From countries that regularly win Olympic medals, like the USA, to others still eyeing that first gold, here are the most and least decorated countries.
Which countries have the fewest Olympic medals?
Iraq and Sudan are among the countries that have just one medal. Iraq took home bronze in weightlifting at the 1960 Rome Olympics, while Sudan’s Ismail Ahmed Ismail won silver in the men’s 800m race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Afghanistan’s Rohullah Nikpai has brought his country its only two medals, receiving a taekwondo bronze medal in both 2008 and 2012. Niger’s two medals have come from Issaka Daborg, who won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1972 Munich Games, and Abdoul Razak Issoufou, who won silver in taekwondo at the 2016 Rio Games.There are over 60 countries that have participated but never won an Olympic medal. And there are even more that have medaled but never took home a gold.
With 21 Summer and 10 Winter appearances, Monaco’s 31 total Olympics without a single medal are the most of any country. Andorra, which has competed in 24 Games , has the next-longest streak among medal-less countries.The U.S. claimed a record 239 total medals at the third Olympic Games, held back in 1904 in St. Louis. The 1904 Olympics was the first Games held outside of Europe and the first time the three-medal format was used.
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