The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, when America led a sixty-six-nation boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics, the United States marched penultimately before the homebound French team entered Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony. Additionally, an American segment featuring H.E.R. and Tom Cruise from Paris, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre from Long Beach, was performed during the closing ceremony.
The opening ceremony flag-bearers for the United States were LeBron James and Coco Gauff. James, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is the first male basketball player to be chosen. At 20 years of age, Gauff is the youngest American athlete and the first tennis player to be so honored. The closing ceremony flag-bearers were Nick Mead and Katie Ledecky. Mead was part of the U.S. men's four rowing team that won their first gold medal since 1960, while Ledecky, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist, became the most decorated female Olympian to be chosen.
The United States competed in all sports except handball and was represented by more female than male athletes for the fourth consecutive time in the Summer Olympics (278 men and 314 women).
The team topped the medal rankings for the fourth consecutive and 19th overall time, with a total of 40 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze medals. Tied with China on golds (40), the U.S. placed first in the overall medal tally via a tiebreaker (44âÂÂ27 in silver). The occasion marked the first time in Summer Olympic history that two countries finished with an equal number of gold medals at the top. Additionally, the Americans won 126 medals overall compared to China's 91.
Two days before the opening ceremony, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Salt Lake City would host the 2034 Winter Olympics, making the fifth city ever to host the Winter Olympic Games twice.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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<span style="font-size:85%;"> Athletes who participated in the heats only.</span>
On July 10, 2024, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced the 592 athletes (314 women and 278 men) that had qualified for and would compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in soccer are not counted:
Four American archers qualified for the men's and women's individual recurve by virtue of their respective result at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany; 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and 2024 Pan American Championships in MedellÃÂn, Colombia.
The team includes Olympic medalist Brady Ellison and women's world number one Casey Kaufhold.
The United States got the opportunity to field a full-squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the open team and women's duet events by topping the list of five highest-ranked nations at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The full team was announced on June 8, 2024, and featured three-time Olympian Anita Alvarez among the roster of Olympic debutants.
U.S. track and field athletes have achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024 either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by virtue of their world ranking in the events listed in the table (a maximum of three athletes each per country). The men's head coach was Stanley Redwine and the women's head coach was LaTanya Sheffield.
To assure their selection to the team, athletes competed in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials on June 21âÂÂ30, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon. On July 9, 2024, USA Track & Field officially announced the final roster of 120 athletes (59 men and 61 women) qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic track and field team.
16-year-old Quincy Wilson was selected for the 4x400-meter relay team, becoming the youngest male U.S. track athlete in history.
Track and road events<br /> Men
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Women
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Mixed
<span style="font-size:85%;"> Athletes who participated in the heats only.</span>
Field events<br /> Men
Women
Combined event â Men's decathlon
Combined event â Women's heptathlon
The United States qualified seven badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
Summary
The U.S. men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of being one of the two highest-ranked teams from the Americas, securing its berth at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Indonesia-Japan-Philippines.
Team roster<br />On January 24, 2024, USA Basketball announced a 41 potential athletes for the 2024 Olympic team. The team is led by head coach Steve Kerr and assisted by Mark Few, Tyronn Lue, and Erik Spoelstra. The final roster was named on April 17, 2024. This would be the fourth Olympic tournament for then- three-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant and then- two-time Olympic gold medalist LeBron James, while Stephen Curry would make his Olympic debut. On July 10, 2024, Kawhi Leonard withdrew from the team due to injury and was replaced by Derrick White.
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
The U.S. women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia.
Team roster<br /> The head coach was Cheryl Reeve. On February 14, 2024, USA Basketball that her assistant coaches would be Cheryl Reeve Mike Thibault, Kara Lawson, and Joni Taylor. The final roster was announced on June 17, 2024. Diana Taurasi became the first basketball player in history to compete at six Olympic tournaments.
