The Olympic Superpowers

Having topped the medals table in London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, the US continued to show its athletic superiority in Paris.

China was the last country to break US Olympics dominance when it topped the medals table at the Beijing games in 2008.

France also impressed in Paris, claiming 16 gold medals and 64 medals overall, compared to 10 gold medals and 33 medals overall at the Tokyo games in 2020.


Looking back 20 and 40 years, to Athens and Los Angeles, respectively, there have been quite some shifts in the gold medal ranking, with the United States in pole position the only real constant



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