The table compares ten countries based on the number of medals they garnered in the London 2012 Olympic games. Overall, the United States led the pack with the most medals amassed, only beaten by Russia in terms of bronze medals. Interestingly, despite being placed at the bottom, Australian athletes achieved more silver and bronze medals than their Italian and Hungarian counterparts who secured the eighth and nineth spots on the table, respectively.
Looking first at the countries with the most medals, the USA was a clear winner, with a substantial 46 gold, 29 silver and bronze medals each, totaling at 104. Next came China and Russia, with the former obtaining 38 gold, 27 silver, and 23 bronze medals and the latter attaining 24 gold, 26 silver, and 32 bronze medals in the Olympics. Great Britain closed the list of dominant nations, whose sportsmen acquired 29 gold, 17 silver, and 19 bronze medals, a cumulative figure of 65.
Turning to the countries with relatively fewer medals, German sportspeople secured a combined number of 44 medals, comprised of 11 gold, 19 silver, and 14 bronze medals. Australia followed closely behind, where athletes gained 7 gold, 16 silver, and 12 bronze medals, amounting to 35 medals altogether. France exhibited similar figures for each type of medal, including 11 gold & silver each, and 12 bronze medals (34 in total). Italian and South Korean athletes had the same count of medals (28), with 8,9,11 and 13,8,7 gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively. Finally, Hungary achieved the fewest medals, with 8 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze ones brought to the country (a total of just 17 medals).