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Number of stripped medals at the Summer Olympics by year and color from 1968 to 2024

Characteristic	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2024	-	-	1
2020	-	1	-
2016	1	1	3
2012	15	15	11
2008	9	21	20
2004	9	2	5
2000	7	1	6
1992	-	-	1
1988	3	1	1
1984	-	2	-
1976	2	1	-
1972	1	1	2
1968	-	-	1

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Release date

August 2025

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1968 to 2024

Supplementary notes

The data was compiled using various sources, such as these articles from the and the . Data for more recent tournaments was compiled from a number of official press releases from the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, and various news outlets.

Notable non-drug-related cases:

1992 - Ibragim Samadov of the Unified Team threw his bronze medal to the floor in protest during the ceremony; this was because the athlete's weight was used to decide the outcome, and Samadov was 0.05kg heavier than his opponents - Samadov would have won the gold if the traditional tiebreaker had been used, as he lifted his weight on his second attempt while the others did so on their third attempts.

2000 - Chinese female gymnastic team stripped of bronze medal after one competitor was found to be underage (Dong Fangxiao was just 13 years old).

2008 - Ara Abrahamian, an Armenian-Swedish wrestler, placed his bronze medal in the middle of the ring and walked away, in protest at controversial decisions made by the judges in the semi-finals.

2024 - Jordan Chiles, a gymnast part of the U.S. women's team, initially won a bronze medal after her coach challenged the judges scoring based on the difficulty of Chiles' routine. This decision was successfully appealed by the Romanian team because the original challenge was four seconds over the allocated time limit.

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During the 2024 Paris Olympics, one medal was stripped during the proceedings. This came with Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles losing a bronze medal because of a challenge over her routine’s difficulty being submitted too late. In total, the Summer Olympics with the most stripped medals was Beijing 2008, with 50 stripped altogether.

Which country has had the most Olympic medals stripped?

As of 2025, Russia had been stripped of over 30 Olympic medals, which was more than any other country. Around half of these stripped medals came from the London 2012 Olympics, which had the second-highest number of stripped medals behind Beijing 2008. While anti-doping testing samples are stored for a maximum of 10 years, several medals from London 2012 have been stripped post-2022, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport sometimes taking years to pass an initial judgement or rule on an appeal.

Who are the most decorated Olympians?

With over 20 gold medals, Michael Phelps continued to sit head and shoulders above any other competitor from the Summer Olympics as of 2025, at least when it comes to most Olympic golds won. However, with many of Phelps’ records having been broken in subsequent Olympics and swimmers usually competing in more events than track athletes, there is an argument to be made that Usain Bolt’s nine Olympic gold medals do not reflect his greatness in the tournament. This is especially the case when considering Bolt’s record for the 100m sprint still stood as of 2025.