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Summary
The U.S. men's 3x3 team qualified for its first Olympics as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the world. On February 8, 2024, USA Basketball announced that the coach would be Joe Lewandowski and the assistant coach would be James Fraschilla.
Head coach
Assistant coach
Team roster
The final roster was revealed on March 26, 2024 and included:
Group play
The defending champions U.S. women's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the world. On February 8, 2024, USA Basketball announced that the team's coach would be Jennifer Rizzotti, president of the Connecticut Sun, and her assistant coach would be Tammi Reiss.
Head coach
Assistant coach
Team roster
The roster was revealed on June 5, 2024. Dearica Hamby replaced Cameron Brink on the roster after the latter tore her ACL during a WNBA game on June 18, 2024.
Group play
Play-in
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
The U.S. qualified eight boxers into the Olympic tournament. The first qualifying event was the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with American boxers earning their Olympic quotas there. Later on, one American boxer qualified via the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Roscoe Hill (men's flyweight) and Alyssa Mendoza (women's featherweight) secured their spots, having won in the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand. American athletes would compete in eight of the 13 available weight classes. All of them are first-time Olympians for the second consecutive Games.
Men
Women
The United States qualified four breakdancers for the Paris Olympics. Victor Montalvo (Victor) qualified for the Games in the B-Boy dual category following his victory at the 2023 World Championships in Leuven, Belgium. Sunny Choi (Sunny) qualified in the B-Girl category following her victory at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Later on, Jeffrey Louis (Jeffro) and Logan Elanna Edra (Logistx) outlasted from the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.
The United States qualified two boats into the slalom competition via the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain. Evy Leibfarth competed in the women's events, and Casey Eichfeld competed in the men's.
Kayak cross
U.S. canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following distances via the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, and the 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota. On March 22, 2024, 2020 Olympic gold medalist Nevin Harrison became the first American to qualify for the Paris Games in any canoe or kayak event.
<span style="font-size:85%;">Qualification Legend: FA - Qualify to final (medal); FB - Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF - Qualify to semifinal; QF - Qualify to quarterfinal</span>
The United States qualified a team of six road cyclists via the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Men
Women
The United States qualified six track athletes via the 2022âÂÂ2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking.
Pursuit
<span style="font-size:85%;">Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to semifinal for gold medal; q - Qualify to classification semifinal; FA - Gold medal final; FB - Bronze medal final; FC - Fifth place final; FD - Seventh place final</span>
Omnium
Madison
U.S. mountain bikers secured two men's and two women's quota places in the Olympic cross-country race by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Congonhas, Brazil, and based on the points acquired throughout the biennial UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking.
Freestyle<br /> The United States received four quota spots, with American athletes finishing among the top six at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.
Race<br /> U.S. riders received five quota places (two men's and three women's) in the BMX Race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Riobamba, Ecuador, and the 2024 UCI BMX World Championships, as well as through the final Olympic BMX ranking.
U.S. divers secured two quota places each in the men's synchronized springboard and women's synchronized platform for Paris 2024 by attaining a top-three finish from the list of nations eligible for qualification at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Team USA then secured a further two quota places via the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The entire diving team was selected during the U.S. Olympic Trials in Knoxville, Tennessee between June 17âÂÂ23, 2024. Carson Tyler became the first male diver to represent the United States in both the 3m springboard and 10m platform at the same Olympics since Mark Ruiz did so at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. On June 26, Brandon Loschiavo was added to the team for the 10m platform following a reallocation of quota places.
Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won silver in the 3m synchronized springboard event on July 27, 2024, becoming the first American medalists at the Games.
