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2014 Winter Olympics medal table The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February. A total of 2,873 athletes from 88 nations participated in 98 events in 7 sports across 15 different disciplines. Initially, host nation Russia matched the Soviet Union's 1976 achievement of thirteen gold medals, but 4 gold medals (13 overall) were stripped later due to doping. Norway achieved the leading position in the medal table on 24 November 2017, when Russia was stripped of two gold medals in bobsleigh. However,
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Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports. With five gold medals won this was Belarus' most successful Winter Olympics. The five gold medals was also the most won by the country at any Olympics since independence. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had two athletes in qualification position. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Belarus qualified 5 men and 5 women. According to
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and 2015. Due to doping violations, Russia has been stripped of 41 Olympic medals – the most of any country, four times the number of the runner-up, and more than a third of the global total. It was the leading country in terms of the number of medals removed due to doping at the 2002 Winter Olympics (5 medals), the 2006 Winter Olympics (1 medal), the 2008 Summer Olympics (14 medals), the 2012 Summer Olympics (13 medals), 2014 Winter Olympics (4 medals) and the joint most at the 2004 Summer Olympics (3 medals) and the 2016 Summer Olympics (1 medal).
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Summer Olympic Games were held in Moscow while the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Paralympics were hosted by Sochi. Soviet Union dominated the sport of gymnastics for many years, with such athletes as Larisa Latynina, who, until 2012, held a record of most Olympic medals won per person and most gold Olympic medals won by a woman. Today, Russia is leading in rhythmic gymnastics with such stars as Alina Kabaeva, Irina Tschaschina and Yevgeniya Kanayeva. Russian synchronized swimming is the best in the world, with almost all gold medals having been swept by Russians at Olympics and World
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Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The eleven events took place between 8–22 February 2014. For the first time ever, a mixed relay event was staged after being voted onto the Olympic program in 2011. The following is the competition schedule for all eleven events. Notably absent from the medals for biathlon in the 2014 Games were the German women who had won six medals in 2006 and five in 2010. The men's team meanwhile recovered from a poor Games in
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Moscow was the host of the 1980 Summer Games, when Russia was part of the Soviet Union. Due to doping violations, Russia has been stripped of 51 Olympic medals – the most of any country, four times the number of the runner-up, and more than a third of the global total. It was the leading country in terms of the number of medals removed due to doping at the 2002 Winter Olympics (5 medals), the 2006 Winter Olympics (1 medal), the 2008 Summer Olympics (14 medals), the 2012 Summer Olympics (13 medals), 2014 Winter Olympics (13 medals) and the joint
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France at the 2014 Winter Olympics France competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. French President François Hollande did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture. The French delegation won a total of 15 medals (including 4 gold), its most ever at a Winter Olympic Games and ranked eighth in overall medals. On 22 January 2014, 14 provisional slots have been filled by the French alpine skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, was officially announced on 27
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Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics Poland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Polish team consisted of 59 athletes in 11 sports, which was the largest ever Polish team, surpassing the 56 athletes that competed in 1972. With 4 gold medals won (and 6 medals overall), this was the most successful Winter Olympics for Poland in its history. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Poland qualified six athletes. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Poland qualified 5 men and 5
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United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics The United States competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to 23, 2014. Team USA consisted of 230 athletes competing in all 15 sports. After winning an Olympic record 37 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the United States had a somewhat disappointing performance during these games. Although the delegation ranked second in overall medals with 28, it ranked out of the top three in gold medals (with a total of nine) for the first time since Nagano in 1998 when it placed 6th in overall
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Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics The Netherlands competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Dutch team was the largest Dutch delegation at a Winter Olympics, with 41 competitors that participated in bobsleigh, short track speed skating, snowboarding, and speed skating. With a total of 24 medals, it turned out to be the most successful Winter Games ever for the Dutch team. The Dutch team won 23 medals in speed skating and one medal in short track speed skating. Olympic speed skating records were set on the men's 5,000 metres by
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five athletes. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Poland qualified five athletes. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas: Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics Poland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Polish team consisted of 59 athletes in 11 sports, which was the largest ever Polish team, surpassing the 56 athletes that competed in 1972. With 4 gold medals won (and 6 medals overall), this was the most
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the Unified Team in 1992, and finally returned once again as "Russia" at the 1994 Winter Olympics. The Russian Olympic Committee was created in 1991 and recognized in 1993. The Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and the Russian Federation hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In six appearances Russian athletes have won a total of 428 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 120 at the Winter Olympic Games. Over the most recent twelve Games (since 1994), Russia's 548 total medals, including 196 gold medals, are second only to the United States. All Summer
