The 2008 Summer Olympics were amazing. The United States led the medal count with 110, 36 of them gold. China won in the gold medal category, with 51 of the top prizes, but came in second overall with 100 medals. See the final medal count for the top 15 countries:
COUNTRY...........GLD.....SLVR...BRZ...TOTAL
United States..........36.....38.....36.....110
China.....................51.....21.....28.....100
Russia....................23.....21.....28.....72
Great Britain.........19.....13.....15.....47
Australia.................14.....15.....17.....46
Germany.................16.....10.....15.....41
France.......................7.....16.....17.....40
South Korea............13.....10.......8.....31
Italy.......................8.....10.....10.....28
Ukraine....................7.......5.....15.....27
Japan.........................9.......6.....10.....25
Cuba..........................2.....11.....11.....24
Belarus........................4.......5.....10.....19
Spain...........................5.....10.......3.....18
Canada........................3........9......6.....18
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