The US topped the overall medal table at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning 40 gold and 126 total medals during two weeks of competition. The US has now topped the medal table at the last four Summer Olympic Games.
China finished right behind the US as they also had 40 gold medals. 91 total medals puts them second. The two were battling it out the whole Games as China came into the final day with a 39 golds while the US had 38. The US came out on top as the women’s basketball team captured gold for the 8th Summer Olympics in a row, earning the US the 40th gold in Paris.
China notably topped the medal table at the 2008 Summer Olympics winning 48 golds, 12 more than the US as they finished 2nd with 36 golds. China has now finished 2nd behind the US at the last two Games.
Making history at this Olympics is Sweden as it is the only country to win a medal at every Olympic Games, including both Winter and Summer, since 1908. Finland did hold this honor as well up until here in Paris as they did not win a single medal in the last two weeks.
The US notably led the swimming medal table with 8 gold medals and 28 overall medals. China on the other hand dominated the diving events, winning all 8 gold medals. That marked the first time that a country has swept the diving program since diving was expanded from four to eight events in 2000.
Overall Medal Table- 2024 Paris Olympics
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 40 | 44 | 42 | 126 |
| 2 | China | 40 | 27 | 24 | 91 |
| 3 | Japan | 20 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Australia | 18 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | France | 16 | 26 | 22 | 64 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 15 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 14 | 22 | 29 | 65 |
| 8 | South Korea | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Italy | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
| 10 | Germany | 12 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Canada | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | Hungary | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 16 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Kenya | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Brazil | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 21 | Iran | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 23 | Romania | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 24 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
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30
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Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Croatia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 32 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 33 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 36 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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37
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Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
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39
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Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 41 | Israel | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 42 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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44
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Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| South Africa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Thailand | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 48 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 49 | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 51 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
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52
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Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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55
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Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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60
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Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
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62
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Dominica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 64 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 65 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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66
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Armenia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Colombia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
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68
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Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| North Korea | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 71 | India | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 72 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 73 | Kosovo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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74
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Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fiji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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80
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Albania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grenada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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84
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Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Refugee Olympic Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zambia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming (Including Open Water) Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Australia | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | China | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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12
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Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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15
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Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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18
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South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Diving Medal Table
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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3
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Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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5
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Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Artistic Swimming Medal Table
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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2
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Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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4
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Water Polo Medal Table
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | US | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
My feelings on medal count:
- In some sports lots of medals are available, in others very few are available. There are eight golds on offer in diving while you have to win an entire tournament to win one in basketball. Some medals are just worth more, IMO.
- The quality of competition varies widely. It’s a hell of a lot harder to win gold in the 100m than it is to win gold in trampoline. I’m not disparaging trampoline, just saying that one sport has millions of people world-wide doing it and the other doesn’t.
- Medal count is not entirely representative a country’s sporting prowess as many sports that are regionally popular aren’t represented in the Olympics and many of
… Read more »7. But it’s still kind of fun if you don’t look too hard, and sometimes it’s fine for sports to just be fun, as long as we all spitshake and agree to not take it too seriously.
For decades, lots of countries have turned medal count into jingoistic propaganda. It’s not “kind of fun” for those countries, it’s a national strategic priority. Another reason to actively ignore medal count.
After thoughtful deliberation, USA Swimming would be best served if every male swimmer that is currently on the squad and above the age of 26 retired. A rebuild of sorts is definitely warranted.
Wouldn’t US swimming be better served if the young swimmers had to fight to take the positions off the senior swimmers?
The US Olympic delegation can thank the USWNT and Emma Hayes for salvaging a draw in the overall gold medal tally at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Unlike Carol Capitani, Emma Hayes is a bona fide women’s head coach.
Rumor has it, that was one hungover group of athletes.
Just be quiet
Very rarely do I agree with you, but this time yes, the USWNT just won their 5th gold medal, for the most competitive sport in the world that is an awesome achievement.
Don’t have to hear Aussies and the rest of the world moan about the NBC medal table when you take care of business 😎🇺🇸
It was hardly an awe inspiring performance by USA Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics especially when compared to the London 2012 Olympics and the Rio 2016 Olympics.
I honestly never understood the propping up USA does for its medal count. And yes, NBC, I’m looking in your direction (Dan Hicks & Rowdy Gaines especially).
Dan & Rowdy by the end of the final session were like, “See world? USA is BETTER than Australia! We got more gold medals by…one!!!” I’m from USA, and this is embarrassing to me…not that USA didn’t dominate like we normally do, but the fact that we are trying to gloat over the fact that we barely had more gold medals than Australia, a country that has only 7.6% of our population….why are we acting like we are proud of this??
If anything, USA commentators should be congratulating Australia for having one… Read more »
i aint reading allat
More cowbell!
Chinese medalists about as clean as the Seine…
Why how Chinese so dominant in diving?
8/8 is 🤯