Dominant Summer Olympic sports by Team USA, ranked by total gold medals as of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France
10. Tennis (21)
Team USA has won 41 total medals in tennis: 21 gold, 7 silver, and 13 bronze. Team USA’s tennis player Coco Gauff was their 2024 female flag bearer despite it being her first time competing in the Olympic Games, a testament to how impressive this team is. Serena Williams and Venus Williams, who lead the all-time Olympic tennis medal count with 4 gold medals each, have set a standard of excellence that continues to inspire and elevate Team USA’s tennis athletes.
9. Basketball (27)
Team USA is dominant in basketball, with 32 total medals. The United States men’s team won 16 of the 19 tournaments in which they participated, and LeBron James was selected as the men’s flag bearer for the United States. After the conclusion of the 2024 Olympics, the United States has 27 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals in basketball.
8. Rowing (34)
Dominating in rowing, Team USA has earned 91 medals: 34 gold, 32 silver, and 25 bronze. Until the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, only men were allowed to compete in rowing but since being allowed to compete, Team USA’s women’s team has medaled 15 times across various rowing events.
7. Artistic Gymnastics (41)
As of 2024, Team USA has 127 total medals in artistic gymnastics: 41 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze (combining both men’s and women’s events). Simone Biles dominated the 2024 Summer Olympics with 3 gold and 1 silver medal in her events, including winning gold with the women’s team and all-around. This year was the first time the men’s team has medaled (bronze) since 2008.
6. Diving (49)
Since diving was introduced, Team USA has accumulated 142 medals: 49 gold, 47 silver, and 46 bronze. In 1904 when diving was introduced in St. Louis, the United States won every medal available in the event.
5. Boxing (50)
Team USA has won a total of 118 medals in boxing: 50 gold, 27 silver, and 41 bronze. Cuba is trailing in second place with 80 total medals. Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games except when Stockholm hosted in 1912, as Swedish law at the time banned martial arts.
4. Shooting (58)
Team USA leads in shooting with 121 medals: 58 gold, 34 silver, and 29 bronze. China is trailing behind with 77 total medals, but the USA has nearly doubled China’s gold medal count of 26. Margaret Murdock, a former United States Army officer, became the first female to win gold for the United States in 1976.
3. Wrestling (59)
Team USA holds the most overall medals in wrestling, with 59 gold, 48 silver, and 45 bronze, though it trails the Soviet Union in gold medals by seven. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Team USA earned 7 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze.
2. Swimming (273)
With 634 total medals – 273 gold, 204 silver, and 157 bronze – Team USA is the dominant nation in swimming. Among the top 15 male Olympic swimmers by medal count, 13 are from the United States with Michael Phelps topping the list. Katie Ledecky leads the female swimmers with 14 total medals, 9 of which are gold.
1. Athletics (258)
Athletics, which includes track & field, road running, and race walking events, is the area where Team USA succeeds the most. At the 2024 Paris Games alone, the United States took home 14 gold, 11 silver, and 9 bronze medals. The United States now has a total of 861 medals in athletics, nearly 4.5 times the number won by the second-place Soviet Union, which has 193 medals.
