What is the record for most gold medals won by a single country in the Olympics?

Question

What is the record for most gold medals won by a single country in the Olympics?

Answer 1

At the Summer Olympics in Moscow in 1988, 61 countries staged a boycott including the United States, which caused the Soviet Union team to run away with the event. The USSR won 80 gold medals as part of a record 195 total medals.

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Answer 2

US won 83 golds in 1984 when the USSR boycotted. USSR won 80 golds in 1980 when the US boycotted. US won 80 golds in 1904, but participation among other countries was small. The most gold medals won in recent times in a non-boycotted Olympics was 55 by USSR in 1988.