The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Summer Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States.

Hosted Games The United States has hosted the Summer Games on four occasions, more than any other nation, and is planning to host the fifth: Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events 1904 Summer Olympics St. Louis, Missouri July 1 – November 23 12 651 91 1932 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, California July 30 – August 14 37 1,332 1171984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, California July 28 – August 12 140 6,829 2211996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, Georgia July 19 – August 4 197 10,318 2712028 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, California July 14–30 TBA TBA 351

Medal tables

Best results Gold medals – 83 (1984 Summer Olympics), Olympic record Total medals – 231 (1904 Summer Olympics), Olympic record

Flagbearers

+ Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport Ralph Rose Athletics George Bonhag Athletics Pat McDonald Athletics Pat McDonald Athletics Bud Houser Athletics Morgan Taylor Athletics Al Jochim Gymnastics Ralph Craig Sailing Norman Armitage Fencing Norman ArmitageWarren Wofford was the flagbearer in the (Equestrian) parade in Stockholm for the Olympics Equestrian Sports Association events held there because a quarantine imposed on horses prevented equestrian events from taking place in Australia Fencing Rafer Johnson Athletics Parry O'Brien Athletics Janice RomaryThe first female flagbearer for the United States at the Olympics Fencing Olga Fikotova Connolly Athletics Gary Hall Sr. Swimming The United States did not participate Ed Burke Athletics Evelyn Ashford Athletics Francie Larrieu Smith Athletics Bruce Baumgartner Wrestling Cliff Meidl Canoeing Dawn Staley Basketball Lopez Lomong Athletics Mariel Zagunis Fencing Michael Phelps Swimming Eddy Alvarez Baseball Sue Bird Basketball2024 ParisLeBron JamesBasketballCoco GauffTennis

Summary by sport Aquatics Swimming The United States first competed in swimming at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one swimmer in two events winning no medals. The discipline would become a strength of the nation.

Current events Event No. ofappearances Firstappearance Firstmedal Firstgold medalTotal Best finish Men's 50m freestyle 10/10 1988 1988 1988 6 4 2 12 (1988, 2000 (x2), 2004, 2016, 2020) Men's 100m freestyle 27/28 1896 1908 1908 14 9 2 8 (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1972, 1976. 1984, 1988, 2012, 2020) Men's 200m freestyle 15/16 1900 1968 1972 3 4 7 14 (1972, 1976. 2008) Men's 400m freestyle 26/27 1908 1920 1920 9 6 7 22 (1920, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984) Men's 800m freestyle 2/2 2020 2020 2020 1 1 0 2 (2020) Men's 1500m freestyle 25/27 1908 1920 1920 9 7 6 22 (1920, 1948, 1952, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 2020, 2024) Men's 100m backstroke 25/26 1908 1912 1912 15 14 10 39 (1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1976, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Men's 200m backstroke 15/17 1964 1964 1964 9 8 5 22 (1964, 1976, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Men's 100m breaststroke 14/15 1968 1968 1968 4 5 3 12 (1968, 1976, 1984, 1992) Men's 200m breaststroke 26/27 1908 1924 1924 5 4 6 15 (1924, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1992) Men's 100m butterfly 14/15 1968 1968 1968 8 6 3 17 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020) Men's 200m butterfly 17/18 1956 1956 1956 10 5 5 20 (1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016) Men's 200m individual medley 13/13 1968 1968 1968 5 7 4 16 (1968, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Men's 400m individual medley 15/16 1964 1964 1964 9 11 2 22 (1964, 1968, 1978, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020) Men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay 14/14 1964 1964 1964 11 2 1 13 (1964, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024) Men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay 26/27 1908 1908 1920 17 6 2 25 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Men's 4 x 100m medley relay 16/17 1960 1960 1960 15 1 0 16 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) Men's 10km marathon 4/4 2008 0 0 0 0 5th (2016) Mixed 4 x 100m medley relay 2/2 2020 2024 2024 1 0 0 1 (2024)

