List of countries that have won the most gold in sports so far

According to the results, the list of countries that have won the most gold medals in sports so far is as follows,

who has the most olympic medals

The United States has the most gold medals 

in the history of the Olympic Games, with 1,229 gold medals, followed by the Soviet Union with 473 and Germany with 3841.

The United States also has the most gold medals in the Summer Olympic Games, with 1,022 gold medals, followed by the Soviet Union with 440 and Great Britain with 2741.

Norway, has the most gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games, with 132 gold medals, followed by Germany with 92 and the United States with 871.

The United States also has the most gold medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with 39, gold medals, followed by China with 38 and Japan with 2723.

According to the results, the country with the most medals in total is the United States, with 2,980 medals as of 2021. The United States has won 1,229 gold medals, 907 silver medals, and 844 bronze medals2. The United States is followed by the United Kingdom, with 948 medals, and Germany, with 892 medals.

The first person to win a gold medal 

in the modern Olympic Games was James Brendan Connolly of the United States, who won the triple jump event in 1896 in Athens.

The first woman to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games was Countess Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland, who was part of the sailing team that won the 1-2 tonne class in 1900 in Paris.

The first person to win a gold medal in five consecutive Olympic Games was Steven Redgrave of Great Britain, who won various rowing events from 1984 to 2000.

The first person to win back-to-back gold medals in the 100m sprint event was Wyomia Tyus of the United States, who won in 1964 in Tokyo and 1968 in Mexico City.