2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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The US led the final medal table of swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They tallied a total of 8 golds and 28 total medals to finish ahead of Australia with 7 gold and 18 total medals.
The US has led the medal table for 9 straight Olympics now. How does each country stack up to their previous success in swimming at the Olympics?
SWIMMING MEDAL TABLE
RANK | NATION | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
1 | United States | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
2 | Australia | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
3 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
5 | China | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
6 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
10 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12
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Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
14
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Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16
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Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
18
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South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Overall Historic Swimming Medal Table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | United States (USA) | 265 | 191 | 151 | 607 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 76 | 78 | 76 | 230 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 38 | 32 | 22 | 92 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 30 | 27 | 20 | 77 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 24 | 28 | 32 | 84 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 21 | 33 | 30 | 84 |
7 | Netherlands (NED) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 60 |
8 | China (CHN) | 18 | 24 | 19 | 61 |
9 | Germany (GER) | 14 | 18 | 31 | 63 |
10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 12 | 21 | 26 | 59 |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 12 | 20 | 30 | 62 |
12 | France (FRA) | 12 | 17 | 21 | 50 |
13 | Sweden (SWE) | 11 | 16 | 14 | 41 |
14 | South Africa (RSA) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
15 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
16 | Unified Team (EUN) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
17 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
18 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
19 | Romania (ROU) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
20 | Ireland (IRL) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
21 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
22 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
23 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
24 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
25 | Australasia (ANZ) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
26 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
27 | ROC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
28 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
29 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
30 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
31 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
32 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
33 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
34 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
35 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
36 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
37
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Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
39 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
40
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Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
42
|
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Singapore (SIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
45 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
46 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
47 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
48 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
49
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Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
51
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Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
54 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
55 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
56
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Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Comparing Countries To Previous Games
USA
The US has led the medal table for the last 9 Olympics but this was the worst they have done leading the medal table, with only 8 golds. They have always been in double-digits for golds but still managed to stand on the top of the medal table in Paris.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
2000 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
2004 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
2008 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
2012 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
2016 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
2020 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
2024 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
Australia
Australia has had solid showings in the last two Olympic Games. After 9 gold medals in Tokyo, they walk away with 7 here.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
2000 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
2004 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
2008 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
2012 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
2016 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
2020 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
2024 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
France
Host country France walks away with four gold medals and 7 total, their most since the 2012 London Games.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
2000 Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 Athens | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2008 Beijing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2012 London | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2016 Rio | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Paris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Canada
Summer McIntosh led the way for Canada with three gold medals, becoming the first Canadian to ever win three golds at one Olympic Games.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 London | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
2020 Tokyo | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
2024 Paris | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
China
China brings home 12 total medals, more than it brought home at the 2012 Games, although in 2012 they had 5 gold compared to just 2 from Paris.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2008 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
2012 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Italy
After winning zero gold medals in Tokyo, Thomas Ceccon and Nicolo Martinenghi led the Italian team to two golds and five total medals
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Hungary
Kristof Milak and Hubert Kos teamed up to equal Hungary’s medal tally of three total medals from Tokyo. The country has consistently had a medalist in the last 8 Games.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sweden
Sarah Sjostrom brings home two gold medals, one in the 50 free and one in the 100 free. After winning 0 medals in back to back to back Games, they country now has medaled in the most recent 3.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Great Britain
The men’s 4×200 free relay defended their title from Tokyo while in Paris. The country did not match its total medal tally of 8 from Tokyo but 5 is still more than they were at the turn of the century.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2016 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
2020 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Medals Per Continent
North America
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
United States | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
11 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
Europe
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
Oceania
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
Australia | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
Asia
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
China | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
Africa
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
I understand that something has to change for the US swim team after their Olympic performance screw up in France 🇫🇷.
Is this the first time USA hasn’t had the best women’s team or the best men’s team?
France Men: 4 gold
US men: 2 gold
AUS women: 6 gold
US women: 5 gold
And if you exclude the Mickey Mouse events added in Tokyo, the total is only 6 gold. The worst result since 1956.
Most silvers ever for USA
Simply looking at total medals from Olympics to Olympics does not accurately represent the relative performance of each nation over time since there have been a number of additional swimming events added over the years. In 1988 there were 94 swimming medals, whereas this year there will be 111 swimming medals (inclusive of open water). As open water has not concluded yet, the data could change slightly, but regardless, the results are not great from the USA perspective.
In Paris, the USA has currently won 22.9% of the gold medals awarded in swimming. Based open water results, the final win percentage will range from 21.6% (no more gold) to 27.0% (USA wins gold in both 10k events). Between 1988 and… Read more »
Who are some young Australian swimmers who win a medal in LA?
Also anyone else from other nation (besides USA as I already know the up and coming talent).
Sienna Toohey looks like the most promising. She went a 1:07.01 in the 100 breast which breaks Leisel’s age record and is faster than the US 15-16 age record (slower than Ruta at 15 though haha)
Idk if this has been written about yet, but looking at the medal count in some ways downplays how weak the U.S.’s (mostly the men’s) performance was here.
In Rio, there was only one instance of a U.S swimmer failing to make it out of the heats. (Tom Sheilds, 200 fly) In Paris, there were 10 different instances of an American failing to advance past the prelims. Even when taking into account there were two more individual events than 8 years ago, that’s still a huge increase.
In Rio, there were 5 instances of U.S. swimmers not qualifying for their respective finals. In Paris, I believe this happened 15 times.
You could argue that final appearances don’t… Read more »
… and still win 56% more medals than Australia….
1,307% more people and 56% more medals. Nice!
and 10000% more cowbell……
mah per capita
of course the supporters of the much larger country with a much larger funding budget doesn’t care about per capita.
46 swimmers VS.. 41 swimmers…
quite a lot to choose from.
Counting only individual medals, Continent Bob Bowman has 5 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze for 11 total
And counting all medals, Dean Boxall has 9 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze for 18 and tops the medal tally
Counting all medals and counting only individual medals are very different, but that was a sly little trick you pulled there.
What a goof