2012 Summer Olympics medal table facts for kids
The 2012 Summer Olympics medal table shows how many medals each country won at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Athletes from different countries competed in many sports. They earned gold, silver, and bronze medals for finishing first, second, and third in their events. This table helps us see which countries were the most successful overall.
Medal Table
This table lists all the countries that won medals at the 2012 London Olympics. Countries are usually ranked by the number of gold medals they won first. If countries have the same number of golds, they are then ranked by silver medals, and then by bronze.
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‡ This symbol means there were changes in the medal standings later on. Sometimes, medals are re-awarded if an athlete is found to have broken rules.
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) |
46 | 28 | 30 | 104 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) |
38 | 31 | 22 | 91 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR)* |
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) |
20 | 20 | 28 | 68 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) |
13 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) |
11 | 20 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) |
11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) |
8 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) |
8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 10 |  Hungary (HUN) |
8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) |
7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 12 |  Iran (IRI) |
7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) |
6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 14 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 15 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 16 |  Cuba (CUB) |
5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 17 |  Spain (ESP) |
4 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 18 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 19 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 20 |  South Africa (RSA) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 |  North Korea (PRK) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 |  Brazil (BRA) |
3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 |  Poland (POL) |
3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 24 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 26 |  Croatia (CRO) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 |  Canada (CAN) |
2 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 28 |  Belarus (BLR) |
2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 29 |  Kenya (KEN) |
2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 30 |  Denmark (DEN) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 31 |  Romania (ROU) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 33 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 |  Norway (NOR) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 |  Lithuania (LTU) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 38 |  Colombia (COL) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
 Mexico (MEX) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 40 |  Georgia (GEO) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 41 |  Ireland (IRL) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 42 |  Argentina (ARG) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Serbia (SRB) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 46 |  Turkey (TUR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Latvia (LAT) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 50 |  Algeria (ALG) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Bahrain (BRN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Grenada (GRN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 56 |  Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 57 |  India (IND) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 58 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 59 |  Thailand (THA) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 60 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Finland (FIN) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 63 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 65 |  Armenia (ARM) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Estonia (EST) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Malaysia (MAS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 69 |  Botswana (BOT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cyprus (CYP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Gabon (GAB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guatemala (GUA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Montenegro (MNE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 75 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 76 |  Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Qatar (QAT) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Singapore (SIN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 79 |  Afghanistan (AFG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cameroon (CMR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kuwait (KUW) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan (TJK) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (86 entries) | 302 | 301 | 354 | 957 | |
Images for kids
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Missy Franklin (pictured) tied with Michael Phelps for most gold medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics at four apiece. Phelps led the overall medal count with six.
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China defended the men's team event title in table tennis.
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Victoria Pendleton won the first ever gold medal in the women's Keirin event.
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Robert Harting won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event.
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Chris Hoy won gold medals in the men's Keirin and team sprint cycling competitions.
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Medalists in the men's archery team event
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Great Britain won the first women's team pursuit title with a world record.
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Usain Bolt became the first person to successfully defend both the 100 and 200 metres titles.
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The United States won their third consecutive gold medal in women's football.
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Medallero de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 para niños
