Total number of golds awarded in each sport. This number includes the gold medals given to each member of the winning country in a team sport.

Interesting facts:

1) Triathlon, Golf and Modern Pentathlon are the scarcest Golds with only 1 gold medal given out per gender.

2) Overall men receive 22 more gold medals than women.

3) Women receive all 10 gold medals for synchronised swimming.

4) Swimming throws medals around like confetti. If it wasn't for Michael Phelps we could all have won one by now.