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to withdraw after a false start due to injury. In the years following the events, results were significantly affected by doping findings; 19 of the 47 events have had amendments to their medal rankings as a result of testing and retesting of samples taken at or before the Games. Multiple medalists have been sanctioned for doping violations. Russia has had the most medals stripped (9). Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. During these 2008 Summer Olympic Games,
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Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 February to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall. Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold. Belarus and Russia won their first medals in speed skating, with both nations competing in the Olympics for the first time. Four world
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bronze) achieved five medals, more than any other athlete. With 15 medals, she became the most decorated athlete in Winter Olympics history. Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla finished with four medals (one gold, three silver), as did her compatriot and fellow cross-country skier Stina Nilsson (one gold, two silvers, one bronze) and Russian cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov (three silver, one bronze) who was competing for the Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Olympics. Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and French biathlete Martin Fourcade tied for the most gold medals, with three each. Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic
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nations participated (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). Chinese Taipei made its debut in the sport. Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and 22 February 2014. The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events. With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session. Netherlands dominated in speed skating, winning a total of 23 medals including eight out of the twelve gold medals and medals in all events. There
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Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Adler Arena, Sochi, Russia, between 8 and 22 February 2014. The following is the competition schedule for all twelve events. With the exception of the Team pursuit events, all rounds of each event were concluded within a single session. Netherlands dominated in speed skating, winning a total of 23 medals including eight out of the twelve gold medals and medals in all events. There were four Dutch podium sweeps where the Netherlands won the gold, silver and bronze medal, making the Netherlands
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2014 Winter Olympics medal table The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February. A total of 2,873 athletes from 88 nations participated in 98 events in 7 sports across 15 different disciplines. Initially, host nation Russia matched the Soviet Union's 1976 achievement of thirteen gold medals, but 4 gold medals (13 overall) were stripped later due to doping. Norway achieved the leading position in the medal table on 24 November 2017, when Russia was stripped of two gold medals in bobsleigh. However,
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records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer. Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts. Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 February to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall. Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals,
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South Korea at the 2014 Winter Olympics South Korea competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of 71 athletes and 49 officials. This marks an increase of 25 athletes from four years prior. Originally 64 athletes were named to the team but reallocations brought the final team size to 71 athletes. South Korea left Sochi with a total of 8 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze), its lowest total at the Winter Olympics since 2002; female athletes won seven of these medals. With Pyeongchang being the host
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Morocco at the 2014 Winter Olympics Morocco competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The country's participation at Vancouver marked its sixth appearance at a Winter Olympics since its debut at the 1968 Games; no athlete has ever won any medals. The 2010 delegation consisted of two athletes competing in alpine skiing, Adam Lamhamedi and Kenza Tazi, who were accompanied by Adam's brother Sami and four officials. Adam Lamhamedi was also the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations, and at the closing ceremony. Neither skier finished on a medal podium. Morocco participated in six Winter Olympics
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2014. There had only been two Russian Grands Prix (in 1913 and 1914), but the Russian Grand Prix returned as part of the Formula One season in 2014, as part of a six-year deal. Russia has the most Olympic medals stripped for doping violations (51), the most of any country, four times the number of the runner-up, and more than a third of the global total, and 129 athletes caught doping at the Olympics, also the most of any country. From 2011 to 2015, more than a thousand Russian competitors in various sports, including summer, winter, and Paralympic sports, benefited
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speed skater with the most Olympic gold medals, with five, which increased to six with a 5,000 m relay win later the same day. With that gold, he became the short tracker with the most Olympic medals, at eight, tied with Apolo Ohno; he also became the short tracker with the most Olympic gold medals, at six. After the 2014 Olympics, Ahn coached short track for Russia, and continued skating. At the 2017 European Championships, Ahn won the bronze in 500 m and the silver in 500 m relay, and at the 2018 European Championships, he won the silver in
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Vancouver to achieve two silver medals. France's women, who had won three medals in 2010, also missed the podium, as did Canada, despite some promising performances. Sweden's men were also expected to win a medal but they too missed out. 13 athletes went home with two or more medals with five athletes winning three medals each. Belarus's Darya Domracheva won three gold medals to be the most successful biathlete at the Games, while France's Martin Fourcade was the most successful male winning two gold and one silver medal. 2012/13 women's World Cup winner Tora Berger won a medal of each
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France at the 1896 Summer Olympics Thirteen athletes from France competed in six sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. France won the fourth-most gold medals with 5 and the fourth-most total medals with 11. Cycling was the sport in which the French competitors had the most success, as they completely dominated the field. The French team had 27 entries in 18 events, winning 11 medals. The five French athletes won 2 medals between them. France dominated the cycling events, taking 4 of the 6 gold medals. Three were won by Paul Masson who won every event he entered, with Léon
