Who won the Olympics in 2010?
Cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen from Norway won five medals (three gold, one silver, one bronze), more than any other athlete….2010 Winter Olympics medal table.
| 2010 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vancouver, Canada |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals | Canada (14) |
| Most total medals | United States (37) |
Who has the most Olympic medals top 10?
Here are the 10 countries with the most Olympic medals:
- Germany (892 medals)
- France (874 medals)
- Italy (742 medals)
- China (696 medals)
- Sweden (661 medals)
- Australia (562 medals)
- Japan (555 medals)
- Russia (547 medals)
What country has never won an Olympic medal?
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the most-populated country that has yet to win a medal. The country has competed in 10 Summer Games and failed to reach the podium each time. Congo, which has appeared in 13 Summer Games, is the second-highest populated country to not medal yet.
Where did the 2010 Winter Olympics take place?
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from February 12 to February 28.
Which countries won the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics?
The United States placed first in total medals—its second time doing so in a Winter Games—and set a new record for most medals won by a NOC at a single Winter Olympics, with 37 (the previous record was 36, established by Germany in 2002 ). Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations.
What is the Order of the Olympic medal table?
By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.
When was the first time Canada won a gold medal at Olympics?
For the first time, Canada won a gold medal at an Olympic Games it hosted, having failed to do so at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.