Olympic medal count tracker: US-China tied for lead in golds, as new country joins top 3

Olympic medal count tracker: US-China tied for lead in golds, as new country joins top 3

August 9, 2024

The Olympic Games are winding down in Paris, but there’s still plenty of action to catch!

For a full rundown of all the events each day, we have a full breakdown of everything airing, along with where and how to watch. Every Olympic event will be streaming live on Peacock.

When it comes to the medal count, the United States was the favorite to win the most medals going into the Games. It showed why right from the start, leading the medal count from early on.

China does still have a chance to win more gold medals than the Americans, however. China had maintained a lead in golds for much of the first week, though the U.S. caught up with them early in the second week of games and temporarily held a lead. But any lead was gone going into the final weekend of events.

So which country is leading in medals as of the 134h day of competition? Here is a look at the Olympic medal count. (And keep scrolling to see some of the best moments for Team USA from Friday).

Here is the full leaderboard, last updated Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. ET

Here’s a breakdown of what events Team USA has won medals in and the athletes involved:

DATE SPORT EVENT ATHLETE(S)
🥇GOLD (33)
Aug. 9 Weightlifting Women’s 71kg/156 lbs Olivia Reeves
Aug. 9 Track and Field Men 400m hurdles Rai Benjamin
Aug. 9 Track and Field Women’s 4x100m relay Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha “Teetee” Terry
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 110m hurdles Grant Holloway
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women 400m hurdles Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women long jump Tara Davis-Woodhall
Aug. 7 Wrestling Women freestyle 50kg Sarah Ann Hildebrandt
Aug. 7 Track and Field Men 400m Quincy Hall
Aug. 7 Cycling Women team pursuit Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams
Aug. 6 Wrestling Women Freestyle 68kg Amit Elor
Aug. 6 Track and Field Men 1500m Cole Hocker
Aug. 6 Track and Field Women 200m Gabby Thomas
Aug. 5 Surfing Women Carolina Marks
Aug. 5 Track and Field Women discus throw Valerie Allman
Aug. 4 Track and Field Men 100m Noah Lyles
Aug. 4 Swimming Women 4x100m medley relay Torri Huske, Gretchen Walsh, Regan Smith and Lilly King
Aug. 4 Swimming Men 1500m freestyle Bobby Finke
Aug. 4 Golf Men individual Scottie Scheffler
Aug. 4 Cycling Women road race Kristen Faulkner
Aug. 3 Swimming Mixed 4x100m relay Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske
Aug. 3 Swimming Women 800m freestyle Katie Ledecky
Aug. 3 Track and Field Men shotput Ryan Crouser
Aug. 3 Shooting Men skeet Vincent Hancock
Aug. 3 Gymnastics Women vault Simone Biles
Aug. 1 Fencing Women team foil Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich, Maia Weintraub
Aug. 1 Swimming Women 200m breaststroke Kate Douglass
Aug. 1 Gymnastics Women all-around Simone Biles
Aug. 1 Rowing Men four Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nicholas Mead
July 31 Swimming Women 1500m freestyle Katie Ledecky
July 30 Gymnastics Women Team Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee
July 28 Fencing Women individual foil Lee Kiefer
July 28 Swimming Women 100m butterfly Torri Huske
July 27 Swimming Men 4x100m freestyle Jack Alexj, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King
🥈SILVER (39)
Aug. 9 Wrestling Men 57kg Spencer Lee
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 200m Kenneth Bednarek
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 110m hurdles Daniel Roberts
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women 400m hurdles Anna Cockrell
Aug. 7 Track and Field Women pole vault Katie Moon
Aug. 7 Track and Field Men 3000m steeplechase Kenneth Rooks
Aug. 7 Skateboarding Men Park Tom Schaar
Aug. 7 Artistic Swimming Team
Aug. 6 Track and Field Women hammer throw Ennette Nneka Echikunwoke
Aug. 5 Track and Field Men pole vault Sam Kendricks
Aug. 5 Triathlon Mixed relay Seth Rider, Taylor Spivey, Morgan Pearson, Taylor Knibb
Aug. 5 Shooting Mixed team skeet Austen Smith and Vincent Hancock
Aug. 5 Gymnastics Women floor exercise Simone Biles
Aug. 4 Swimming Men 4x100m medley relay Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Murphy, Hunter Armstrong, Nic Fink
Aug. 4 Archery Men individual Brady Ellison
Aug. 3 Track and Field Women 100m Sha’Carri Richardson
Aug. 3 Track and Field Mixed 4x400m relay Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown
Aug. 3 Track and Field Men shotput Joe Kovacs
Aug. 3 Swimming Women 200m individual medley Kate Douglass
Aug. 3 Shooting Men skeet Conner Lynn Prince
Aug. 3 Tennis Men doubles Austin Krajicek & Rajeev Ram
Aug. 2 Swimming Women 200m backstroke Regan Smith
Aug. 2 Shooting Women 50m rifle Sagen Maddalena
Aug. 2 Equestrian Team jumping Karl Cook, Laura Kraut and McLain Ward
Aug. 1 Swimming Women 4x200m freestyle relay Claire Weinstein, Paige Madden, Katie Ledecky, Erin Gemmell
Aug. 1 Swimming Women 200m butterfly Regan Smith
July 31 Swimming Women 100m freestyle Torri Huske
July 31 Cycling Women BMX freestyle Perris Benegas
July 30 Swimming Men 800m freestyle Bobby Finke
July 30 Swimming Men 4x200m freestyle relay Luke Hobson, Carson Foster, Drew Kibler and Kieran Smith
July 30 Swimming Women 100m backstroke Regan Smith
July 29 Swimming Women 400m individual medley Katie Grimes
July 29 Skateboarding Men street Jagger Eaton
July 28 Swimming Men 100m breaststroke Nic Fink
July 28 Fencing Women individual foil Lauren Scruggs
July 28 Swimming Women 100m butterfly Gretchen Walsh
July 28 Cycling Women mountain bike Haley Batten
July 27 Swimming Women 4x100m freestyle Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh. Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly, Abbey Weitzel
July 27 Diving Women springboard 3m synchronized Sarah Bacon & Kassidy Cook
🥉BRONZE (39)
Aug. 9 Wrestling Women 57kg freestyle Helen Maroulis
Aug. 9 Wrestling Men 86kg (189 pounds)  Aaron Brooks
Aug. 9 Volleyball Men
Aug. 9 Taekwondo Women’s 67kg/148 lbs Kristina Teachout
Aug. 8 Track and Field Men 200m Noah Lyles
Aug. 8 Track and Field Women long jump Jasmine Moore
Aug. 8 Sports Climbing Men speed Sam Watson
Aug. 7 Weightlifting Men 61kg Hampton Morris
Aug. 6 Boxing Men welterweight (71kg) Omari Jones
Aug. 6 Track and Field Men 1500m Yared Nuguse
Aug. 6 Track and Field Women 200m Brittany Brown
Aug. 5 3×3 basketball Women Dearica Hamby, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Rhyne Howard
Aug. 5 Gymnastics Women floor exercise Jordan Chiles
Aug. 4 Track and Field Men 100m Fred Kerley
Aug. 4 Shooting Women skeet Austen Smith
Aug. 4 Gymnastics Women uneven bars Suni Lee
Aug. 3 Track and Field Women triple jump Jasmine Moore
Aug. 3 Track and Field Women 100m Melissa Jefferson
Aug. 3 Swimming Women 800m freestyle Paige Madden
Aug. 3 Gymnastics Men pommel horse Stephen Nedoroscik
Aug. 3 Gymnastics Women vault Jade Carey
Aug. 3 Tennis Men doubles Taylor Fritz & Tommy Paul
Aug. 3 Rowing Men eight Christopther Carlson, Peter Chatain, Clark Dean, Henry Hollingsworth, Reilly Milne, Evan Olson, Pieter Quinton, Nicholas Rusher, Christian Tabash
Aug. 2 Track and Field Men 10,000m Grant Fisher
Aug. 2 Sailing Men skiff Ian Barrows & Hanks Henken
Aug. 2 Archery Mixed team Brady Ellison & Casey Kaufhold
Aug. 1 Gymnastics Women all-around Suni Lee
July 31 Canoeing Women canoe slalom Evy Leibfarth
July 30 Swimming Women 100m backstroke Katharine Berkoff
July 30 Rugby Women
July 29 Fencing Men individual foil Nick Itkin
July 29 Swimming Men 100 backstroke Ryan Murphy
July 29 Swimming Men 200m freestyle Luke Hobson
July 29 Swimming Women 400m individual medley Emma Weyant
July 29 Gymnastics Men Team Richard Frederick, Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone and Stephen Nedoroscik
July 29 Skateboarding Men street Nyjah Huston
July 28 Swimming Men 400m individual medley Carson Foster
July 27 Swimming Women 400m freestyle Katie Ledecky
July 27 Cycling Women individual time trial Chloe Dygert

