The United States finished on top of the overall medal table at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, edging China on total medals after both nations won the same number of golds.

Quick Scoop

  • The 2024 Summer Olympics were held in Paris, France, from late July to early August 2024.
  • The United States and China each won 40 gold medals, but the US had more total medals (126 vs. China’s 91), so the US is listed as No. 1 on the final medal table.
  • Japan placed third in gold medals, followed by Australia and host nation France rounding out the top five in the table.

In Olympic terms there is no single overall “champion country,” but media and fans often say a country “won the Olympics” when it tops the medal table, which in 2024 was the United States.

Medal table snapshot (top nations)

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total medals
1 United States 40 44 42 126
2 China 40 27 24 91
3 Japan 20 12 13 45
4 Australia 18 19 16 53
5 France 16 26 22 64

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