Olympic Medals
A close up of Simone Biles posing victorious with her three gold and one silver medal following the gymnastics competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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The United States won a total of 126 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, 35 more than the next nation. After edging China in total gold medals in Tokyo, 39-38, the two powerhouse nations will each bring 40 golds home from France. 

Team USA rounded out its haul with 44 silver medals (up from 41 in Tokyo) and 42 bronze (up from 33). The 126-medal mark represents the United States' third highest medal total at a single Games, and most since 1984 when the U.S. earned 174 medals in Los Angeles. 

It's the eighth consecutive Summer Olympics that the United States has won the overall medal count.

FINAL MEDAL TABLE

It took until the final medal event of the Paris Olympics to lock in the gilded ladder. China held a 40-39 gold medal advantage over the U.S. entering the women's basketball gold medal game with France. A nail-biting victory delivered the U.S. team's 61st consecutive Olympic victory and eighth straight gold. Now, the United States and China will share the top rung on the summer side until LA 2028. 

China leveraged its excellence in a handful of sports to buoy its gold medal total. The Asian nation won all eight gold medals in diving along with five each in table tennis, weightlifting and shooting.

American dominance was on display in track and field (14 golds) and swimming (eight golds). Team USA also won three golds in gymnastics and cycling and two each basketball, fencing and wrestling.

The United States achieved greatness in Paris on the strength of its powerful female contingent. Only seven athletes will make the international flight home with at least four medals or at least three golds — all are women. Gymnast Simone Biles brings home four medals, three gold. In the pool, Torri Huske hoarded five medals, three gold. Regan Smith scored five medals, two gold. Katie Ledecky landed four medals, two gold. Kate Douglass donned four medals, two gold. Gretchen Walsh won four medals, two gold. And sprinter Gabby Thomas totaled three medals, all gold, becoming the first American woman to win three track and field gold medals since Allyson Felix.

There were plenty of highlights for smaller nations, too. Four countries and five delegations won their first ever medal in Paris. Cape Verde (boxing bronze for David De Pina), Dominica (triple jump gold for Thea LaFond), Saint Lucia (100m gold for Julien Alfred, then silver in 200m), and Albania (wrestling bronze for Chermen Valiev) were all adorned for the first time. And Cindy Ngamba won boxing bronze, the first medal for an athlete representing the Refugee Olympic Team.

Final Medal Table

Country  Gold  Silver  Bronze  Total 

USA 

40 

44 

42 

126 

CHN 

40 

27 

24 

91 

GBR 

14 

22 

29 

65 

FRA 

16 

26 

22 

64 

AUS 

18 

19 

16 

53 

JPN 

20 

12 

13 

45 

ITA 

12 

13 

15 

40 

NED 

15 

12 

34 

GER 

12 

13 

33 

KOR 

13 

10 

32 

CAN 

11 

27 

BRA 

10 

20 

NZL 

10 

20 

HUN 

19 

ESP 

18 

UZB 

13 

IRI 

12 

UKR 

12 

SWE 

11 

KEN 

11 

BEL 

10 

POL 

10 

ROU 

DEN 

CUB 

NOR 

SUI 

GRE 

TUR 

IRL 

GEO 

BUL 

AZE 

CRO 

TPE 

ISR 

KAZ 

JAM 

RSA 

THA 

KGZ 

PRK 

IND 

AIN 

SRB 

CZE 

AUT 

ECU 

MEX 

BRN 

HKG 

PHI 

ETH 

POR 

ARM 

COL 

LTU 

MDA 

SLO 

ALG 

INA 

ARG 

EGY 

TUN 

DOM 

TJK 

BOT 

CHI 

LCA 

UGA 

GUA 

MAR 

KOS 

ALB 

GRN 

MAS 

PUR 

DMA 

PAK 

CYP 

FIJ 

JOR 

MGL 

PAN 

CIV 

CPV 

EOR 

PER 

QAT 

SGP 

SVK 

ZAM 

Totals: 

329 

330 

385 

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