Olympics

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Finland’s Olympic story – Paris 1924 and 2024

Finland has a rich history in the Summer Olympics, especially during the early 20^th century when...

USA wins Paris Olympics ahead of France, China

The USA won the Paris Olympic Games in the ranking compiled by Greatest Sporting Nation, with a comf...

2024

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	United States	4394	11.9
2	France	2946	8.0
3	China	2267	6.1
4	Germany	1998	5.4
5	Australia	1763	4.8
6	Japan	1524	4.1
7	Italy	1456	3.9
8	Great Britain	1408	3.8
9	Spain	1388	3.7
10	Canada	1199	3.2

2021

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	United States	4281	11.6
2	Japan	2308	6.2
3	China	2284	6.2
4	France	2117	5.7
5	Australia	1874	5.1
6	Great Britain	1691	4.6
7	Italy	1397	3.8
8	Germany	1287	3.5
9	Netherlands	1192	3.2
10	Spain	1117	3.0

Per Capita Cup - Olympics

2024
2021

2024

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Slovenia	7992
2	New Zealand	10773
3	Serbia	11330
4	Norway	11954
5	Denmark	12605
6	Australia	14003
7	Netherlands	15163
8	Hungary	15818
9	Jamaica	17506
10	Lithuania	19083

2021

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Slovenia	5184
2	New Zealand	9501
3	Jamaica	11873
4	Serbia	12672
5	Sweden	12810
6	Australia	13177
7	Latvia	13528
8	Netherlands	14399
9	Hungary	14847
10	Georgia	14963

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USA wins Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Countdown to Rio 2016

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In Rio, M. Phelps of the USA increased his Olympic medals tally to a sensational 28

USA win Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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Jackson of Team GB Hockey in action at the London Olympics

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U. Bolt, Y. Blake and W. Weir of Jamaica dominate 200m

London 2012 Day 13: Jamaica treble in the 200m Men Sprint

Some had doubts that Usain Bolt could clinch a second Olympic double by winning gold in the London 2012 Games 200m sprint, even after his apparently easy defeat of Yohan Blake i...

The USA ladies strike gold in Olympic Football

London 2012 Day 13: USA score winning goal with Ladies Football

Gold in Women’s Football was the highlight of Day 13 for Olympic ranking leaders USA, and it may prove to be the decisive leap for the...

London 2012 Day 12: USA powers on, China continues pursuit

Twelve days into the London 2012 Olympic Games and the top four nations are powering on and stretching their lead over the rest of the Olympic pack.

The USA 4x100m Freestyle relay, featuring Michael Phelps

London 2012: USA triumph over Russia, Great Britain a well-earned fourth

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London 2012: the fastest nation on earth is also the sportiest

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Andy Murray (GBR) shooting his way to Olympic gold

London 2012 Day 9: GBR within inches of Russia and 3rd place, the USA leading

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The opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Dan Thompson writes on the IOC's decision on new Olympic sports

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The executive committee of the Interna...

Yuki Otsu (Japan) celebrates his goal vs Spain in the Olympic tournament

London 2012: the continental rankings

The London 2012 Olympic Games were an event for all continents, and our focus is on how the countries performed vs their territorial neighbours.

Mexico beat Brazil to clinch Olympic gold in London

London 2012: How did your country perform vs the 2008 Olympic Games?

We’ve looked into the London 2012 results and compared them with those of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Jessica Ennis (GBR) rushes to Olympic gold

London 2012 Day 8:Team GBR in pursuit of Super Trio

If it isn’t an Olympic record then it must be very close. When the curtain closed on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Team GBR...

