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2024 Olympics Final Medal Count: Here’s how many gold medals the USA won in race with China

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2024 Olympics Final Medal Count: Here’s how many gold medals the USA won in race with China

The gold medal race between the United States and China came down to the final event of the Paris Olympics. And after 16 days of competition, the U.S. and China will share the title for most golds in 2024.

The United States and China will both end the Paris Olympics with 40 gold medals each. The U.S. won the total medal count with 126 (40 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze). China came in second in the total medal race with 91 (40 gold, 27 silver, and 24 bronze).

The U.S. has been battling with China for the lead in gold medals at the Paris Olympics over the last several days. The U.S. entered the final day of competition one gold medal behind China (38 to 39).

China was able to take an early gold medal on Sunday as Li Wenwen won the top medal in women’s +81kg weightlifting. The United States followed up with a gold of its own as Jennifer Valente defended her women’s omnium title in cycling track.

With the United States down by one gold medal to China, it would all come down to the women’s basketball final and a chance to tie China for the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics.

In a really close game throughout, the U.S. women’s basketball team was able to fight through to a 67-66 win and a gold medal, the team’s record eighth straight. The medals at the women’s basketball game are regularly the final ones awarded at each Summer Olympics.

The United States won a total of five medals on Sunday, including the gold in women’s basketball, a gold in women’s omnium (cycling track), a silver in women’s freestyle 76kg (wrestling), a team silver in women’s volleyball, and a bronze in men’s water polo.

The United States’ bronze total decreased by one on Sunday after the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique and the IOC announced Jordan Chiles’ medal in the women’s floor final would go to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after a ruling by an international arbitration court.

In Tokyo three years ago, the United States came out on top in the gold medal race, besting China 39 to 38 gold. The U.S. had a total 113 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The U.S. was more dominant in Rio in 2016, when it had 46 gold medals to Great Britain’s 27 and China’s 26.

The USA’s Paris total of 126 medals was the third highest total for the United States and the most the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, when the U.S. won 174 medals. A good sign heading into 2028 in Los Angeles?

What was the final medal count for the 2024 Olympics in Paris?

What medals did the USA win on Day 16?

  • Gold – Basketball – Women’s
  • Gold – Cycling Track – Women’s Omnium: Jennifer Valente
  • Silver – Wrestling – Women’s Freestyle 76kg: Alexis Kennedy Blades
  • Silver – Volleyball – Women’s
  • Bronze – Water Polo – Men’s

