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United States: All-time Medals by Sport

Sport

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Archery

14

8

6

28

Baseball

1

0

1

2

Basketball

17

2

3

22

Beach Volleyball

3

1

1

5

Boxing

48

23

37

108

Cycling

13

14

18

45

Diving

47

40

41

128

Equestrian

10

19

17

46

Fencing

2

6

12

20

Flatwater Canoeing

4

3

4

11

Gymnastics

27

28

28

83

Field Hockey

0

0

2

2

Judo

0

3

6

9

Modern Pentathlon

0

6

3

9

Rowing

30

30

21

81

Sailing

18

22

17

57

Shooting

49

27

23

99

Soccer

2

2

1

5

Softball

3

0

0

3

Swimming

202

146

110

458

Synchronized Swimming

5

2

2

9

Taekwondo

2

1

0

3

Tennis

16

5.5

9.5

31

Track & Field

307

225

181

713

Triathlon

0

0

1

1

Volleyball

2

1

2

5

Water Polo

1

4

5

10

Weightlifting

16

16

11

43

Whitewater Canoeing

1

2

2

5

Wrestling

49

43

30

122

NOTES: In just three Olympics, the American women have won more soccer medals (3) than the men have in 100 years (2).

The United States has won a third of all swimming medals awarded at the Summer Olympics.

Tops the men's all-time rowing chart with 68 medals and owns the longest winning streak in Olympic rowing (eight consecutive golds in men's eight from 1920 to 1956). 


 

 

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2008 Medals

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
USA363836110
CHN512128100
RUS23212872
GBR19131547
AUS14151746

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