Tokyo, Aug. 7, (dpa/GNA) – The United States have topped the Olympic medal table for the third successive time after ending the Tokyo Games on Sunday with a best 39 golds, 41 silvers and 33 bronze.
American highlights included veteran Alysson Felix winning gold in the 4×400 metres relay and bronze individually to become their most decorated track athlete of all-time.
In the pool they also had massive successive through freestyle stars Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky, though she was beaten by upcoming Australian Ariarne Titmus in a couple of the shorter races.
China, hosts of the Winter Games in 2022, were second in the table with a 38-32-18 tally while hosts Japan set a national record of 27-14-17.
Britain had its least successful Games since Beijing 2008 but was still the top European nation on 22-21-22 while the Russian team – officially competing as neutrals due to a doping ban – were fifth on 20-28-23.
At the other end of the scale, minnows San Marino could celebrate an astonishing three-medal haul (0-1-2) from a delegation containing only five athletes and Burkino Faso had its first-ever Olympic medallist through triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango.
GNA