Natalya Zabolotnaya, a gentle lady from Russia

London 2012 Day 7: USA leading, Russia climbing steadily

Day 7 was another day of passion and drama at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Kyle Harrison (USA) and Emma Gibson (GBR) battling for gold

London 2012 early winners

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London 2012 Day 6: USA stretch their lead, Russia advancing

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Ryan Lochte (USA) winning gold in 400m Individual Medley

London 2012 Day 3: the USA and China neck and neck

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Jamaica clinches Per Capita title ahead of Trinidad & Tobago and New Zealand

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Ben Ainslie of GBR, Finn Class World Champion

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Dawn Harper (USA) wins 100m hurdles at Beijing Olympics

The USA won the Beijing Games

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U. Bolt celebrating Olympic gold in Beijing

GSN exclusive: the USA tipped to win London Games

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2024: Track Athletics - 4x100m Relay
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	Japan	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	France	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	China	7=
11 Aug 2024	Men	United States	7=
11 Aug 2024	Women	United States	1
11 Aug 2024	Women	Great Britain	2
11 Aug 2024	Women	Germany	3
11 Aug 2024	Women	France	4
11 Aug 2024	Women	Jamaica	5
11 Aug 2024	Women	Canada	6
11 Aug 2024	Women	Netherlands	7
11 Aug 2024	Women	Switzerland	8

2024: Track Athletics - 4x400m Relay
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	United States	1
11 Aug 2024	Men	Botswana	2
11 Aug 2024	Men	Great Britain	3
11 Aug 2024	Men	Belgium	4
11 Aug 2024	Men	South Africa	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	Japan	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	Italy	7
11 Aug 2024	Men	Zambia	8
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	Netherlands	1
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	United States	2
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	Great Britain	3
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	Belgium	4
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	Jamaica	5
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	Italy	6
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	Poland	7
11 Aug 2024	Mixed	France	8
11 Aug 2024	Women	United States	1
11 Aug 2024	Women	Netherlands	2
11 Aug 2024	Women	Great Britain	3
11 Aug 2024	Women	Ireland	4
11 Aug 2024	Women	France	5
11 Aug 2024	Women	Canada	6
11 Aug 2024	Women	Belgium	7
11 Aug 2024	Women	Jamaica	8

2024: Track Athletics - 5000m
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	Norway	1
11 Aug 2024	Men	Kenya	2
11 Aug 2024	Men	United States	3
11 Aug 2024	Men	Ethiopia	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	Ethiopia	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	Kenya	7
11 Aug 2024	Men	Belgium	8
11 Aug 2024	Women	Kenya	1
11 Aug 2024	Women	Kenya	2
11 Aug 2024	Women	Netherlands	3
11 Aug 2024	Women	Italy	4
11 Aug 2024	Women	Kenya	5
11 Aug 2024	Women	Ethiopia	6
11 Aug 2024	Women	Ethiopia	7
11 Aug 2024	Women	Norway	8

2024: Track Athletics - 800m
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	Kenya	1
11 Aug 2024	Men	Canada	2
11 Aug 2024	Men	Algeria	3
11 Aug 2024	Men	United States	4
11 Aug 2024	Men	Spain	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	France	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	Botswana	7
11 Aug 2024	Men	Great Britain	8
11 Aug 2024	Women	Great Britain	1
11 Aug 2024	Women	Ethiopia	2
11 Aug 2024	Women	Kenya	3
11 Aug 2024	Women	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4
11 Aug 2024	Women	France	5
11 Aug 2024	Women	Ethiopia	6
11 Aug 2024	Women	United States	7
11 Aug 2024	Women	South Africa	8

2024: Field Athletics - Decathlon
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	Norway	1
11 Aug 2024	Men	Germany	2
11 Aug 2024	Men	Grenada	3
11 Aug 2024	Men	Netherlands	4
11 Aug 2024	Men	Estonia	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	Estonia	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	United States	7
11 Aug 2024	Men	Germany	8

2024: Field Athletics - Discus
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	Jamaica	1
11 Aug 2024	Men	Lithuania	2
11 Aug 2024	Men	Australia	3
11 Aug 2024	Men	Slovenia	4
11 Aug 2024	Men	Austria	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	Germany	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	Sweden	7
11 Aug 2024	Men	Lithuania	8
11 Aug 2024	Women	United States	1
11 Aug 2024	Women	China	2
11 Aug 2024	Women	Croatia	3
11 Aug 2024	Women	Germany	4
11 Aug 2024	Women	Sweden	5
11 Aug 2024	Women	Germany	6
11 Aug 2024	Women	Netherlands	7
11 Aug 2024	Women	Italy	8

