At Olympics, U.S. becomes first country to cross 3,000 medal count

The U.S. has powered its means into an Olympics document and reached a milestone of three,000 medals with its newest wins on the 2024 Paris Video 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 Basis for Tradition and Heritage. On Tuesday, the U.S. crossed the three,000 mark after Group USA earned its twenty sixth medal on this yr’s Olympics — and there are nonetheless many extra medal possibilities forward earlier than the Paris Video games finish on Aug. 11.

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

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

Lots of this yr’s medals come from swimming occasions. To date, 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, Group USA’s males’s gymnasts earned their first Olympic medal within the group occasion in 16 years, capturing a bronze on Monday. The ladies’s group took residence gold within the group competitors on Tuesday, with Simone Biles main the gymnasts to victory. 

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

Which nations have essentially the most Olympic medals total?

The Worldwide Olympic Committee doesn’t compile rankings, however the Olympic Basis for Tradition and Heritage — a corporation described by the Olympics because the “main worldwide exponent in selling and disseminating Olympism within the fields of tradition, heritage and values-based training” — does maintain a depend.

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

The Olympic Basis 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, akin to Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia, now compete within the Olympics as impartial nations.

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

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

Which nations have essentially the most gold medals?

Whereas the U.S. just isn’t main within the gold rankings this yr, it does maintain the document for the nation with essentially the most gold medals. 

Earlier than this yr’s Olympics started, the U.S. had earned a complete of 1,179 golds, in response to the Olympic Basis. Group 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. 

To date this yr the U.S. has gained gold 4 occasions: twice in swimming, as soon as in gymnastics and as soon as in fencing. 

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

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