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.
For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted: 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.
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.