How many Olympics has the USA won?

The 2024 Summer Olympics will be hosted in the city of Paris, France, after 100 years; previously, they were held in 1924 and 1900, which was also the second iteration of the modern Olympics. It is slated to take place from July 26 to August 11 and will feature 329 events in 32 sports and 16 cities (and Tahiti).

The modern Olympic Games began in 1896, with 14 nations participating; the majority of them were European, with the exception of the United States, which sent 14 athletes in three disciplines. They took home 20 medals from the event, including 11 gold ones, which was a then-record.

Most recently, the United States competed with 615 athletes at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2020 and took home 113 medals, including 39 golds, 41 silvers, and 33 bronzes. The most successful Olympian ever is Michael Phelps, an American former swimmer with 28 Olympic medals, including 23 golds won between 2004 and 2016.

The U.S. has only missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics; besides this, they have always participated in every Olympics ever held since their inception.

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Olympic Medals by the United States

The United States is the world leader in Olympic medal wins, having won 2,985 events at the Games, including 1,183 gold and 963 silver medals, according to Olympedia, a database of information created by members of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH). The United States is followed by the Soviet Union with 1,204 total medals, which is a margin of 1781 medals.

The United States has also been host to the most Olympic Games, a total of eight, including four Summer Olympics and four Winter Olympics in 1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 1932, 1960, 1980, and 2002. Furthermore, the Summer Olympics in 2028 will take place in Los Angeles, California.

Below is a list of the medals won by the United States overall, including both males and females, and the Summer and Winter Olympics:

Most Olympic Medals Won by Teams

The United States has won the Summer Olympic Games 18 times, with the Soviet Union coming in second with six victories. Below is the table with further details:

Most Olympic Medals Won by Nation (Top 20)

The United States is the leading country in the overall total of medals ever won; a further list is given below of the top 20 nations as of June 2024.

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