| United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www.teamusa.org |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 615 (285 men and 330 women) in 35 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Eddy Alvarez Sue Bird |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Kara Winger |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
TheUnited States of America (USA), represented by theUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] U.S. athletes have appeared in everySummer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which the U.S.boycotted in protest of theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan. Theopening ceremonyflag-bearers for the United States werebaseball playerEddy Alvarez andbasketball playerSue Bird.[2]Javelin throwerKara Winger was the flag-bearer for theclosing ceremony.[3] For the third consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (285 men and 330 women).
The country finished the Games with 113 medals, the most amongst all nations: 39 gold, 41 silver, and 33 bronze. These individual totals were each the highest of the Games, after a final-day tally of three gold medals (women's basketball, women's omnium, and women's volleyball) surpassedChina's total of 38 golds.[4] Overall, the medal total was slightly lower thanfive years prior inRio de Janeiro, where the United States won 46 gold and 121 total medals.
AsLos Angeles will be the host city of the2028 Summer Olympics, the United States, along withFrance, which is hosting the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, marched in theopening ceremony just before the host nationJapan.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names arebolded.
a Athletes who participated in the heats only.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games, including game-eligible alternates in team sports.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 63 | 65 | 128 |
| Badminton | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Baseball | 24 | — | 24 |
| Basketball | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Boxing | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cycling | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| Diving | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Fencing | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Football (soccer) | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Judo | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Karate | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Sailing | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Shooting | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Skateboarding | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Softball | — | 15 | 15 |
| Sport climbing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Surfing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 25 | 28 | 53 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennis | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Water polo | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Total | 285 | 330 | 615 |
One U.S. archer qualified for the men's individualrecurve by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the four available spots at the2019 World Archery Championships in's-Hertogenbosch,Netherlands.[5] Another U.S. archer secured a spot in the women's individual recurve by winning the mixed team title at the2019 Pan American Games inLima,Peru.[6] The athletes were selected after the Olympic Trials.[7] Four more U.S. archers were named to the roster for Tokyo 2020 after winning their places in the men's and women's team recurve at the2021 Final Qualification Tournament inParis, France.[8]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Brady Ellison | Individual | 682 | 2 |  Vaziri (IRI)W 6–0 |  Jadhav (IND)W 6–0 |  Wukie (USA)W 7–3 |  Gazoz (TUR)L 3–7 | Did not advance | ||
| Jack Williams | 656 | 29 |  Plihon (FRA)L 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jacob Wukie | 649 | 47 |  Aguilar (CHI)W 7–1 |  Salsabilla (INA)W 6–5 | Ellison (USA) L 3–7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Brady Ellison Jack Williams Jacob Wukie | Team | 1987 | 5 | — | France (FRA) W 6–0 |  Japan (JPN)L 1–5 | Did not advance | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mackenzie Brown | Individual | 668 | 5 |  Schwarz (GER)W 6–2 |  Long Xq (CHN)W 6–0 |  Lin C-e (TPE)W 6–2 |  Valencia (MEX)W 6–5 |  An S (KOR)L 5–6 |  Boari (ITA)L 1–7 | 4 |
