Medal Count
A total of 1657 medals were awarded during the Sydney games: 550 gold, 549 silver, and 558 bronze. The host country, Australia, topped the medal count with more gold medals and more medals overall than any other nation. Great Britain took the most silver medals, with 43, and tied Australia for the most bronze medals, with 47.
In the table below, the ranking sorts by the number of gold medals earned by a nation (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.
Host country (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 63 | 39 | 47 | 149 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 131 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 38 | 33 | 25 | 96 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 38 | 30 | 38 | 106 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 36 | 39 | 34 | 109 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 34 | 22 | 17 | 73 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 86 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 19 | 23 | 11 | 53 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 16 | 41 | 38 | 95 |
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