Here’s a look at all the medals Team USA has won at the Olympics in 2024

DATE SPORT EVENT ATHLETE(S)
🥇GOLD (40)
Aug. 10 Basketball Women’s
Aug. 10 Cycling Track Women’s Omnium Jennifer Valente
Aug. 10 Track and Field Women’s 100m Hurdles Masai Russel
Aug. 10 Track and Field Women’s 4x400m Relay Shamier Little, Alexis Holmes, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown,
Aug. 10 Track and Field Men’s 4x400m Relay Rai Benjamin, Bryce Deadmon, Vernon Norwood, Chris Bailey, Quincy Wilson
Aug. 10 Basketball Men’s
Aug. 10 Soccer Women’s
Aug. 9 Weightlifting Women’s 71kg/156 lbs Olivia Reeves
Aug. 9 Track and Field Men 400m hurdles Rai Benjamin
Aug. 9 Track and Field Women’s 4x100m relay Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha “Teetee” Terry
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 110m hurdles Grant Holloway
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women 400m hurdles Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women long jump Tara Davis-Woodhall
Aug. 7 Wrestling Women freestyle 50kg Sarah Ann Hildebrandt
Aug. 7 Track and Field Men 400m Quincy Hall
Aug. 7 Cycling Women team pursuit Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams
Aug. 6 Wrestling Women Freestyle 68kg Amit Elor
Aug. 6 Track and Field Men 1500m Cole Hocker
Aug. 6 Track and Field Women 200m Gabby Thomas
Aug. 5 Surfing Women Carolina Marks
Aug. 5 Track and Field Women discus throw Valerie Allman
Aug. 4 Track and Field Men 100m Noah Lyles
Aug. 4 Swimming Women 4x100m medley relay Torri Huske, Gretchen Walsh, Regan Smith and Lilly King
Aug. 4 Swimming Men 1500m freestyle Bobby Finke
Aug. 4 Golf Men individual Scottie Scheffler
Aug. 4 Cycling Women road race Kristen Faulkner
Aug. 3 Swimming Mixed 4x100m relay Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske
Aug. 3 Swimming Women 800m freestyle Katie Ledecky
Aug. 3 Track and Field Men shotput Ryan Crouser
Aug. 3 Shooting Men skeet Vincent Hancock
Aug. 3 Gymnastics Women vault Simone Biles
Aug. 1 Fencing Women team foil Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich, Maia Weintraub
Aug. 1 Swimming Women 200m breaststroke Kate Douglass
Aug. 1 Gymnastics Women all-around Simone Biles
Aug. 1 Rowing Men four Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nicholas Mead
July 31 Swimming Women 1500m freestyle Katie Ledecky
July 30 Gymnastics Women Team Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee
July 28 Fencing Women individual foil Lee Kiefer
July 28 Swimming Women 100m butterfly Torri Huske
July 27 Swimming Men 4x100m freestyle Jack Alexj, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King
🥈SILVER (44)
Aug. 11 Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 76kg Alexis Kennedy Blades
Aug. 11 Volleyball Women’s
Aug. 10 Sport Climbing Women’s Boulder & Lead Brooke Raboutou
Aug. 10 Track and Field Men’s High Jump Shelby McEwen
Aug. 10 Canoe Sprint Women’s Canoe Single 200m Nevin Harrison
Aug. 9 Wrestling Men 57kg Spencer Lee
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 200m Kenneth Bednarek
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 110m hurdles Daniel Roberts
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women 400m hurdles Anna Cockrell
Aug. 7 Track and Field Women pole vault Katie Moon
Aug. 7 Track and Field Men 3000m steeplechase Kenneth Rooks
Aug. 7 Skateboarding Men Park Tom Schaar
Aug. 7 Artistic Swimming Team
Aug. 6 Track and Field Women hammer throw Ennette Nneka Echikunwoke
Aug. 5 Track and Field Men pole vault Sam Kendricks
Aug. 5 Triathlon Mixed relay Seth Rider, Taylor Spivey, Morgan Pearson, Taylor Knibb
Aug. 5 Shooting Mixed team skeet Austen Smith and Vincent Hancock
Aug. 5 Gymnastics Women floor exercise Simone Biles
Aug. 4 Swimming Men 4x100m medley relay Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Murphy, Hunter Armstrong, Nic Fink
Aug. 4 Archery Men individual Brady Ellison
Aug. 3 Track and Field Women 100m Sha’Carri Richardson
Aug. 3 Track and Field Mixed 4x400m relay Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown
Aug. 3 Track and Field Men shotput Joe Kovacs
Aug. 3 Swimming Women 200m individual medley Kate Douglass
Aug. 3 Shooting Men skeet Conner Lynn Prince
Aug. 3 Tennis Men doubles Austin Krajicek & Rajeev Ram
Aug. 2 Swimming Women 200m backstroke Regan Smith
Aug. 2 Shooting Women 50m rifle Sagen Maddalena
Aug. 2 Equestrian Team jumping Karl Cook, Laura Kraut and McLain Ward
Aug. 1 Swimming Women 4x200m freestyle relay Claire Weinstein, Paige Madden, Katie Ledecky, Erin Gemmell
Aug. 1 Swimming Women 200m butterfly Regan Smith
July 31 Swimming Women 100m freestyle Torri Huske
July 31 Cycling Women BMX freestyle Perris Benegas
July 30 Swimming Men 800m freestyle Bobby Finke
July 30 Swimming Men 4x200m freestyle relay Luke Hobson, Carson Foster, Drew Kibler and Kieran Smith
July 30 Swimming Women 100m backstroke Regan Smith
July 29 Swimming Women 400m individual medley Katie Grimes
July 29 Skateboarding Men street Jagger Eaton
July 28 Swimming Men 100m breaststroke Nic Fink
July 28 Fencing Women individual foil Lauren Scruggs
July 28 Swimming Women 100m butterfly Gretchen Walsh
July 28 Cycling Women mountain bike Haley Batten
July 27 Swimming Women 4x100m freestyle Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh. Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly, Abbey Weitzel
July 27 Diving Women springboard 3m synchronized Sarah Bacon & Kassidy Cook
🥉BRONZE (42)
Aug. 11 Water Polo Men’s
Aug. 10 Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 74kg Kyle Douglas Dake
Aug. 10 Breaking B-Boys Victor
Aug. 10 Track and Field Men’s 5000m Grant Fisher
Aug. 9 Wrestling Women 57kg freestyle Helen Maroulis
Aug. 9 Wrestling Men 86kg (189 pounds)  Aaron Brooks
Aug. 9 Volleyball Men
Aug. 9 Taekwondo Women’s 67kg/148 lbs Kristina Teachout
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 200m Noah Lyles
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women long jump Jasmine Moore
Aug. 8 Sports Climbing Men speed Sam Watson
Aug. 7 Weightlifting Men 61kg Hampton Morris
Aug. 6 Boxing Men welterweight (71kg) Omari Jones
Aug. 6 Track and Field Men 1500m Yared Nuguse
Aug. 6 Track and Field Women 200m Brittany Brown
Aug. 5 3×3 basketball Women Dearica Hamby, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Rhyne Howard
Aug. 4 Track and Field Men 100m Fred Kerley
Aug. 4 Shooting Women skeet Austen Smith
Aug. 4 Gymnastics Women uneven bars Suni Lee
Aug. 3 Track and Field Women triple jump Jasmine Moore
Aug. 3 Track and Field Women 100m Melissa Jefferson
Aug. 3 Swimming Women 800m freestyle Paige Madden
Aug. 3 Gymnastics Men pommel horse Stephen Nedoroscik
Aug. 3 Gymnastics Women vault Jade Carey
Aug. 3 Tennis Men doubles Taylor Fritz & Tommy Paul
Aug. 3 Rowing Men eight Christopther Carlson, Peter Chatain, Clark Dean, Henry Hollingsworth, Reilly Milne, Evan Olson, Pieter Quinton, Nicholas Rusher, Christian Tabash
Aug. 2 Track and Field Men 10,000m Grant Fisher
Aug. 2 Sailing Men skiff Ian Barrows & Hanks Henken
Aug. 2 Archery Mixed team Brady Ellison & Casey Kaufhold
Aug. 1 Gymnastics Women all-around Suni Lee
July 31 Canoeing Women canoe slalom Evy Leibfarth
July 30 Swimming Women 100m backstroke Katharine Berkoff
July 30 Rugby Women
July 29 Fencing Men individual foil Nick Itkin
July 29 Swimming Men 100 backstroke Ryan Murphy
July 29 Swimming Men 200m freestyle Luke Hobson
July 29 Swimming Women 400m individual medley Emma Weyant
July 29 Gymnastics Men Team Richard Frederick, Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone and Stephen Nedoroscik
July 29 Skateboarding Men street Nyjah Huston
July 28 Swimming Men 400m individual medley Carson Foster
July 27 Swimming Women 400m freestyle Katie Ledecky
July 27 Cycling Women individual time trial Chloe Dygert

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