| Casey Kaufhold | 653 | 17 |  de Velasco (ESP)W 7–3 | Hayakawa (JPN) L 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez | 649 | 24 |  Pavlova (UKR)W 6–4 | Kumari (IND) L 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mackenzie Brown Casey Kaufhold Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez | Team | 1970 | 3 | — | Bye |  ROCL 0–6 | Did not advance | |||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mackenzie Brown Brady Ellison | Team | 1350 | 2Q | Indonesia (INA) L 4–5 | Did not advance | |||
The United States fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by finishing fifth at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament inBarcelona,Spain.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Free routine (preliminary) | Technical routine | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Anita Alvarez Lindi Schroeder | Duet | 86.5333 | 13 | 86.1960 | 172.7293 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
U.S. athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event).[10][11] The team was selected based on the results of the2020 United States Olympic Trials (June 18 to 27, 2021) held inEugene, Oregon.[12][13]
Six marathon runners (three per gender) were the first set of U.S. track and field athletes selected for the Games by virtue of their top three finish at the Olympic Team Trials inAtlanta, Georgia on February 29, 2020.[14][15]
Following the completion of the Olympic Trials, 128 athletes (63 men and 65 women) were named to the U.S. track and field team for the Games, with sprinter and multiple medalistAllyson Felix and marathon runnerAbdihakem Abdirahman, the oldest US Olympic runner in history (aged 47), competing at their fifth Olympics and another sprinterErriyon Knighton establishing himself as the youngest (aged 17) in nearly six decades. Apart from Felix and Knighton, the U.S. team also featured three Olympic champions from Rio 2016, namely middle-distance runnerMatthew Centrowitz, Jr. (men's 1500 m), hurdlerDalilah Muhammad, and shot put world record holderRyan Crouser.[16][17]
The fastest American woman in the 100 meters dashSha'Carri Richardson missed the Olympics due to a positive test for marijuana, two-time pole vault world championSam Kendricks was out with COVID-19, 2016 110m hurdles gold medalistBrianna Rollins-McNeal was suspended for missed drug tests, and two-time defending gold medalist and 2019 world champion in triple jumpChristian Taylor was out due to injury.[18] The U.S. lost some races where it either had world champions or world record holders competing. Those included 100m specialistTrayvon Bromell, owning the fastest time in 100 meters in 2021,[19] who was eliminated in the semifinals, 2019 world championNoah Lyles who finished third in the 200 meters, and 2019 world champion and world record holderGrant Holloway who got silver in the 100m hurdles.[20]
Overall, the U.S. topped the medal table in track and field events with 7 gold medals, 12 silver medals, 7 bronze medals, and 26 total medals.Sydney McLaughlin andAthing Mu both won two gold medals to lead the U.S. track and field athletes, with McLaughlin's time in the400 m hurdles setting a new world record.
Key
Track & road events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ronnie Baker | 100 m | Bye | 10.03 | 1Q | 9.83 | 2Q | 9.95 | 5 | |
| Trayvon Bromell | Bye | 10.05 | 4q | 10.00 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Fred Kerley | Bye | 9.97 | 2Q | 9.96 | 1Q | 9.84 |  | ||
| Kenny Bednarek | 200 m | 20.01 | 1Q | — | 19.83 | 2Q | 19.68 | | |
| Erriyon Knighton | 20.55 | 1Q | 20.02 | 1Q | 19.93 | 4 | |||
| Noah Lyles | 20.18 | 1Q | 19.99 | 3q | 19.74 |  | |||
| Michael Cherry | 400 m | 44.82 | 1Q | — | 44.44 | 1Q | 44.21 | 4 | |
| Michael Norman | 45.35 | 2Q | 44.52 | 2Q | 44.31 | 5 | |||
| Randolph Ross | 45.67 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Bryce Hoppel | 800 m | 1:45.64 | 3Q | — | 1:44.91 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Isaiah Jewett | 1:45.07 | 5q | 2:38.12 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Clayton Murphy | 1:45.53 | 1Q | 1:44.18 | 2Q | 1:46.53 | 9 | |||
| Matthew Centrowitz Jr. | 1500 m | 3:51.12 | 2Q | — | 3:33.69 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Cole Hocker | 3:36.16 | 4Q | 3:33.87 | 2Q | 3:31.40 | 6 | |||
| Yared Nuguse | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
| Paul Chelimo | 5000 m | 13:30.15 | 2Q | — | 12:59.05 | | |||
| Grant Fisher | 13:31.80 | 8 | 13:08.40 | 9 | |||||
| Woody Kincaid | 13:39.04 | 3Q | 13:17.20 | 14 | |||||
