Aug 02, 2012 03:38 PM EDT
Olympics 2012 Full Medal Count: The United States Leads All Countries For Total Medals, Gabby Douglas Wins Gold In All-Around Gymnastics

As the 2012 London Olympics continue, the United States and China continue to lead the world in medals. The United States has a total of 35 medals while China has 33.

The United States have won 17 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze. China has 18 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze.

In third place, Japan has a total of 19; 2 gold, 6 silver and 11 bronze medals. Germany trails them with 17; 4 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze.

France has 16 and falls to 5th place. They own 6 gold with 4 silver and 5 bronze medals.

The United States' Gabby Douglas reached a gold medal in the Women's Individual All-Around competition on Thursday.

Douglas finished with a score of 62.232 beating out Russia's Viktoria Komova who earned silver and Aliya Mustafina who took bronze.

Teammate Aly Raisman of the United States took fourth. She tied with Mustafina in scoring but lost the tie breaker.

Douglas becomes the first woman of color to win the Olympic all-around gold. She also becomes the first African-American female gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal since Dominique Dawes did in '96.

Click here for the full medal count list and names of athletes who've won them. 

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