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Nearly 600 Americans traveled to France this summer to Olympic Games in Paris 2024 with one goal in mind: to bring home the gold.
The U.S. fielded 592 athletes in 34 different sports, helping the Americans move to the top of the medal count with a total of 126 medals. The second closest with 91 medals was China. The USA also tied for first place with 40 gold medals.
Read the full analysis below Team USA’s medal total.
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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 were most successful 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 by taking first place in the men’s 100m final, while Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown set a world record in the 4x400m medley relay.

Team USA’s Katie Ledecky reacts after winning gold in the women’s 800m freestyle final on day eight of the Paris Olympics on August 3, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
USA Swimming topped the swimming gold medal total with eight gold medals, ahead of Australia by one. Katie Ledecky continued her dominance in the pool, becoming only the sixth Olympian ever to win nine gold medals. Team USA took home a total of 28 swimming medals, including 13 silver and seven bronze.

USA’s Simone Biles celebrates winning the gold medal after the women’s all-around final at the Bercy Arena on day six of the 2024 Paris Olympics in France on August 1, 2024. (Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)
Simone Biles she returned to the Olympics with a vengeance after a heartbreaking race in Tokyo. She made history in Paris by winning three gold medals, cementing her legacy as one of the best gymnasts of all time. American Stephen Nedoroscik also won over the fans at home to win the bronze medal in the men’s pommel horse. The USA won nine medals, including Biles’ three gold, one silver and five bronze.

Sarah Ann Hildebrandt celebrates after winning the women’s 50 kg freestyle wrestling final match at the Champ-de-Mars arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 7, 2024. (PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)
Total number of medals: two gold, two silver, three bronze

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 Chateauroux Shooting Center 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, remaining the only skeet shooter to win more than one gold medal in the event. Team USA walked away with five medals, including three silvers and one bronze.

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 USA women’s foil team joined the history books in Paris after defeating Italy to win Team USA’s first gold medal of the tournament. They took home a total of four medals, including four gold, one silver and one bronze.
Total number of medals: two silver, one bronze

Steph Curry and LeBron James celebrate after defeating France in the men’s basketball gold medal game. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
The USA men’s basketball team won its fifth straight gold medal and 17th overall after defeating the hosts, 98-87, in the men’s final, while the women’s team also defeated France by just one point to win its eighth straight gold medal.
Total number of medals: two gold
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Total number of medals: two gold
Total number of medals: one gold, one bronze

Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan (USA) celebrate the gold medal. (Sarah Phipps-USA TODAY Sports)
Total number of medals: one gold, one bronze
Total number of medals: one gold, one bronze
Total number of medals: one silver, one bronze
Total number of medals: one silver, one bronze
Total number of medals: one silver, one bronze
Total number of medals: one silver, one bronze

Team USA players celebrate the first goal scored by Mallory Swanson in the women’s gold medal game against Brazil during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Parc des Princes in Paris on August 10, 2024. (AFP/Getty Images)
The US 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 their final against Brazil, Mallory Swanson scored in her 100th cap to lead Team USA to its fifth gold medal of the tournament.

Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler of the United States of America poses with his medal after the fourth day of the men’s singles stroke on day nine of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Le Golf National on August 4, 2024 in Paris. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Scottie Scheffler has been chasing gold all year, and he managed to win his first Olympic medal in Paris, setting the men’s singles record of 72 holes at 19-under 265.
Caroline Marks – board for women
Total number of medals: one silver
Total number of medals: one silver
Total number of medals: one silver

Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook of Team United States train at the Olympic Aquatics Center ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 22, 2024 in Paris. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Total number of medals: one silver
Total number of medals: one silver
Total number of medals: one silver
Total number of medals: one silver
Total number of medals: one bronze
Total number of medals: one bronze
Total number of medals: one bronze
Total number of medals: one bronze

Sammy Sullivan of the United States reacts as she joins her teammates after winning the bronze medal in women’s rugby sevens on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
The USA won its first-ever rugby sevens medal when the women’s team beat Australia in the final seconds of the bronze medal game.
Total number of medals: one bronze
Total number of medals: one bronze
Total number of medals: one bronze
Total number of medals: one bronze
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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