United States at the Olympics

United States at the
Olympics
United States at the; Olympics
	Flag of the United States
IOC code	USA
Medals	Gold 1,127 Silver 907 Bronze 793 Total 2,827
Summer appearances
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Winter appearances
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

United States at the Olympics is a history which starts in the 1890s.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the United States is USA.^[1]

History

The United States has been to every Olympic Games, except the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States.

Thomas Burke was the first athlete to represent the United States at the Olympics. He took first place in both the 100 meters and the 400 meters of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. US athlete Michael Phelps has won the most medals of any Olympic athlete of any nation. He has 22 Olympic medals, including 18 golds.

American athletes have won a total of 2400 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 253 at the Winter Olympic Games.

Hosted Games

The United States has hosted the Games eight times, four times each for the Summer and Winter Games:

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1904 Summer Olympics	St. Louis, Missouri	July 1 – November 23	12	651	91
1932 Winter Olympics	Lake Placid, New York	February 7–15	17	252	14
1932 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles, California	July 30 – August 14	37	1332	117
1960 Winter Olympics	Squaw Valley, California	February 2–20	30	665	27
1980 Winter Olympics	Lake Placid, New York	February 13–24	37	1072	38
1984 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles, California	July 20 – August 18	140	6829	221
1996 Summer Olympics	Atlanta, Georgia	July 18 – August 4	197	10318	271
2002 Winter Olympics	Salt Lake City, Utah	February 8–24	77	2399	78

United States At The Olympics Media

Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing. Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time.
Francis Olympic Field of Washington University in St. Louis, site of the 1904 Olympic Games. The 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri were the first Olympic Games held outside of Europe.
Several members of America's first Olympic team in 1896. Standing: T.E. Burke, Thomas P. Curtis, Ellery H. Clark. Seated: W.W. Hoyt, Sumner Paine, trainer John Graham, John B. Paine, Arthur C. Blake.
Margaret Abbott competing in golf. Abbott was the first American woman to win an Olympic event.
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics.
Bob Mathias became the star of the 1948 London games by winning the decathlon event at the age of 17. He would go on to repeat this feat at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, setting a new world record.
Bobby Morrow won gold in 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meters relay (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Wilma Rudolph became the first woman in history to sweep 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meters relay at the 1960 Rome Games.
Don Schollander won 4 golds in swimming at the 1964 games in Tokyo, the largest individual medal haul in a single Olympics since Jesse Owens in 1936.