ConGrads America London 2012 Olympics final medal count; U.S. leads total and gold

Day 16, the final day of competition ended on Sunday August 12 in the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games with the day's conclusion of 15 medal round events, and in the end the United States managed to pull past China in the final days to lead in total medal standings as well as in gold medal standings.

In the final total medal standings, the United States led with 104 medals and China was second with 87 medals. Rounding out the top five were Russia, Great Britain, and Germany with 82, 65, and 44 respectively.

Meanwhile, in the final gold medal standings, the United States led with 46 medals and China was second with 38 medals. Rounding out the top five were Great Britain with 29, Russia with 24, and South Korea with 13.

In all, medals were awarded in 302 events and 85 countries earned at least one medal.

The following are countries which finished with 10 or more total medals with a breakdown by type and total of all medals:

Country………..Gold...Silver...Bronze...Total
United States…...46…...29.....…29…....104
China……….…...38…...27…..…22.........87
Russia……..…...24….…25…....33….….82
Great Britain ......29……17…..…19….…65
Germany………..11……19…..…14….....44
Japan.…….…......7……14…......17….....38
Australia…….…...7……16…...…12…....35
France……….....11…….11….....12….….34
South Korea.…...13…....8…...….7….…..28
Italy……….……..8….….9…...…11 ........28
Netherlands….....6….….6…...….8 .........20
Ukraine…..……...6….….5…...….9 ….....20
Canada.….…......1….….5…...…12 .........18
Hungary….……...8….….4…...….5 .........17
Spain…….……...3….…10…...….4..........17
Brazil.……….......3….….5…...….9 .........17
Cuba…………….5….….3…...….6..........14
Kazakhstan….....7….….1…...….5...........13
New Zealand…...5….….3…...….5 ..........13
Belarus …..….....3….….4…...….4 ..........13
Iran……….……...4….….5…...….3 .........12
Jamaica….…......4….….4…...….4..........12
Kenya. …..….....2….….4…...….5 ..........11
Czech Republic..4….….3…...….3...........10
Poland……….….2……..2……….6…..….10
Azerbaijan..….....2….….2…...….6 .........10

The following countries finished with nine total medals: Romania and Denmark.

The following countries finished with eight total medals: Sweden and Colombia.

The following countries finished with seven total medals: Ethiopia, Georgia and Mexico.

The following countries finished with six total medals: North Korea, South Africa, Croatia and India.

The following countries finished with five total medals: Turkey, Ireland, Lithuania, and Mongolia.

The following countries finished with four total medals: Switzerland, Norway, Slovenia, Serbia, Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago, Uzbekistan and Slovakia.

The following countries finished with three total medals: Tunisia, Thailand, Armenia, Belgium and Finland.

The following countries finished with two total medals: Dominican Republic, Latvia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Estonia, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Singapore, Moldova, and Greece.

The following countries finished with one total medal: Algeria, Bahamas, Grenada, Uganda, Venezuela, Portugal, Montenegro, Guatemala, Gabon, Botswana, Cyprus, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Hong Kong.

The following are countries which finished with five or more gold medals, with a breakdown by type and total of all medals:

Country……....Gold...Silver...Bronze...Total
United States.….46…...29…..…29…...104
China…………...38…...27…..…22.........87
Great Britain…..29…….17…..…19…....65
Russia………....24….…25…...…33…...82
South Korea…...13…….8…...….7….....28
Germany…….....11……19…..…14…....44
France……….....11…….11….....12…...34
Italy……….……..8….…..9…...…11 ......28
Hungary….……...8….….4…...….5 .......17
Australia…….…...7……16…...…12…...35
Japan.…….…......7……14…......17…....38
Kazakhstan….....7….….1…...….5.........13
Netherlands….....6….….6…...….8 .......20
Ukraine…..……...6….….5…...….9 …....20
Cuba…………….5….….3…...….6........14
New Zealand…...5….….3…...….5 ........13

For the complete table of medal awards by country and detailing each country’s medal achievements please view the official London 2012 medal count or the NBC Olympic medals standings.

On Sunday August 12 gold medals were awarded in the following 15 events:

• Croatia in men’s water polo
• Cuba in men’s flyweight (52 kg) boxing
• Czech Republic in men’s cross country mountain bike cycling
• France in men’s handball
• Great Britain in men’s super heavyweight (+91 kg) boxing
• Japan in men’s 66 kg freestyle wrestling
• Kazakhstan in men’s welterweight (69 kg) boxing
• Lithuania in women’s pentathlon
• Russia in men’s light heavyweight (81 kg) boxing
• Russia in men’s volleyball
• Russia in women’s group all-around rhythmic gymnastics
• Uganda in the men’s marathon in athletics (track and field)
• Ukraine in men’s lightweight (60 kg) boxing
• United States in men’s 96 kg freestyle wrestling
• United States in men’s basketball