The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are underway and the United States is looking to add more hardware to an already extensive collection. The U.S. is the all-time leader in Olympic medals with nearly 3,000 — more than double the next closest country — but a few more medals never hurt.
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While the United States was projected to dominate the competition in Tokyo, some of the events slipped out of reach, with medals going to other countries.
Softball hoped to avenge its loss to Japan in the Olympic gold-medal game from 13 years ago but had to settle for silver. Nyjah Huston, regarded as the best skateboarder in the world and favored gold medalist, finished seventh out of eight athletes in the men’s street finals.
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Still, the United States hascollected a handful of memorable medals. Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad won gold and silver, respectively, in the 400-meter hurdles, with McLaughlin setting a world record. Team USA has three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze) in three of the newest Olympic events: 3×3 basketball, skateboarding and surfing. Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell won the United States’ first-ever medal in women’s synchronized diving, and Katie Ledecky won two gold medals, winning the inaugural women’s 1,500-meter freestyle race and capping her Olympics with victory in the 800-meter freestyle.
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Aug. 7: Nelly Korda celebrates with her gold medal after winning the women’s golf competition.
Aug. 7: Kevin Durant and Draymond Green celebrate after the U.S. men’s basketball team won the gold medal vs. France.
Aug. 6: The United State celebrates winning the silver medal in the women’s 4×100 relay final.
Aug 6.: Allyson Felix (USA) celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women’s 400m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium.
Aug 6.: Paul Chelimo (USA) celebrates winning the bronze medal in the men’s 5000m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium.
Aug. 6: Gold medalist Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Geno Petriashvili in the men’s freestyle 125kg final.
Aug. 6: Bronze medalist Ariel Torres Gutierrez reacts after competing in men’s kata.
Aug. 6: Kyle Dake shows off with his bronze medal for men’s freestyle 74kg wrestling.
Aug. 6: April Ross and Alix Klineman pose with their gold medals after the women’s gold medal beach volleyball match.
Aug. 5: Helen Maroulis celebrates her bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 57kg competition.
Aug. 5: Silver medalist Nathaniel Coleman reacts in the men’s combined sport climbing bouldering final.
Aug. 5: Gold medalist Katie Nageotte reacts after winning the women’s pole vault.
Aug. 5: Thomas Patrick Gilman celebrates his bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg.
Aug. 5: David Taylor celebrates after defeating Hassan Yazdanicharati in the men’s freestyle 86kg final.
Aug. 5: The U.S. women’s soccer team celebrates winning the bronze medal match against Australia.
Aug. 5: Silver medal winner Duke Ragan poses for photographs after the medals were awarded for the men’s featherweight 57-kg boxing competition.
Aug. 5: Bronze medal winner Cory Juneau poses with his medal after the men’s park skateboarding finals.
Aug. 5: Joe Kovacs (left) and Ryan Crouser reacts after placing one-two in the men’s shot put. Crouser won gold while also setting an Olympic record. Kovacs won the silver medal.
Aug. 5: Nevin Harrison holds her up gold medal after winning the women’s canoe single 200-meter final.
Aug. 5: Grant Holloway celebrates after winning the silver medal in the men’s 110-meter hurdles.
Aug. 4: Noah Lyles (left) celebrates with Kenneth Bednarek after the men’s 200-meter final. Bednarek and Lyles won the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Aug. 4: Courtney Frerichs celebrates winning the silver medal in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Aug. 4: Silver medalist Christopher Nilsen stands during the medal ceremony for the men’s pole vault.
Aug. 4: Oshae Jones won a bronze medal in women’s welterweight boxing.
Aug. 4: Sydney McLaughlin (right) celebrates winning the gold medal with American teammate Dalilah Muhammad (silver) in the 400-meter hurdles.
Aug. 4: :Gold medalist Athing Mu holds the medal for the women’s 800m.
Aug 4: Bronze medalist Raevyn Rogers holds up her medal for the women’s 800m.
Aug 4.: Gabrielle Thomas (USA) celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women’s 200m during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium.
Aug. 3: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (USA) celebrates her gold medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Makuhari Messe Hall A.
Aug. 3: Simone Biles celebrates winning the bronze medal on the balance beam.
Aug. 3: Bronze medalists Chloe Dygert, Megan Jastrab, Jennifer Valente, Emma White of the U.S. pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for women’s team pursuit.
Aug. 3: Silver medalist Rai Benjamin celebrates after the men’s 400-meter hurdles.
Aug. 3: Brittney Reese celebrates after winning the silver medal in the women’s long jump.
Aug. 3: Valarie Allman poses with her gold medal during the victory ceremony for the women’s discus throw.
