At Olympics, U.S. turns into first nation to cross 3,000 medal rely

The U.S. has powered its method into an Olympics file and reached a milestone of three,000 medals with its newest wins on the 2024 Paris Games — the primary nation ever to take action.

Headed into this yr’s summer time video games, the U.S. had earned a whopping 2,975 medals at previous summer time and winter Olympics, in response to the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage. On Tuesday, the U.S. crossed the three,000 mark after Team USA earned its twenty sixth medal on this yr’s Olympics — and there are nonetheless many extra medal probabilities forward earlier than the Paris Games finish on Aug. 11.

What medals has the U.S. gained this yr?

So far this yr, the U.S. has gained 26 medals: 4 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals. 

Many of this yr’s medals come from swimming occasions. So far, the U.S. has taken residence 15 swimming medals, three in fencing, two in gymnastics, two in biking, two in skateboarding, one in diving and one in rugby. 

Notably, Team USA’s males’s gymnasts earned their first Olympic medal within the staff occasion in 16 years, capturing a bronze on Monday. The girls’s staff took residence gold within the staff competitors on Tuesday, with Simone Biles main the gymnasts to victory. 

Team USA additionally medaled for the primary time in girls’s rugby, beating Australia within the final second to take the bronze.

Which international locations have probably the most Olympic medals general?

The International Olympic Committee doesn’t compile rankings, however the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage — a company described by the Olympics because the “main worldwide exponent in selling and disseminating Olympism within the fields of tradition, heritage and values-based schooling” — does hold a rely.

Ahead of this yr’s video games, the inspiration stated the U.S. was adopted within the rankings by the Soviet Union, with 1,204 medals, and Germany, with 1,058 medals.

The Olympic Foundation counts one medal per occasion independently of the variety of athletes competing. It additionally doesn’t embrace medals gained within the arts competitors or in demonstration occasions.

The Soviet Union disbanded in 1991. Its former republics, similar to Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia, now compete within the Olympics as unbiased international locations.

As of Tuesday on the 2024 Paris Games, the U.S. is adopted within the medal rely by France and China, with 18 and 14, respectively. 

Ahead of this yr’s Olympics, France had gained 897 whole medals and China had gained 713, in response to the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage.

Which international locations have probably the most gold medals?

While the U.S. isn’t main within the gold rankings this yr, it does maintain the file for the nation with probably the most gold medals. 

Before this yr’s Olympics started, the U.S. had earned a complete of 1,179 golds, in response to the Olympic Foundation. Team USA is adopted by the Soviet Union, with 473 gold medals. Germany takes third, with 342 gold medals earlier than the beginning of the 2024 video games. 

So far this yr the U.S. has gained gold 4 instances: twice in swimming, as soon as in gymnastics and as soon as in fencing. 

Great Britain, France, Italy, China, Sweden and Norway have all gained greater than 200 gold medals, in response to the Olympic Foundation.