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United States Summer Sports
United States: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 26 summer games in 18 countries
Events: 503 distinct events in 44 sports
Participants: 7,297 (5,544 men and 1,753 women)
Youngest Participant: Dorothy Poynton-Hill (13 years, 24 days), 1928 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Thomas Scott (71 years, 260 days), 1904 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Michael Phelps (16 medals)
44 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archery | 1904 | 2008 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 6 athletes with 3 medals |
| 2 | Art Competitions | 1912 | 1936 | 268 | 217 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 3 | Athletics | 1896 | 2008 | 1749 | 1,357 | 392 | 322 | 242 | 195 | 759 | Ray Ewry and Carl Lewis (10 medals) |
| 4 | Badminton | 1992 | 2008 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| 5 | Baseball | 1992 | 2008 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 79 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 6 | Basketball | 1936 | 2008 | 246 | 179 | 67 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 24 | Teresa Edwards (5 medals) |
| 7 | Beach Volleyball | 1996 | 2008 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Kerri Walsh and Misty May (2 medals) |
| 8 | Boxing | 1904 | 2008 | 226 | 226 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 37 | 108 | 4 athletes with 2 medals |
| 9 | Canoeing | 1936 | 2008 | 168 | 136 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | Greg Barton (4 medals) |
| 10 | Cycling | 1900 | 2008 | 245 | 216 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 50 | Burton Downing (6 medals) |
| 11 | Diving | 1904 | 2008 | 146 | 78 | 68 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 128 | Greg Louganis (5 medals) |
| 12 | Equestrianism | 1912 | 2008 | 126 | 76 | 50 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 49 | J. Michael Plumb (6 medals) |
| 13 | Fencing | 1900 | 2008 | 245 | 194 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | Albertson Van Zo Post (5 medals) |
| 14 | Figure Skating | 1908 | 1920 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Theresa Weld-Blanchard (1 medal) | ||
| 15 | Football | 1904 | 2008 | 228 | 192 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 athletes with 3 medals |
| 16 | Golf | 1900 | 1904 | 80 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 17 | Gymnastics | 1904 | 2008 | 305 | 219 | 86 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 96 | Shannon Miller (7 medals) |
| 18 | Handball | 1936 | 1996 | 106 | 71 | 35 | |||||
| 19 | Hockey | 1932 | 2008 | 130 | 73 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 30 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 20 | Ice Hockey | 1920 | 1920 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 21 | Jeu De Paume | 1908 | 1908 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jay Gould (1 medal) | ||
| 22 | Judo | 1964 | 2008 | 65 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | Jimmy Pedro (2 medals) | |
| 23 | Lacrosse | 1904 | 1904 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 athletes with 1 medal | ||
| 24 | Modern Pentathlon | 1912 | 2008 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 athletes with 2 medals | |
| 25 | Polo | 1900 | 1924 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 26 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 1984 | 2004 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| 27 | Roque | 1904 | 1904 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 athletes with 1 medal |
| 28 | Rowing | 1900 | 2008 | 608 | 475 | 133 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 84 | 4 athletes with 3 medals |
| 29 | Rugby | 1900 | 1924 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 athletes with 2 medals | ||
| 30 | Sailing | 1900 | 2008 | 218 | 192 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 | Mark Reynolds and Paul Foerster (3 medals) |
| 31 | Shooting | 1896 | 2008 | 265 | 225 | 40 | 50 | 29 | 24 | 103 | Carl Osburn (11 medals) |
| 32 | Softball | 1996 | 2008 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Laura Berg (4 medals) | |
| 33 | Swimming | 1896 | 2008 | 651 | 365 | 286 | 216 | 153 | 120 | 489 | Michael Phelps (16 medals) |
| 34 | Synchronized Swimming | 1984 | 2008 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Tracie Ruiz-Conforto (3 medals) |
| 35 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2008 | 20 | 8 | 12 | |||||
| 36 | Taekwondo | 2000 | 2008 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Steven Lopez (3 medals) |
| 37 | Tennis | 1900 | 2008 | 90 | 68 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 3 athletes with 3 medals |
| 38 | Trampolining | 2000 | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 39 | Triathlon | 2000 | 2008 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Susan Williams (1 medal) | ||
| 40 | Tug-Of-War | 1904 | 1920 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 41 | Volleyball | 1964 | 2008 | 146 | 74 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Steve Timmons (3 medals) |
| 42 | Water Polo | 1904 | 2008 | 191 | 162 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Brenda Villa and Heather Petri (3 medals) |
| 43 | Weightlifting | 1904 | 2008 | 103 | 96 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 41 | Norb Schemansky (4 medals) |
| 44 | Wrestling | 1904 | 2008 | 289 | 281 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 120 | Bruce Baumgartner (4 medals) |