| Grant Fisher | 10000 m | — | 27:46.39 | 5 | |||||
| Woody Kincaid | 28:11.01 | 15 | |||||||
| Joe Klecker | 28:14.18 | 16 | |||||||
| Devon Allen | 110 m hurdles | 13.21 | 1Q | — | 13.18 | 1Q | 13.14 | 4 | |
| Grant Holloway | 13.02 | 1Q | 13.13 | 1Q | 13.09 | | |||
| Daniel Roberts | 13.41 | 2Q | 13.33 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rai Benjamin | 400 m hurdles | 48.60 | 1Q | — | 47.37 | 2Q | 46.17AM | | |
| David Kendziera | 49.23 | 4Q | 48.67 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kenny Selmon | 48.61 | 2Q | 48.58 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hillary Bor | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.80 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Mason Ferlic | 8:20.23 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Benard Keter | 8:17.31 | 6q | 8:22.12 | 11 | |||||
| Ronnie Baker Trayvon Bromell Cravon Gillespie Fred Kerley | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.10 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Rai Benjamin Michael Cherry Bryce Deadmon Michael Norman Vernon Norwood[a] Randolph Ross[a] Trevor Stewart[a] | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:57.77 | 1Q | — | 2:55.70 |  | |||
| Abdihakem Abdirahman | Marathon | — | 2:18:27 | 41 | |||||
| Jacob Riley | 2:16:26 | 29 | |||||||
| Galen Rupp | 2:11:41 | 8 | |||||||
| Nick Christie | 20 km walk | — | 1:34:37 | 50 | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Teahna Daniels | 100 m | Bye | 11.04 | 1Q | 10.98 | 3q | 11.02 | 7 | |
| Javianne Oliver | Bye | 11.15 | 2Q | 11.08 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Jenna Prandini | Bye | 11.11 | 3Q | 11.11 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Anavia Battle | 200 m | 22.54 | 2Q | — | 23.02 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jenna Prandini | 22.56 | 1Q | 22.57 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gabrielle Thomas | 22.20 | 2Q | 22.01 | 3q | 21.87 | | |||
| Allyson Felix | 400 m | — | 50.84 | 1Q | 49.89 | 2Q | 49.46 | | |
| Quanera Hayes | 51.07 | 2Q | 49.81 | 3q | 50.88 | 7 | |||
| Wadeline Jonathas | 50.93 | 2Q | 50.51 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athing Mu | 800 m | 2:01.10 | 1Q | — | 1:58.07 | 1Q | 1:55.21NR | | |
| Raevyn Rogers | 2:01.42 | 1Q | 1:59.28 | 3q | 1:56.81 | | |||
| Ajeé Wilson | 2:00.02 | 2Q | 2:00.79 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Heather MacLean | 1500 m | 4:02.40 | 5Q | — | 4:05.33 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Cory McGee | 4:05.15 | 8q | 4:10.39 | 11qR | 4:05.50 | 12 | |||
| Elle Purrier St. Pierre | 4:05.34 | 3Q | 4:01.00 | 6q | 4:01.75 | 10 | |||
| Elise Cranny | 5000 m | 14:56.14 | 4Q | — | 14:55.98 | 13 | |||
| Rachel Schneider | 15:00.07 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Karissa Schweizer | 14:51.34 | 7q | 14:55.80 | 11 | |||||
| Alicia Monson | 10000 m | — | 31:21.36 | 13 | |||||
| Karissa Schweizer | 31:19.96 | 12 | |||||||
| Emily Sisson | 31:09.58 | 10 | |||||||
| Christina Clemons | 100 m hurdles | 12.91 | 2Q | — | 12.76 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Gabbi Cunningham | 12.83 | 3Q | 12.67 | 4q | 13.01 | 7 | |||
| Kendra Harrison | 12.74 | 1Q | 12.51 | 2Q | 12.52 | | |||
| Anna Cockrell | 400 m hurdles | 55.37 | 3Q | — | 54.17 | 2Q | 54.19 | 7 | |
| Sydney McLaughlin | 54.65 | 1Q | 53.03 | 1Q | 51.46WR | | |||
| Dalilah Muhammad | 53.97 | 1Q | 53.30 | 1Q | 51.58 | | |||
| Emma Coburn | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:16.91 | 3Q | — | DSQ | ||||
| Valerie Constien | 9:24.31 | 4q | 9:31.61 | 12 | |||||
| Courtney Frerichs | 9:19.34 | 1Q | 9:04.79 | | |||||
| Teahna Daniels English Gardner[a] Aleia Hobbs[a] Javianne Oliver Jenna Prandini Gabrielle Thomas | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.90 | 2Q | — | 41.45 | | |||
| Kendall Ellis[a] Allyson Felix Lynna Irby[a] Wadeline Jonathas[a] Sydney McLaughlin Athing Mu Dalilah Muhammad Kaylin Whitney[a] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.86 | 1Q | — | 3:16.85 | | |||
| Sally Kipyego | Marathon | — | 2:32.53 | 17 | |||||
| Molly Seidel | 2:27.46 | | |||||||
| Aliphine Tuliamuk | DNF | ||||||||
| Robyn Stevens | 20 km walk | — | 1:37:42 | 33 | |||||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bryce Deadmon[a] Kendall Ellis Elija Godwin[a] Lynna Irby[a] Taylor Manson[a] Vernon Norwood Trevor Stewart Kaylin Whitney | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.39 | 1Q | 3:10.22 | |
a Athletes who participated in the heats only.
