The last gold of the Olympic Games in Paris was awarded with the US women’s basketball title. With that last Olympic title, the United States overtook China for the top spot on the medal list.
After a thrilling finals match, the USA Basketball women were able to pump their fists again. Won the 40th gold medal for the USA.
The US delegation is on pace with China, which has 40 titles.
The United States still leads the pack in terms of silver medals: 44 and 27.
And looking at the total harvest, the United States tops the list with 126 pieces.
Host nation France finished 5th with 16 golds and 64 medals, its best finish in over a century.
The Netherlands are in 6th place and Belgium leave Paris in 25th place with 10 medals.
Complete overview
| Gold | Friday | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
AmericaAmerica |
40 |
44 |
42 |
126 |
|
2 |
 ChinaCHN |
40 |
27 |
24 |
91 |
|
3 |
 JapanJPN |
20 |
12 |
13 |
45 |
|
4 |
 AustraliaAus |
18 |
19 |
16 |
53 |
|
5 |
 FranceFRA |
16 |
26 |
22 |
64 |
|
6 |
 NetherlandsNLD |
15 |
7 |
12 |
34 |
|
7 |
 Great BritainGBR |
14 |
22 |
29 |
65 |
|
8 |
 South KoreaKOR |
13 |
9 |
10 |
32 |
|
9 |
 ItalyI.T.A |
12 |
13 |
15 |
40 |
|
10 |
 GermanyDEU |
12 |
13 |
8 |
33 |
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