Sports Competition
The ranking of the sports competition is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee, although the committee does not officially recognize global ranking per country.
For the 109 sports events a total of 327 medals were awarded: 110 gold medals, 108 silver medals, and 109 bronze medals. These numbers are unequal, because two gold medals and no silver medals were awarded in the lightweight category of weightlifting, after a first-place tie in the event. The athletes of 33 different countries won one or more medals, leaving 13 countries without medals. The most medals (56) and the most gold medals (22) were won by athletes from the United States.
The countries are ranked by the number of gold medals won by the athletes of that country. If countries are tied, first the number of silver medals is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 22 | 18 | 16 | 56 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 12 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Estonia (EST) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 21 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 23 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total (33 NOCs) | 110 | 108 | 109 | 327 | |
Source: www.olympic.org
Read more about this topic: 1928 Summer Olympics Medal Table
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