Field events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Marquis Dendy | Long jump | 7.85 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| JuVaughn Harrison | 8.13 | 5q | 8.15 | 5 | |
| Steffin McCarter | 7.92 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Benard | Triple jump | 16.59 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Will Claye | 16.91 | 8q | 17.44 | 4 | |
| Donald Scott | 17.01 | 6q | 17.18 | 7 | |
| JuVaughn Harrison | High jump | 2.28 | =4q | 2.33 | 7 |
| Shelby McEwen | 2.28 | 8q | 2.27 | 12 | |
| Darryl Sullivan | 2.17 | =30 | Did not advance | ||
| KC Lightfoot | Pole vault | 5.75 | =3q | 5.80 | =4 |
| Matt Ludwig | 5.50 | =19 | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Nilsen | 5.75 | =1q | 5.97 | | |
| Ryan Crouser | Shot put | 22.05 | 1Q | 23.30OR | |
| Joe Kovacs | 20.93 | 11q | 22.65 | | |
| Payton Otterdahl | 20.90 | 12q | 20.32 | 10 | |
| Mason Finley | Discus throw | 60.34 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Reggie Jagers | 61.47 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Sam Mattis | 63.74 | 8q | 63.88 | 8 | |
| Michael Shuey | Javelin throw | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Curtis Thompson | 78.20 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Daniel Haugh | Hammer throw | 75.73 | 12q | 76.22 | 11 |
| Rudy Winkler | 78.81 | 2Q | 77.08 | 7 | |
| Alex Young | 75.09 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Quanesha Burks | Long jump | 6.56 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Tara Davis | 6.85 | 4Q | 6.84 | 6 | |
| Brittney Reese | 6.86 | 3Q | 6.97 | | |
| Tori Franklin | Triple jump | 13.68 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Jasmine Moore | 13.76 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Keturah Orji | 14.26 | 11q | 14.59 | 7 | |
| Tynita Butts-Thompson | High jump | 1.82 | 31 | Did not advance | |
| Vashti Cunningham | 1.95 | =9Q | 1.96 | =6 | |
| Rachel McCoy | 1.86 | =25 | Did not advance | ||
| Morgann LeLeux | Pole vault | 4.55 | =13q | NM | — |
| Sandi Morris | 4.40 | =16 | Did not advance | ||
| Katie Nageotte | 4.55 | =1q | 4.90 | | |
| Adelaide Aquilla | Shot put | 17.68 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Jessica Ramsey | 18.75 | 9q | NM | — | |
| Raven Saunders | 19.22 | 3Q | 19.79 | | |
| Valarie Allman | Discus throw | 66.42 | 1Q | 68.98 | |
| Kelsey Card | 56.04 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Rachel Dincoff | 56.22 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Ariana Ince | Javelin throw | 54.98 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Maggie Malone | 63.07 | 2Q | 59.82 | 10 | |
| Kara Winger | 59.71 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Brooke Andersen | Hammer throw | 74.00 | 3Q | 72.16 | 10 |
| Gwen Berry | 73.19 | 7q | 71.35 | 11 | |
| DeAnna Price | 72.55 | 9q | 73.09 | 8 | |
Combined events –Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bastien | Result | 10.69 | 7.39 | 14.40 | 2.05 | 47.64 | 14.42 | 40.77 | 4.60 | 58.21 | 4:26.95 | 8236 | 10 |
| Points | 931 | 908 | 753 | 850 | 927 | 921 | 680 | 790 | 711 | 765 | |||
| Garrett Scantling | Result | 10.67 | 7.30 | 15.59 | 1.99 | 48.25 | 14.03 | 45.46 | 5.10 | 69.10 | 4:35.54 | 8611 | 4 |
| Points | 935 | 886 | 826 | 794 | 897 | 971 | 776 | 941 | 876 | 709 | |||
| Zach Ziemek | Result | 10.55 | 7.20 | 14.99 | 2.05 | 49.06 | 14.51 | 44.87 | 5.30 | 60.44 | 4:38.38 | 8435 | 6 |
| Points | 963 | 862 | 789 | 850 | 858 | 910 | 764 | 1004 | 744 | 691 |
Combined events –Women's heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Bougard | Result | 13.14 | 1.86 | 12.69 | 24.08 | 6.06 | 46.60 | 2:15.92 | 6379 | 9 |
| Points | 1103 | 1054 | 707 | 973 | 868 | 794 | 880 | |||
| Annie Kunz | Result | 13.49 | 1.80 | 15.15 | 24.12 | 6.32 | 42.77 | 2:15.93 | 6420 | 6 |
| Points | 1052 | 978 | 871 | 969 | 949 | 721 | 880 | |||
| Kendell Williams | Result | 12.97 | 1.80 | 12.41 | 24.00 | 6.57 | 48.78 | 2:16.91 | 6508 | 5 |
| Points | 1129 | 978 | 688 | 981 | 1030 | 836 | 866 |
