The table illustrates the quantity of medals obtained by the first ten specific nations held in London in the 2012 Olympic Games.
It can be seen that the number of total medals won didn’t affect the rank of the countries. The US and China had the highest total number of medals awarded, whereas Hungary and Australia gained the lowest overall.
The prominent country winning the highest number of gold medals was the United States, which accounted for 46, as opposed to Australia’s (7), which was approximately 6 times lower. The second-highest number of gold medals was acquired by China, followed by the UK with 29. We, China, and Russia were seen as the 3 highest nations gaining silver medals, with 29, 27, and 26, respectively. In contrast, the United Kingdom had a significantly lower number of silver medals (17) than Germany, the sixth-ranked nation. With 32, Russia was in the lead of nations attaining bronze medals, highlighting the stark disparity between the nation’s position and the total number of medals awarded.