The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, feature over 10,000 athletes from around the globe competing for glory. With 329 medal events, KXAN is keeping a close watch on the medal tally for each participating nation.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ranks countries based on the number of gold medals won, followed by silver, then bronze. Consequently, the country with the highest total medal count may not necessarily top the leaderboard.
First Gold Medal of the Games
The first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics was secured by Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao of the People’s Republic of China in the 10m air rifle team event. Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun from the Republic of Korea claimed silver, while Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Kazakhstan took bronze.
Tracking Medals by Sport and Team
Below, you can see the number of medals won in each sport by the top 20 teams in the overall medal count. The remaining countries are grouped together in the final column. An animated chart below shows how the medal counts for each team evolved throughout the competition. The default view shows the total number of medals, but you can click in the top right to view gold, silver, or bronze medals.
Team USA Medals
The first medal for the United States was a silver, earned by Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard diving event. The interactive chart below provides a detailed look at all medals won by Team USA in the Paris Olympics. Use the controls at the top to see breakdowns by sport, gender, and day of competition.
Historical Medal Performance
In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Team USA won a total of 113 medals, a decrease from the 121 medals won in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Here’s a look at the medal totals over the past six Summer Olympics:
- 2020 Tokyo: 113 medals
- 2016 Rio: 121 medals
- 2012 London: 104 medals
- 2008 Beijing: 110 medals
- 2004 Athens: 101 medals
- 2000 Sydney: 93 medals
The 121 medals won in 2016 was the third-highest total ever for Team USA and the most since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where they won 174 medals. The record for most medals won by Team USA in a single Olympics was set at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, with 231 medals.