by I did this kind of posting for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games as well as for the 2020/21 Tokyo Summer Games already. While the medal count is one of the key tables you look at the end of Olympic Games, I like to publish to separate my medal count, which is more focusing on the versatility of certain nations. One of my key motivations has been that the Netherlands, for example, are extremely strong in speed skating, but apart from that not too striking as a winter sports country. Thus, I repeat this kind of posting again and present you my Flyctory.com medal count.
The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count – What I did
The idea is simple: I do a medal count like it is familiar to you. However, in every sports, you can at most win one medal of each category. This is unfair, as the IOC lists a bunch of cycling sports, but gathers all track and field disciplines as Athletics. But that’s what life is about. If a country won gold in BMX Freestyle and Mountainbiking, they will be counted as two golden ones in my tally – a golden medal in 100 meter sprint plus another one in hammer throw will only count as one. The idea is to identify countries which are very versatile and win medals in very different sports. I honestly did not expect too many movements in Summer Games in contrast to winter games. But let’s see.
According to the Paris 2024 website, the list of sports is as follows:
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Breaking
- Canoe Slalom
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling BMX Freestyle
- Cycling BMX Racing
- Cycling Mountain Bike
- Cycling Road
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football / Soccer
- Golf
- Handball
- (Field) Hockey
- Judo
- Marathon Swimming
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Rowing
- Rugby Sevens
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Sport Climbing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Trampoline
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
That’s in total a list of 46 sports. This also means that in the Flyctory.com leaderboard, you may at most have 46 golden medals – compared to 339 disciplines in fact competed in in Tokyo.
The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count – The Table
Here is my alternative medal count, determined as described above:
| Rank | Country | G | S | B |
| 1 | USA | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | China | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| 3 | France | 12 | 19 | 14 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | Australia | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | Germany | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| 8 | Japan | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | South Korea | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 2 |
While the first two places are equivalent to the official medal table of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, France, Great Britain and Italy positioned themselves as very versatile nations. On the other hand, Japan (3rd in the official ranking) and the Netherlands (6th) drop a couple of spots. It is quite interesting, though, that the fifteen nations in my list are absolutely equivalent to the one in the official table, they just come up in another order.
Another Ranking – At Least one Medal in a Sports
My rankings rather point into widespread talent. Thus, I also have a look into which country came up with at least one medal (golden, silver or bronze is irrelevant in here). in most sports. There are 44 kinds of sports according to the IOC list I gave above.
| Rank | Country | Sports with Medal |
| 1 | USA | 34 |
| 2 | France | 27 |
| 3 | China | 23 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 22 |
| 5 | Australia | 20 |
| 6 | Germany | 19 |
| 6 | Italy | 19 |
| 8 | Japan | 16 |
| 9 | Canada | 15 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 13 |
I feel that this table is very interesting. There are only ten sports, in which the USA did not succeed grabbing a medal. This is an amazing performance. France and especially China leave quite a gap, which illustrates that these nations do have a level of concentration on certain sports in their medal board. Japan also has quite a drop in this view. Compared to the Top 10 of the original medal board, South Korea does not make it to the Top 10 – they are 12th in this kind of ranking. By the way, the best country in the medal table, who won all their medals in one sports, is Kenya. They are ranked 17th in the official medal table and got – you guess it – all their medal in athletics. They are also the only country, who won more than one gold medal in Paris without being successful in more than one sports.
Full House – All Medals in a Sports
Based on the topic of concentrating on certain kinds of sports, I also look into Full Houses, which means that a country won gold, silver and bronze in a certain kind of sports. This look is a bit of questionable. In team sports like handball or basketball, you cannot reach that target. In swimming and athletics, where there are a lot of disciplines, it is therefor comparably “easy” to do it. Also, a golden, a silver and a bronze medal in athletics, for example, counts more than three golden ones. Nonetheless, it is a nice view to look into it.
| Rank | County | “Full House” Sports |
| 1 | USA | 6 |
| 2 | China | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 |
| 4 | France | 4 |
| 5 | Australia | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3 |
Thereafter, there are five nations with two Full Houses and seven with one. Especially Italy surprises with a rather high count in here.
Title picture: Olympic Rings in Paris
Sports Blogging on Flyctory.com
Here are all Sports Blogging entries (no match reports or similar) on Flyctory.com:
Flyctory.com Introduces the Featured Athletes – here is my first selection
Marc-Andre Fleury made me do it – the (weird) Story of a Weekend in May 25
“Goldenes Oval” Opening Meeting – Opening Ceremony (Dresden, 30th August 2024)
Paris 2024 Olympics – My Tops and Flops
International Tennis Hall of Fame – Class of 2024 Induction
International Tennis Hall of Fame – 2024 Inductees Press Conference
Infosys Hall of Fame Open 2024 – A Week of Tennis, Indian Celebrations, and a Farewell
NHL Schedule 2024-25 – My Suggested Trips
WFC 2024 in Lahti – Splitter, Stats, & 3×3 Thoughts
The Debut – Just One Week Until the 3×3 World Floorball Championships in Lahti
My Preview to the Under 19 Girls World Floorball Championships in Lahti
Flyctory.com Is Introducing “Featured Clubs” – Sports Teams & Federations in Focus
Thank You, Rohan Bopanna!
Praise The Underdogs – I Look Back to the European Soccer Competition Qualifications
NHL Schedule 2023-24 released – Here are my suggested Trips
Davis Cup Qualifiers – A Bad Day For (Men’s) Doubles Tennis
Visiting the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Sites in 2022
NHL Schedule 2022-23 released – Some suggested Icehopping Itineraries
Beijing 2022 – No Flyctory.com Medal Count, Just Thoughts…
Tokyo 2020 – My Thoughts By Sports (… and some more)
The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Some weird sports I discovered during Covid-19
Hawk-Eye Live – the End of the Tennis Line Judges?
The Big Three of Tennis Men Singles – Unique Dominance?
Women Soccer Bundesliga is back – But some Girls score in a different Way
Back To Soccer-Country: Germany
Made in Bolka – About the Rise of a Floorball Club
No Women WFC 2019 Coverage on Flyctory.com?
European World Floorball Championship Qualification – A Preview
Floorball Champions Cup 2019 – A Preview to Gävle
Davis Cup World Group Playoff 2018 – More complex than ever!
Atlanta 1996 – 22 Years later
Ode to my Superhero – Leander Paes
My Medal Count Winner 2018: Canada
Paris on Flyctory.com
Here are all my postings related to the French capital Paris:
Twelve Air France / KLM Flights in Four Days – The Story of a Mileage Run
CKRAFT – Uncommon Grounds
Hilton Paris La Defense
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 4th October 2024)
Views from the Terrace of Galeries Lafayette
Hotel Maison du Pre (Paris)
Paris 2024 Olympics – My Tops and Flops
Badminton at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Arena Porte de La Chapelle
Field Hockey at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Rugby Sevens Loge Tickets at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 at Stade de France
Team D Fan Zone at the Paris Olympic Games 2024
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 8th March 2024)
Air France Lounge Paris (CDG) Terminal 2G
Paerish – You’re In Both Dreams (And You’re Scared)
Weird Al Yankovic is touring Europe 2023 – Tour Dates and Travel Hints
Le Belgrand Hotel Paris Champs Elysees (Tapestry Collection by Hilton)
Naraka – In Tenebris
The Twelve Best Flights Of My Life (… so far)
Novotel Paris 17
Hotel du Bois (Paris)
