United States at the Youth Olympics United States has never topped the gold medal count (as the medals are listed internationally by tradition) at a Summer Youth Olympics and only at one Winter Youth Olympics. United States at the Youth Olympics The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the Youth Olympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. U.S. athletes have won a total of 43 medals (14 of them gold) at the Summer Olympic Games and another 42 at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Most medals have been won in athletics
Zimbabwe at the 2012 Summer Olympics Zimbabwe at the 2012 Summer Olympics Zimbabwe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former "Rhodesia". The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games. A total of seven athletes, four men and three women, competed in four different sports. Swimmer and defending Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry was Zimbabwe's greatest highlight to the Games, and the most successful athlete in Olympic history. She won a total of seven Olympic medals (two