Countries in Athletics
Who has a section here, and why. Every record is counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.
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The strongest nations in athletics
The nations that have done exceptionally well, counted by titles at the biggest tournaments first.
- United StatesAthletics at the Olympic Games: 359 golds, 281 silvers, 225 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 211 golds, 139 silvers, 119 bronzes (latest 2025)
- ChinaWorld Athletics Championships: 20 golds, 29 silvers, 29 bronzes (latest 2025); Athletics at the Asian Games: 216 golds, 193 silvers, 131 bronzes (latest 2026)
- Great BritainAthletics at the Olympic Games: 56 golds, 87 silvers, 77 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 33 golds, 43 silvers, 50 bronzes (latest 2025)
The leading Olympic nations
The United States, China, Russia, Australia and Japan are covered in every sport, for their weight at the Olympics: here is the best each has done in athletics.
- RussiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 19 golds, 20 silvers, 19 bronzes (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 47 golds, 63 silvers, 48 bronzes (latest 2019)
- AustraliaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 22 golds, 29 silvers, 32 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 16 golds, 14 silvers, 19 bronzes (latest 2025)
- JapanAthletics at the Olympic Games: 8 golds, 10 silvers, 10 bronzes (latest 2024); Athletics at the Asian Games: 206 golds, 240 silvers, 189 bronzes (latest 2026)
Every other country with a result
134 countries
- KenyaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 38 golds, 44 silvers, 35 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 72 golds, 59 silvers, 50 bronzes (latest 2025)
- Soviet UnionAthletics at the Olympic Games: 64 golds, 55 silvers, 74 bronzes (latest 1988); World Athletics Championships: 23 golds, 27 silvers, 28 bronzes (latest 1991)
- JamaicaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 27 golds, 39 silvers, 27 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 41 golds, 67 silvers, 51 bronzes (latest 2025)
- BahrainWorld Athletics Championships: 8 golds, 4 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2025); Athletics at the Asian Games: 52 golds, 21 silvers, 25 bronzes (latest 2026)
- GermanyAthletics at the Olympic Games: 20 golds, 30 silvers, 37 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 40 golds, 40 silvers, 48 bronzes (latest 2025)
- EthiopiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 24 golds, 16 silvers, 22 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 35 golds, 40 silvers, 34 bronzes (latest 2025)
- East GermanyAthletics at the Olympic Games: 38 golds, 36 silvers, 35 bronzes (latest 1988); World Athletics Championships: 21 golds, 19 silvers, 16 bronzes (latest 1987)
- FinlandAthletics at the Olympic Games: 48 golds, 36 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 2012); World Athletics Championships: 7 golds, 8 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2023)
- PolandAthletics at the Olympic Games: 29 golds, 20 silvers, 18 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 21 golds, 20 silvers, 25 bronzes (latest 2025)
- ItalyAthletics at the Olympic Games: 24 golds, 16 silvers, 28 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 14 golds, 21 silvers, 22 bronzes (latest 2025)
- QatarWorld Athletics Championships: 5 golds, 2 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2025); Athletics at the Asian Games: 31 golds, 23 silvers, 24 bronzes (latest 2026)
- South KoreaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 1996); Athletics at the Asian Games: 34 golds, 37 silvers, 63 bronzes (latest 2026)
- SwedenAthletics at the Olympic Games: 21 golds, 23 silvers, 41 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 14 golds, 7 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2025)
- CubaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 11 golds, 14 silvers, 20 bronzes (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 23 golds, 25 silvers, 18 bronzes (latest 2025)
- CanadaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 18 golds, 19 silvers, 32 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 14 golds, 19 silvers, 18 bronzes (latest 2025)
- FranceAthletics at the Olympic Games: 14 golds, 27 silvers, 30 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 15 golds, 19 silvers, 24 bronzes (latest 2025)
- KazakhstanAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2016); Athletics at the Asian Games: 23 golds, 27 silvers, 28 bronzes (latest 2026)
- NorwayAthletics at the Olympic Games: 10 golds, 8 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 12 golds, 6 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2023)
- South AfricaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 9 golds, 15 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 12 golds, 7 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2025)
- MoroccoAthletics at the Olympic Games: 8 golds, 5 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 12 golds, 13 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2025)
- Czech RepublicAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 golds, 3 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 15 golds, 5 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2025)
- NetherlandsAthletics at the Olympic Games: 10 golds, 8 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 9 golds, 11 silvers, 14 bronzes (latest 2025)
- New ZealandAthletics at the Olympic Games: 11 golds, 4 silvers, 13 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 8 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
- Saudi ArabiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2000); Athletics at the Asian Games: 19 golds, 7 silvers, 11 bronzes (latest 2026)
- SpainAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 golds, 6 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 13 golds, 18 silvers, 18 bronzes (latest 2025)
- RomaniaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 11 golds, 14 silvers, 10 bronzes (latest 2008); World Athletics Championships: 5 golds, 8 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2023)
- ThailandAthletics at the Asian Games: 16 golds, 18 silvers, 23 bronzes (latest 2026)
- UzbekistanAthletics at the Asian Games: 16 golds, 19 silvers, 16 bronzes (latest 2026)
