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Which country has won the most medals as an Olympic host?

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America has won the most medals in Olympics history! They have won just a little more than 2400 medals till today's date.They will reach a tally of 1000 gold medals at Rio 2016 surely. After them comes the number of Soviet Union(participated in only 10 games),Germany,Great Britain! read more

The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2018, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. read more

As for the athlete with the most winter medals, he belongs to Norway, too. Biathlon competitor Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has won 13 medals, eight of them gold, making him the most decorated Winter Olympic athlete, according to the International Olympics Committee. read more

In the Olympic Games, highly talented athletes focus on winning multiple medals in different events. Michael Phelps, an American swimmer, holds the record for the most Gold medals won at a single Summer Olympics. He won 6 Gold in 2004 and 8 medals in 2008. In the most recent 2016 Rio Olympics, Phelps won 5 Gold and a Silver medal. read more

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