United States at the Olympics

United States at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

The United States of America (USA) has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which it boycotted. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States.

US athletes have won a total of 2400 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 253 at the Winter Olympic Games. Most medals have been won in athletics (track and field) (738, 31%) and swimming (489, 20%). Thomas Burke was the first athlete to represent the United States at the Olympics. He took first place in both the 100 meters and the 400 meters of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. US athlete Michael Phelps is the most-decorated Olympic athlete of any nation, with 22 Olympic medals (including 18 golds).

The United States has won more gold and overall medals than any other country in the Summer Games and overall and also has the second-most overall medals at the Winter games, trailing only Norway. Historically, the United States mainly competed with the Soviet Union at summer Games and with the Soviet Union, Norway, and East Germany at the winter Games, but now they contend primarily with China at the summer Games for both the overall medal count and the gold medal count. The United States is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at every Winter Olympics, and has topped the total medal count at Lake Placid in the 1932 Winter Olympics and at Vancouver in the 2010 Winter Olympics. During the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, the United States set a record for most total medals of any country at a single Winter Olympics.

At the London 2012 games, the United States won the most gold medals as well as having the most medals in total.

Hosted Games

The United States has hosted both Summer and Winter Games in 1932 and most occasions of the Games among other countries - eight times, four times each for the Summer and Winter Games:

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1904 Summer Olympics	St. Louis, Missouri	July 1 – November 23	12	651	91
1932 Winter Olympics	Lake Placid, New York	February 7–15	17	252	14
1932 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles, California	July 30 – August 14	37	1,332	117
1960 Winter Olympics	Squaw Valley, California	February 2–20	30	665	27
1980 Winter Olympics	Lake Placid, New York	February 13–24	37	1,072	38
1984 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles, California	July 20 – August 18	140	6,829	221
1996 Summer Olympics	Atlanta, Georgia	July 18 – August 4	197	10,318	271
2002 Winter Olympics	Salt Lake City, Utah	February 8–24	77	2,399	78

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. (Note, however, that the International Olympic Committee does not officially recognize national medal totals.)

     Host nation

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	11	7	2	20
1900 Paris	19	14	14	47
1904 St. Louis	78	82	79	239
1908 London	23	12	12	47
1912 Stockholm	25	19	19	63
1920 Antwerp	41	27	27	95
1924 Paris	45	27	27	99
1928 Amsterdam	22	18	16	56
1932 Los Angeles	41	32	30	103
1936 Berlin	24	20	12	56
1948 London	38	27	19	84
1952 Helsinki	40	19	17	76
1956 Melbourne	32	25	17	74
1960 Rome	34	21	16	71
1964 Tokyo	36	26	28	90
1968 Mexico City	45	28	34	107
1972 Munich	33	31	30	94
1976 Montreal	34	35	25	94
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	83	61	30	174
1988 Seoul	36	31	27	94
1992 Barcelona	37	34	37	108
1996 Atlanta	44	32	25	101
2000 Sydney	37	24	32	93
2004 Athens	35	40	26	101
2008 Beijing	36	38	36	110
2012 London	46	29	29	104
Total*	975	759	666	2400

Medals by Winter Games

     Host nation

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Chamonix	1	2	1	4
1928 St. Moritz	2	2	2	6
1932 Lake Placid	6	4	2	12
1936 Garmisch	1	0	3	4
1948 St. Moritz	3	4	2	9
1952 Oslo	4	6	1	11
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	2	3	2	7
1960 Squaw Valley	3	4	3	10
1964 Innsbruck	1	2	3	6
1968 Grenoble	1	5	1	7
1972 Sapporo	3	2	3	8
1976 Innsbruck	3	3	4	10
1980 Lake Placid	6	4	2	12
1984 Sarajevo	4	4	0	8
1988 Calgary	2	1	3	6
1992 Albertville	5	4	2	11
1994 Lillehammer	6	5	2	13
1998 Nagano	6	3	4	13
2002 Salt Lake City	10	13	11	34
2006 Turin	9	9	7	25
2010 Vancouver	9	14	13	37
Total*	87	95	71	253

