Who won the most gold medals in the Olympics in 2024?
China tied with the United States on gold (40), but finished second due to having fewer silvers; the nation won 91 medals overall. This was the first time a gold medal tie had occurred between the two most successful nations in Summer Olympic history. The United States stands as the clear leader in overall Olympic achievements, boasting a remarkable 3,105 gold medals and a substantial total of 5,334 medals across all categories.The USA holds the record for the most Olympics, having held it on four occasions – St Louis in 1904, Los Angeles in 1932 and 1984, and Atlanta in 1996.
Who is the youngest Olympian ever?
The youngest documented olympian is greek gymnast dimitrious loundras, who took part in the 1896 athens olympics – the first of the ‘modern olympic games’ – at the age of just 10 years and 216 days old. oldest olympian after world war i, swahn returned to the olympic games at the age of 72. This made him the oldest-ever competing olympian. His age did not affect his performances. He won a silver medal in the running deer double-shot team event and also competed in the individual and team single-shot contests.Oscar Gomer Swahn (20 October 1847 – 1 May 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold. Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest athlete to win an Olympic medal.