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2014 Summer Youth Olympics medal table The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Nanjing, China, from 17 to 27 August 2014. Of the nations that won medals at these Games, two had not won an Olympic medal – El Salvador and Fiji. A further four nations – Ghana, Moldova, Singapore and Zambia – won their first gold medals at an Olympic event, having previously only won medals of other colours. The Organizing Committee
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number of events, there were teams in which athletes from different nations competed together. Medals won by these teams are included in the table as medals awarded to a mixed-NOCs team. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> 2014 Summer Youth Olympics medal table The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Nanjing, China, from 17 to 27 August 2014. Of the nations that won medals at these Games, two had not won an Olympic medal – El Salvador and
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medal in five successive Summer Olympics until the streak ended in 2012. Additionally, in 2004, Gal Fridman became Israel's first and only gold medallist, in men's windsurfing. This was his second medal, following his bronze in 1996, and he is the only multi-medallist. Israel also won 2 bronze metals in 2016. Through 2014, Israel had not won any medals in the Winter Olympics. Ágnes Keleti, who emigrated to Israel in 1957, holds more medals than any other Israeli citizen. During the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics Ágnes won 10 medals competing for Hungary at the Olympics. The only Jew to
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in Rio de Janeiro. Marathon runner Iaroslav Musinschi, who participated as a steeplechaser in the Olympics since 2000, was at his third appearance as the most experienced member. Fourteen Moldovan athletes had competed at their first Olympics, including 15-year-old archer Dan Olaru, the youngest member of the team, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Moldova originally left London with two bronze medals, tying its overall record for the most medals with Atlanta and Sydney at a single Olympics. These medals were all won by weightlifters Cristina Iovu and Anatolie Cîrîcu. However, both athletes were disqualified due
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bronze medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 78 kg The Girls' 78 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 19 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the heaviest of the girl's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 78 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two
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bronze medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 44 kg The Girls' 44 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 17 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the lightest of the girl's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 44 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two
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bronze medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 81 kg The Boys' 81 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 18 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second-heaviest of the boys' judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 81 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two
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bronze medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 55 kg The Boys' 55 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 17 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the lightest of the boy's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 55 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two
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getting bronze medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 63 kg The Girls' 63 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 18 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second heaviest of the girl's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with
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getting bronze medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 66 kg The Boys' 66 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 17 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second lightest of the boy's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 66 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with
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the second time that Norway had won a title in this event, with the other being at the 2002 Winter Olympics (also anchored by Bjørndalen). With this victory he became the second most decorated Winter Olympian of all time and one of only two athletes to win 11 medals at the Winter Olympics. With his gold medal in 10 km sprint at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, he tied fellow Norwegian Bjørn Dæhlie for most Winter Olympic medals, with 12 in total, before overtaking Dæhlie by winning his second gold of the Games as part of the Norwegian mixed relay
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one bronze) were won by Slovenians with the first being the silver medal of Jure Franko in alpine skiing, won at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, when Yugoslavia hosted the Games. Athletes representing Slovenia have won a total of 23 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 17 at the Winter Olympic Games. Slovenia's most successful Summer Olympics have been the 2000 Summer Olympics where they won two gold medals and the 2008 Summer Olympics where they won five medals overall, including one gold. The most successful winter games were the 2014 Winter Olympics, where Slovenian athletes won
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medals. Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 52 kg The Girls' 52 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 18 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second-lightest of the girls' judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold-medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists getting
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"tragic", but stated that he had been ill for a long time. Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (; 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Andrianov is the third athlete (male or female) in cumulative Olympic medals after Phelps's 28 and Larisa Latynina, who earned 18. Andrianov won the most medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics with 6 individual medals and one team