The United States entered four badminton players into the Olympic tournament.Beiwen Zhang was selected among the top 40 individual shuttlers to compete in the women's singles based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings.[21] On the men's side,Timothy Lam and Chew brothersPhillip andRyan received an invitation from theBadminton World Federation to play in the singles and doubles events, respectively, as the next highest-ranked shuttler or pair outside of direct qualifying position.[22] The team was supported at the Olympic Games by coach Ding Chao and team leaderAlistair Casey.[21][22]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Timothy Lam | Men's singles | Momota (JPN) L (12–21, 9–21) | Heo K-h (KOR) L (10–21, 15–21) | — | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Phillip Chew Ryan Chew | Men's doubles | Li Jh / Liu Yc (CHN) L (9–21, 17–21) | Kamura / Sonoda (JPN) L (11–21, 3–21) | Lamsfuß / Seidel (GER) L (10–21, 16–21) | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Beiwen Zhang | Women's singles | Ulitina (UKR) W (21–12, 21–7) |  Silva (BRA)W (21–9, 21–10) | — | 1Q | He Bj (CHN) L (21–14, 7–9RET) | Did not advance | |||
The U.S. baseball team qualified for the Olympics by winning theAmericas qualifying event.[23]
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Semifinals | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| United States men's | Men's tournament |  IsraelW 8–1 | South Korea W 4–2 | 1Q | Bye | Japan L 6–7 (F/10) |  Dominican RepublicW 3–1 | South Korea W 7–2 | Japan L 0–2 | | |
Team roster
| Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics –United States roster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 1.000 | — | Round 2 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | .500 | 1 | Round 1 game #2 |
| 3 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | .000 | 2 | Round 1 game #1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Joe Ryan (1–0) LP:Joey Wagman (0–1) Home runs: USA:Tyler Austin (1) ISR:Danny Valencia (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Nick Martinez (1–0) LP:Ko Young-pyo (0–1) Sv:David Robertson (1) Home runs: KOR: None USA:Triston Casas (1),Nick Allen (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan(10) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ryoji Kuribayashi (2–0) LP:Edwin Jackson (0–1) Home runs: USA:Triston Casas (2) JPN:Seiya Suzuki (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round 2 repechage
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Scott Kazmir (1–0) LP:Denyi Reyes (0–1) Sv:David Robertson (2) Home runs: DOM:Charlie Valerio (1) USA:Triston Casas (3),Tyler Austin (2) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semifinal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ryder Ryan (1–0) LP:Lee Eui-lee (0–1) Home runs: KOR: None USA:Jamie Westbrook (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Masato Morishita (2–0) LP:Nick Martinez (1–1) Sv:Ryoji Kuribayashi (3) Home runs: USA: None JPN:Munetaka Murakami (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
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| United States men's | Men's tournament | France L 76–83 | Iran W 120–66 |  Czech RepublicW 119–84 | 2Q | Spain W 95–81 |  AustraliaW 97–78 | France W 87–82 | |
| United States women's | Women's tournament |  NigeriaW 81–72 | Japan W 86–69 | France W 92–83 | 1Q | Australia W 79–55 |  SerbiaW 79–59 | Japan W 90–75 | |
The U.S. men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinal stage as one of the two top-ranked squads from theAmericas at the2019 FIBA World Cup inChina.[24][25]
Team rosterThe roster was updated on July 16, 2021.[26][27]
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Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 215 | +44 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 233 | +82 | 5 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 294 | −49 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 283 | −77 | 3 |
| France | 83–76 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 22–23,25–11,21–20 | ||
| Pts:Fournier 28 Rebs:Gobert 9 Asts:Batum,De Colo 5 | Pts:Holiday 18 Rebs:Adebayo 10 Asts:Green, Holiday 4 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Michael Weiland (CAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
| United States | 120–66 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter:28–12,32–18,22–13,38–23 | ||
| Pts:Lillard 21 Rebs:Booker,Durant 5 Asts:LaVine 8 | Pts:Haddadi,Jamshidi 14 Rebs:Haddadi 7 Asts:Jalalpoor,Jamshidi 3 | |
