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− | | colspan="1" | '''IOC Code''' |
+ | | colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | '''IOC Code''' |
− | | colspan="2" | USA |
+ | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | '''USA''' |
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− | | colspan="1" | '''Years Hosted Olympics''' |
+ | | colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | '''Years Hosted Olympics''' |
− | | colspan="2" |1904, 1932 (both), 1960, 1980, 1984, 1996, 2002 |
+ | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 1904 Summer, 1932 (both), 1960 Winter, 1980 Winter, 1984 Summer, 1996 Summer, 2002 Winter |
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− | | colspan="1" | '''Years Attended Olympics''' |
+ | | colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | '''Years Attended Olympics''' |
− | | colspan="2" |All but 1980 |
+ | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | All but 1980 Summer Games |
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+ | | colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | '''Medals 2016 Summer''' |
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+ | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 46 gold, 37 silver, 38 bronze |
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+ | | colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | '''Medals 2014 Winter''' |
− | | colspan="2" |9 |
+ | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 9 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze |
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− | ! colspan="3" style="background-color: #696969; color: #ffffff; padding:0em;" | Total Olympic Medals |
+ | ! colspan="3" style="background-color: #696969; color: #ffffff; padding:0em; text-align:center" | Total Olympic Medals |
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− | | style="background: ; width: 30%; vertical-align: middle"|[[File:Gold medal icon.png|20px]]'''Gold''' |
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− | | style="background: ; width: 35%; vertical-align: middle"|[[File:Silver medal icon.png|20px]]'''Silver''' |
+ | | style="background: ; width: 35%; vertical-align: middle" | [[File:Silver medal icon.png|20px]]'''Silver''' |
− | | style="background: ; width: 35%; vertical-align: middle"|[[File:Bronze medal icon.png|20px]]'''Bronze''' |
+ | | style="background: ; width: 35%; vertical-align: middle" | [[File:Bronze medal icon.png|20px]]'''Bronze''' |
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+ | | 1,118 |
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− | |1016 |
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+ | | 897 |
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− | |824 |
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+ | | 789 |
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− | |708 |
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+ | ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | National Olympic Committee |
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+ | | colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | [http://www.teamusa.org/ The United States Olympic Committee (USOC)] |
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==Olympic History== |
==Olympic History== |
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+ | The United States of America has played a big role in the modern day (1896 to current) Olympic Games. In addition to hosting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_Olympics#Hosted_Games%7C8 Olympic games] (4 summer and 4 winter) in the country, the USA has been a significant force at the games including the number of athletes, the number of sports they compete in, the number of medals won, and world records achieved. |
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+ | The United States [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_Olympics%7CUSA has participated in every Olympics since 1896 except the 1980 Summer Olympics]. In the most recent summer Olympics in [[London]] in [[London 2012|2012]], the USA won a total of 46 Gold Medals, the most by any country, followed by [[China]] with 38. The USA also ranked first in total [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_medal_table%7Cmedal count] with 104 gold, silver and bronze medals, followed by China who had 88 total medals. |
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+ | In addition to its athletic contributions to the Olympic Games, the United States and US based companies have helped drive the financial growth of the Olympic movement through advertising, broadcasting rights, sponsorships, ticket sales and other rights and licensing programs. The revenue generated is in the billions of dollars. |
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+ | ==Medals by Summer Games== |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Games |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Athletes |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Gold |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Silver |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Bronze |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Total |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Rank |
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+ | |[[Athens 1896]] |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |11 |
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+ | |7 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Paris 1900]] |
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+ | |75 |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |37 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[St. Louis 1904]] |
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+ | |526 |
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+ | |78 |
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+ | |82 |
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+ | |79 |
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+ | |239 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[London 1908]] |
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+ | |122 |
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+ | |23 |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |47 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Stockholm 1912]] |
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+ | |174 |
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+ | |25 |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |63 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Antwerp 1920]] |
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+ | |288 |
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+ | |41 |
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+ | |27 |
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+ | |27 |
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+ | |95 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Paris 1924]] |
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+ | |299 |
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+ | |45 |
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+ | |27 |
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+ | |27 |
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+ | |99 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Amsterdam 1928]] |
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+ | |280 |
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+ | |22 |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |16 |
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+ | |56 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Los Angeles 1932]] |
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+ | |474 |
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+ | |41 |
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+ | |32 |
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+ | |30 |
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+ | |103 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Berlin 1936]] |
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+ | |359 |
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+ | |24 |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |56 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[London 1948]] |
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+ | |300 |
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+ | |38 |
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+ | |27 |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |84 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Helsinki 1952]] |
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+ | |286 |
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+ | |40 |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |17 |
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+ | |76 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Melbourne 1956]] |
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+ | |297 |
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+ | |32 |
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+ | |25 |
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+ | |17 |
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+ | |74 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Rome 1960]] |
