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Medal Tracker

Number of gold, silver, and bronze medals earned by each participating country
Rank	Country	Country		Gold Medals Received	Silver Medals Received	Bronze Medals Received	Total Medals Received
1	USA	1	USA	40	44	42	126
2	China	2	China	40	27	24	91
3	Britain	3	Britain	14	22	29	65
4	France	4	France	16	26	22	64
5	Australia	5	Australia	18	19	16	53

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