- BahamasAthletics at the Olympic Games: 7 golds, 2 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 9 golds, 9 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2022)
- UkraineAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 3 silvers, 15 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 12 golds, 15 silvers, 15 bronzes (latest 2025)
- GreeceAthletics at the Olympic Games: 9 golds, 12 silvers, 11 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 6 golds, 8 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2025)
- West GermanyAthletics at the Olympic Games: 12 golds, 14 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 1988); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 6 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 1987)
- PakistanAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 2024); Athletics at the Asian Games: 14 golds, 13 silvers, 13 bronzes (latest 2018)
- CzechoslovakiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 11 golds, 8 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 1992); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 4 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 1987)
- IranAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2012); Athletics at the Asian Games: 14 golds, 18 silvers, 11 bronzes (latest 2026)
- PortugalAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 golds, 4 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 9 golds, 7 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2025)
- PhilippinesWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2023); Athletics at the Asian Games: 13 golds, 10 silvers, 31 bronzes (latest 2026)
- BelarusAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 5 silvers, 7 bronzes (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 9 golds, 11 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2015)
- UgandaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 7 golds, 2 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2023)
- IsraelWorld Athletics Championships: 3 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2023); Athletics at the Asian Games: 11 golds, 3 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 1974)
- HungaryAthletics at the Olympic Games: 10 golds, 13 silvers, 18 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 7 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2025)
- BulgariaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 golds, 8 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 5 golds, 3 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2007)
- AlgeriaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 6 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
- BelgiumAthletics at the Olympic Games: 7 golds, 6 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 2 golds, 3 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2025)
- Sri LankaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2000); Athletics at the Asian Games: 9 golds, 4 silvers, 10 bronzes (latest 2026)
- BrazilAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 golds, 4 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 8 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2025)
- Trinidad and TobagoAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 4 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 6 silvers, 7 bronzes (latest 2025)
- MalaysiaAthletics at the Asian Games: 7 golds, 6 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 2022)
- North KoreaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 gold (latest 1999); Athletics at the Asian Games: 6 golds, 6 silvers, 11 bronzes (latest 2022)
- Unified TeamAthletics at the Olympic Games: 7 golds, 11 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 1992)
- CroatiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 4 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2022)
- Dominican RepublicAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 3 silvers (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- IrelandAthletics at the Olympic Games: 4 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2012); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 4 silvers (latest 2025)
- Republic of ChinaAthletics at the Asian Games: 6 golds, 9 silvers, 16 bronzes (latest 1970)
- MexicoAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 6 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 5 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2025)
- LithuaniaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 3 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 4 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
- EcuadorAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 2 silvers (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
- TajikistanWorld Athletics Championships: 2 golds, 1 silver (latest 2015); Athletics at the Asian Games: 3 golds, 1 silver (latest 2018)
- SwitzerlandAthletics at the Olympic Games: 6 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 1988); World Athletics Championships: 5 golds, 5 bronzes (latest 2025)
- ColombiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 3 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
- IraqAthletics at the Asian Games: 5 golds, 5 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2018)
- VenezuelaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 4 golds, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
- United Team of GermanyAthletics at the Olympic Games: 4 golds, 18 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 1964)
- IndonesiaAthletics at the Asian Games: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 15 bronzes (latest 2018)
- SingaporeAthletics at the Asian Games: 4 golds, 9 silvers, 9 bronzes (latest 2026)
- EstoniaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronzes (latest 2012); World Athletics Championships: 2 golds, 6 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2019)
- GrenadaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
- BotswanaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2025)
- MozambiqueAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze (latest 2000); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2003)
- NigeriaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 5 silvers, 7 bronzes (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 6 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2025)
- SloveniaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2012); World Athletics Championships: 2 golds, 2 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2025)
