The United States broke an Olympic record and reached the 3,000 medal mark with their latest victories at the Paris 2024 Games — the first country to do so.
According to the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, the United States had won 2,975 medals at the last Summer and Winter Olympics. On Tuesday, the United States passed the 3,000 medal mark after Team USA won its 26th medal at this year’s Olympics. many more medal chances to come before the end of the Paris Games on August 11.
What medals did the United States win this year?
So far this year, the united states won 26 medals: four gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze.
This year, most of the medals have been won in swimming. So far, the United States has won 15 medals in swimming, three in fencing, two in gymnastics, two in cycling, two in skateboarding, one in diving and one in rugby.
It is worth noting that the men’s gymnasts of the American team won their first Olympic medal in the team event at 16 years old, capture a bronze medal Monday. The women’s team won gold in the team competition on Tuesday, with Simone Biles leading the gymnasts to victory.
The U.S. team also won a medal for the first time in women’s rugbybeating Australia at the last moment to win bronze.
Which countries have the most total Olympic medals?
The International Olympic Committee does not compile rankings, but the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage — an organization described by the Olympics as the “principal international representative in the promotion and dissemination of Olympism in the fields of culture, heritage and values-based education” — keeps a tally.
Ahead of this year’s games, the foundation said that The United States was followed in the ranking by the Soviet Union, with 1,204 medals, and Germany, with 1,058 medals.
The Olympic Foundation counts one medal per event, regardless of the number of athletes competing. It also does not count medals won in artistic competitions or in demonstration events.
The Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Its former republics, such as Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia, now compete in the Olympics as independent countries.
At the 2024 Paris Games, the United States is followed in the medal count by France and China, with 18 and 14 respectively.
Before this year’s Olympics, France had won 897 medals in total and China 713, according to the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage.
Which countries have the most gold medals?
Although the United States does not lead the gold medal standings this year, it holds the record for the country with the most gold medals.
According to the Olympic Foundation, the United States had won 1,179 gold medals before the start of this year’s Olympics. The U.S. team is followed by the Soviet Union, with 473 gold medals. Germany is in third place, with 342 gold medals before the start of the 2024 Games.
This year, the United States won gold four times: twice in swimming, once in gymnastics and once in fencing.
Britain, France, Italy, China, Sweden and Norway have all won more than 200 gold medals, according to the Olympic Foundation.
