Medals By Nation

Winter Olympics Medal Count

Medals by Nation

Team USA leads the all-time medal count with 2,985 medals, including 1,183 golds. The Soviet Union is second with 1,204 medals, including 473 golds. East Germany is third with 408 medals, including 153 golds.

First-Time Gold Medalists

Bermuda, Qatar, and the Philippines each won their first Olympic gold medals. Burkina Faso, Turkmenistan, and San Marino each won their first Olympic medals.

Luge Tragedy

One British slider died as the result of a crash, overshadowing the debut of luge as an Olympic sport in Innsbruck in 1964.

Medal Composition

The gold medals are composed of 98.8% silver and 1.13% gold. The bronze medals are composed of 95% copper, 4% zinc, and 1% tin.