2024: Field Athletics - Hammer
Date	Gender	Country	Position
11 Aug 2024	Men	Canada	1
11 Aug 2024	Men	Hungary	2
11 Aug 2024	Men	Ukraine	3
11 Aug 2024	Men	Norway	4
11 Aug 2024	Men	Poland	5
11 Aug 2024	Men	United States	6
11 Aug 2024	Men	Poland	7
11 Aug 2024	Men	France	8
11 Aug 2024	Women	Canada	1

Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	266	17.4
2	Germany	216	14.2	1
3	Norway	196	12.9
4	United States	150	9.8	-3
5	Italy	136	8.9	-3
6	Sweden	108	7.1
7	Austria	70	4.6
8	Switzerland	50	3.3
9	Netherlands	46	3.0
10	Finland	40	2.6

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6894	10.5
2	France	4549	6.9
3	China	3550	5.4
4	Germany	3240	4.9	2
5	Italy	3226	4.9	2
6	Australia	2929	4.5	2
7	Japan	2829	4.3	-2
8	Great Britain	2727	4.2	-4
9	Netherlands	2346	3.6	2
10	Canada	2319	3.5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6018	9.1
2	France	3291	5.0
3	China	3114	4.7
4	Great Britain	3030	4.6
5	Japan	2949	4.5	3
6	Germany	2834	4.3	3
7	Italy	2831	4.3	-1
8	Australia	2751	4.2	-1
9	Spain	2439	3.7	8
10	Canada	2173	3.3	-5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6137	10.3
2	France	3223	5.4	1
3	China	2822	4.7	2
4	Great Britain	2766	4.6	3
5	Canada	2710	4.5	4
6	Italy	2502	4.2	-2
7	Australia	2463	4.1	3
8	Japan	2372	4.0	-6
9	Germany	2311	3.9	-3
10	Netherlands	1661	2.8	1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7329	9.7
2	Japan	4433	5.9	11
3	France	4040	5.4	1
4	Italy	3194	4.2	3
5	China	3173	4.2	20
6	Germany	2920	3.9	-3
7	Great Britain	2831	3.8	4
8	Spain	2404	3.2	7
9	Canada	2280	3.0	1
10	Australia	2254	3.0	2

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Norway	26927
2	Latvia	64483
3	Sweden	93346
4	Austria	125632
5	France	252387
6	Germany	383333
7	Italy	446681
8	United States	2173020

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	4419	2
2	Norway	4517	-1
3	New Zealand	5111	1
4	Netherlands	7316	8
5	Switzerland	7805	2
6	Denmark	8114	3
7	Australia	8429	6
8	Sweden	8511	-3
9	Latvia	9414	-7
10	Serbia	9899	-2

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3235
2	Latvia	4142	22
3	Slovenia	4233
4	New Zealand	4986
5	Sweden	5672	1
6	Jamaica	6193	1
7	Switzerland	7271	-2
8	Serbia	7672	2
9	Denmark	8046	16
10	Lithuania	8352	4

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3635	1
2	Croatia	5326	10
3	Slovenia	5480	-2
4	New Zealand	6200	4
5	Switzerland	6931
6	Sweden	7738	-3
7	Jamaica	7939	7
8	Finland	8821	13
9	Australia	10023	7
10	Serbia	10274	-3

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	2775	2
2	Norway	3048	-1
3	Sweden	4969	6
4	Denmark	5216	9
5	Switzerland	5428	-3
6	Georgia	6281
7	Serbia	6520
8	New Zealand	6671	-3
9	Hungary	7221
10	Netherlands	7985	-4

