Winter Olympics are possibly the third most popular sports events after World Cup Soccer and the Summer Olympics. Much like the summer games, countries competing fiercely to gain the most number of medals for their countries. Below are listed top medals won by different countries:
Top winter Olympics medal winners in history.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1- Russia/USSR |
122 | 89 | 86 | 297 |
2- Norway |
96 | 102 | 84 | 282 |
3- The United States |
78 | 81 | 59 | 218 |
4- Germany/West |
76 | 78 | 57 | 211 |
5- Austria |
50 | 64 | 71 | 185 |
6- Finland |
42 | 57 | 52 | 151 |
7- Sweden |
46 | 32 | 44 | 122 |
8- Canada |
38 | 38 | 44 | 120 |
9- Switzerland |
37 | 37 | 43 | 117 |
10- Germany/East |
39 | 37 | 35 | 111 |
The above winter Olympics data has been gathered up to and including the 2006 Turin Games.
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