Looking back at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were a spectacle of athletic prowess and international camaraderie. While every event offered its own unique thrill, some stood out as particularly popular among spectators and athletes alike. Here's a recap of some of the most incredible moments from the Games.

OLYMPICS SUMMARY (AFTER PARIS)

Here is a summary of some of the biggest medal winning countries at the Paris Olympics: 

	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	40	44	42	126
2	China	40	27	24	91
3	Japan	20	12	13	45
4	Australia	18	19	16	53
5	France	16	26	22	64
6	Netherlands	15	7	12	34
7	Great Britain	14	22	29	65
8	South Korea	13	9	10	32
9	Italy	12	13	15	40
10	Germany	12	13	8	33

And here is the revised aggregate medal count from all Summer Olympic Games in modern history (last 128 years): 

	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	1101	874	780	2755
2	Russia	608	515	501	1624
3	Germany	450	470	499	1419
4	China	303	226	198	727
5	Great Britain	298	340	343	981
6	France	239	277	299	815
7	Italy	229	201	228	658
8	Japan	189	162	191	542
9	Hungary	187	161	182	530
10	Australia	182	192	226	600

Below are the medal winners at Paris 2024 for the sports covered on this site, namely: 

         soccer, rugby, golf, tennis, and basketball. 

There is no baseball or squash at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but they will both appear in LA 2028, along with flag football.  

OLYMPICS SUMMARY (BEFORE PARIS)

Here is a summary of statistics and results from the Summer Olympics over the course of history (last 128 years).  The first table is the historical medal count for all Modern Summer Olympics prior to Paris 2024:

	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	1061	830	738	2629
2	Russia	608	515	501	1624
3	Germany	438	457	491	1386
4	Great Britain	284	318	314	916
5	China	263	199	174	636
6	France	223	251	277	751
7	Italy	217	188	213	618
8	Hungary	181	154	176	511
9	Japan	169	150	178	497
10	Australia	164	173	210	547

Pre-Paris historical number of medals per million of population for the top countries (Russia includes former USSR, Germany includes former East and West):