Summer Olympics : Total Medal counts by sport

                            EVENT COUNT         HIGH MEDAL COUNT
  ALL SPORTS >                   5427        2633 United States                                                 
  Figure Skating                    7           7 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Ice Hockey                        1           1 Canada / Czechoslovakia / United States                      
  Archery                          70          43 South Korea                                                  
  Artistic Swimming                19          14 Japan                                                        
  Badminton                        39          47 China                                                        
  Basque Pelota                     1           1 Spain                                                        
  Baseball                          6           5 Cuba                                                         
  Basketball                       34          31 United States                                                
  Boxing                          265         117 United States                                                
  Canoe/Kayak                     242          86 Hungary                                                      
  Cricket                           1           1 United Kingdom (Great Britain) / Mixed teams                 
  Croquet                           3           7 France                                                       
  Cycling                         264         100 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Diving                          130         141 United States                                                
  Equestrian                      152          56 Germany                                                      
  Fencing                         223         130 Italy                                                        
  Field Hockey                     35          18 Netherlands                                                  
  Freestyle Wrestling             228         127 United States                                                
  Golf                              8          13 United States                                                
  Greco-Roman Wrestling           200          60 Soviet Union                                                 
  Gymnastics                      359         184 Soviet Union                                                 
  Jeu de Paume                      1           2 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Judo                            152          96 Japan                                                        
  Karate                            8           4 Turkey                                                       
  Lacrosse                          2           3 Canada                                                       
  Modern Pentathlon                42          23 Hungary                                                      
  Motorboating                      3           2 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Polo                              5           6 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Rackets                           2           7 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Roque                             1           3 United States                                                
  Rowing                          267          89 United States                                                
  Rugby                             8           3 Fiji / France / United Kingdom (Great Britain) / New Zealand 
  Sailing                         190          64 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Shooting                        288         116 United States                                                
  Skateboarding                     4           5 Japan                                                        
  Soccer                           34           9 Brazil                                                       
  Sport Climbing                    2           2 Japan                                                        
  Softball                          5           5 United States                                                
  Surfing                           2           2 Japan                                                        
  Swimming                        593         579 United States                                                
  Table Tennis                     37          60 China                                                        
  Taekwondo                        48          22 South Korea                                                  
  Team Handball                    26           7 France / South Korea / Norway                                
  Tennis                           71          43 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Track & Field                  1026         827 United States                                                
  Triathlon                        13           8 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Tug of War                        5           5 United Kingdom (Great Britain)                               
  Volleyball                       44          24 Brazil                                                       
  Water Polo                       34          17 Hungary                                                      
  Weightlifting                   227          62 China / Soviet Union