The last Summer Olympics in which the United States did not top the gold medal table was in 2008 in Beijing. Countries always get a medal bump being the host nation, and France is expected to almost triple the number of gold medals it won in Tokyo.

Team USA Highlights: Day 14

SHA’CARRI SHINES AGAIN

A star-studded U.S. quartet of Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha “Teetee” Terry sprinted to gold in the women’s 4x100m relay.

Amid rainy conditions at the Stade de France venue, the Americans posted a time of 41.78 seconds to win their first gold since the 2016 Rio Games, beating out second-place Great Britain (41.85).

Terry, who ran second, had the best leg among the Americans at 9.98, followed by the anchor in Richardson, who took a viral glance at the competition before crossing the finish line in 10.09.

WEIGHTLIFTING HISTORY

Olivia Reeves became the first American weightlifter in 24 years to win an Olympic title.

In the women’s 71kg (156 pounds) final, Reeves set an Olympic record with a snatch of 117kg. She then recorded a clean and jerk of 145kg to earn a total score of 262kg for her first Olympic medal, topping second-place Mari Leivis Sánchez of Colombia (257kg).

WOMEN CRUISE INTO FINALS

The U.S. women’s basketball team moved to the brink of an eighth straight Olympic title by taking down Australia 85-64 in the semifinals.

Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart led four Americans who scored in double figures with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. Fellow two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson also stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals.

Just like the U.S. men’s team, the women’s squad will face host France in the gold medal game, which is scheduled for Sunday. France has never won Olympic gold in men’s or women’s basketball.

Team USA’s A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart shared their enthusiasm for the women’s basketball final at the Paris Games, as they look for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal.

Stephen Wade of the Associated Press contributed to this report.