Olympic Update: All Our Medals Yesterday Were Won by Women

Jul 31, 2024; Nanterre, France; Katie Ledecky (USA) in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Paris La Défense Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

Team USA snagged four more medals at the Olympics yesterday, including another gold.

Swimmer Katie Ledecky broke her own Olympic record in the 1500-meter freestyle.  It’s the 12th medal of her career, and eighth gold.  Both tie all-time, records for American female swimmers.

We also snagged silver in the women’s 100-meter freestyle courtesy of Torri Huske. Plus a silver in women’s BMX, and a bronze in women’s canoeing.  So, American women accounted for ALL of Team USA’s medals yesterday.

At the end of Day 5, the U.S. led with 30 medals.  Then France, 26, China, 19, Great Britain, 17, and Australia, 16.  17 of those 30 have come in swimming for the U.S.

But the day with U.S. still trailing in golds.  China led with 9, France and Japan, 8, Australia, 7, Great Britain and South Korea, 6, and the U.S. sat in seventh place with 5.

SOURCE: Olympics.com