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Host nation Japan won 27 gold medals, surpassing its gold medal tally of 16 at both the 1964 and 2004 summer editions. [9] Athletes from that nation also won 58 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 41 overall medals won at the previous Summer Olympics. [10] American swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most gold medals at the Games with five ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021 after being postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,402 medals were won by 2,175 athletes in 339 events at the Games. [1]
The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account.
The U.S. is likely looking for a repeat of its formidable presence at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where the country brought home 113 medals. Olympics medal count: Team USA in the lead so far Skip to ...
USA: NOC: United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Website: www.teamusa.org: in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 () – August 8, 2021 () Competitors: 615 (285 men and 330 women) in 35 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Eddy Alvarez Sue Bird: Flag bearer (closing) Kara Winger: Medals Ranked 1st: Gold 39 Silver 41 Bronze 33 Total 113
It was a similar story at other recent Summer Games, including the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics (Team USA earned a chart-topping 46 gold medals and 121 total medals) and the 2012 London Olympics ...
Team USA has showed off its speed and strength at the 2024 Paris Olympics.. The Americans fared well in the pool, but dominated athletics.. The U.S. won by far the most medals in track and field ...
Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.