2004 Olympics Medal Count

It’s all about harmony and the Olympic spirit and keeping the flame alive…but it’s about winning, too.

With the Summer Olympics in Beijing just around the corner, the race to field the strongest, fastest, and most athletic teams in the world is coming to a close. Years of training will be put to the test, with dreams realized and broken over a little more than two-week run in China.

To whet your appetite for another five-ring circus, we looked up the gold medal count from the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Here’s the list, which features several old favorites, and perhaps a few surprises cracking the Top 10:

1. United States – 36 gold, 39 silver, 27 bronze (102)

2. People’s Republic of China — 32 gold, 17 silver, 14 bronze (63)

3. Russian Federation — 27 gold, 27 silver, 38 bronze (92)

4. Australia — 17 gold, 16 silver, 16 bronze (49)

5. Japan — 16 gold, 9 silver, 12 bronze (37)

6. Germany — 13 gold, 16 silver, 20 bronze (49)

7. France – 11 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze (33)

8. Italy — 10 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze (32)

9. Korea — 9 gold, 12 silver, 9 bronze (30)

10. Great Britain — 9 gold, 9 silver, 12 bronze (30)

Source: olympic.org