No country has dominated the Olympic Games like the United States. Entering the 2021 Tokyo Games, the United States has won a total of 2,828 medals between the Winter and Summer Games, including 1,127 gold. It is followed by the Soviet Union, which has 1,204 total medals and 473 gold – Russia has 547 overall and 196 gold. The Summer Games in particular are where the United States has had success. Team USA has 1022 gold medals in Summer Games history and 2523 total medals. It helps to have dominant athletes like Simone Biles and Michael Phelps in recent years; Both are considered the greatest of all time in their respective sports. Phelps retired but Biles is back, as well as superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky, a dominant women’s soccer team and two all-star basketball teams that should all help boost the tally. Sports news tracks every medal won by the US at the 2021 Tokyo Games. More from the 2021 Olympics: Total medal count | USA daily schedule Number of Olympic medals 2021 Gold: 7 Silver: 3 Bronze: 4 Total: 14 (SN disambiguation) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/37/cb/usa-medal-count -072621- ftr_24u861bkto2n1otzi7f4wt1xr.png? t = -485820014 & w = 500 & quality = 80 USA Olympic medals by eventEvent Gold Silver Bronze Total Shooting – – – Artistic Swimming – – – – Athletics – – – – Badminton – – – – Baseball – – – – Softball – – – – Basketball – – – – Basketball 3 – 3 – – – – Beach Volleyball – – – – Slalom canoe – – – – Regatta – – – – Cycling: Speedway / Freestyle – – – – Cycling Road – – – – Diving – – – – Equestrian – – – – Fencing 1 – – 1 Football (soccer) – – – – Golf – – – – Gymnastics – – – – Handball – – – – Hockey – – – – Judo – – – Karate – – – – Swimming Marathon – – – – – Modern Pentathlon – – – – Rowing – – – – Rugby – – – – Sailing – – – – Archery 3 – – 3 Skateboa rding – – 1 1 Climbing – – – – Surfing – – – – Swimming 2 3 3 8 Table tennis – – – – 1 Taekwondo 1 – – 1 tennis – – – – – trampoline gymnastics – – – – Triathlon – – – – Volleyball – – – – Water Polo – – – – Weightlifting – – – – – Wrestling – – – – Total 7 3 4 14
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