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    Illinois wins bronze for states with most Olympic gold medals

    By Heather RobinsonReagan Netherland,

    15 hours ago

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    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Which state has the most Olympic gold medals?

    Inspired by a 2014 Business Insider article , we created an updated map showing the number of individual Olympic gold medals held by each state.

    This list includes Summer and Winter Olympics since 1924, and is based on the athlete’s birthplace.

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    Also, only gold medals in individual events were counted. For the sake of simplicity, gold medals award to teams, doubles or relays were excluded. (Sorry LeBron!)

    A quick breakdown

    • California takes the gold with 133 Olympic gold medals since 1924.
      • Beating second place, New York, by 70 medals!
    • The only two states without Olympic gold to their name are North Dakota and Rhode Island.
      • Ethel Catherwood , born in North Dakota, won gold in the high jump in 1928… But while competing for Team Canada!
    • Washington D.C., the third-least populated state, ranks 31st. Not bad!
    Three Michigan gymnasts bound for Paris Olympics

    Where does each state fall?

    Rank State Number of gold medals
    1 California 133
    2 New York 63
    3 Illinois 40
    4 Ohio 37
    5 Texas 37
    6 Maryland 29
    7 Pennsylvania 23
    8 Florida 22
    9 Michigan 21
    10 New Jersey 21
    11 Wisconsin 20
    12 Alabama 18
    13 Georgia 18
    14 Washington 17
    15 Colorado 12
    16 Oregon 12
    17 Iowa 11
    18 Mississippi 11
    19 Missouri 11
    20 North Carolina 10
    21 Arkansas 9
    22 Massachusetts 9
    23 Virginia 9
    24 Oklahoma 8
    25 Utah 8
    26 Connecticut 7
    27 Montana 7
    28 Hawaii 6
    29 Indiana 6
    30 Kansas 6
    31 Washington, DC 6
    32 Arizona 5
    33 Minnesota 5
    34 Tennessee 5
    35 Vermont 5
    36 West Virginia 5
    37 Idaho 4
    38 Louisiana 4
    39 Nebraska 4
    40 Nevada 4
    41 South Dakota 4
    42 Kentucky 3
    43 New Hampshire 3
    44 New Mexico 3
    45 South Carolina 3
    46 Alaska 2
    47 Delaware 1
    48 Maine 1
    49 Wyoming 1
    50 North Dakota 0
    51 Rhode Island 0
    SOURCE: The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) Olympic World Library .

    Will Paris 2024 shake up these numbers? Keep up with KNWA to find out.

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