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Medals in Athletics

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Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 9 13 7 29
Russian Federation 8 5 5 18
Jamaica 4 4 4 12
Great Britain & N. Ireland 4 1 1 6
Ethiopia 3 1 3 7
Kenya 2 4 5 11
Germany 1 4 3 8
Australia 1 2 0 3
Dominican Republic 1 1 0 2
France 1 1 0 2
Poland 1 1 0 2
Turkey 1 1 0 2
China 1 0 5 6
Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 3 4
Czech Republic 1 0 1 2
Grenada 1 0 0 1
Croatia 1 0 0 1
Bahamas 1 0 0 1
Algeria 1 0 0 1
New Zealand 1 0 0 1
Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1
Hungary 1 0 0 1
Uganda 1 0 0 1
Ukraine 0 1 2 3
Cuba 0 1 1 2
South Africa 0 1 0 1
Iran 0 1 0 1
Tunisia 0 1 0 1
Slovenia 0 1 0 1
Botswana 0 1 0 1
Guatemala 0 1 0 1
Colombia 0 1 0 1
Bahrain 0 0 1 1
Canada 0 0 1 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1
Qatar 0 0 1 1
Italy 0 0 1 1
Estonia 0 0 1 1
Finland 0 0 1 1
Japan 0 0 1 1
Morocco 0 0 1 1

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