Olympic Medal Count 2012 Table: United States, China, Great Britain Lead [Complete List]

The London Olympics 2012 has now concluded and the top three countries on the Olympic medal count 2012 chart are the United States, China and then Great Britain.  The United States and China faced a tough competition until the last few days where USA sprinted forward taking a clear lead.  

The United States finished with a total of 104 medals of which 46 are gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze.  China came in at second with 87 medals.  38 were gold, 27 silver, and 22 bronze.  Great Britain landed in third place with a total of 65 medals.  Their athlete took home 29 gold, 17 silver and 19 bronze medals.

The closing ceremony concluded the event brilliantly and all 80,000 plus attendants, athletes, volunteers, staff, and more were proud of all those who competed, volunteered, cheered, performed, organized and participate in any way.  

Though not everyone took home a medal, the fact that every athlete came as representatives for their country is already a great accomplishment in itself.

Some athletes who lost faced disappointed fans and received ugly and hurtful messages, however, there are plenty more people who encourage and continue to root for their nation's athletes.

Rio has now taking the Olympic flag and will prepare for the 2016 games in Brazil.

Below is the final London Olympics medal count table of the total medals that each country earned.

Rank By Gold, Country, Gold Medal Count, Silver Medal Count, Bronze Medal Count, Total Medal Count