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This was the first time ever that women competed in the Olympic Games. The women's division was won by Margaret Abbott of Chicago Golf Club. Abbott shot a 47 to win and became the first ever American female to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, [8] though she received a gilded porcelain bowl as a prize instead of a medal. She is also the ...
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. As of completion of the 2022 Winter Olympics , 12 National Olympic Committees have participated on a standalone basis in all 24 Winter Olympic Games.
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.
The United States won the 2024 Olympics overall medal count with 126. China was second with 91, and Great Britain was third with 65. Host nation France finished with 64 total medals.
PARIS — The American women won their eighth consecutive basketball gold medal Sunday with a 67-66 win over France. It is an unprecedented achievement in Olympic team sports, and a dynasty that ...
Biles won four more medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, boosting her total Olympic medal count to 11, good enough to make her the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history.
The program of the 2028 Summer Olympics is expected to include events in at least 35 sports, including 27 of the core Olympic sports contested since 2016. These Games will introduce changes to the program of core Olympic sports, including the permanent addition of skateboarding , sport climbing , and surfing after having been featured as ...
A dramatic win over Australia in the bronze-medal match gave the U.S. women's rugby sevens its first medal and a boost ahead of the 2028 Olympics in L.A.