The table gives information and statistics about medal numbers in the gold, silver, and bronze categories at the 2012 Olympic Games. Numbers are ranked by the number of gold medals from 1 to 10.
Overall, the highest number of silver medals was won by the United States, China, Russia, Germany, and Australia, respectively, in the Olympics, while the highest number of bronze medals was won by Russia, the U.S., China, and Great Britain. The United States was the most successful nation in total medals and gold medals among the ten countries; apart from bronze medals, only Russia had more achievements than the United States according to Olympic performances. Australia had the lowest number of gold medals; conversely, it had more silver and bronze medals. The United States and China differed from other countries in their numbers of gold medals.
In terms of medals, the United States had 104 medals, and this number was approximately six times higher than that for gold medals from the last row. Italy and Hungary had the same number of gold medals. However, Italy surpassed Hungary in the sum of medals because its number of bronze medals was more than double that of Hungary. China won 88 medals, ranking second after the United States; Russia had 82 medals in total.
Many countries competed in the Olympics and placed importance on accomplishments. The U.S.A., China, and Russia were the most successful countries according to the medal counts