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United States of America

USA
National Flag
Map of the USA
Location on Map
IOC Code USA
Years Hosted Olympics 1904 Summer, 1932 (both), 1960 Winter, 1980 Winter, 1984 Summer, 1996 Summer, 2002 Winter, 2028 Summer
Years Attended Olympics All but 1980 Summer Games
Medals 2020 Summer 39 gold, 41 silver, 33 bronze
Medals 2022 Winter 8 gold, 10 silver, 7 bronze
Total Olympic Medals
Gold medal iconGold Silver medal iconSilver Bronze medal iconBronze
1,173 953 833
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 Tokyo in 2021, the USA won a total of 39 Gold Medals, the most by any country, followed by China with 38. The USA also ranked first in total count with 113 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.

Medal Table[]

Medals by Summer Games[]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
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 357 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
Tokyo 2020 613 39 41 33 113 1

Medals by Sport[]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 343 270 214 827
Swimming 257 178 143 578
Shooting 57 31 28 116
Wrestling 55 44 39 138
Boxing 50 27 40 117
Diving 49 46 46 141
Artistic Gymnastics 37 43 37 117
Rowing 33 32 24 89
Speed Skating 30 22 19 71
Basketball 26 2 3 31
Tennis 21 6 12 39
Sailing 19 23 19 61
Alpine Skiing 17 21 10 48
Snowboarding 17 8 10 35
Figure Skating 16 17 21 54
Weightlifting 16 17 11 44
Archery 14 10 9 33
Equestrian 11 23 20 54
Track Cycling 11 15 13 39
Freestyle Skiing 11 13 9 33
Bobsleigh 8 11 9 28
Beach Volleyball 7 2 2 11
Canoeing 6 5 6 17
Road Cycling 5 4 4 13
Golf 5 3 5 13
Artistic Swimming 5 2 2 9
Ice Hockey 4 12 2 18
Fencing 4 11 18 33
Short Track 4 7 9 20
Water Polo 4 6 5 15
Volleyball 4 3 4 11
Football 4 2 2 8
Skeleton 3 4 1 8
Taekwondo 3 2 5 10
Softball 3 2 0 5
Judo 2 4 8 14
Rugby 2 0 0 2
BMX 1 3 2 6
Nordic Combined 1 3 0 4
Cross-Country Skiing 1 2 1 4
Baseball 1 1 2 4
Triathlon 1 1 2 4
Roque 1 1 1 3
Tug of War 1 1 0 2
Curling 1 0 1 2
Jeu de Paume 1 0 0 1
Surfing 1 0 0 1
Modern Pentathlon 0 6 3 9
Luge 0 3 3 6
Polo 0 1 1 2
Lacrosse 0 1 0 1
Marathon Swimming 0 1 0 1
Sport Climbing 0 1 0 1
Field Hockey 0 0 2 2
Mountain Biking 0 0 2 2
Skateboarding 0 0 2 2
Karate 0 0 1 1
Ski Jumping 0 0 1 1
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