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The Tokyo Olympics 2020 have officially come to an end on August 8 with USA snatching the numero uno spot from China in the medal tally on the very last day. Having secured 39 gold medals in Tokyo, which is one more than that of China’s final tally, USA also had the greatest number of medals with 113 medals. From winning their first ever gold medal in Volleyball to stamping their authority in Men’s and Women’s basketball once again, it would be safe to regard USA as the most dominant team in Tokyo.
After trailing for the majority of the Olympics games to China, USA went into the last day 36-38 on the gold medal tally. But with 39 gold medals registered against the name of the most dominant contingent in Olympic’s history, USA secured the top spot. On the final day, gold medals were secured by their Women’s Basketball team, who beat Japan, and cyclist Jennifer Valente. History was re-written as the US Women’s Volleyball team also secured their first ever gold.
Many would be surprised to know that USA’s medal tally took a considerable downfall in Tokyo as compared to the Rio Olympics in 2016, wherein they won 46 gold medals in 30 fewer games. Furthermore, the prime Olympics contingent slipped in track and field events as none of its men won the top honors. This happened for the first time in modern Olympics history.
USA Gold Medal Tally
| Medal Number | Name of Athlete/Team | Discipline |
| 1 | Caeleb Dressel | Men’s 50m Freestyle Swimming |
| 2 | Caeleb Dressel | Men’s 100m Freestyle Swimming |
| 3 | Bobby Finke | Men’s 800m Freestyle Swimming |
| 4 | Katie Ledecky | Women’s 800m Freestyle Swimming |
| 5 | Bobby Finke | Men’s 1500m Freestyle Swimming |
| 6 | Katie Ledecky | Women’s 1500m Freestyle Swimming |
| 7 | Lydia Jacoby | Women’s 100m Breaststroke |
| 8 | Caeleb Dressel | Men’s 100m Buttlerfly |
| 9 | Chase Kalisz | Men’s 400m Individual Medley |
| 10 | Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowen Becker and Zach Apple | Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay |
| 11 | Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple, Michael Andrew and Ryan Murphy | Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay |
| 12 | Valarie Allman | Women’s Discus |
| 13 | Athing Mu | Women’s 800m – Track and Field |
| 14 | Sydney McLaughlin | Women’s 400m Hurdles – Track and Field |
| 15 | Katie Nageotte | Women’s Pole Vault |
| 16 | Ryan Crouser | Men’s Shot Put |
| 17 | Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin | Men’s 4x400m Relay – Track and Field |
| 18 | Allyson Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu | Women’s 4x400m Relay – Track and Field |
| 19 | Tamyra Mensah-Stock | Women’s Freestyle 68Kg - Wrestling |
| 20 | David Taylor | Men’s Freestyle 86Kg - Wrestling |
| 21 | Gable Steveson | Men’s Freestyle 125Kg - Wrestling |
| 22 | Amber English | Women’s Skeet - Shooting |
| 23 | William Shaner | Men’s 10m Air-Rifle - Shooting |
| 24 | Vincent Hancock | Men’s Skeet - Shooting |
| 25 | Sunisa Lee | Women’s All Around - Gymnastics |
| 26 | Jade Carey | Women’s Floor Exercise - Gymnastics |
| 27 | Jennifer Valente | Women’s Omnium - Cycling |
| 28 | USA Women’s Team | Basketball |
| 29 | USA Men’s Team | Basketball |
| 30 | Nelly Korda | Women’s Tournament - Golf |
| 31 | Xander Schauffele | Men’s Tournament - Golf |
| 32 | Lee Kiefer | Women’s Foil - Fencing |
| 33 | Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson and Jackie Young | Women’s 3v3 Basketball |
| 34 | Alix Klineman and April Ross | Women’s Tournament – Beach Volleyball |
| 35 | Nevin Harrison | Women’s C-1200m Sprint - Canoe |
| 36 | Carissa Moore | Women’s Surfing |
| 37 | Anastasija Zolotic | Women’s 57Kg Taekwondo |
| 38 | USA Women’s Team | Volleyball |
| 39 | USA Women’s Team | Water Polo |
USA Silver Medal Tally
| Medal Numbers | Name of Athlete/team | Discipline |
| 1 | Emma Weyant | Women’s 400m Individual Medley Swimming |
| 2 | Erica Sullivan | Women’s 1500m Freestyle Swimming |
| 3 | Katie Ledecky | Women’s 400m Freestyle Swimming |
| 4 | Jay Litherland | Men’s 400m Individual Medley Swimming |
| 5 | Alex Walsh | Women’s 200m Individual Medley Swimming |
| 6 | Regan Smith | Women’s 200m Butterfly |