Medals by summer sport

     Leading in that sport^{citation needed}

     Dropped from the current Olympics program

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	311	238	189	738
Swimming	214	155	120	489
Diving	48	41	42	131
Wrestling	50	43	32	125
Boxing	48	23	38	109
Shooting	50	29	24	103
Gymnastics	30	35	30	95
Rowing	31	31	22	84
Sailing	19	23	17	59
Cycling	14	15	20	49
Equestrian	11	20	18	49
Weightlifting	16	16	11	43
Tennis	17	5	10	32
Archery	14	9	8	31
Basketball	20	2	3	25
Fencing	2	7	12	21
Canoeing	5	5	6	16
Volleyball	8	3	3	14
Water polo	1	6	5	12
Judo	1	3	7	11
Golf	3	3	4	10
Modern pentathlon	0	6	3	9
Synchronized swimming	5	2	2	9
Association Football	3	2	1	6
Taekwondo	2	2	2	6
Softball	3	1	0	4
Roque	1	1	1	3
Tug of war	1	1	1	3
Baseball	1	0	2	3
Field hockey	0	0	2	2
Polo	0	1	1	2
Rugby	2	0	0	2
Jeu de paume	1	0	0	1
Lacrosse	0	1	0	1
Triathlon	0	0	1	1
Total*	930	729	636	2295

Medals by winter sport

     Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Speed skating	29	22	16	67
Figure skating	14	16	16	46
Alpine skiing	14	18	7	39
Bobsleigh	7	6	7	20
Snowboarding	7	5	7	19
Freestyle skiing	5	5	4	14
Short track	4	5	9	18
Ice hockey	3	10	2	15
Skeleton	3	3	0	6
Luge	0	2	2	4
Nordic combined	1	3	0	4
Cross-country skiing	0	1	0	1
Ski jumping	0	0	1	1
Curling	0	0	1	1
Total*	87	96	72	255

*Total medal counts include two medals – one silver and one bronze – awarded in the ice hockey and figure skating events at the 1920 Summer Olympics. These medals are included in the summer games medal totals and the winter sport medal totals. This is why the totals for summer and winter games do not match the totals for summer and winter sports.

Flagbearers

See also: List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1908 London Ralph Rose Athletics 1912 Stockholm George Bonhag Athletics 1920 Antwerp Pat McDonald Athletics 1924 Paris Pat McDonald Athletics 1928 Amsterdam Bud Houser Athletics 1932 Los Angeles Morgan Taylor Athletics 1936 Berlin Al Jochim Gymnastics 1948 London Ralph Craig Sailing 1952 Helsinki Norman Armitage Fencing 1956 Melbourne Norman Armitage Fencing 1960 Rome Rafer Johnson Athletics 1964 Tokyo Parry O'Brien Athletics 1968 Mexico City Janice Romary Fencing 1972 Munich Olga Fikotova Connolly Athletics 1976 Montreal Gary Hall, Sr. Swimming 1980 Moscow USA did not participate 1984 Los Angeles Ed Burke Athletics 1988 Seoul Evelyn Ashford Athletics 1992 Barcelona Francie Larrieu-Smith Athletics 1996 Atlanta Bruce Baumgartner Wrestling 2000 Sydney Cliff Meidl Canoeing 2004 Athens Dawn Staley Basketball 2008 Beijing Lopez Lomong Athletics 2012 London Mariel Zagunis Fencing

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1924 Chamonix Clarence Abel Ice hockey 1928 St. Moritz Godfrey Dewey 1932 Lake Placid Billy Fiske Bobsleigh 1936 Garmisch Rolf Monsen Cross Country Skiing 1948 St. Moritz Jack Heaton Skeleton & Bobsleigh 1952 Oslo Jim Bickford Bobsleigh 1956 Cortina Jim Bickford Bobsleigh 1960 Squaw Valley Don McDermott Speed skating 1964 Innsbruck Bill Disney Speed skating 1968 Grenoble Terry McDermott Speed skating 1972 Sapporo Dianne Holum Speed skating 1976 Innsbruck Cindy Nelson Alpine skiing 1980 Lake Placid Scott Hamilton Figure skating 1984 Sarajevo Frank Masley Luge 1988 Calgary Lyle Nelson Biathlon 1992 Albertville Bill Koch Cross Country Skiing 1994 Lillehammer Cammy Myler Luge 1998 Nagano Eric Flaim Speed Skating 2002 Salt Lake City Amy Peterson Short track 2006 Turin Chris Witty Speed skating 2010 Vancouver Mark Grimmette Luge

See also

• United States at the Paralympics
• United States at the team sports international competitions
• Category:Olympic competitors for the United States

External links

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
• "United States Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-11.