Summary by Games Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1896 Athens 1 2/4 0 0 0 0 1900 Paris 1 2/7 0 0 0 0 1904 St. Louis 24 9/9 3 3 4 10 1908 London 8 6/6 1 0 1 2 1912 Stockholm 7 6/9 2 1 1 4 1920 Antwerp 22 10/10 8 5 3 16 1924 Paris 26 11/11 9 5 5 19 1928 Amsterdam 23 11/11 6 2 3 11 1936 Berlin 28 11/11 2 3 3 8 1948 Berlin 28 11/11 8 6 1 15 1952 Helsinki 30 11/11 4 2 3 9 1956 Melbourne 28 13/13 2 4 5 11 1964 Tokyo 48 18/18 13 8 8 29 1968 Mexico City 52 29/29 21 15 16 52 1972 Munich 51 29/29 17 14 12 43 1976 Montreal 51 26/26 13 14 7 34 1980 Moscow 0 0/26 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 43 29/29 21 13 0 34 1988 Seoul 44 31/31 8 6 4 18 1992 Barcelona 40 31/31 11 9 7 27 1996 Atlanta 40 32/32 13 11 2 26 2000 Sydney 48 32/32 14 8 11 33 2004 Athens 43 32/32 12 9 7 28 2008 Beijing 43 34/34 12 9 10 31 2012 London 49 34/34 16 9 6 31 2016 Rio 47 34/34 16 8 9 33 2020 Tokyo 53 37/37 11 10 9 30 2024 Paris 48 37/37 8 13 7 28 Total 251 187 144 582

Archery The United States debuted in archery in 1904 at the St. Louis Games. Since the launch of the modern archery program in 1972, the United States has sent athletes to every edition, competing in most of the events since. Their most successful Games in the modern event slate were in Atlanta 1996 with two gold medals, and in Seoul 1988 with three overall medals.

Summary by Games Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 0 0/7 0 0 0 0 1904 St. Louis 29 6/6 6 5 5 16 1908 London 1 2/3 0 0 1 1 1920 Antwerp 0 0/10 0 0 0 0 1972 Munich 6 2/2 2 0 0 2 1976 Montreal 4 2/2 2 0 0 2 1984 Los Angeles 6 2/2 1 1 0 2 1988 Seoul 6 4/4 1 1 1 3 1992 Barcelona 6 4/4 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 6 4/4 2 0 0 2 2000 Atlanta 6 4/4 0 1 1 2 2004 Athens 6 4/4 0 0 0 0 2008 Beijing 5 3/4 0 0 0 0 2012 London 6 4/4 0 1 0 1 2016 Rio 4 3/4 0 1 1 2 2020 Tokyo 6 5/5 0 0 0 0 2024 Paris 4 4/5 0 1 1 2 Total 14 11 10 35

Current events Event No. ofappearances Firstappearance Firstmedal Firstgold medalTotal Best finish Men's individual 13/13 1972 1972 1972 5 3 1 9 (1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1996) Women's individual 13/13 1972 1972 1972 2 0 0 2 (1972, 1976) Men's team 9/10 1988 1988 1996 1 3 1 5 (1996) Women's team 8/10 1988 1988 0 0 1 1 (1988) Mixed team 2/2 2020 2024 0 0 1 1 (2024)

Athletics The United States first competed in athletics at the inaugural 1896 Games; the sport has been a strength of the country ever since. The United States competed in 11 of the 12 athletics events in 1896, with Americans winning 9 of them (not competing in the men's 800 metres, taking second in the men's 1500 metres, and having one runner but no finishers in the marathon).

Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1896 Athens 10 11/12 9 6 2 17 1900 Paris 43 22/23 16 13 10 39 Total 343 270 214 827

Basketball The United States first competed in basketball during the 1936 Games, winning gold. Since then the country has been a perennial podium team, medaling in every event they have played – usually winning gold.

