# List of major achievements in sports by nation

The following articles list major achievements in team sports and individual sports by nation:

## Team sport

| Article | Sport | Form |
| Major achievements in Olympic team ball sports by nation | Olympic team ball sports | Association football$^*$, baseball$^*$, basketball$^*$, field hockey$^*$, ice hockey$^*$, indoor handball$^*$, indoor volleyball$^*$, rugby sevens$^*$, softball$^*$, water polo$^*$ |
| Major achievements in association football by nation | Association football | Association football$^*$, beach soccer, futsal |
| Major achievements in baseball and softball by nation | Baseball and softball | Baseball$^*$, softball$^*$ |
| Major achievements in basketball by nation | Basketball | Basketball$^*$, 3x3 basketball, wheelchair basketball$^†$ |
| Major achievements in curling by nation | Curling | Curling$^*$, wheelchair curling$^†$ |
| Major achievements in field hockey by nation | Field hockey | Field hockey$^*$, indoor field hockey |
| Major achievements in handball by nation | Handball | Indoor handball$^*$, beach handball, field handball |
| Major achievements in ice hockey by nation | Ice hockey | Ice hockey$^*$, Para ice hockey$^†$ |
| Major achievements in roller hockey by nation | Roller hockey | Quad hockey, roller in-line hockey |
| Major achievements in rugby by nation | Rugby football | Rugby league, rugby sevens$^*$, rugby union, wheelchair rugby$^†$ |
| Major achievements in volleyball by nation | Volleyball | Indoor volleyball$^*$, beach volleyball$^*$, sitting volleyball$^†$ |
| Major achievements in water polo by nation | Water polo | Water polo$^*$ |
$^*$Sports (and forms of a sport) shown in bold are currently on the program of the Olympic Games. $^†$Sports (and forms of a sport) shown in italic are currently on the program of the Paralympic Games.

## Individual sport

| Article | Sport | class, discipline or form |
| Major achievements in cycling by nation | Cycling | Road bicycle racing$^*$, track cycling$^*$, mountain bike racing$^*$, BMX racing$^*$, freestyle BMX$^*$, marathon mountain bike races, cycle ball |
| Major achievements in figure skating by nation | Figure skating | Men's single skating$^*$, women's single skating$^*$, pair skating$^*$, ice dance$^*$, synchronized skating, team event$^*$ |
| Major achievements in gymnastics by nation | Gymnastics | Acrobatic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics$^*$, parkour, rhythmic gymnastics$^*$, trampoline$^*$, tumbling |
| Major achievements in judo by nation | Judo | Extra lightweight$^*$, half lightweight$^*$; lightweight$^*$; half middleweight$^*$, middleweight$^*$, half heavyweight$^*$, heavyweight$^*$, open category, team event |
| Major achievements in luge by nation | Luge | Men's singles$^*$, men's sprint, women's singles$^*$, women's sprint, doubles$^*$, doubles' sprint, team event$^*$ |
| Major achievements in swimming by nation | Swimming | Swimming$^*$, open water swimming$^*$ |
| Major achievements in table tennis by nation | Table tennis | Singles$^*$, doubles$^*$, team event$^*$ |
$^*$Sports (and classes, disciplines or forms of a sport) shown in bold are currently on the program of the Olympic Games. $^†$Sports (and classes, disciplines or forms of a sport) shown in italic are currently on the program of the Paralympic Games.