Who is winning the Olympics? Updated 2024 medal standings, most gold medal winners by country

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The Olympics are coming to the United States in four years, and the U.S. knows it can build momentum toward 2028 with another strong showing on the national stage in Paris.

The United States again comfortably finished with the most medals at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, winning 113 overall and 39 gold, but the gap narrowed from 2016 when the U.S. won by a margin of 51 medals. China finished 34 medals behind the USA in Tokyo, and plenty of nations are looking to narrow the gap even further in Paris.

Medals will be awarded each day from July 27 to Aug. 11 in Paris. There were 1,080 medals won in Tokyo three years ago, with 93 countries earning at least one medal and 65 nations winning at least one gold medal. The chase for gold is in motion once again.

Here’s a look at the updated medal count standings at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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Who is winning the Olympics?Track the three countries with the most Olympic medals below:

CountryMedalsGoldSilverBronzeUSA3051312France268108China19973The United States won the medal count with 113 medals in Tokyo three years ago, followed by China and host nation Japan. The U.S. has finished atop the medal count in each of the last three Summer Olympics and six of the last seven. 

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Who has the most gold medals in 2024?Here’s a look at the 10 countries with the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics:

CountryGold medalsOverall medalsChina919France826Japan815Australia716Great Britain617South Korea612USA530Italy313Canada27Germany26Olympic medal standings 2024Here’s a look at the top 10 countries in the overall Olympic medal count:

CountryMedalsGoldSilverBronzeUSA3051312France 268108China19973Great Britain17665Australia16763Japan15834Italy13364South Korea12633Canada7223Germany6222MORE: The greatest 33 U.S. Summer Olympians of all time

Olympic medal leaders by yearThe United States has finished atop the medal count in seven of the last 10 Summer Olympics. The last nation other than the U.S. to finish with the most medals was host country China in 2008.

Here are the medal count leaders and their medal total from each of the last 10 Summer Olympics:

YearCountryMedals2021United States1132016United States1212012United States1042008China1002004United States1012000United States931996United States1011992Unified Team*1121988Soviet Union1321984United States174* – The Unified Team was made up of athletes from the fallen Soviet Union.

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Dan Treacy is a content producer for Sporting News.