Games Athletes EventsTotal 1936 Berlin 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1948 London 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1952 Helsinki 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1956 Melbourne 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1960 Rome 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1964 Tokyo 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1968 México City 12 1/1 1 0 0 1 1972 Munich 12 1/1 0 1 0 1 1976 Montreal 24 2/2 1 1 0 2 1984 Los Angeles 24 2/2 2 0 0 2 1988 Seoul 24 2/2 1 0 1 2 1992 Barcelona 24 2/2 1 0 1 2 1996 Atlanta 24 2/2 2 0 0 2 2000 Sydney 24 2/2 2 0 0 2 2004 Athens 24 2/2 1 0 1 2 2008 Beijing 24 2/2 2 0 0 2 2012 London 24 2/2 2 0 0 2 2016 Rio de Janeiro 24 2/2 2 0 0 2 2020 Tokyo 28 3/4 3 0 0 3 Total 26 2 3 31

Event No. ofappearances Firstappearance Firstmedal Firstgold medalTotal Best finish Men's 5-on-5 tournament 19/20 1936 1936 1936 16 1 2 19 (1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) Women's 5-on-5 tournament 11/12 1976 1976 1984 9 1 1 11 (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) Men's 3x3 tournament 0/1 0 0 0 0 Women's 3x3 tournament 1/1 2020 2020 2020 1 0 0 1 (2020)

Cycling The United States first competed in cycling at the 1900 Games, with one cyclist competing; John Henry Lake won a bronze medal in the individual sprint that year.

Games Cyclists Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 1 2/3 0 0 1 1 Total 17 22 21 60

Fencing The United States first competed in fencing at the 1900 Games, with 3 fencers each competing in a different event; none advanced past the quarterfinals.

Games Fencers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 3 3/7 0 0 0 0 Total 4 11 18 33

Football The United States sent two of the three teams to compete in football for the 1904 Games. They wouldn't medal again until the inaugural women's tournament during the 1996 Games. Since then, the women's team has come to dominate the medal count for football.

Games Teams Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1904 St. Louis 2 1/1 0 1 1 2 1924 Paris 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1928 Amsterdam 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1936 Berlin 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1948 London 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1952 Helsinki 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1956 Melbourne 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1972 Munich 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1988 Seoul 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 1 1/1 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 2 2/2 1 0 0 1 2000 Sydney 2 2/2 0 1 0 1 2004 Athens 1 1/2 1 0 0 1 2008 Beijing 2 2/2 1 0 0 1 2012 London 1 1/2 1 0 0 1 2016 London 1 1/2 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 1 1/2 0 0 1 1 Total 4 2 2 8

Event No. ofappearances Firstappearance Firstmedal Firstgold medalTotal Best finish Men's tournament 14/27 1904 1904 0 1 1 2 (1904) Women's tournament 7/7 1996 1996 1996 4 1 1 6 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Golf The United States has competed at all three editions of Olympic golf tournaments, including all 6 specific events. At the 1900 Games, Americans took gold in both the men's and women's individual events, with the United States women sweeping the medals. In 1904, the men's team event featured only three American teams, resulting in a guaranteed sweep; on the men's individual side, American golfers took silver and bronze. When golf returned in 2016, the United States had four men and three women compete in their respective individual events, with Matt Kuchar earning bronze.

Games Players Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 4 2/2 2 1 1 4 1904 St. Louis 74 2/2 1 2 3 6 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 2/2 0 0 1 1 2020 Tokyo 8 2/2 2 0 0 2 Total 5 3 5 13

Event No. ofappearances Firstappearance Firstmedal Firstgold medalTotal Best finish Men's individual 4/4 1900 1900 1900 2 1 3 6 (1900, 2020) Women's individual 3/3 1900 1900 1900 2 1 1 4 (1900, 2020) Team 1/1 1904 1904 1904 1 1 1 3 (1904)

Polo The United States competed at three of the five editions of Olympic polo tournaments, including the first in 1900 as well as in 1920 and 1924. The nation is formally credited with a silver medal (1924) and a bronze medal (1920), though American players competed on mixed teams in 1900 (along with British players) that took gold and silver that Games. Competing as a national team in 1920 and 1924, the Americans had an overall record of 4–2: losing a semifinal match in 1920 before winning the bronze medal game, then going 3–1 in the round-robin in 1924. The mixed teams in 1900 went 3–0 and 1–1 (with the loss being to the other mixed team).

Games Players Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1900 Paris 3 1/1 0 0 0 0Does not include a gold medal and a silver medal by mixed teams that included American players. 1920 Antwerp 4 1/1 0 0 1 1 1924 Paris 4 1/1 0 1 0 1 Total 0 1 1 2

Rowing