World Report: September 15, 2000 Vol.6 No.2

Top 5 Gold Medal-Winning Countries

On your marks, get set--swim, dive, run, jump, lift! Athletes from all over the world hope to grab the gold at the 2000 Olympic Games. Which country will win the most medals? If the past holds a clue, it will be the U.S. Here are the nations with the most gold medals since the modern Olympics began in 1896.

1. United States
    832

2. Soviet Union
    395

3. France
    175

4. Great Britain
    169

5. Sweden
    132

Source: Sports Illustrated 2000 Sports Almanac