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2014 were: Finland has qualified one entrant in men's singles and two in ladies singles, for a total of three athletes. Finland played in Group C. Finland played in Group B. Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings. Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics Finland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Finnish Olympic Committee had set a goal of 12 medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and considered the result of 5 medals far weaker than expected. By discipline, it summarized in its annual report: "The most
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the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Vancouver, Fak won a bronze medal in men's sprint. In Sochi, Slovenia won a record eight medals, including two gold by alpine skier Tina Maze. Since the 2014 Olympics, Maze retired from competitive skiing, as did the biathlete Teja Gregorin. The media expectations were lower than before the Sochi Olympics. Alpine skier Ilka Štuhec, the 2017 downhill World Champion and second in the overall 2016-17 World Cup standings, suffered an injury in autumn 2017 and had to skip the entire 2017-18 season. The strongest potential candidate for medals was Jakov Fak, who had strong World
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male athlete record for both medals and gold medals. Viktor Ahn became the first short track speedskater to win all four Olympic golds (500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m relay). He also became the short track speedskater with the most Olympic gold medals, with 6, winning 3 golds in 2014, and 3 in 2006 (for South Korea). With his 4 medals from 2006 and 4 from 2014, he tied Apolo Anton Ohno with the most Olympic short track medals, at 8. A total quota of 120 athletes were allowed to compete at the Games (60 men and 60 women). Countries were assigned
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(and gold medal tally), with 42 medals including 21 golds since 1992. The majority of medals that South Korea won at the Winter Olympics came from short-track speed skating. Similarly, most of the China's Winter Olympics medals are from the sport. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Haralds Silovs of Latvia became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two disciplines on the same day. After winning the 500m event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Viktor Ahn became the first short track speedskater
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four swimmers. Portugal qualified one athlete based on its performance at the European Qualification Event. Portugal qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. Portugal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Portugal was represented at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Nanjing, China, from 16 to 28 August 2014, with a delegation of 21 competitors, who took part in 10 events. The Portuguese delegation won two medals, a silver in sailing by Rodolfo Pires and a bronze in trampoline gymnastics by Pedro Ferreira. In addition, two gold medals were won by Portuguese
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Croatia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Croatia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Croatia had 24 athletes qualified in 13 sports. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Croatia qualified one athlete. Croatia qualified one athlete based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings. Croatia qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Youth World Boxing Championships. Croatia qualified one athlete at the 2014 World Cadet Championships. Croatia qualified one athlete
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this is a list of people who have won three or more Olympic medals representing Brazil, ranked by total medals earned. The list is sorted by most gold medals, most silver medals, most bronze medals and finally first Olympics appearance. Brazil at the Olympics Brazil first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920, after missing the previous five Summer editions. The country has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1928 Games. As of 2016, Brazilian athletes have won a total of 129 medals in 15 different Summer sports. Brazil has also participated
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times in the Winter Olympic Games. In total Italy has finished in the top 10 of the medal count 33 times. According to the official count of the International Olympic Committee, Italy has won 577 medals at Summer Olympics. The Italian athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, is the fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti. In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships). In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics and
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India at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics India competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. India, which had won 8 medals in 2010 games, managed just 2 medals this time. Two archers from India qualified due to their performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships. Five athletes from India qualified. Two shuttlers from India qualified based on the BWF World Junior Rankings. Two boxers from India qualified based on their performance in the 2014 Youth World Championships. One boat from India qualified based on its performance at the 2013
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been sporadic; Luxembourg did not sent a delegation to any Winter Olympics from 1948 to 1984. They also skipped the 2002 and the 2010 Winter Olympics. This was Luxembourg's eighth appearance at a Winter Olympics. In their history, Luxembourg has won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics; their Winter Olympics medals, both silver, were won in 1992. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Luxembourg had one athlete in qualification position for alpine skiing and one for cross-country skiing, however, no alpine skiers were selected for the final Luxembourgian team. The final Luxembourgian team consisted
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Portugal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Portugal was represented at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Nanjing, China, from 16 to 28 August 2014, with a delegation of 21 competitors, who took part in 10 events. The Portuguese delegation won two medals, a silver in sailing by Rodolfo Pires and a bronze in trampoline gymnastics by Pedro Ferreira. In addition, two gold medals were won by Portuguese athletes as part of mixed teams: in judo by Maria Siderot and in modern pentathlon by Maria Teixeira. Portugal qualified two athletes. Portugal qualified one boat based on its performance at
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their peak in time for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Four Puerto Rican athletes had competed in Beijing, including track star and pre-Olympic favorite Javier Culson, who held the record as the "world's fastest man" in the hurdles, and later became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Canterbury Christ Church University had been selected as the team's preparation base for these Olympic games. These Games tied as Puerto Rico's most successful Olympics, winning a total of two medals, and tying the record for the most medals with Los Angeles at a single games. Javier Culson won