Aug. 2: Adeline Maria Gray (USA) receives her silver medal in the women’s freestyle 76kg wrestling during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Makuhari Messe Hall A.
Aug. 2: Sarah Robles of the United States celebrates with her bronze medal in the women’s +87kg weightlifting.
Aug. 2: Jade Carey holds up her gold medal during the ceremony for the women’s floor exercise.
Aug. 2: Kendra Harrison celebrates after winning the silver medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles.
Aug 1: Women’s Cycling BMX Freestyle silver medalist Hannah Roberts (USA) during the BMX Freestyle during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park.
Aug. 1: Fred Kerley celebrates after winning silver in the men’s 100-meter final.
Aug. 1: Kate Nye waves from the podium after receiving the silver medal for women’s 76kg weightlifting.
Aug. 1: Sunisa Lee shows off her bronze medal in the women’s uneven bars.
Aug. 1: The United States team of Alex Massialas, Race Imboden, Gerek Meinhardt and Nick Itkin celebrates on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the men’s foil team final.
Aug. 1: Mykayla Skinner celebrates winning the silver medal on the vault.
Aug. 1: Xander Schauffele celebrates with the gold medal during the medal ceremony for men’s individual stroke play golf.
Aug. 1: Krysta Palmer celebrates her bronze medal finish in the women’s 3-meter springboard diving final.
Aug. 1: Raven Saunders celebrates after winning silver in the women’s shot put.
Aug. 1: Ryan Murphy , Michael Andrew , Caeleb Dressel and Zach Apple celebrate with their gold medals after winning the men’s 4×100-meter medley relay.
Aug. 1: Regan Smith, Lydia Jacoby, Torri Huske and Abbey Weitzeil pose with silver medals during the medals ceremony for the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay.
Aug. 1: Bobby Finke with his gold medal for the men’s 1,500-meter freestyle.
Aug. 1: Caeleb Dressel with his gold medal after winning the men’s 50-meter freestyle.
July 31: Vernon Norwood, Kaylin Whitney, Kendall Ellis and Trevor Stewart pose with their bronze medals for the mixed 4x400m relay,
July 31: Madelynn Ann Bernau and Brian Burrows pose after winning the bronze medal in the trap mixed shooting competition.
July 31: Katie Ledecky celebrates her gold medal during the medals ceremony for the women’s 800-meter freestyle. Ledecky finished her Tokyo Olympics with four medals: Two gold and two silver.
July 31: Caeleb Dressel with his gold medal at the medals ceremony for the men’s 100-meter butterfly.
July 31: Morgan Pearson, Katie Zaferes, Taylor Knibb and Kevin McDowell of the U.S. pose with their silver medals following the mixed relay triathlon.
July 30: Ryan Murphy poses with his silver medal after the final of the men’s 200-meter backstroke.
July 30: Annie Lazor (bronze) and Lilly King (silver) hold up their medals after finishing third and second, respectively, in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke.
July 29: Suni Lee poses with her gold medal after winning the women’s gymnastics individual all-around final.
July 29: Kayle Browning celebrates her silver medal in the women’s trap shooting competition.
July 29: The women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay team celebrates their silver medal.
July 29: Caeleb Dressel celebrates his gold medal in the men’s 100-meter freestyle.
July 29: Bobby Finke celebrates his gold medal in the men’s 800-meter freestyle.
July 29: Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger celebrate with their silver and bronze medals, respectively, after the women’s 200-meter butterfly.
Gold medalists, from left, USA player Kelsey Plum (5), USA player Jacquelyn Young (8), USA player Stefanie Dolson (13), USA player Allisha Gray (15) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park on July 28, 2021.
July 28: Erica Sullivan (silver) and Katie Ledecky (gold) show off their medals during the ceremony for the women’s 1500-meter freestyle.
July 28: Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon pose with their silver medals after the men’s 3-meter springboard synchronized diving competition.
July 28: Alex Walsh (silver) and Kate Douglass (bronze) pose with their medals during the ceremony for the women’s 200-meter individual medley.
July 27: U.S. gymnasts Grace McCallum, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles celebrate after winning the silver medal during the women’s team final.
The United States’ Adrienne Lyle, from left, Steffen Peters and Sabine Schut-Kery, stand on the podium after receiving the silver medal for the equestrian dressage team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo.
July 27: Team USA celebrates winning the silver medal in softball.
July 27: Carissa Moore celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s surfing competition.
July 27: Mary Tucker and Lucas Kozeniesky celebrate winning the silver medal in 10-meter air rifle mixed team competition.