| United States | 119–84 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25,29–18,35–17,37–24 | ||
| Pts:Tatum 27 Rebs:Durant 8 Asts: Durant 6 | Pts:Schilb 17 Rebs:Satoranský 6 Asts: Satoranský 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Maripier Malo (CAN) |
Quarterfinal
| Spain | 81–95 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter:21–19, 22–24, 20–26, 18–26 | ||
| Pts:Rubio 38 Rebs:W. Hernangómez 10 Asts: W. Hernangómez 3 | Pts:Durant 29 Rebs:Booker 9 Asts: Booker,Holiday 5 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
Semifinal
| United States | 97–78 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24,24–21,32–10, 23–23 | ||
| Pts:Durant 23 Rebs: Durant 9 Asts:Holiday 8 | Pts:Mills 15 Rebs:Landale 6 Asts: Mills 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michael Weiland (CAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
Gold medal game
| France | 82–87 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 21–22, 24–27,19–16 | ||
| Pts:Fournier,Gobert 16 Rebs: Gobert 8 Asts:de Colo 7 | Pts:Durant 29 Rebs:Tatum 7 Asts:Green 5 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
The U.S. women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the2018 FIBA Women's World Cup inSpain.[29]
Team roster
The roster was announced on 21 June 2021.[30]
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Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 223 | +37 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Japan(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 239 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 229 | +10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 270 | −53 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 72–81 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter:20–17, 12–27, 18–26,22–11 | ||
| Pts:Kalu 16 Rebs:Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9 Asts:Amukamara 4 | Pts:Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts:Bird 13 | |
| United States | 86–69 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30,21–10,16–13,21–16 | ||
| Pts:Wilson 20 Rebs:Stewart 13 Asts:Bird, Stewart 6 | Pts:Takada 15 Rebs:Akaho 8 Asts:Machida 11 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR) |
| France | 82–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter:22–19, 22–31,23–21, 15–22 | ||
| Pts:Miyem 15 Rebs:Gruda 6 Asts:Johannès 7 | Pts:Wilson 22 Rebs:Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts:Loyd 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA),Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
Quarterfinal
| Australia | 55–79 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 15–22, 12–20,16–11 | ||
| Pts:Mitchell 14 Rebs:Allen,George 7 Asts: Mitchell 6 | Pts:Stewart 23 Rebs:Griner 8 Asts:Gray 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees:Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Takaki Kato (JPN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
Semifinal
| United States | 79–59 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter:25–12,16–11,17–16,21–20 | ||
| Pts:Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts:Bird,Taurasi 4 | Pts:Anderson 15 Rebs:Dugalić 10 Asts:Vasić 3 | |
Gold medal game
| United States | 90–75 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter:23–14,27–25,25–17, 15–19 | ||
| Pts:Griner 30 Rebs:Stewart 14 Asts:Taurasi 8 | Pts:Takada 17 Rebs:Okoye 8 Asts:Machida 6 | |
In3x3 men's basketball, the 2019 world champion U.S. team did not compete after having to field an entirely new team for the qualifiers due to scheduling issues.[32]
Summary
| Team | Event | Pool play | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| United States women | Women's tournament | France W 17–10 |  MongoliaW 21–9 |  RomaniaW 22–11 | ROC W 20–16 | Italy W 17–13 | China W 21–19 | Japan L 18–20 | 1Q | Bye | France W 18–16 | ROC W 18–15 | |
TheUnited States women's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[33]
Katie Lou Samuelson originally qualified as the fourth team member of the United States, but she tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced byJackie Young.[34]
Team roster
The players were announced on June 23, 2021.[35]