| 7 | Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, Kathryn McLaughlin and Katie Ledecky | Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay |
| 8 | Lilly King | Women’s 200m Breaststroke |
| 9 | Ryan Murphy | Men’s 200m Backstroke |
| 10 | Regan Smith, Torri Huske, Abbey Weitzeil and Lydia Jacoby | Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Swimming |
| 11 | Raven Saunders | Women’s Shot Put |
| 12 | Fred Kerley | Men’s 100m – Track and Field |
| 13 | Rai Benjamin | Men’s 400m Hurdles- Track and Field |
| 14 | Christopher Nilson | Men’s Pole Vault |
| 15 | Keni Harrison | Women’s 100m Hurdles – Track and Field |
| 16 | Brittney Reese | Women’s Long Jump |
| 17 | Dalilah Muhammad | Women’s 400m Hurdles – Track and field |
| 18 | Kenny Bednarek | Men’s 200m – Track and Field |
| 19 | Courtney Frerichs | Women’s 300m Steeplechase |
| 20 | Grant Holloway | Men’s 110m Hurdles – Track and Hurdles |
| 21 | Joe Kovacs | Men’s Shot Put |
| 22 | Jenna Prandini, Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels and Gabrielle Thomas | Women’s 4x100m Relay – Track and Field |
| 23 | Adeline Gray | Women’s Freestyle 76Kg - Wrestling |
| 24 | Kyle Snyder | Men’s Freestyle 97Kg - Wrestling |
| 25 | Lucas Kozeniesky and Mary Carolynn Tucker | 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Shooting |
| 26 | MyKayla Skinner | Women’s Vault - Gymnastics |
| 27 | Duke Ragan | Men’s Feather - Boxing |
| 28 | Keyshawn Davis | Men’s Light - Boxing |
| 29 | Richard Torrez | Men’s Super Heavy - Boxing |
| 30 | Hannah Roberts | BMX Freestyle - Boxing |
| 31 | Morgan Pearson, Kevin McDowell, Katie Zaferes and Taylor Knibb | Mixed Relay Traithlon |
| 32 | Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto | Women’s Synchronized 10m Platform Diving |
| 33 | Andrew Capobianco and Michael Hixon | Men’s Synchronized 3m Springboard |
| 34 | Steffen Peters, Sabine Schut-Kery and Adrienne Lyle | Dressage Team Grand Prix Equestrian |
| 35 | McClain Ward, Jessica Springsteen and Laura Kraut | Team jumping Equestrian |
| 36 | Kate Nye | Women’s 76Kg Weightlifting |
| 37 | Team USA | Baseball |
| 38 | Team USA | Softball |
| 39 | Nathaniel Coleman | Men’s Combined Sport Climbing |
| 40 | Kayle Browning | Trap Women Shooting |
| 41 | Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum and Jordan Chiles | Women’s Team All Around Gymnastics |
USA Bronze Medal Tally
| Medal Number | Name of Athlete/ Team | Discipline |
| 1 | Jagger Eaton | Men’s Street- Skateboarding |
| 2 | Cory Juneau | Men’s Park - Skateboarding |
| 3 | Sunisa Lee | Women’s Uneven Bars - Gymnastics |
| 4 | Simone Biles | Women’s Balance Team - Gymnastics |
| 5 | Ryan Murphy | Men’s 100m Backstroke |
| 6 | Kieran Smith | Men’s 400m Freestyle Swimming |
| 7 | Regan Smith | Women’s 100m Backstroke |
| 8 | Lilly King | Women’s 100m Breaststroke |
| 9 | Natalie Hinds, Erika Brown, Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil | Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Swimming |
| 10 | Hali Flickinger | Women’s 4x100m Individual Medley Swimming |
| 11 | Hali Flickinger | Women’s 200m Butterfly |
| 12 | Kate Douglass | Women’s 200m Individual Medley |
| 13 | Anne Lazor | Women’s 200m Breaststroke |
| 14 | Krysta Palmer | Women’s Springboard - Diving |
| 15 | Katie Zaferes | Women’s Individual Triathlon |
| 16 | Vernon Norwood, Trevor Stewart, Kaylin Whitney and Kendall Ellis | 4x400m Mixed Relay – Track and Field |
| 17 | Gabrielle Thomas | Women’s 200m – Track and Field |
| 18 | Raevyn Rogers | Women’s 800m – Track and Field |
| 19 | Noah Lyles | Men’s 200m – Track and Field |
| 20 | Allyson Felix | Women’s 400m – Track and Field |
| 21 | Paul Chelimo | Men’s 5000m – Track and Field |
| 22 | Molly Seidel | Women’s Marathon |
| 23 | Team USA Women’s Team Pursuit | Cycling |
| 24 | Brian Burrows and Madelynn Ann Bernau | Trap Mixed Team Shooting |
| 25 | Team USA | Fencing |
| 26 | Sarah Robles | Women’s 87Kg Weightlifting |
| 27 | Oshae Jones | Women’s Welter Boxing |
| 28 | Team USA | Soccer |
| 29 | Ariel Torrez Gutierrez | Men’s Kata |
| 30 | Sarah Hildebrandt | Women’s Freestyle 50Kg - Wrestling |
| 31 | Kyle Dake | Men’s Freestyle 74Kg - Wrestling |
| 32 | Thomas Gilman | Men’s Freestyle 57Kg - Wrestling |
| 33 | Helen Maroulis | Women’s Freestyle 57Kg - Wrestling |