Summer Olympic Games: total number of gold medals

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 11, 2023
Over the course of the history of the Summer Olympic Games, the number of medals awarded has been going up steadily. At the most recent Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021, a total of 340 gold medals were awarded.

Number of gold medals awarded at the Summer Olympic Games from 1896 to 2021

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August 2021

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Worldwide

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1896 to 2021

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