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Which country won the most medals at the 2021 Olympics?

By Amy Kaplan

CHIBA, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Silver medalist Aisuluu Tynybekova of Team Kyrgyzstan, gold medalist Yukako Kawai of Team Japan and bronze medalists Iryna Koliadenko of Team Ukraine and Taybe Mustafayusein of Team Bulgaria pose on the podium during the Women’s Freestyle 62kg medal ceremony on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 04, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
CHIBA, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Silver medalist Aisuluu Tynybekova of Team Kyrgyzstan, gold medalist Yukako Kawai of Team Japan and bronze medalists Iryna Koliadenko of Team Ukraine and Taybe Mustafayusein of Team Bulgaria pose on the podium during the Women’s Freestyle 62kg medal ceremony on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 04, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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Which country won the most medals at the 2021 Olympics?

The 2021 Olympics were arguably a smashing success. After a long delay due to COVID-19 and some controversy surrounding the lack of fans, the Olympics is now officially over.

Team USA saw many milestones, broken records and historic moments. But we also had heartbreak and controversy. Simone Biles, who was expected to clean up, withdrew from the Olympics due to mental health reasons. Caeleb Dressel set two world records and Katie Ledecky stunned yet again.

Overall, it was an incredible time for Olympians.

How many Olympic medals did Team USA earn?

Team USA came in first in terms of Olympic medals earning both the most medals and the most gold medals. It was neck and neck with the People’s Republic of China throughout the games and it was the final day which final put USA on the top of the leaderboard.

Team USA earned a total of 39 gold medals, 41 silver medals and 33 bronze medals for a total of 113 medals.

Team USA is the only country to break over 100 total medal.

Here’s the full line-up of the top five earning countries:

Ranking countries by TOTAL MEDALS

  1. United States of America (113)
  2. People’s Republic of China (88)
  3. ROC (71)
  4. Great Britain (65)
  5. Japan (58)

Ranking countries by TOTAL GOLD MEDALS

  1. United States of America (39)
  2. People’s Republic of China (38)
  3. Japan (27)
  4. Great Britain (22)
  5. ROC (20)

Ranking countries by MOST MEDALS FOR WOMEN

  1. United States of America (66)
  2. People’s Republic of China (47)
  3. ROC (32)
  4. Japan (30)
  5. Great Britain (23)

Ranking countries by MOST MEDALS FOR MEN

  1. United States of America (41)
  2. People’s Republic of China and ROC tied for second (35)
  3. Great Britain (34)
  4. Japan (25)
  5. Italy (24)

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