LATIN AMERICAN OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT—1896-1996
Olympiads | USA Olympians | Medal Count | Hopefuls | Links
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Cuba | 46 | 34 | 33 | 113 |
| Spain | 21 | 25 | 16 | 64 |
| Brazil | 11 | 14 | 27 | 52 |
| Mexico | 9 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
| Argentina | 11 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
| USA Latinos | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Philippines | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Chile | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Colombia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Peru | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| *France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominican Rep. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 117 | 127 | 158 | 409 |
*(Latino Daniel Velasquez was on France’s 4x100 Meters Relay team which won the Bronze medal in the 1972 games. Cyclist Miguel Martinez captured a Bronze medal in the Mountain Bike event in the 1996 Atlanta games).
The (5) Latin American countries which have not yet experienced Olympic glory are Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Paraguay.
Compiled by Mario Longoria-UTSA HRC3/31/00