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
36 | Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
37 | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
38 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
38 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
40 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
40 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
42 | Bahamas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
42 | Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Ukraine | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 |
45 | Belarus | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
46 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
46 | Venezuela | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
48 | India | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
49 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
50 | Philippines | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
50 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
52 | South Africa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
53 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
54 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
55 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
56 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
56 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
58 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
59 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
59 | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
59 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
59 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
63 | Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
63 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
63 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
66 | Colombia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
67 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
68 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
69 | Armenia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
70 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
71 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
72 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
72 | San Marino | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
74 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
74 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
74 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
77 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77 | North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
83 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
84 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
85 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
86 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
86 | Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |