Total medals won by USA in each sport at Summer Olympics

Team USA has the highest number of medals in Olympics.

USA athletes at the Olympics are the most successful contingent at the summer games. They have competed in 32 editions of the Olympics and have managed to top the medal tally on 17 occasions.

USA has so far won 2762 medals at the Olympics which is the most by any nation. They also have the highest number of gold, silver and bronze medals at the summer games. 

In terms of individual Olympic medals, Michael Phelps holds the record for most Olympic medals with 28 and most gold medals with 23. American athletes have always managed to shine at the summer games.

The USA also leads in numbers in Athletics and Swimming. They have won 861 medals in Athletics and 606 in Swimming.

USA athletes have only missed a single edition of the Olympic games. They had boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the Soviet- Afghanistan war. The USA has also hosted the Olympics a record eight times.

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will mark the ninth time the USA will be hosting the summer games. It includes being the host four times for winter olympics.

Also Read: Total medals won by India in each sport at the Olympics

Medals won by USA in each sport at the Olympics

The total medals won by USA in each sport at the summer games is listed below.

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	358	280	223	861
Swimming	265	191	150	606
Shooting	58	34	29	121
Wrestling	57	46	42	145
Boxing	50	27	41	118
Diving	49	47	46	142
Artistic Gymnastics	40	44	42	126
Rowing	34	32	25	91
Basketball	27	2	3	32
Tennis	21	7	13	41
Cycling	20	24	22	66
Sailing	19	23	20	62
Weightlifting	17	17	12	46
Archery	14	11	10	35
Equestrian	11	24	20	55
Beach Volleyball	7	2	2	11
Fencing	6	12	19	37
Canoeing	6	6	7	19
Golf	6	3	5	14
Artistic Swimming	5	3	2	10
Football	5	2	2	9
Art Competitions	4	5	0	9
Volleyball	4	4	5	13
Taekwondo	3	2	6	11
Softball	3	2	0	5
Judo	2	4	8	14
Rugby	2	0	1	3
Surfing	2	0	0	2
Triathlon	1	2	2	5
Baseball	1	1	2	4
Roque	1	1	1	3
Tug of War	1	1	0	2
3×3 Basketball	1	0	1	2
Jeu de Paume	1	0	0	1
Modern Pentathlon	0	6	3	9
Skateboarding	0	2	3	5
Sport Climbing	0	2	1	3
Polo	0	1	1	2
Lacrosse	0	1	0	1
Marathon Swimming	0	1	0	1
Field Hockey	0	0	2	2
Breaking	0	0	1	1
Karate	0	0	1	1
	1,105	878	779	2,762

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