USA Wins 2024 Paris Olympics Medal Count with 40 Golds, Tiebreaker Over China

Aug 11, 2024, 04:58 PM

The United States topped the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, securing a total of 126 medals, including 40 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze. This achievement marks the eighth consecutive Olympics where Team USA has led the overall medal tally. China also won 40 gold medals but finished second with a total of 91 medals, with the U.S. winning the gold medal count based on a tiebreaker over China. Great Britain placed third with 65 medals, including 14 gold. The U.S. medal haul is the largest for the country since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and the 126 total medals are the most in a non-boycotted Olympics for the U.S. since 1904, according to NBCOlympics research.