Throughout the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Bloomberg tracked the results of all events and the number of medals won by each country or delegation. The United States topped the gold medals count at 39, followed by China at 38. Here’s an event-by-event tally of all the winners and how the medals were distributed across delegations.
With the assistance of:
Julian Burgess, Brittany Harris, Alexander McIntyre, Stephanie Davidson, Leah Wilson, Khuleko Siwele, Tamayo Muto, Harriet Habergham, Malavika Makol, Chika Mizuta, Eunice Chua, Olivia Tam, Thomas Shum, Jaiveer Shekhawat, Betty Hou and Samuel Etienne
*Due to sanctions for doping, Russia was banned from competing and its athletes will compete under the acronym “ROC.”
Notes: Population and GDP at purchasing power parity data from CIA are latest figures available as of July, 2021. Population figures for participating countries are all July 2021 estimates. GDP-PPP data are 2019 estimates, except for San Marino (2018), Turkmenistan (2018), Venezuela (2018), Cuba (2017) and Morocco (2011).
Sources: International Olympic Committee; The Olympian Database; CIA World Factbook; World Bank