In the Paris 2024 Olympics, the U.S.A. team won a combined total of 126 medals. Out of all the countries and competitors, the U.S. team won first place. The honor of that first place title was won by the hard work of the U.S. Olympic athletes that went and fought for it. Here are highlights from some of the competitors representing the U.S. 

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Sha’Carri Richardson comes back from fourth place in the women’s 4×100 relay, winning gold for the U.S. and her fellow relay members.

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Torri Huske brings home gold in the final stretch of mixed 4 x 100m relay, making the U.S. team both gold winning and world record setters with a time of 3:37.43.

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Texas woman Tara Davis-Woodhall makes gold with a jump of 7.10m in the women’s long jump. Her closest competitor being 6.91, almost 20cm behind her.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record for gold in the women’s 400m hurdles. In doing so, this makes her a consecutive Olympic gold winner for women’s 400m hurdles.

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Cole Hocker comes back from an almost stagnant 5th place position in the men’s 1500m to win gold.

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The U.S. men’s rowing team beat the Great Britain team by less than a second in a neck and neck race. The first gold win since 1960 by a men’s four team.

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Last of all, but not least: “The GOAT” Simone Biles wins gold in vault after successfully completing her failed 2020 Tokyo vault named The Biles II.