Nearly 600 Americans traveled to France this summer to Paris 2024 Olympic Games with one goal in mind: take home the gold.
The United States was represented by 592 athletes in 34 different sports, helping the Americans lead the medal count with 126 total. The second closest country with 91 medals was China. The United States also tied for first with 40 gold medals.
Read below for a full breakdown of Team USA total medal count
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON PakGazette.Com
Athletics
Sha’carri Richardson, Gabrielle Thomas, Twanisha Terry and Melissa Jefferson of the United States celebrate their gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay final at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on August 9, 2024. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
The Americans had the most success in athletics, winning a total of 34 medals, including 14 gold, 11 silver, and nine bronze. American track and field star Noah Lyles earned his first Olympic gold with a first-place finish in the men’s 100-meter final, while Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown set a world record in the 4×400-meter medley relay.
Gold
- Noah Lyles – men’s 100 meters
- Gabby Thomas – Women’s 200m
- Quincy Hall – Men’s 400m
- Cole Hocker – Men’s 1,500m
- Grant Holloway – Men’s 110m Hurdles
- Masai Russell – Women’s 100m Hurdles
- Rai Benjamin – men’s 400m hurdles
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – women’s 400m hurdles
- Tara Davis-Woodhall – women’s long jump
- Ryan Crouser – men’s shot put
- Valarie Allman – women’s discus throw
- Women’s 4x100m relay
- Men’s 4x400m relay
- Women’s 4x400m relay
Swim
Katie Ledecky of Team USA reacts after winning gold in the women’s 800 meter freestyle final on the eighth day of the Paris Olympic Games on August 3, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Eurasia Sports Images/Getty Images)
USA Swimming led the swimming gold medal count with eight golds, edging Australia by one. Katie Ledecky continued her dominance in the pool and became the sixth Olympian to win nine gold medals. Team USA took home 28 total medals in swimming, including 13 silver and seven bronze.
Gold
- Katie Ledecky – women’s 800m freestyle
- Bobby Finke – Men’s 1,500m Freestyle
- Katie Ledecky – women’s 1,500m freestyle
- Kate Douglass – Women’s 200m Breaststroke
- Torri Huske – Women’s 100m Butterfly
- Men’s 4x100m – freestyle relay
- Women’s 4x100m medley relay
- Mixed 4x100m medley relay
Gym
USA’s Simone Biles celebrates winning the gold medal after the women’s final at the Bercy Arena on the sixth day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France on August 1, 2024. (Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)
Simone Biles returned to the Olympics with a vengeance after her harrowing run in Tokyo. She made history in Paris by winning three gold medals to cement her legacy as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. American Stephen Nedoroscik also wowed fans at home, earning a bronze medal in the men’s pommel horse. The United States won nine medals, including three gold, one silver and five bronze medals from Biles.
Gold
- Simone Biles – women’s vault
- Simone Biles – women’s singles all-around
- women’s team
Struggle
Sarah Ann Hildebrandt celebrates after her victory in the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 7, 2024. (PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)
Total medal: two gold, two silver and three bronze.
Gold
- Sarah Hildebrandt – women’s 50kg
- Amit Elor – Women’s 68kg
Shooting
Team USA silver medalist Conner Prince and gold medalist Vincent Hancock pose on the podium during the awards ceremony for the men’s skeet final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Center de Chateauroux shot on August 3, 2024. (ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Vincent Hancock continued to make Olympic history by winning his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s skeet, becoming the only skeet shooter to win more than one gold medal in the event. Team USA took home five medals, including three silver and one bronze.
Fencing
Lauren Scruggs (USA) competes against Alice Volpi (ITA) in the women’s foil team gold medal match during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais. (Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Sports)
The US women’s foil team entered the history books in Paris after capturing Team USA’s first gold medal in the event with a victory over Italy. They took home four medals in total, including four gold, one silver and one bronze.
Gold
- Lee Kiefer – women’s individual foil
- Women’s team foil
skate
Total medal count: two silver, one bronze
Basketball
Steph Curry and LeBron James celebrate after defeating France in the men’s basketball gold medal game. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
The US men’s basketball team won its fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th overall after defeating the host nation, 98-87, in the men’s final, while the women’s team also defeated France by just one point to win his eighth consecutive gold medal.
Total medal: two gold
TEAM USA’S TOP 5 MOMENTS AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
Cycling (track)
Total medal: two gold
Gold
- Jennifer Valente – feminine omnium
- Women’s team pursuit
Cycling (road)
Total medal: one gold, one bronze
Gold
- Kristen Faulkner – women’s road race
Rowing
Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan (USA) celebrate their gold medal. (Sarah Phipps-USA TODAY Sports)
Total medal: one gold, one bronze
Gold
weightlifting
Total medal: one gold, one bronze
Gold
- Olivia Reeves – women’s 71kg
Archery
Total medal: one silver, one bronze
sport climbing
Total medal: one silver, one bronze
Tennis
Total medal: one silver, one bronze
Volleyball
Total medal: one silver, one bronze
Soccer
Team USA players celebrate the opening goal scored by Mallory Swanson in the women’s gold medal match against Brazil during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes in Paris on August 10, 2024. (ONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
The United States women’s soccer team had something to prove in Paris, having not won gold since the 2012 London Olympics. But in the 57th minute of the final against Brazil, Mallory Swanson scored in what was her number one appearance. 100 with the national team to lead Team USA to its fifth gold medal in the event.
Golf
Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler of Team USA poses with his medal after the fourth day of the men’s singles stroke play on the ninth day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Le Golf National on August 4, 2024, in Paris. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Scottie Scheffler has been gunning for gold all year and was able to capture his first Olympic medal in Paris, setting a men’s singles 72-hole record at 19-under 265.
Surfing
Gold
Caroline Marks – women’s shortboard
Artistic Swimming
Total medal: one silver
BMX freestyle
Total medal: one silver
canoe race
Total medal: one silver
Dive
Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook of Team USA train at the Olympic Aquatics Center ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 22, 2024 in Paris. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Total medal: one silver
Equestrian
Total medal: one silver
mountain bike
Total medal: one silver
Triathlon
Total medal: one silver
3×3 basketball
Total medal: one bronze
Boxing
Total medal: one bronze
Rip
Total medal: one bronze
Canoe Slalom
Total medal: one bronze
Rugby
Sammy Sullivan of the United States reacts as she joins her teammates after they won the women’s bronze medal Rugby Sevens match on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
The United States earned its first medal in rugby sevens when the women’s team defeated Australia in the final seconds of the bronze medal match.
Total medal: one bronze
Navigation
Total medal: one bronze
taekwondo
Total medal: one bronze
Water polo
Total medal: one bronze