- DenmarkAthletics at the Olympic Games: 4 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 3 golds, 1 bronze (latest 1999)
- CeylonAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 1948); Athletics at the Asian Games: 3 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 1970)
- TunisiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2012); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2015)
- SyriaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 1996); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2017)
- Chinese TaipeiAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 1968); Athletics at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 12 silvers, 12 bronzes (latest 2026)
- VietnamAthletics at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 5 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2026)
- KuwaitAthletics at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 5 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2022)
- KyrgyzstanAthletics at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 3 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2022)
- SlovakiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 4 bronzes (latest 2025)
- ArgentinaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds, 3 silvers (latest 1952)
- PanamaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2008); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 2009)
- CameroonAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 golds (latest 2008); World Athletics Championships: 2 silvers (latest 2003)
- United Arab EmiratesAthletics at the Asian Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2026)
- PeruWorld Athletics Championships: 2 golds, 1 silver (latest 2023)
- AustriaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 3 bronzes (latest 2019)
- NamibiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 5 silvers (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2019)
- BurmaAthletics at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 3 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 1978)
- MalayaAthletics at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 2 silvers, 5 bronzes (latest 1962)
- Puerto RicoAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- OmanAthletics at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronzes (latest 2026)
- SerbiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 4 bronzes (latest 2025)
- TurkeyAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 bronzes (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 3 silvers (latest 2017)
- BurundiAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 2016); World Athletics Championships: 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2017)
- Saint Kitts and NevisWorld Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 4 bronzes (latest 2011)
- TanzaniaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 silvers (latest 1980); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- ZambiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 2 silvers (latest 1995)
- BarbadosAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 2000); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2023)
- Burkina FasoAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 2020); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2023)
- DominicaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- EritreaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 2004); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 2015)
- Saint LuciaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver (latest 2024); World Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- SenegalAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 1988); World Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze (latest 2003)
- SomaliaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze (latest 1993)
- LebanonAthletics at the Asian Games: 1 gold (latest 2006)
- LuxembourgAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 gold (latest 1952)
- LatviaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2008); World Athletics Championships: 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- Ivory CoastAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 1984); World Athletics Championships: 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2019)
- DjiboutiAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 1988); World Athletics Championships: 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2013)
- Hong KongAthletics at the Asian Games: 4 bronzes (latest 2022)
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2019)
- British West IndiesAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 bronzes (latest 1960)
- ChileAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 silvers (latest 1956)
- CyprusWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2009)
- GhanaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2005)
- HaitiAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 1928); World Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2001)
- IcelandAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2000)
- MyanmarAthletics at the Asian Games: 2 bronzes (latest 1994)
- SudanAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2008); World Athletics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2011)
- SurinameWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2001)
- YugoslaviaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 2 silvers (latest 1956)
- American SamoaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 1999)
- AustralasiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze (latest 1908)
- BermudaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver (latest 1995)
- BohemiaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 1900)
- British Virgin IslandsWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2023)
- Cayman IslandsWorld Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2001)
- EgyptWorld Athletics Championships: 1 silver (latest 2015)
- GuatemalaAthletics at the Olympic Games: 1 silver (latest 2012)
- MongoliaAthletics at the Asian Games: 1 silver (latest 1974)
- SamoaWorld Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- TurkmenistanAthletics at the Asian Games: 1 bronze (latest 1998)
- UruguayWorld Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- ZimbabweWorld Athletics Championships: 1 bronze (latest 2011)
Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.