Men
Women
U.S. equestrians entered a full squad each in their respective disciplines through a top-six finish in the team dressage at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark; a top-seven finish at the Eventing Worlds of the same year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy; and a top-three finish at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
The eventing team was announced on June 3, 2024, the dressage team was announced on June 25, 2024, and the jumping team was revealed on July 6, 2024.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position</small>
U.S. fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil and women's team épée for the Games at the Fencing World Cup. The women's saber and men's saber squads qualified for the Olympics via the World Cup, Zonal Championships, and World Championships, and the full roster of 20 fencers (including five alternate athletes) was announced on May 1, 2024, with women outnumbering men. Among the qualified competitors were Lee Kiefer, Alexander Massialas, Nick Itkin, Colin Heathcock, Eli Dershwitz, Gerek Meinhardt, Elizabeth Tartakovsky, Tatiana Nazlymov, Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Lauren Scruggs, Jackie Dubrovich, Anne Cebula, Hadley Husisian, Margherita Guzzi Vincenti, and Mitchell Saron.
Men
Women
Summary
The United States women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after securing a top-three finish at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.
Team roster
Group play
Summary
For the first time since 2008, the United States men's soccer team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
The United States women's soccer team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match against the defending champions Canada at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico.
Team roster<br />
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal match
The United States qualified seven golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them secured their spots for the games in the individual competitions based on their performance in the IGF World Rankings.
Men
Women
The United States entered a full squad in artistic gymnastics. Five female gymnasts qualified for Paris after achieving a gold-medal victory in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, England. Meanwhile, five male gymnasts qualified for Paris by virtue of a top-nine finish in the team all-around at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
The men's team was named on June 29, 2024, and included Fred Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Asher Hong, and Stephen Nedoroscik. Shane Wiskus, a 2020 Olympian, and Khoi Young were named as traveling alternates for the men's team.
The women's team was named on June 30, 2024. The top all-around finisher, Olympic and world champion Simone Biles, was named to her third Olympic team as the winner of the Olympic Trials in the all-around. Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey who finished second, third, and fourth place, were named to their second Olympic team by the selection committee. 16-year-old Hezly Rivera was the fifth person named to the team by the selection committee after placing fifth in the all-around; she became the youngest athlete on the entire 2024 U.S. Olympic delegation. Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong were named as traveling alternates for the women's team.
Men<br /> Team
Individual finals
Women<br /> Team
Individual finals
The U.S. has secured the quota in the women's individual event by virtue of the nation's results at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
The United States has qualified two gymnasts, one for the women's trampoline competition by finishing in the top eight at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, England, and one for the men's competition via the final ranking of the 2023âÂÂ24 World Cup Series. Trampoline athletes were named at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.
The United States has qualified four judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in the Americas.
American modern pentathletes have qualified a single quota place for Paris 2024. Jessica Davis secured one of two available spots for North, Central and Caribbean Americas in the women's event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
U.S. rowers have qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Five rowers earned their spots at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials on April 4âÂÂ7, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida. In total, Team USA will have 12 boats, 42 athletes racing in the Olympic Games. The full roster was announced on June 10, 2024.
Men
Women
<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage</small>
Summary
The United States men's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 North American Championships in Langford, British Columbia.
Team roster
Group stage
Ranking of third-placed teams
Quarterfinal
5âÂÂ8th place classification semifinal
Seventh place match
The United States women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinal phase of the Hong Kong leg and securing a top-four placement at the 2022âÂÂ23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Team roster
Group stage
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal final
A total of 13 American sailors qualified in each of the following classes via the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and 2024 470 World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
<span style="font-size:85%;">Qualification legend: QF - Qualify to quarterfinal; SF - Qualify to semifinal; F - Qualify to final</span>
<span style="font-size:85%;">Key: M - Medal race; EL - Eliminated, did not advance into the medal race</span>
U.S. shooters have achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. The first five athletes were named in January 2024. The U.S. shooting squad will be named based on the aggregate scores obtained by the shooters at two stages of the 2023âÂÂ24 Olympic Trials (fall and spring).
On March 18, 2024, Vincent Hancock received a spot. Ivan Roe, Sagen Maddalena, and Katelyn Abeln also qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 Team Trials. Additionally, five athletes qualified in smallbore events; Ada Korkhin and Henry Leverett earned their spots in May 2024.
