U.S. Rallies to Top China in Tokyo Olympics Gold Medal Tally

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TOKYO — Team USA, whose 600-plus athletes competed in hundreds of events over 19 whirlwind days here, staged a thrilling comeback in the final hours of the 2020 Olympics to top the gold medal table for the third Summer Games in a row.

The U.S. entered Sunday trailing China 38-36 in that vaunted gold medal column. But U.S. women’s basketball beat Japan in their final, and American cyclist Jennifer Valente won gold in her omnium points race, to pull the U.S. level at around 1 p.m. here in Tokyo.

Women’s basketball, Valente, and women’s volleyball rounded out a list of more than three dozen U.S. individuals, relays and teams who are leaving Tokyo golden:

  1. Chase Kalisz (men’s swimming 400-meter individual medley)
  2. William Shaner (men’s 10-meter air rifle)
  3. Lee Kiefer (women’s foil fencing)
  4. Anastasija Zolotic (women’s 57-kg taekwondo)
  5. Men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay (swimming)
  6. Amber English (women’s skeet shooting)
  7. Vincent Hancock (men’s skeet shooting)
  8. Lydia Jacoby (women’s 100-meter breaststroke swimming)
  9. Carissa Moore (women’s surfing)
  10. Katie Ledecky (1,500-meter freestyle swimming)
  11. Women’s 3-on-3 basketball
  12. Bobby Finke (men’s 800-meter freestyle)
  13. Caeleb Dressel (100-meter freestyle)
  14. Sunisa Lee (women’s all-around gymnastics)
  15. Caeleb Dressel (100-meter butterfly)
  16. Katie Ledecky (800-meter freestyle)
  17. Caeleb Dressel (50-meter freestyle)
  18. Bobby Finke (1500-meter freestyle)
  19. Men’s 4×100-meter medley relay (swimming)
  20. Xander Schauffele (men’s golf)
  21. Jade Carey (women’s floor exercise gymnastics)
  22. Valarie Allman (women’s discus)
  23. Athing Mu (women’s 800-meter track)
  24. Tamyra Mensah-Stock (women’s 68-kg wrestling)
  25. Sydney McLaughlin (women’s 400-meter hurdles)
  26. Nevin Harrison (women’s 200-meter sprint canoe)
  27. Ryan Crouser (men’s shot put)
  28. Katie Nageotte (women’s pole vault)
  29. David Taylor (men’s 85-kg wrestling)
  30. Women’s beach volleyball
  31. Gable Steveson (men’s 125-kg wrestling)
  32. Men’s basketball
  33. Nelly Korda (women’s golf)
  34. Women’s water polo
  35. Women’s 4×400-meter relay (track)
  36. Men’s 4×400-meter relay (track)
  37. Jessica Valente (women’s omnium cycling)
  38. Women’s basketball
  39. Women’s volleyball

Olympic Medal Count

Rank
Team/NOC
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal
Total
Rank
by
Total
1 39 41 33 113 1
2 38 32 18 88 2
3 27 14 17 58 5
4 22 21 22 65 4
5 20 28 23 71 3
6 17 7 22 46 6
7 10 12 14 36 9
8 10 12 11 33 10
9 10 11 16 37 8
10 10 10 20 40 7
11 7 6 11 24 11
12 7 6 8 21 12
13 7 6 7 20 13
14 7 3 5 15 18
15 6 7 7 20 13
16 6 4 10 20 13
17 4 5 5 14 19
18 4 4 3 11 23
19 4 4 2 10 25
20 4 2 2 8 29
21 4 1 4 9 26
22 3 8 6 17 17
23 3 6 0 9 26
24 3 4 6 13 20
25 3 4 4 11 23
26 3 3 2 8 29
27 3 2 2 7 33
28 3 1 5 9 26
29 3 1 3 7 33
30 3 1 2 6 39
31 3 1 1 5 42
32 3 0 2 5 42
33 2 5 1 8 29
34 2 4 6 12 22
35 2 2 9 13 20
36 2 1 1 4 47
36 2 1 1 4 47
38 2 1 0 3 60
39 2 0 2 4 47
39 2 0 2 4 47
41 2 0 1 3 60
42 2 0 0 2 66
42 2 0 0 2 66
44 1 6 12 19 16
45 1 3 3 7 33
46 1 3 0 4 47
46 1 3 0 4 47
48 1 2 4 7 33
49 1 2 3 6 39
50 1 2 1 4 47
50 1 2 1 4 47
52 1 2 0 3 60
53 1 1 5 7 33
54 1 1 4 6 39
55 1 1 3 5 42
56 1 1 2 4 47
56 1 1 2 4 47
58 1 1 0 2 66
59 1 0 1 2 66
59 1 0 1 2 66
59 1 0 1 2 66
59 1 0 1 2 66
63 1 0 0 1 77
63 1 0 0 1 77
63 1 0 0 1 77
66 0 4 1 5 42
67 0 3 4 7 33
68 0 3 2 5 42
69 0 2 2 4 47
70 0 2 1 3 60
71 0 1 3 4 47
72 0 1 2 3 60
72 0 1 2 3 60
74 0 1 1 2 66
74 0 1 1 2 66
74 0 1 1 2 66
77 0 1 0 1 77
77 0 1 0 1 77
77 0 1 0 1 77
77 0 1 0 1 77
77 0 1 0 1 77
77 0 1 0 1 77
83 0 0 8 8 29
84 0 0 4 4 47
85 0 0 2 2 66
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77
86 0 0 1 1 77

 

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David Keech
Author: David Keech

David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]