The 2024 Paris Olympics are complete, and the United States was able to top all countries with a total of 126 medals.
Coming in second place was China, which amassed 91 medals.
In third place was Japan, which netted 45 medals.
When it comes to gold China and the U.S. tied with 40 gold medals a piece, Japan was able to capture 20 gold medals.
USA won 40 #Gold Medals at #Paris2024 , and will win the Medal Count based on a tiebreaker over China (Silver Medals)…
The 126 total medals are most in non-boycotted #Olympics for USA since 1904, and second most by any country since 1908.
And the name of HELBY MCEWEN is more… pic.twitter.com/vMl5Rt66ix
— SprintsSc_ (@Sprints_) August 11, 2024
Here’s what AP Reported:
The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tiebetween China and the United States.
But the U.S. topped the medals table with a whopping 126 overall, compared to 91 for China. At the Tokyo Games, the U.S. also edged China in the medal count, finishing with 113 overall and 39 golds, compared to 89 medals with 38 gold for China.
According to Nielsen’s Gracenote virtual medal-table forecast, which collected results data from big competitions since the Tokyo Games, the top five for overall medals in Paris was going to be as follows: The U.S. (112 overall medals); China (86); Britain (63); France (60) and Australia (54).
The U.S. did top the medals table. However, the U.S. and China both upped their gold and overall medal counts.
Japan proved the virtual predictors wrong by sneaking into third place with 20 golds among its 45 medals.
Team USA – the best in the world. pic.twitter.com/MWHwxcdiSq
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 11, 2024
Per NPR:
The United States came out on top in the Olympic medal count in Paris, with a stunning total of 126 medals, including 40 gold.
Gold medals are the big prize in Paris. China and the U.S. are running neck and neck when it comes to gold. But on a per capita basis tiny Australia is punching above its weight.
China, with 91 overall medals, has cemented itself as America’s chief rival in the Summer Games.
Meanwhile, Russia, once a world powerhouse at both the Summer and Winter Olympics, was nearly invisible in Paris, fielding only about fifteen athletes and barely registering in the total medal count.
