Here is the final Olympic medal count for each country that participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games: Rank The host country Japan comes in at third with 27 gold medals and a total of 58 medals. China finished the games with an impressive 88 medals in total. beat out China to claim the top spot by a single gold medal. won the most medals at the Olympics, raking in 113 total with 39 gold medals. In a complete show of dominance, the U.S. The country was first given the honor back in 1964 becoming the first Asian nation to host the Olympic Games.Įven in this most challenging of climates where the games had to be pushed by a year, nothing stopped the athletes from exceeding their limits and breaking long-held records. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics from July 24 to August 9, 2021, marking the second time Japan has hosted the Summer Olympics. If the medals from 1928 are seen relative to the number of spots, then Team Orange scored 63 medals by today’s standards.Olympic Medal Count: How Countries Fared at Tokyo 2020Įvery four years, the Summer Olympics brings together thousands of athletes from around the world to compete in a global arena of sportsmanship and athletic excellence. The number of spots has now increased up to 1,081. Sports such as BMX, skateboarding and judo were not yet included in the mix. At the time there were only 327 spots in the Games. Technically, the Netherlands won the most Olympic medals in 1928, despite coming home with 19 medals. Team Orange also scored in hockey, archery, judo, boxing and equestrian. The Netherlands won three medals in the sailing and swimming divisions. The rowing teams took home five medals in total, one of which was gold. Lavreysen took home two gold and cyclists Shanne Braspennincx, Niek Kimmann, as well as, BMX athlete Annemiek van Vleuten all won one gold medal. In total, the Netherlands placed in the top three 12 times in various cycling disciplines. The delegation of the KNWU cycling association won the most medals in Tokyo. Track cyclist Harrie Lavreysen also won two gold and one bronze medal this Olympic season. She was not the only one returning home with three medals. The athletic talent finished the races despite a leg injury that caused her considerable pain. She also came in first in the 5,000-meter race and grabbed the bronze medal in the 1,500-meter race. Hassan won her second gold on Saturday in the 10,000-meter race. That inspires many in the world, including the rest of Team NL", Van Langen said. Especially because she performs so well in a sport where there is a lot of competition worldwide. "Sifan follows her own path and her achievements do not go unnoticed. The choice fell on Hassan because she "stunned the whole world", 1992 Olympics champion Ellen van Langen said, according to NU.nl. Runner Sifan Hassan will carry the Dutch flag during the ceremony. The closing ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. The last event of the Summer Olympics was the men’s water polo at 4:30 p.m. The Netherlands placed seventh in the overall ranking. In total, Dutch athletes brought home 10 gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals. The previous record for the most Olympics medals won in one season by Team Orange lay at 25 during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The Netherlands finished the Tokyo Olympics with a total of 36 medals.
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