The table compares the numbers of gold, silver and bronze medals won by the ten highest-ranked countries at the London 2012 Olympic Games, as well as their overall medal totals.
Overall, the United States won the most medals in total and also recorded the highest number of gold medals. China ranked second in both categories. Although Russia was only fourth in terms of gold medals, it achieved the second-highest total number of medals. Hungary had the lowest overall figure.
The United States won 46 gold medals, considerably more than China’s 38 and Great Britain’s 29. It also obtained 29 silver and 29 bronze medals, giving it a total of 104, the highest figure in the table. China finished with 88 medals, including 27 silver and 23 bronze. Russia, despite winning only 24 gold medals, collected 26 silver and 32 bronze, resulting in 82 medals overall. Great Britain, meanwhile, had 65 medals in total.
Among the remaining countries, Germany was notable for winning 19 silver medals, the highest number after the United States and Russia, while its total stood at 44. France and Australia recorded similar totals, with 34 and 35 medals respectively. South Korea and Italy each won 28 medals. Finally, Hungary had the smallest haul, with just 17 medals, including eight gold, four silver and five bronze.