A rotating spiral visualization of Summer Olympic medal counts from 1896 to 2024 (Winter Games are not included). Each ring represents one Summer Games, with cancelled years shown as dimmed rings. Arc segments are sized proportionally to each country's total medal count. All medal-winning countries for that Games are included (counts vary by year), while the filters highlight featured countries plus an expandable full list.
30
Summer Games
1,433
Medal entries
159
Countries
3
Cancelled Games
Interaction: Hover over segments for medal counts. Click any segment to filter by that country. Click the center to pause/resume rotation. Scroll to zoom in/out (pinch on mobile). Historical groupings combine USSR/Russia and East/West Germany.
Cancelled Games: 1916, 1940, 1944.
Data Source: Wikipedia Olympic medal tables, compiled from the IOC database. All medal-winning countries per Games, ranked by total medals. Mixed Team (early Games) and Individual Neutral Athletes (2024) are not included in this dataset.