As of Thursday, the US is leading in the medal count with 38 total, 14 of which are gold
TOKYO, Japan — The United States has racked up 38 total medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the most of any other nation so far. Fourteen of those medals are gold.
The U.S. Swimming team has contributed the bulk of those medals, making up 21 of the 38. The first gold medal for the U.S. was won by Chase Kalisz, who shined in the men’s 400-meter individual medley. Fellow American Jay Litherland took silver in the race. Lydia Jacoby won gold in the women’s 100-meter backstroke, and Caeleb Dressel led the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team to gold.
Among the gold medals are some historic firsts for the Americans.
On Tuesday, July 27, American surfer Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira of Brazil became the first Olympic surfing champions in the sport’s Olympic debut. Moore, a 28-year-old from Hawaii, delivered a standout performance and took gold in the women’s competition, while Ferreira won in the men’s.
Anastasija Zolotic won the U.S. its first gold medal in women’s taekwondo by beating Russian athlete Tatiana Minina, 25-17, to claim the featherweight division title.
Swimming superstar Katie Ledecky swam for gold in the first-ever women’s 1,500-meter freestyle on Tuesday night. American teammate Erica Sullivan got the silver and the bronze went to Germany’s Sarah Kohler.
American Bobby Finke had an incredible come-from-behind win in the first-ever men’s 800-meter freestyle Wednesday night, going from fifth to first in the last 50 meters of the race to win gold.
China and Japan are tied 15 gold medals, while the U.S. has 14.
Warning: Potential spoilers ahead
Here’s a full list of the medals the U.S. has won so far:
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This story will be updated as the Olympics continue.
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