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Tina Maze Tina Maze (; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. Maze is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was awarded the title of the Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year in 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and with her four medals she is the most decorated Slovenian athlete at the Winter Olympics. Maze started her career as a giant slalom specialist, but later competed in all five alpine skiing disciplines. She is one of
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Education, University of Maribor, obtaining an elementary school teacher degree. Tina Maze Tina Maze (; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. Maze is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was awarded the title of the Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year in 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and with her four medals she is the most decorated Slovenian athlete at the Winter Olympics. Maze started her career as a giant slalom specialist, but later competed
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one athlete based on its performance at the European Qualification Event. Later, Croatia qualified another athlete at the Road to Nanjing series. Croatia qualified two athletes based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament. Croatia qualified one athlete based on the ITF ranking. Croatia at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Croatia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Croatia had 24 athletes qualified in 13 sports. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
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a living, HEAD rejected that argument and showed disappointment in Miller for not honoring his word by trying to race with different skis. On October 31, 2017, Miller announced his retirement from competition. * Miller is one of the most successful alpine ski racers in Olympic history. He participated in five Winter Olympics, from 1998 through 2014. Miller had 19 starts in all five alpine disciplines and won six medals, including one gold in the super combined event in 2010. He is the only American ski racer in history to win medals at three different Olympics. Miller's fame was partly
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Natalie Geisenberger Natalie Geisenberger (born 5 February 1988) is a German luger. She became Olympic Champion in the women's singles event and in the team relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. With four gold medals and one bronze, she is the most successful and decorated female Olympic luger. Geisenberger has won totally five gold and three silver medals at the FIL European Luge Championships. She also accounts twelve medals at the FIL World
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Intercalated Games. Including those medals at the 1906 Games, Jensen remains Denmark's most successful wrestler at the Olympics with his four medals. Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen (5 May 1879 – 6 January 1965) was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He won medals at each Games; however, the gold medals he won at the 1906 Games are no longer considered to be Olympic medals. He remains Denmark's most successful wrestler at the Olympics. In addition, he was World Champion in 1905 and won multiple European championship
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van Gennip (3 Olympic gold medals in 1988), Rintje Ritsma (4-time World Allround Champion), Jochem Uytdehaage (2 Olympic gold medals in 2002), Marianne Timmer (3 Olympic gold medals in 1998 and 2006), Ireen Wüst (5 Olympic golds in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 6 World Allround Speed Skating Championships) and Sven Kramer (4 Olympic gold medals in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 9 World Allround Championships). The Dutch speed skaters' performance at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where they won 8 out of 12 events, 23 out of 36 medals, including 4 clean sweeps, is the most dominant performance in a single
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Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (; 27 January 1932 – 30 May 2008) was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won a total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He held the record for most Olympic medals by a male athlete record until gymnast Nikolai Andrianov won his 14th and 15th medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won 14 medals at the World Championships. Shakhlin was born in Ishim, Russian SFSR.
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Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. By winning 7 gold medals, Norway had the most golds at these games. This would be the last time a host country would win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics until Canada won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating. Events: The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two
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bronze medals (3000 m, 5000 m). Her bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics gives her a total of six medals and the title of the most decorated Canadian Olympian, winter or summer. Tied at five medals for Canada are short track speed skater Marc Gagnon, track athlete Dr. Phil Edwards, and speed skater Clara Hughes, who won her fourth and fifth medal at the 2006 Olympics. In addition to the Canadian medal records, Klassen also tied Eric Heiden to win the most medals by a speed skater at a single Olympics. Women's ice hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the
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Germany and Norway were tied for the most gold medals won; both won fourteen golds. Host nation South Korea won seventeen medals, their highest medal haul at a Winter Olympics, five of which were gold. Pyeongchang bid to host both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, but lost in the final rounds of voting to Vancouver and Sochi respectively. Munich also launched a bid to host these Games. Prior to Beijing's successful 2022 Winter Olympics bid, Munich would have become the first city to host both the Winter and the Summer Games, having previously hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, but
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World Ranking. Sweden has won nine olympic medals, including gold medals in 1994 and 2006. They have also won the IIHF World Championships 11 times, most recently in 2018 in Denmark. Sweden's women's national team, nicknamed Damkronorna (English: "Lady Crowns") as a play on the nickname of the men's team, played their first official match in 1989, though they had been playing on an unofficial basis since 1987. In the five Olympics that have featured women's ice hockey, the team has finished with a medal twice, bronze in 2002 and silver in 2010. They finished fourth in the 2014 Olympics.