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	140	22.4
2	Italy	92	14.7	-1
3	France	83	13.3
4	Germany	78	12.5	-2
5	United States	69	11.1	-2
6	Belgium	24	3.8
7	Austria	18	2.9
8	Sweden	18	2.9
9	Serbia	17	2.6	-5
10	Netherlands	15	2.4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2771	8.4
2	France	2708	8.2	1
3	Italy	1607	4.9	1
4	Germany	1573	4.8	-2
5	Great Britain	1482	4.5
6	Japan	1393	4.2
7	China	1279	3.9	3
8	Spain	1252	3.8	-1
9	Australia	1172	3.5	-1
10	Netherlands	931	2.8	3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2964	8.7
2	Germany	1668	4.9	6
3	France	1610	4.7	-1
4	Italy	1467	4.3	-1
5	Great Britain	1389	4.1	-1
6	Japan	1279	3.8	-1
7	Spain	1137	3.3	6
8	Australia	1131	3.3	1
9	Canada	1081	3.2	2
10	China	1057	3.1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2300	8.0
2	France	1899	6.6
3	Italy	1353	4.7
4	Great Britain	1260	4.4	3
5	Japan	1032	3.6	-1
6	Argentina	981	3.4	24
7	Norway	974	3.4	4
8	Germany	887	3.1	-2
9	Australia	852	3.0	1
10	China	834	2.9	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3271	8.2	1
2	France	2390	6.0	1
3	Italy	2002	5.0	9
4	Japan	1994	5.0	11
5	Spain	1636	4.1	9
6	Germany	1517	3.8	-2
7	Great Britain	1509	3.8	1
8	China	1141	2.9	26
9	Brazil	1060	2.7
10	Australia	981	2.5	1

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	137	23.1
2	Germany	80	13.5
3	Sweden	74	12.5
4	United States	58	9.8	-3
5	Netherlands	31	5.2
6	Norway	30	5.1
7	Finland	30	5.1
8	Italy	22	3.7
9	Austria	22	3.7
10	Switzerland	22	3.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3832	13.1
2	China	2008	6.9
3	France	1648	5.6
4	Australia	1599	5.5
5	Italy	1394	4.8	5
6	Germany	1393	4.8	5
7	Canada	1324	4.5	5
8	Japan	1309	4.5	-2
9	Netherlands	1307	4.5
10	Great Britain	1035	3.5	-5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2798	9.8
2	China	1812	6.3
3	France	1528	5.3	4
4	Australia	1504	5.2
5	Great Britain	1477	5.2
6	Japan	1472	5.1
7	Spain	1229	4.3	13
8	Sweden	1170	4.1	3
9	Netherlands	1111	3.9	1
10	Italy	1096	3.8	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3589	12.6
2	China	1809	6.3	1
3	Canada	1769	6.2	2
4	Australia	1513	5.3	3
5	Great Britain	1268	4.4	5
6	Japan	1249	4.4	-4
7	France	1188	4.2	-3
8	Germany	1174	4.1
9	Italy	996	3.5	2
10	Netherlands	916	3.2	-4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3852	11.9
2	Japan	2232	6.9	7
3	China	1830	5.6	18
4	France	1483	4.6	10
5	Canada	1403	4.3	5
6	Netherlands	1225	3.8	-1
7	Australia	1168	3.6	1
8	Germany	1167	3.6	-6
9	Sweden	1124	3.5	4
10	Great Britain	1112	3.4	1

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	1352	88.7
2	Americas	165	10.8
3	Oceania	8	0.5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	32392	49.4
2	Americas	13485	20.6
3	Asia	11465	17.5
4	Oceania	4225	6.4	1
5	Africa	3943	6.0	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	34178	51.8
2	Americas	12167	18.5
3	Asia	11667	17.7
4	Africa	3992	6.1
5	Oceania	3919	5.9
6	-	6	0.0

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	28984	48.4
2	Americas	13504	22.6
3	Asia	9179	15.3
4	Africa	4365	7.3
5	Oceania	3808	6.4

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	39365	52.2
2	Americas	15317	20.3
3	Asia	14306	19.0
4	Africa	3238	4.3
5	Oceania	3118	4.1

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