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 98 | +38 | Semifinals |
| 2 | ROC | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 129 | 90 | +39 | |
| 3 | China | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 127 | 97 | +30 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan(H) | 7 | 5[a] | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | |
| 5 | France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 116 | +2 | |
| 6 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 125 | −27 | |
| 7 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 142 | −53 | |
| 8 | Mongolia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 141 | −62 |
Semifinal
Gold medal match
The United States entered ten boxers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified based on rankings after the2021 Pan American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, which was due to be held inBuenos Aires,Argentina, was cancelled.[36][37]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Duke Ragan | Featherweight | Kistohurry (FRA) W 3–2 |  Temirzhanov (KAZ)W 5–0 |  Walker (IRL)W 3–2 |  Takyi (GHA)W 4–1 | Batyrgaziev (ROC) L 2–3 | |
| Keyshawn Davis | Lightweight |  Lacruz (NED)W 5–0 | Oumiha (FRA) WRSC | Mamedov (ROC) W 4–1 |  Bachkov (ARM)W 5–0 |  Cruz (CUB)L 1–4 | |
| Delante Johnson | Welterweight |  Arregui (ARG)W 3–2 | Zhussupov (KAZ) W 4–1 | Iglesias (CUB) L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||
| Troy Isley | Middleweight |  Bandarenka (BLR)W 5–0 | Bakshi (ROC) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Richard Torrez | Super heavyweight | Bye |  Bouloudinat (ALG)W 5–0 | Peró (CUB) W 4–1 | Kunkabayev (KAZ) WRSC |  Jalolov (UZB)L 0–5 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Virginia Fuchs | Flyweight | Soluianova (ROC) W 3–2 |  Krasteva (BUL)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Yarisel Ramirez | Featherweight |  Čačić (CRO)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rashida Ellis | Lightweight | Bye |  Dubois (GBR)L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Oshae Jones | Welterweight | Bye | Cruz (MEX) W 3–2 | Moronta (DOM) W 4–0 | Gu H (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Naomi Graham | Middleweight | — | Magomedalieva (ROC) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||
U.S. canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships inLa Seu d'Urgell,Spain.[38] With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships, the U.S. team accepted the invitation from theICF to send a canoeist in the men's slalom C-1 to the Games, as the highest-ranked eligible nation from the Americas in the federation's international rankings.[39]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zachary Lokken | Men's C-1 | 99.74 | 3 | 166.94 | 17 | 99.74 | 4Q | 105.97 | 7Q | 106.08 | 7 |
| Michal Smolen | Men's K-1 | 96.61 | 13 | 98.03 | 22 | 96.61 | 19Q | 96.11 | 3Q | 99.12 | 5 |
| Evy Leibfarth | Women's C-1 | 115.55 | 7 | 113.06 | 6 | 113.06 | 7Q | 183.32 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Women's K-1 | 123.85 | 20 | 109.70 | 14 | 109.70 | 15Q | 112.73 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
The United States qualified a single boat in the women's C-1 200 m for the Games by winning the gold medal at the2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships inSzeged,Hungary.[40]
TeenagerNevin Harrison won a historic first ever gold medal for the United States in the women's canoe.[41]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nevin Harrison | Women's C-1 200 m | 44.938 | 1SF | Bye | 46.697 | 1FA | 45.932 | | |
Qualification Legend:FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal);SF = Qualify to semifinal;QF = Qualify to quarterfinal
The Americans won a bronze medal in women's track team pursuit (headlined byChloé Dygert). Despite having won four world championships in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020, and featuring 2018 world champion and 2019 world cup winnerKate Courtney, the U.S. did not medal in mountain biking. The U.S. was also shut out of medals in BMX racing.[42][43] In BMX freestyle, 2021 world championHannah Roberts won silver. The only gold medal of the cycling delegation was won byJennifer Valente, who scored an upset victory in the women's omnium.