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Montreal and France multiplied its gold medal tally by three. Romania won more gold medals than it had at any previous Olympics. In terms of total medals, the Moscow Olympics was Ireland's most successful games since Melbourne 1956 (winning 2 medals). The same was true for Great Britain. "Third World" athletes qualified for more events and took more medals than they did at any previous Olympics. Despite these breakthroughs, the Soviet Union and East Germany won the vast majority of both gold and total medals. There were 203 events – more than at any previous Olympics. 36 World records, 39
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Olympic Games since 1932, although it has only participated as the PRC since 1952. China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where its athletes received 51 gold medals – the highest number of gold medals of any participating nation that year. China also won the most medals of any nation at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, with 231 overall, including 95 gold medals. In 2011, Shenzhen in Guangdong, China hosted the 2011 Summer Universiade. China hosted the 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin and the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing. Beijing and its nearby city Zhangjiakou of Hebei province
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 63 kg The Girls' 63 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 18 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second heaviest of the girl's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 78 kg The Girls' 78 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 19 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the heaviest of the girl's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 78 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists getting
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 44 kg The Girls' 44 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 17 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the lightest of the girl's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 44 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists getting
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 81 kg The Boys' 81 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 18 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second-heaviest of the boys' judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 81 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists getting
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 66 kg The Boys' 66 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 17 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second lightest of the boy's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 66 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 55 kg The Boys' 55 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 17 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the lightest of the boy's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 55 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists getting
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Shen Duo Shen Duo (; born 9 June 1997) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle events. Considered one of the most promising swimmers in the international scene, she currently holds three world junior records each in the 100 m freestyle, the 400 m medley relay, and the mixed 400 m freestyle relay, and also pocketed a total of nine gold medals to her career hardware in two major meets at the peak of 2014 season. When China hosted the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in her home city Nanjing, Shen won five gold medals and broke three
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Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (; 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Andrianov is the third athlete (male or female) in cumulative Olympic medals after Phelps's 28 and Larisa Latynina, who earned 18. Andrianov won the most medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics with 6 individual medals and one team medal. Within the sport of Men's Artistic Gymnastics, he also holds the
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Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 52 kg The Girls' 52 kg tournament in Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held on August 18 at the Longjiang Gymnasium. This event was the second-lightest of the girls' judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 52 kilograms of body mass. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold-medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bronze medals. Each judoka who had lost before the finals competed in the repechage with the two finalists getting bronze
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Anu Nieminen, and swimmer Hanna-Maria Seppälä, who finished fourth in the women's freestyle event, made their fourth Olympic appearance as the most experienced athletes. Seppälä also became Finland's first female flag bearer at the Summer Olympics' opening ceremony (in the Winter Olympics, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi had carried the Finnish flag in 1994). Suomen Olympiakomitea (SO) set a goal of three medals, with at least one gold medal and six point positions in eighth-place finish, to be targeted in the medal standings. At the end of the Games, Finland already had three medals, but reached beyond the medal target by a single
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Olympics, having won his last medal at the age of 49 in 2012. The youngest participant from Slovenia was Nastja Govejšek, a swimmer, who was 15 at the 2012 games. The youngest Olympic medallist for Slovenia has been alpine skier Alenka Dovžan, who was 18 years old when she competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Slovenian athletes have won medals in seven sports at the Summer and in five sports at the Winter Games. The most successful sport for Slovenia at the Summer Olympics is judo with five medals (two gold) while the most successful sport at the Winter Olympics
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Meghan Duggan Meghan Duggan (born September 3, 1987) has three ice hockey Olympic medals. She is an American ice hockey forward who played for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics, winning two silver medals. She was the captain on the US team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she won a gold medal. She also represented the United States at eight Women's World Championships, capturing seven gold medals and one silver medal. Duggan played collegiate hockey with the Wisconsin Badgers between 2006 and 2011. After her senior season (2010–11), Duggan was named the winner