July 27: Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell celebrate their silver-medal finish in the women’s 10-meter platform synchronized diving competition.
July 27: Lydia Jacoby (gold) and Lilly King (bronze) show off their medals during the medals ceremony for the women’s 100-meter breaststroke.
July 27: Ryan Murphy shows his bronze medal during the medals ceremony for the men’s 100-meter backstroke.
July 27: Regan Smith celebrates her bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter backstroke.
July 27: Katie Zaferes celebrates with her bronze medal after placing third in the women’s triathlon
July 26: Amber English and Vincent Hancock celebrate their gold medal wins in the women’s and men’s skeet shooting events.
July 26: Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowen Becker and Zach Apple with their gold medals in the medals ceremony for the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
July 26: Katie Ledecky with her silver medal during the medals ceremony for the 400-meter freestyle.
July 25: Anastasija Zolotic celebrates on the podium after winning gold in women’s 57kg taekwondo.
July 25: Fencer Lee Kiefer of Team USA poses on the podium with her gold medal in women’s individual foil.
July 25: William Shaner holds the gold medal after winning the men’s 10m air rifle event.
July 25: Jagger Eaton celebrates winning the bronze medal in men’s street skateboarding.
July 25: Team USA members Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil, Natalie Hinds and Simone Manuel celebrate with their bronze medals during the medals ceremony for the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
July 25: Medalists from left Emma Weyant (USA), Yui Ohashi (Japan) and Hali Flickinger (USA) during the medals ceremony for the women’s 400-meter individual medley. Weyant took silver and Flickinger the bronze in the event.
July 25: Kieran Smith celebrates with his bronze medal during the medals ceremony for the men’s 400-meter freestyle.
July 25: Jay Litherland (USA), Chase Kalisz (USA) and Brendon Smith (AUS) with their medals during the ceremony for the 400-meter individual medley. Kalisz took gold and Litherland the silver in the first medals won by Team USA in Tokyo.
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Here’s where each of Team USA’s medals came from:
TOTAL U.S. MEDAL COUNT
Total: 102
Gold: 34
Silver: 36
Bronze: 32
Basketball: 2 medals
Gold: Women’s 3×3 — Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson and Jackie Young
Gold: Men’s 4×100-meter medley relay — Ryan Murphy , Michael Andrew , Caeleb Dressel and Zach Apple, Joseph Armstrong*, Andrew Wilson*, Tom Shields*, Blake Pieroni*
Gold: Men’s 1,500-meter freestyle — Bobby Finke
Gold: Men’s 50-meter freestyle — Caeleb Dressel
Gold: Women’s 800-meter freestyle: Katie Ledecky
Gold: Men’s 100-meter butterfly — Caeleb Dressel
Gold: Men’s 100-meter freestyle — Caeleb Dressel
Gold: Men’s 800-meter freestyle — Bobby Finke
Gold: 4×100-meter relay — Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowe Becker, Zach Apple and Brooks Curry*
Bronze: Men’s 57kg freestyle — Thomas Patrick Gilman
Bronze: Women’s Freestyle 57kg — Helen Maroulis
Bronze: Men’s freestyle 74kg — Kyle Dake
*Swimmers and track and field athletes who compete in preliminary rounds of relay events also receive a medal.
Michael Phelps: 28 medals. Phelps has earned 23 gold, three silver and 2 bronze medals in his career. He is the most decorated American Olympic athlete in history. Phelps’ Olympic career spanned from 2000-2016.
Jenny Thompson: 12 medals. Thompson, a swimmer, has earned eight gold, three silver and one bronze. Thompson’s Olympic career spanned from 1992-2004.
Matt Biondi: 11 medals. Biondi, a swimmer, won eight gold, two silver and one bronze medal during his Olympic career from 1984-1992.
Carl Osburn: 11 medals. Osburn competed in shooting sports, earning five gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
Carl Lewis: 10 medals. Lewis, a track and field athlete, won nine gold and one silver medal during his Olympic career from 1984-1996.
Gary Hall Jr.: 10 medals. Hall Jr. earned five gold, three silver and two bronze medals throughout his Olympic career, spanning from 1996-2004.
Allyson Felix: 9 medals. Felix, a track runner, earned six gold and three silver Olympic medals between 2004-2016.
Nathan Adrian: 8 medals. Adrian earned five gold, one silver and two bronze medals during his Olympic swimming career from 2008-2016.
Shirley Babashoff: 8 medals. Babashoff, a swimmer, won two gold and six silver medals during her time as an Olympic swimmer from 1972-1976.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: US medal count at Tokyo Olympics: Full list of every medal for Team USA at Summer Games
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