Top 10 Most Successful Countries in Olympics
God when creates something, he has a very vital reason behind it, when he does something it is with perfection, when he makes a decision, he is firm like an iron, what God does, it’s something we cannot comprehend. Everything created by God has significance, everything in this world has a reason, people who look quite ordinary aren’t ordinary, they have a talent, hidden thought but they have a talent. You may have a lot of extra ordinary things in you but there are many common things which you lack, and someone whom you think of as quite ordinary may have those common things in him. Humans are very talented; the only problem is that they do not get a proper chance to present their qualities to the world. This is why many talent hunts, competitions and championships are organized on national and international level; an event which is organized on international level, which provides pace to so many talented people to demonstrate their qualities is known by the name of Olympics.
Everything in this world has an origin, nothing came out of blue. Olympics being the biggest talent platform have a very interesting history which is related to the Greek mythology. The origin of Olympic is dated back to 800 BC- 400 AD, it was an event which was held in Greece after every 4 years, the ancient Olympics was quite alike the modern Olympics. The ancient Olympics was actually held in the honor of Greek god Zeus, the story says that the children of the Greek gods used to compete with each other therefore in the memory of those events the ancient Olympics was held in Greece which included a variety of games, but only a free born Greek was allowed to participate in the game. The ancient Olympics cease to take place with the arrival of roman culture in Greece, a Christian named Theodosius put a full stop to the ancient Olympic.
The modern Olympic started in the 19thy century, the mentor of the modern Olympic was Pierre de Coubertin, a young French man who was an aristocrat. The first event of the modern Olympic took place in 1896 in Athens, a total of 13 nations participated in it. Today after more than a century Olympics is recognized as the most prominent international event, in this event more than 200 nations pay their respect and participate in all the games. Every contestant gets a chance to present himself but not everyone wins, there are few who prove themselves as the best and they are ones who are addressed as the winners, each participant represent a country so the top ten most successful countries in Olympics are:
10. AUSTRALIA:
Australia has attended all the Olympics events and has won 441 medals. 1956 Australia took 3rd position and in 2000 Australia stood 4th in the world ranking. Australia has come under the top ten countries in Olympics for the last 5 events. Australia is very good in rowing, cycling and athletics; Australia has won 3 gold medals in field hockey and 168 medals in swimming.
9. HUNGARY:
Hungary first appeared in Olympics in 1890 and till 1968 it rose to come under the top five countries, Hungary has earned 482 medals which includes 250 medals in fencing, canoeing, wrestling and swimming. Hungary is excellent in athletics, swimming, canoeing and fencing.
8. EAST GERMANY:
East Germany joined the Olympics race in 1968 and within a few decades rose to come under the list of top ten most successful nations in Olympics. East Germany participated in the event for 11 times and has managed to achieve 521 medals. In athletics East Germany has 38 gold medals. East Germany is very magnificent when it comes to swimming and rowing, and is pretty well in gymnastic and canoeing.
7. SWEDEN:
Sweden is the country which has won medals at every Olympic Games since 1908. In 1912 Sweden stood second with 65 medals. Sweden has won 620 medals; athletics, canoeing, shooting, wrestling, Nordic skiing are its strongest departments.
6. ITALY:
Italy took part in all the Olympic events since it started with the exception of one event this was held in 1904. The performance of France has been remarkable in Olympic, Italy has won 629 medals up till now. Italy holds the world record for the highest number of medals received in fencing. The specialty of Italy in Olympic is fencing, cycling and athletics. In cycling Italy has received 26 gold metals till now.
5. FRANCE:
France’s performance at Olympics is very splendid; France has won 765 medals in Olympics. France holds the record for the highest medals in both cycling and croquet. The best performance of France was in 1900 when France won 101 medals and stood first and its second best performance was in 1924 when France stood 3rd.
4. GREAT BRITIAN:
Great Britain is one of the four countries who have participated in all the Olympic events held up till now, this country has won 802 medals till now in Olympic games, the best performance of great Britain was in 1908 in which they won 146 metals and stood first globally. In 1996, the performance was low but as 2008 arrived this country reached the top 5. The cyclists who hold the records for the most medals in the history also belong to this country.
3. SOVIET UNION:
Presently Soviet Union does not participate in Olympics but if we slant an expression on the previous performances and the medals earn by Soviet Union then despite the fact that Soviet Union doesn’t exist on the globe comes under the top ten successful nations in Olympics. Soviet Union’s participation started in 1952 and continued till 1988 but in this brief period it has won 1334 medals. Soviet Union appeared in 9 summer Olympics and took first position in 7 events, out of 9 winters Olympics Soviet Union stood first in 2 events. Soviet Union won 71 gold medals in athletic, 83 gold medals in gymnastic, 68 in wrestling and 44 gold medals in weight lifting.
2. GERMANY:
The performance of Germany at Olympic has not been consecutive but however when ever Germany participated, it broke the stage. Germany didn’t participate in the events occurring from 1968 to 1988 but when Germany came back in the fields in 1936, it gave a thrilling performance. It was the best performance of Germany in which the nation won 89 medals and took first position. Germany has own nearly 1600 medals in total, Germany is very good in swimming, rowing and athletics, it is pretty decent in wrestling too. Germany is a record holder when it comes equestrian.
1. AMERICA:
America is by far the most successful country in Olympic; America has won so many medals in Olympics that 29% of the country’s medals are won through the Olympics. America has won more than 2500 medals till now; the best performance of America was in 1904 when this country won 239 medals, which is the highest number of medals ever won by a country in Olympics. The strong points of America are swimming and athletics.
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