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World Championships in 1967, track cycling in 1974, and the Transat Québec-Saint-Malo race created for the first time in 1984. Québec athletes have performed well at the Winter Olympics over recent years. They won 12 of Canada's 29 medals at the most recent Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (2018); they won 12 of the 27 Canadian medals in Sochi (2014); and 9 of the 26 Canadian medals in Vancouver (2010). In 1939, the government of Quebec unilaterally ratified its coat of arms to reflect Quebec's political history: French rule (gold lily on blue background), British rule (lion on red background) and
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Singapore at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Singapore competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Singapore won its first ever gold medal in the youth olympics. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Singapore medalists: Singapore qualified one athlete. Singapore qualified two athletes based on the 2 May 2014 BWF Junior World Rankings. Singapore qualified one quota based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event. Singapore qualified one athlete based on
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the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, and 2018 Winter Olympics. He has won 4 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, a silver and a bronze in the Men's sprint and in the Men's relay in 2014, and a bronze in the Men's individual in 2018. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. "4 medals (2 silver, 2 bronze)" "4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)" "4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)" "2 victories (2 MS)" Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger
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Johan Grøttumsbråten Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten (12 February 1899 – 24 January 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country. Dominating both events in the 1920s and early 1930s, he won several medals in the early Winter Olympics. Most notably, he won two gold medals at the 1928 Winter Olympics, and as one of the only two entrants to win two gold medalists from St. Moritz, was the most successful athlete there, along with Clas Thunberg of Finland. He previously won three medals (one silver, two bronzes) at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in
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champion in men's singles in 2004–05. In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In January 2018, he and Tatyana Ivanova successfully appealed against the lifetime ban as well as decision to strip his medals from Sochi Olympics at the court of arbitration for sport. As a result, both his medals were reinstated. Albert Demchenko Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko (; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian luger who has competed since 1992. A seven-time Winter Olympian, he
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created and recognized in 1923. The country had successful performances during the period 1924-1952, claiming at least one gold medal in every edition. Starting with the 1956 Summer Olympics, Argentina suffered a gradual overall decline, a situation that reached its most critical point in the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. In those Games, Argentina did not win any medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the country claimed gold medals for the first time after 52 years. Argentine athletes have won a total of 74 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. 24 of these medals have come in boxing,
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in the competition. Gasol has since had much success with the Spanish team, winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the 2009 and 2011 EuroBasket tournaments, being chosen as the Most Valuable Player in the first two; he also won silver medals at the 2003 and 2007 EuroBasket, and the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Gasol was also the highest-scoring player of the 2004 Summer Olympics, and Spain's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, replacing the injured Rafael Nadal. In 2014, Gasol was named to the All-tournament team of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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had only a single competitor in the sprint canoeing, track cycling, equestrian dressage, judo, rowing and shooting events. This was Ireland's most successful Olympics, winning a total of 6 medals (1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze) in three sports: boxing, athletics and equestrian show jumping. Boxer Katie Taylor, who was Ireland's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, won Ireland's first Olympic gold medal in 16 years. Light flyweight boxer Paddy Barnes defended his bronze medal from Beijing, becoming the second Irish athlete in 80 years to win medals at two consecutive Olympics. For the first time since 1980, Ireland
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Olympics, and broke the record for the most medals won at a single Winter Olympics with 37, a record held up to then by Germany in 2002 with 36 medals. Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations. The Canadian Olympic Association chose Vancouver as the Canadian candidate city over Calgary, which sought to re-host the Games and Quebec City, which had lost the 2002 Olympic bid in 1995. On the first round of voting on November 21, 1998, Vancouver-Whistler had 26 votes, Quebec City had 25 and Calgary had 21. On December
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originally finished these Olympics with 10 gold medals and 25 overall (ranking 2nd and 3rd respectively). This is the second most successful Canadian performance ever, exceeded only by the achievements at the home Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. With the belated luge medal awarded in 2017 after a Russian doping disqualification , Canada briefly tied its Vancouver performance in total medal count. However, the IOC decision was overturned on appeal, bumping the Canadian team back to fourth and the total medal count back to 2nd and 3rd. On Day 1 of the Games, three athletes won the nation's first medals.
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Ratkevich, four-time kayak sprint medalist Inna Osypenko-Radomska, who represented her native Ukraine at four previous editions (2000 to 2012) before transferring her allegiance to Azerbaijan in 2014, and boxers Magomedrasul Majidov (super heavyweight) and European Games champion Teymur Mammadov (light heavyweight), who was selected by the committee to lead the delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Azerbaijan left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 18 medals (1 gold, 7 silver, and 10 bronze), signifying the nation's most successful Olympic outcome in its independent history. Nine of these medals were distributed to the Azerbaijani team in wrestling,
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until 1968, Kenya is the most successful nation in the steeplechase. It has won every men's title since 1968, with the exceptions of 1976 and 1980, which Kenya boycotted. It had medals sweeps in 1992 and 2004. Finland is the next most successful nation with four gold medals. Finland in 1928 and Sweden in 1948 also have had medal sweeps. Kenya is also the most successful nation in the developing women's event, winning three of the 9 medals awarded since women started running the event in the Olympics, plus Kenyan born and still resident, 2016 champion Ruth Jebet switched allegiance
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its performance at the 2014 European Shooting Championships. Bulgaria qualified two swimmers. Bulgaria qualified 1 quota in the boys' and girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2014 Weightlifting Youth European Championships. Bulgaria qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European Cadet Championships. Bulgaria at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Bulgaria competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Bulgaria qualified a male
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based on its performance at the 2014 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. France qualified 1 quota in the boys' events based on the team ranking after the 2014 Weightlifting Youth European Championships. France qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 European Cadet Championships. France at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics France competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. France qualified two archers from its
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Junior Rankings. Brazil qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier. Brazil qualified 1 quota in the girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2014 Weightlifting Youth Pan American Championships. Brazil qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Cadet Championships. Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Brazil competes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC
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Viktor An Victor An (; born Ahn Hyun-soo () on November 23, 1985), also known as Viktor Ahn, is a retired South Korean-born Russian short-track speed-skater. After competing for South Korea since childhood, in 2011 he became a Russian citizen and raced for the Russian team. One of the most accomplished short track speed skaters of all time, Ahn won three gold medals and a bronze medal in 2006 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there. He has also won three gold medals and one bronze medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics. An is a six-time Overall World Champion
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the 2014 European Cadet Championships. Germany at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Germany competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Germany qualified a male archer from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships. Germany later qualified a female archer from its performance at the 2014 European Archery Youth Championships. Germany qualified 13 athletes. Germany qualified two athletes based on the 2 May 2014 BWF Junior
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Hong Kong at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Hong Kong competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Hong Kong qualified two athletes based on the 2 May 2014 BWF Junior World Rankings. Hong Kong qualified a rider. Hong Kong qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships. Hong Kong qualified one team of two athletes based on the 8 June 2014
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(partnering Wang Hao). She became the first Chinese female diver who claimed all the gold medals in women's platform events in Olympic Games, World Cup and World Championships. In 2014, she lit the torch at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre. In the 2016 Summer Olympics she won her fifth Olympic gold medal at the 10m synchronised event and became only the third Chinese athlete to win 5 Olympic gold medals. In October 2016 Chen announced her retirement from diving due to a neck injury. Chen Ruolin Chen Ruolin (; born 12 December 1992 in
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years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Benjamin Savšek Benjamin Savšek (born 24 March 1987) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1: 2017), three silvers (C1: 2014, 2015, C1 team: 2018) and three bronzes (C1: 2013, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won five medals at the European Canoe Slalom Championships (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes). At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C1 event where he finished in 8th
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in 1996, then Michael Johnson followed with victories in 1996 and 2000. No athlete has won more than three medals. Several medalists in the event have also had success in the 200 metres at the Olympics: Johnson, Perec, Szewińska and Valerie Brisco-Hooks have all won titles at both distances. Athletes chosen for the event almost always form part of their nation's team for the 4×400 metres relay at the Olympics. The United States is by far the most successful nation in the event, with 21 gold medals and 44 medals in total. The next most successful nation is Great Britain
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Sri Lanka at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Sri Lanka competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. The Sri Lankan team consisted of nine athletes in six sports. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Sri Lanka qualified one male athlete in the Youth Olympic Trials held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 21–22, 2014. Sri Lanka qualified one maleathlete based on the 2 May 2014 BWF Junior World Rankings. Later Sri Lanka was given
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performance at the 2013 World Byte CII Championships. Dominican Republic qualified two swimmers. Dominican Republic qualified 1 quota in the boys' events based on the team ranking after the 2014 Weightlifting Youth Pan American Championships. Dominican Republic qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Cadet Championships. Dominican Republic at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Dominican Republic competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal
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Great Britain at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Great Britain competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. On 9 July 2014, the British Olympic Association named a team of 33 athletes to compete at the Games. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Great Britain qualified two archers from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships. Great Britain qualified three boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships
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