The table shows the number of medals won by the top ten countries in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The USA won the greatest number of medals overall with a total of 104. They won more gold medals than silver and more medals than any other country in both categories. China had the second highest number of medals at 88, and like the USA, China won fewer silver medals than gold medals.
While Russia’s silver medal total was better than Great Britain’s, they did not do as well as Great Britain in the gold medals, winning just 24. In fact, Great Britain had a lower overall medal total than Russia but, as the table is based on the number of gold medals won, they were placed third. Similarly, Germany was significantly more successful at winning medals than South Korea, with a total of 44 compared to South Korea’s 28. Since South Korea won two more gold medals than Germany, they were ranked higher. Australia gave the worst performance in this group, winning only seven gold and sixteen silver medals.