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+ | |292 |
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+ | |34 |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |16 |
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+ | |71 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Tokyo 1964]] |
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+ | |346 |
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+ | |36 |
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+ | |26 |
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+ | |28 |
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+ | |90 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Mexico City 1968]] |
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+ | |45 |
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+ | |28 |
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+ | |37 |
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+ | |107 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |[[Munich 1972]] |
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+ | |400 |
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+ | |33 |
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+ | |31 |
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+ | |30 |
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+ | |94 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Montreal 1976]] |
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+ | |396 |
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+ | |34 |
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+ | |35 |
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+ | |25 |
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+ | |94 |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Los Angeles 1984]] |
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+ | |522 |
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+ | |83 |
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+ | |61 |
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+ | |30 |
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+ | |174 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Seoul 1988]] |
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+ | |527 |
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+ | |36 |
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+ | |31 |
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+ | |27 |
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+ | |94 |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Barcelona 1992]] |
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+ | |545 |
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+ | |37 |
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+ | |34 |
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+ | |37 |
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+ | |108 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Atlanta 1996]] |
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+ | |646 |
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+ | |44 |
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+ | |32 |
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+ | |25 |
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+ | |101 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Sydney 2000]] |
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+ | |586 |
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+ | |37 |
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+ | |24 |
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+ | |32 |
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+ | |93 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Athens 2004]] |
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+ | |613 |
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+ | |36 |
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+ | |39 |
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+ | |26 |
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+ | |101 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Beijing 2008]] |
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+ | |596 |
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+ | |36 |
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+ | |38 |
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+ | |36 |
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+ | |110 |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[London 2012]] |
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+ | |530 |
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+ | |46 |
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+ | |28 |
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+ | |29 |
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+ | |103 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |[[Rio 2016]] |
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+ | |558 |
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+ | |46 |
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+ | |37 |
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+ | |38 |
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+ | |121 |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |[[Tokyo 2020]] |
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[[Category:USA]] |
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+ | [[Category:North America]] |
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Revision as of 01:59, 5 January 2019
United States of America | ||
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National Flag | ||
Location on Map | ||
IOC Code | USA | |
Years Hosted Olympics | 1904 Summer, 1932 (both), 1960 Winter, 1980 Winter, 1984 Summer, 1996 Summer, 2002 Winter | |
Years Attended Olympics | All but 1980 Summer Games | |
Medals 2016 Summer | 46 gold, 37 silver, 38 bronze | |
Medals 2014 Winter | 9 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze | |
Total Olympic Medals | ||
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1,118 | 897 | 789 |
National Olympic Committee | ||
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) |
Olympic History
The United States of America has played a big role in the modern day (1896 to current) Olympic Games. In addition to hosting Olympic games (4 summer and 4 winter) in the country, the USA has been a significant force at the games including the number of athletes, the number of sports they compete in, the number of medals won, and world records achieved. The United States has participated in every Olympics since 1896 except the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the most recent summer Olympics in London in 2012, the USA won a total of 46 Gold Medals, the most by any country, followed by China with 38. The USA also ranked first in total count with 104 gold, silver and bronze medals, followed by China who had 88 total medals.
In addition to its athletic contributions to the Olympic Games, the United States and US based companies have helped drive the financial growth of the Olympic movement through advertising, broadcasting rights, sponsorships, ticket sales and other rights and licensing programs. The revenue generated is in the billions of dollars.
Medals by Summer Games
Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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Athens 1896 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
Paris 1900 | 75 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 2 |
St. Louis 1904 | 526 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 239 | 1 |
London 1908 | 122 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 2 |
Stockholm 1912 | 174 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 63 | 1 |
Antwerp 1920 | 288 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 95 | 1 |
Paris 1924 | 299 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 99 | 1 |
Amsterdam 1928 | 280 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 56 | 1 |
Los Angeles 1932 | 474 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 103 | 1 |
Berlin 1936 | 359 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 56 | 2 |
London 1948 | 300 | 38 | 27 | 19 | 84 | 1 |
Helsinki 1952 | 286 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 | 1 |
Melbourne 1956 | 297 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 74 | 2 |
Rome 1960 | 292 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 71 | 2 |
Tokyo 1964 | 346 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 90 | 1 |
Mexico City 1968 | 45 | 28 | 37 | 107 | 1 | |
Munich 1972 | 400 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 94 | 2 |
Montreal 1976 | 396 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 94 | 3 |
Los Angeles 1984 | 522 | 83 | 61 | 30 | 174 | 1 |
Seoul 1988 | 527 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 | 3 |
Barcelona 1992 | 545 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 108 | 2 |
Atlanta 1996 | 646 | 44 | 32 | 25 | 101 | 1 |
Sydney 2000 | 586 | 37 | 24 | 32 | 93 | 1 |
Athens 2004 | 613 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 101 | 1 |
Beijing 2008 | 596 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 | 2 |
London 2012 | 530 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 | 1 |
Rio 2016 | 558 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 121 | 1 |