Major achievements in curling by nation

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This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international curling and wheelchair curling tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

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Results

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form Governing body Tournament
Curling WCF & IOC Curling at the Winter Olympics (since 1924, quadrennially [lower-alpha 1] )
WCF World Curling Championships (since 1959, annually)
World Mixed Curling Championship (since 2015, annually)
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (since 2008, annually)
Wheelchair curling WCF & IPC Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics (since 2006, quadrennially)
WCF World Wheelchair Curling Championship (since 2002, annually)

Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams. [1] [2]

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Curling and wheelchair curling

Last updated after the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship (As of 21 October 2023)
Curling Wheelchair curling Number of
Olympic Games World Championships Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk.NationMenWomenMixed doubles Men Women Mixed Mixed Doubles MixedMixedGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg8109
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg6219
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5308
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5218
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg3126
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5005
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4015
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg3205
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1225
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg1304
11Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0314
12Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0224
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg2103
14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0303
15Flag of France.svg  France Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0033
16Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany *Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1012
18Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0112
19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0022
20Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gold medal icon.svg1001
21Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Silver medal icon.svg0101
22Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Bronze medal icon.svg0011

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Curling

Men, women and mixed

Last updated after the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (As of 16 July 2019)
Curling Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk.NationMenWomenMixed doubles Men Women Mixed Mixed Doubles Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg6107
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4206
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4206
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4026
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg3014
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg1124
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg3003
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2103
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1203
10Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0213
11Flag of France.svg  France Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0033
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
13Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany *Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
15Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0112
15Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0112
15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0112
18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0022
19Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gold medal icon.svg1001
20Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Silver medal icon.svg0101
21Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Bronze medal icon.svg0011

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Men

Last updated after the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship (As of 16 July 2019)
Curling Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk.NationMenMenGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0112
7Flag of France.svg  France Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0022
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Gold medal icon.svg1001
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svg1001
10Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Silver medal icon.svg0101
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svg0101
10Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany *Silver medal icon.svg0101

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Women

Last updated after the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship (As of 16 July 2019)
Curling Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk.NationWomenWomenGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1012
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0112
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0112
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gold medal icon.svg1001
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Gold medal icon.svg1001
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gold medal icon.svg1001
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svg1001
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gold medal icon.svg1001
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany *Gold medal icon.svg1001
14Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Silver medal icon.svg0101

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Mixed

Last updated after the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (As of 16 July 2019)
Curling Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk.NationMixed doubles Mixed Mixed Doubles Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg2103
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1023
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0112
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0112
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0022
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gold medal icon.svg1001
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svg1001
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Silver medal icon.svg0101
11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Silver medal icon.svg0101
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Bronze medal icon.svg0011
13Flag of France.svg  France Bronze medal icon.svg0011
13Flag of the United States.svg  United States Bronze medal icon.svg0011

Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Wheelchair curling

Last updated after the 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (As of 16 July 2019)
Wheelchair curling Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk.NationMixedMixedGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0202
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0112
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svg1001
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Gold medal icon.svg1001
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Silver medal icon.svg0101
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Silver medal icon.svg0101
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Bronze medal icon.svg0011
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bronze medal icon.svg0011
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States Bronze medal icon.svg0011

Non International Paralympic Committee (IPC) members.

See also

Notes

  1. Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix, [lower-alpha 2] although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. The sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

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References

General

Official results

Specific

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  2. "IPC Historical Results Archive - Web". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. Heidrick, Shaun (2014-01-08). "Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games: A History of Curling at the Games - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.