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Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.
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 ...
The United States has placed first overall in the Summer Olympic Games nineteen times, followed by the Soviet Union with six overall victories (not including the 1992 first-place finish by the Unified Team).
The 2024 Olympics took a bow on Sunday during the traditional closing ceremony in Paris.. The Olympics officially opened in Paris on Friday, July 26, though some team events started on July 24 ...
According to Olympic rules, a runner has not crossed the finish line until his torso passes. That's why Lyles won. Noah Lyles, of the United States, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final ...
The U.S. finished the 2022 Olympics with just one medal, a silver, in Alpine skiing. It's the worst finish for the Americans in many years, and some have seen this decline coming for years.
The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in total. [15] The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [16]
China tied with the United States on gold (40), but finished second due to having fewer silvers; the nation won 91 medals overall. This is the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympic history. [14] Japan finished third with 20 gold medals and sixth in the overall medal count.