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Best Summer Olympics gold medals

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0commentsUpdated on 09/16/2026 at 02:00 AM

Beijing 20081310

The worldwide ranking generated by 1k votes

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Beijing 20081310

London 20121302

Rome 19601289

Paris 20241264

Los Angeles 19841258

Rio 20161247

Atlanta 19961247

Barcelona 19921235

Moscow 19801233

#10

Montreal 19761225

#11

Tokyo 20201220

#12

Munich 19721213

#13

Athens 20041208

#14

Sydney 20001207

#15

London 19081206

#16

Athens 18961192

#17

Seoul 19881189

#18

Melbourne 19561185

#19

St Louis 19041177

#20

Helsinki 19521173

#21

Tokyo 19641171

#22

Stockholm 19121171

#23

Berlin 19361167

#24

London 19481150

#25

Los Angeles 19321139

#26

Paris 19241133

#27

Paris 19001128

#28

Mexico City 19681114

#29

Amsterdam 19281111

#30

Antwerp 19201110

What the community says

Beijing 2008 leads with an ELO of 1,310, ahead of London 2012 (1,302) and Rome 1960 (1,289). Ranked over 1,002 duels between 30 contenders, last updated September 16, 2026.

Discover and vote for your favorite gold medal from every Summer Olympics since 1896, from Athens to Paris 2024, in this ranking! 🥇

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.