The Scandinavian country won 16 gold medals, eight silver medals ... Games medal count can be seen in the above graphic, which shows the medals every country picked up during these Games.

Connolly didn’t win a gold medal, though. According to Guinness World Records, there was no such thing in 1896. In fact, the first gold medals were awarded at the 1904 Olympic Games in St.

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools had students earn spots at the podium at the 2025 SkillsUSA Ohio Leadership Conference.