Presenting the records held by USA at Summer Olympics
United States is miles ahead of any other country in terms of medal tally at the Summer Olympics. The country has registered as many as 2,638 medals at the event. USA has a chance to further enhance their medal haul at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which gets underway on July 26. Here we look at the records held by USA in Summer Olympics.
Only nation with 1,100-plus medals
As mentioned, USA has recorded 2,638 medals at the Summer Olympics. With 1,010 medals, Soviet Union is next in terms of most medals. While the United States boasts 1,065 gold medals, no other nation has even 500. USA's tally of 835 silver and 738 bronze medals is also the most for any country.
Most medals in an edition
USA's best campaign came at the third Olympic Games, held in St Louis, Missouri, USA, in 1904. They returned with 231 medals that year out of which 76 were gold. The tally also includes 78 silver and 77 bronze medals. This is the only occasion of a nation clinching 200-plus medals in an Olympics edition.
100-plus medals in these disciplines
Athletics (827) and swimming (578) have been USA's most prolific disciplines at the Summer Olympics. There are five other disciplines in which USA has tallied over 100 medals. Diving (141), wrestling (138), shooting (116), boxing (117), and artistic gymnastics (117) have also brought a lot of laurels to the country. No other country has tallied 100-plus medals in five or more events (Summer Olympics).
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A total of 18 Olympic Games have seen USA top the medal tally. Soviet Union (6) is the only other nation to accomplish this feat multiple times. Meanwhile, legendary swimmer Michael Phelps is the only athlete in Olympics history to have accounted for over 20 medals. He has 28 medals at the mega event, out of which 23 are gold (3 silver, 2 bronze).
