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[3] [4] The former record was the largest overall medal haul for the nation since the 1904 edition; the latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Games in Olympic history and the most for a host nation. [5] [a] It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1968. [7]
The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Archer Neroli Fairhall from New Zealand was the first paraplegic Olympian at any Olympic Games, coming 35th in the Women's individual event.
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.
Olympics. Medals table. Through Tuesday. Events finished: 56. Events scheduled: 273
The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.
Hall, 50, swam in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics while representing the U.S. A freestyle sprinter, Hall won five gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes across his three Games appearances.
The modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: Individual competition and Team competition. [1] As it was usual in Olympic modern pentathlon until 1992, a single competition was held to determine both the individual and the team (country) ranking.
The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic Games. [ 1 ]