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2016 Olympic Games - Team USA Superlatives, Stats and Notes8/21/2016
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games was one for the ages for Team USA. Historic “first” medals, American and Olympic records and a deluge of newfound medals in the middle- and long-distance events marked a dominating U.S. performance. Most “firsts” were turned in by the women - first golds in the 400m hurdles and shot put; first medals of any color in the 1,500m and steeplechase; first women’s sweep, coming in the 100m hurdles. The men made their historical mark just as clearly, with two Olympic records and medal-winning performances in five of six distances 800m and over. Below is a summary of Team USA superlatives at the Rio Games. Top notes - Team USA’s 32 medals is the most in a non-boycotted Olympic Games since 1932, when Americans won 35 medals - 16 medals is the most ever for U.S. women, tying the boycotted 1984 Games - 13 gold medals marks Team USA’s highest gold-medal total since 1996 (13) - 4 American records set, all by women - 2 Olympic records set, both by men - 15 U.S. Olympic records (best performances by Americans at an Olympic Games), - Team USA dominated the team-scored placing tables, with 301 points. Kenya was second with 131 and Jamaica third with 106. - The seven medals won by Americans in distances 800 meters and over has been exceeded only in 1984 (9), 1912 (8) and 1904 (8) - American women won five of the six available medals in the 100- and 400-meter hurdle events - 19 athletes set personal bests
Records Set American W10,000 30:13.17 Molly Huddle 8/12 WSP 20.63/67-8.25 Michelle Carter 8/12 WTJ 14.71/48-3.25 Keturah Orji 8/14 W3000SC 9:07.63 Emma Coburn 8/15 Olympic MSP 22.52m/73-10.75 Ryan Crouser 8/18 MDecathlon 8,893 points Ashton Eaton 8/18 U.S. Olympic W10,000 30:13.17 Molly Huddle 8/12 WHT 71.09/233-3 Amber Campbell 8/12 WSP 19.82/65-0.5 Michelle Carter 8/12 W3000SC 9:18.12 Emma Coburn 8/13 M10,000 27:08.92 Galen Rupp 8/13 WTJ 14.71/48-3.25 Keturah Orji 8/14 W3000SC 9:07.63 Emma Coburn 8/15 WHT 72.74/238-8 Amber Campbell 8/15 WJT 61.02/200-2 Kara Winger 8/16 M3000SC 8:04.28 Evan Jager 8/17 MSP 22.52/73-10.25 Ryan Crouser 8/18 MDec 8,893 Ashton Eaton 8/18 WPV 4.85/15-11 Sandi Morris 8/19 M5000 13:03.90 Paul Chelimo 8/20 MMarathon 2:10:05 Galen Rupp 8/21
Historic Medals -- Dalilah Muhammad won the first-ever gold by an American in the women’s 400m hurdles -- Michelle Carter won the first-ever gold by an American in the women’s shot put -- Jenny Simpson’s bronze is the first American medal in the women’s 1,500m -- Emma Coburn’s bronze is the first American medal in the women’s steeplechase. -- Matthew Centrowitz is the first American man since 1908 to win the men’s 1,500m. -- Paul Chelimo’s 5,000m silver is the first U.S. medal in the event since 1964. -- Clayton Murphy’s bronze is the first American medal in the men’s 800 since Johnny Gray’s bronze in 1992. His 1:42.93 moved him to #3 on the U.S. all-time list. -- Evan Jager’s silver in the men’s steeplechase is the first U.S. medal since 1984 and the highest finish since Horace Ashenfelter’s gold in 1952. His 8:04.28 is also the #2 time in U.S. history, behind only his own American record. -- The sweep of the women’s 100m hurdles is the first by any nation in the event, and the first in any women’s event for Team USA in Olympic history. -- The 1-2 finish in the women’s long jump by Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese is the first for the U.S. at the Olympics. Team Performance -- Team USA’s three heptathletes produced the best top-to-bottom point totals for U.S. athletes since the 1992 Games in Barcelona. -- For the first time in OG history, all three U.S. women qualified for the steeplechase final. -- The 6-7-9 finish in the women's marathon was the best ever by a U.S. team. The 22 total "points" was the lowest score by any nation at these Games. -- Galen Rupp (3rd) and Jared Ward (6th) gave the U.S. men their first pair of top-10 finishers in the marathon since 1976. Stats & Notables -- Keturah Orji is the first American woman to qualify for the Olympic TJ final since 1996. -- LaShawn Merritt's 43.85 for bronze is the fastest third-place 400m time ever at the OG. -- Amber Campbell's fifth is the highest finish ever for an American in the women's hammer. -- The 41.01 by the U.S. women to win the 4x100m relay is the second-fastest time ever run, behind only the 40.82 that won gold in 2012. -- Bernard Lagat is the oldest man ever to compete in the Olympic men’s 5,000m. -- The first time since 1984 that three American women competed in the high jump final
Personal records set by Americans in Rio W10,000 30:13.17 Molly Huddle 8/12 W10,000 31:26.94 Emily Infeld 8/12 WSP 20.63/67-8.25 Michelle Carter 8/12 WSP 19.35/63-6 Raven Saunders 8/12 M800 1:44.30 Clayton Murphy 8/13 WTJ 14.71/48-3.25 Keturah Orji 8/14 W3000SC 9:07.63 Emma Coburn 8/15 W3000SC 9:21.10 Colleen Quigley 8/15 M800 1:42.93 Clayton Murphy 8/15 M400H 48.65 Byron Robinson 8/16 MTJ 17.76/58-3.25 Will Claye 8/16 M3000SC 8:22.74 Hillary Bor 8/17 WLJ 7.17/23-6.25 Tianna Bartoletta 8/17 W800 1:58.79 Kate Grace 8/18 W400H 53.72 Ashley Spencer 8/18 MSP 22.52/73-10.25 Ryan Crouser 8/18 M5000 13:03.90 Paul Chelimo 8/20 MMarathon 2:10:05 Galen Rupp 8/21 MMarathon 2:11:30 Jared Ward 8/21 More news |