MEXICO CITY â More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Ukraine has won 96 medals (28 gold, 22 silver, 48 bronze) in Summer Olympic competition and 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) in Winter Olympic competition. Swimmer Yana Klochkova has won the most medals for Ukraine with 5 (4 gold, 1 silver). Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Ukraine has won 96 medals (28 gold, 22 silver, 48 bronze) in Summer Olympic competition and 5 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) in Winter Olympic competition.
United States at the Olympics. U.S. athletes have won a total of 2,521 medals (1,022 of them being gold) at the Summer Olympic Games and another 282 at the Winter Olympic Games. Most medals have been won in athletics (track and field) (801, 32%) and swimming (553, 22%). Thomas Burke was the first athlete to represent the United States at the Olympics. He won gold in both the 100 meters and the 400 meters at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.