It was fifty years ago this week- the Mexico City Olympic Games end- and the United States tops the medal count with the Soviet Union the runner-up.
USA 45 GOLD 28 SILVER 34 BRONZE 107 TOTAL
USSR 29 GOLD 32 SILVER 30 BRONZE 91 TOTAL
JAPAN 11 GOLD 7 SILVER 7 BRONZE 25 TOTAL
HUNGARY 10 GOLD 10 SILVER 12 BRONZE 32 TOTAL
EAST GERMANY 9 GOLD 9 SILVER 7 BRONZE 25 TOTAL
FRANCE 7 GOLD 3 SILVER 5 BRONZE 15 TOTAL
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 7 GOLD 7 SILVER 4 BRONZE 18 TOTAL
WEST GERMANY 5 GOLD 11 SILVER 10 BRONZE 26 TOTAL
AUSTRALIA 5 GOLD 7 SILVER 5 BRONZE 17 TOTAL
GREAT BRITAIN 5 GOLD 5 SILVER 3 BRONZE 13 TOTAL
The host country Mexico won 9 medals- 3 of each.
I can’t recall the Olympics being so late in the year.
I am thinking the games in Sydney in 2002 were also in October.