Men
Women
Mixed
<span style="font-size:85%;">Key: G - Qualify to gold medal match; B - Qualify to bronze medal match</span>
The United States qualified twelve skateboarders (six per gender) to compete in each of the following events at the Games. The members will be decided in U.S. skateboarding team.
Men
Women
The U.S. qualified eight climbers for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Colin Duffy and Emma Hunt secured their spots in the men's combined and women's speed after winning silver medals at the 2023 World Championships in Bern, Switzerland; Piper Kelly, Samuel Watson, Natalia Grossman, and Jesse Grupper qualified for Paris in the women's speed, men's speed, women's combined, and men's combined after winning gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile; and Brooke Raboutou and Zach Hammer qualified for the games through the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series ranking.
The U.S. has qualified five surfers (three female and two male) to the Olympic sailing competition in Tahiti. The first quota was awarded for the victory in the women's team event at the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach, California, and the other three quotas were awarded after finishing among the top eight (women) and top ten (men) of those eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings.
<small>Qualification legend: R3 - Qualifies to elimination rounds; R2 - Qualifies to repechage round</small>
Katie Grimes became the first U.S. athlete to qualify by name for the Games after placing third at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. The U.S. swim team was decided at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials held in Indianapolis, Indiana between June 15, 2024, and June 23, 2024. The top two finishers in each event qualified for the Games. The athlete and coach roster final announced on June 24, 2024.
U.S. swimmers have achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):
The men's team won gold in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay on July 27, 2024, clinching the first gold medal for the United States at the Paris games. This final medal haul of the U.S. men's team in the pool was the lowest since 1956.
Men
Women
Mixed
<small> Swimmers who participated in the heats only.</small>
The United States entered a full women's squad into the table tennis competition at the Games after their performance in the women's team competition at the 2023 Pan American Table Tennis Championship in Havana, Cuba.
The United States has qualified four taekwondo athletes to compete at the Paris Games. CJ Nickolas secured his spot by virtue of finishing within the top five in his respective division of the Olympic rankings. Later on, Kristina Teachout, Faith Dillon, and Jonathan Healy secured their spots, each in their respective weight class, by winning the semifinal matches at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The main qualifying criterion will be the players' positions on the ATP and WTA ranking lists published on June 10, 2024.Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz were the top qualifiers for the lead the U.S. tennis team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Men
Women
Mixed
The United States has confirmed five quota places (two men's and three women's) in the triathlon events for Paris.
Morgan Pearson and Taylor Knibb qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team at the 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event in Paris. Knibb also qualified in the sport of cycling, making her a rare dual-sport Olympian. The team was announced on June 5, 2024.
Individual
Relay
The U.S. men's and women's pairs qualified for Paris via the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking. The team was announced on June 10, 2024.
Former basketball player Chase Budinger became the first person to have played a regular-season game in the NBA and Olympic beach volleyball.
Summary
The United States men's volleyball team qualified for Paris by securing an outright berth as one of the two highest-ranked nations at the 2023 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
Team roster<br />
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
The United States women's volleyball team qualified for the Games by securing an outright berth as the one of two highest-ranked nations at the 2023 Olympic Qualification Tournament in à Âódà º, Poland.
Team roster<br />
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Summary
The United States men's water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
Team roster<br />
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
The United States women's water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
The United States qualified five weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Hampton Morris (men's 61 kg), Wesley Kitts (men's 102 kg), Jourdan Delacruz (women's 49 kg), Olivia Reeves (women's 71 kg), and Mary Theisen-Lappen (women's +81 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight division based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
The United States qualified fifteen wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Seven of them qualified for the Games by virtue of top five results in their respective division at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Meanwhile, six other athletes later qualified by advancing to the final round at the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico. The final two wrestlers punched their tickets to Paris by placing in the top three at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
The final roster was named on April 20, 2024, based on the results of the Olympic Trials, held at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania on April 19âÂÂ20, 2024. The team features 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder and two-time World Champion 20-year-old Amit Elor.
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Women