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Summer Olympics · Delegation · 1952–1988 · 9 Games on the podium
Soviet Union
1,010 medals — 395 gold, 319 silver, 296 bronze — 2nd in the all-time table by gold, then silver, then bronze. Best sport: Gymnastics (73 gold). Delegations stay as the source names them; historical teams are not merged into their successors.
Open in the atlas →Gold395
Silver319
Bronze296
Medals1,01023 sports
Games91952–1988
Games by Games
By sport
| Sport | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnastics | 73 | 184 |
| Athletics | 64 | 193 |
| Wrestling | 62 | 116 |
| Weightlifting | 39 | 62 |
| Canoeing | 29 | 51 |
| Fencing | 18 | 49 |
| Shooting | 17 | 49 |
| Boxing | 14 | 51 |
| Swimming | 12 | 59 |
| Rowing | 12 | 42 |
| Cycling | 11 | 24 |
| Volleyball | 7 | 12 |
| Equestrian | 6 | 15 |
| Judo | 5 | 23 |
| Modern pentathlon | 5 | 15 |
| Diving | 4 | 14 |
| Basketball | 4 | 12 |
| Sailing | 4 | 12 |
| Handball | 4 | 6 |
| Water polo | 2 | 7 |
| Football | 2 | 5 |
| Archery | 1 | 7 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 2 |