Sports in wich a certain Country is Leading

[GiCa]

Interestings infos on wich Countries lead some Sports

FINLAND
Ski Jumping (10 olympic gold medals)

NORWAY
Cross Country Skiing (40 olympic gold medals)
Nordic Combined (13 olympic gold medals)

RUSSIA
Gymnastics (95 olympic gold medals)
Wrestling (92 olympic gold medals)
Weightlifting (42 olympic gold medals)
Synchronized Swimming (10 olympic gold medals)
Marathon Swimming (10 olympic gold medals)
Handball (6 olympic gold medals + 10 world cup wins)

GREAT BRITAIN
Sailing (28 olympic gold medals)
Polo (2 olympic gold medals)
Rackets (2 olympic gold medals)
Tug of War (2 olympic gold medals)
Thriatlon (2 olympic gold medals)
Water Motorsports (2 olympic gold medals)
Cricket (1 olympic gold medal)

Formula One Racing (17 Champions)

NETHERLANDS
Speed Skating (35 olympic gold medals)

GERMANY
Canoeing (32 olympic gold medals)
Equestrian (25 olympic gold medals)
Biathlon (16 olympic gold medals)
Luge (15 olympic gold medals)
Bobsleigh (10 olympic gold medals)

AUSTRIA
Alpine Skiing (34 olympic gold medals)

HUNGARY
Modern Penthatlon (9 olympic gold medals)
Water Polo (9 olympic gold medals)

FRANCE
Cycling (41 olympic gold medals)
Croquet (3 olympic gold medals)

ITALY
Fencing (223 wins)
Moto Grand Prix (20 Champions)

SPAIN
Roller Hockey (23 wins)


CANADA
Ice Hockey (13 olympic gold medals)
Curling (5 olympic gold medals)
Lacrosse (2 olympic gold medals)

USA
Athletics (335 olympic gold medals)
Swimming (246 olympic gold medals)
Shooting (54 olympic gold medals)
Boxing (50 olympic gold medals)
Diving (49 olympic gold medals)
Rowing (33 olympic gold medals)
Basketball (23 olympic gold medals + 14 world cup wins)
Tennis (21 olympic gold medals)
Figure Skating (15 olympic gold medals)
Snowboarding (10 olympic gold medals)
Freestyle Skiing (8 olympic gold medals)
Golf (3 olympic gold medals)
Softball (3 olympic gold medals)
Skeleton (3 olympic gold medals)
Rugby Union (2 olympic gold medals)
Roque (1 olympic gold medal)
Jeu de Paume (1 olympic gold medal)

Soccer (4 women olympic medals + 3 women world cup wins)

CUBA
Baseball (3 olympic gold medals)

BRAZIL
Beach Volleyball (54 wins)
Volleyball (38 wins)
Beach Soccer (14 world cup wins)
Soccer (5 men world cup wins)
Futsal (5 world cup wins)


AUSTRALIA
Rugby Sevens (1 olympic gold medal)

FIJI
Rugby Sevens (1 olympic gold medal)


CHINA
Table Tennis (28 olympic gold medals)
Badminton (18 olympic gold medals)

INDIA
Field Hockey (8 olympic gold medals)

JAPAN
Judo (39 olympic gold medals)

SOUTH KOREA
Archery (23 olympic gold medals)
Short Track Speed Skating (21 olympic gold medals)
Taekwondo (12 olympic gold medals)

[Finnish Swede]

Finland? World best in pesäpallo (as anybody elses won't play it)

[Hamlet]

We're the best (by a long shot, for whatever reason) at formula one too:

http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/f...of-driver.html

[GiCa]

if someone else has a sport - country to suggest, here you can post

[GiCa]

i've made some changes

calcuating that overall on beach volleyball and volleyball Brazil has the most wins

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Portugal is the best team in the world at Roller Hockey, 15 times World Champion and 21 times European Champion.

[GiCa]

Portugal is the best team in the world at Roller Hockey, 15 times World Champion and 21 times European Champion.

Not Portugal But Spain that has more world Champion wins:
17 of males and 6 of women

while Portugal has just 15 world Champions wins

[Jehan]

France in handball?

Russia in bandy?

[Harkonnen]

Finland has most olympic golds in javelin throw (7).

[Harkonnen]

Finland has also most golds in 10 000 metres running (7)

And also in 5000 metres running (7 golds)