United States at the Olympics

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

United States at the
Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
Websitewww.teamusa.org
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
1,174
Silver
952
Bronze
833
Total
2,959
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

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:

GamesHost cityDatesNationsParticipantsEvents
1904 Summer OlympicsSt. Louis, MissouriJuly 1 – November 231265191
1932 Winter OlympicsLake Placid, New YorkFebruary 7–151725214
1932 Summer OlympicsLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 30 – August 14371332117
1960 Winter OlympicsSquaw Valley, CaliforniaFebruary 2–203066527
1980 Winter OlympicsLake Placid, New YorkFebruary 13–2437107238
1984 Summer OlympicsLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 20 – August 181406829221
1996 Summer OlympicsAtlanta, GeorgiaJuly 18 – August 419710318271
2002 Winter OlympicsSalt Lake City, UtahFebruary 8–2477239978

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-18.

Other websites

Media related to United States at the Olympic Games at Wikimedia Commons

  • "United States Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  • United States of America profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
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