CREATE TABLE table_204_297 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "nation" CLOB, "gold" NUMBER, "silver" NUMBER, "bronze" NUMBER, "total" NUMBER)

which team placed in first with the most earned medals ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_204_297 ORDER BY "total" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_204_297" ORDER BY "total" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY