How would China surpass the USA under this reasoning? In the larger team sports, China won bronze in women’s field hockey, and that’s it.

The USA won gold in men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s football, silver in women’s volleyball, bronze in women’s rugby sevens, bronze in men’s volleyball, and bronze in men’s water polo.

Something serious wack with your numbers.

There’s lots. Bangladesh has a population of 170 million and hasn’t won a single medal. Likewise, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a population of 105 million, hasn’t won a single medal.

Bolivia, Cambodia, Nepal, and Somalia are other notable countries with populations greater than 10 million that have yet to win a single medal.

Malaysia has one some medals but never a gold.

All told, there are about 100 national Olympic committees that have never won an Olympic medal in either the Summer or Winter Olympics.