A Break Down of Home Field Advantage in the Olympic Games
Denny Armstrong
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In the process of researching for a much more extensive article I started to see a couple of different trends and facts about the Olympics that I had not seen written about. The main thing that stuck out to me is the apparent home field advantage that being the host country gives. For this particu 
lar article I will be focusing on the Summer Games pre and post separation only. Since the 1906 Games are not officially recognized by the IOC ,even though the 1896 and the 1900 Games were, I will use the 1908 London Olympics as the base figures for subsequent comparisons.
1908 Sweden won 8 Gold, 6 Silver, 11 Bronze : 25 Total
1912 Sweden hosted the games in Stockholm where they posted:
24 Gold 24 Silver 17 Bronze: 65 Total
In 1912 Belgium posted 2 Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze for a total of 6 medals.
The next Olympics were held in 1920 in Antwerp where Belgium took home 14 Gold, 11 Silver, 11 Bronze: 36 Total
1920 France: 9 Gold 19 Silver 13 Bronze : 41
1924 France hosts in Paris: 13 G 15 S 10 B: 38
While their total medal count was down they did win more Gold that year.
1924 The Netherlands: 4 Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze: 10 Total
1928 The Netherlands Host in Amsterdam: 6 Gold 9 Silver 4 Bronze: 19 Total (Their highest total til the 2000 Games)
1928 The United States: 22 Gold, 18 Silver, 16 Bronze: 56 Total
1932 United States plays host in Los Angeles: 41 Gold, 32 Silver, 30 Bronze: 103 Total
1932 Germany: 3 Gold 12 Silver 5 Bronze: 20 Total
1936 Germany hosts in Munich: 33 Gold, 26 Silver, 30 Bronze: 89 Total
1936 Great Britain: 4 Gold 7 Silver 2 Bronze: 14 Total
1948 Were the next Games which Britain hosted in London: 3 Gold 14 Silver 6 Bronze: 23 Total
1948 Finland: 8 Gold 7 Silver 5 Bronze: 20 Total
1952 Finland hosts in Helsinki: 6 Gold 3 Silver 13 Bronze: 22 Total
1952 Australia: 6 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze: 11 Total
1956 Australia hosts in Melbourne: 13 Gold 8 Silver 14 Bronze : 35 Total
1956 Italy: 8 Gold 8 Silver 9 Bronze: Total 25
1960 Italy hosts in Rome: 13 Gold 10 Silver 13 Bronze: 36 Total
1960 Japan: 4 Gold 7 Silver 7 Bronze: 18 Total
1964 Japan hosts in Tokyo: 16 Gold 5 Silver 8 Bronze: 29 Total
1908 Sweden won 8 Gold, 6 Silver, 11 Bronze : 25 Total
1912 Sweden hosted the games in Stockholm where they posted:
24 Gold 24 Silver 17 Bronze: 65 Total
In 1912 Belgium posted 2 Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze for a total of 6 medals.
The next Olympics were held in 1920 in Antwerp where Belgium took home 14 Gold, 11 Silver, 11 Bronze: 36 Total
1920 France: 9 Gold 19 Silver 13 Bronze : 41
1924 France hosts in Paris: 13 G 15 S 10 B: 38
While their total medal count was down they did win more Gold that year.
1924 The Netherlands: 4 Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze: 10 Total
1928 The Netherlands Host in Amsterdam: 6 Gold 9 Silver 4 Bronze: 19 Total (Their highest total til the 2000 Games)
1928 The United States: 22 Gold, 18 Silver, 16 Bronze: 56 Total
1932 United States plays host in Los Angeles: 41 Gold, 32 Silver, 30 Bronze: 103 Total
1932 Germany: 3 Gold 12 Silver 5 Bronze: 20 Total
1936 Germany hosts in Munich: 33 Gold, 26 Silver, 30 Bronze: 89 Total
1936 Great Britain: 4 Gold 7 Silver 2 Bronze: 14 Total
1948 Were the next Games which Britain hosted in London: 3 Gold 14 Silver 6 Bronze: 23 Total
1948 Finland: 8 Gold 7 Silver 5 Bronze: 20 Total
1952 Finland hosts in Helsinki: 6 Gold 3 Silver 13 Bronze: 22 Total
1952 Australia: 6 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze: 11 Total
1956 Australia hosts in Melbourne: 13 Gold 8 Silver 14 Bronze : 35 Total
1956 Italy: 8 Gold 8 Silver 9 Bronze: Total 25
1960 Italy hosts in Rome: 13 Gold 10 Silver 13 Bronze: 36 Total
1960 Japan: 4 Gold 7 Silver 7 Bronze: 18 Total
1964 Japan hosts in Tokyo: 16 Gold 5 Silver 8 Bronze: 29 Total