| 2020 Summer Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
 The Japan National Stadium during the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
| Location | Tokyo,  Japan |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  United States (39) |
| Most total medals | United States (113) |
| Medalling NOCs | 93 |
Legend:
represents countries that won at least one gold medal.
represents countries that won at least one silver medal but no gold medals.
represents countries that won at least one bronze medal but no gold or silver medals.
represents countries that did not win any medals.
represents entities that did not participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Notes. As a result of penalties imposed on Russia due to doping controversies, Russian athletes participated under the name of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) rather than the country itself.[1] The Refugee Olympic Team is not represented on the map.
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.[2] However, the Games was referred to by its original date in all medals, uniforms, promotional items, and other related media in order to avoid confusion in future years.[3][4] A total of 11,417 athletes from 206 nations participated in 339 events in 33 sports across 50 different disciplines.[5]
Overall, the event saw two records: 93 nations received at least one medal, and 65 of them won at least one gold medal.[6][7] Athletes from the United States won the most medals overall, with 113, and the most gold medals, with 39.[8] Host nation Japan won 27 gold medals, surpassing its gold medal tally of 16 at both the 1964 and 2004 summer editions.[9] Athletes from that nation also won 58 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 41 overall medals won at the previous Summer Olympics.[10]
American swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most gold medals at the Games with five.[11] Meanwhile, Australian swimmer Emma McKeon won the greatest number of medals overall, with seven in total.[12] As a result, she tied Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya's seven medals at the 1952 Summer edition for most medals won at a single Games by a female athlete.[13] Bermuda, Qatar and the Philippines won their nations' first Olympic gold medals.[14] Meanwhile, Burkina Faso, Turkmenistan and San Marino won their nations' first Olympic medals.[a][14][17]
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- ^ Gastelum, Andrew (8 August 2021). "Team USA Passes China on Final Day for Most Gold Medals at Tokyo Olympics". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Wade, Stephen (8 August 2021). "Japan Has Its Best Olympic Medal Haul: 27 Gold, 58 Overall". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Japan Earns Record Medal Haul at Tokyo Olympics". Japan Echo Web. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Forde, Pat (8 December 2021). "2021 Athlete of the Year: Seven-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Caeleb Dressel". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Archibold, Randal C. (31 July 2021). "With Seven Medals at One Olympics, Emma McKeon Ties a Record". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Harris, Beth (1 August 2021). "7th Heaven: Aussie McKeon Leaves Tokyo with 7 Swim Medals". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b Axon, Rachel (8 August 2021). "US Tops Overall and Gold Medal Count in Tokyo, Thanks in Part to Women's Dominance". USA Today. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Mercer, Bryan (27 July 2021). "Turkmenistan Takes Home First Ever Olympic Medal". WMAQ-TV. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifter Polina Guryeva Wins Turkmenistan's 1st Olympic Medal". ESPN. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Ndiaga, Thiam (5 August 2021). "Burkina Faso rejoices as Olympic triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango delivers first-ever medal". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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