Six U.S. riders (two men and four women) entered into their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in theUCI World Ranking.[44]
With her golden finish in the women's time trial at the2019 UCI World Championships, Rio 2016 silver medalistChloé Dygert Owen was automatically selected to the U.S. road cycling squad for the Games.[45]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Craddock | Road race | 6:21:46 | 80 |
| Brandon McNulty | 6:06:33 | 6 | |
| Lawson Craddock | Time trial | 1:03:52.99 | 34 |
| Brandon McNulty | 59:57.73 | 24 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Chloé Dygert | Road race | 3:58:51 | 31 |
| Coryn Rivera | 3:54:31 | 7 | |
| Leah Thomas | 3:56:07 | 29 | |
| Ruth Winder | 4:02:16 | 45 | |
| Chloé Dygert | Time trial | 32:29.89 | 7 |
| Amber Neben | 31:26.13 | 5 |
Following the completion of the2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, U.S. riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the omnium and madison, as well as the women's sprint, keirin, and team pursuit, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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| Time speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Madalyn Godby | Women's sprint | 10.869 66.243 | 20Q |  Genest (CAN)L | Lee H-j (KOR) Shmeleva (ROC) W 11.372 63.313 | Friedrich (GER) L |  Lee W-s (HKG)L | Did not advance | |||||
Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Opponent Results | Rank | |||
| Chloé Dygert Megan Jastrab Jennifer Valente Emma White Lily Williams[a] | Women's team pursuit | 4:10.118 | 3 | Great Britain (GBR) L 4:07.562 | Canada (CAN) W 4:08.040 | | |
Keirin
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Madalyn Godby | Women's keirin | 2QF | Bye | 5 | Did not advance | |
Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Points race | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Gavin Hoover | Men's omnium | 22 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 74 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 99 | 8 |
| Jennifer Valente | Women's omnium | 40 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 124 | |
Madison
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Hegyvary Gavin Hoover | Men's madison | DNF | ||
| Megan Jastrab Jennifer Valente | Women's madison | 1 | 0 | 9 |
The United States entered three mountain bikers to compete in the women's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of Kate Courtney's win at the Pan American Games, and a combined national ranking ensuring two other women got to participate.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Blevins | Men's cross-country | 1:28:13 | 14 |
| Haley Batten | Women's cross-country | 1:20:13 | 9 |
| Kate Courtney | 1:22:19 | 15 | |
| Chloe Woodruff | LAP (1 lap) | 31 |
U.S. riders qualified for five quota place (two men and three women) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of June 1, 2021.[46][47]
Defending Olympic championConnor Fields suffered a crash in his semi-final heat and was unable to start in the final. He was hospitalized.[48]
Alise Willoughby was the reigning world champion but she also suffered a crash and did not qualify for the final.[49]
Race
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Connor Fields | Men's race | 4 | 1Q | 12 | 4Q | DNS | |
| Corben Sharrah | 11 | 4Q | 22 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Payton Ridenour | Women's race | 13 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Felicia Stancil | 5 | 2Q | 7 | 1Q | 45.131 | 4 | |
| Alise Willoughby | 3 | 1Q | 18 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
FreestyleU.S. riders received a single quota spot each in the inaugural men's and women's BMX freestyle at the Games. Commanding the top spot in theUSA Cycling rankings before the May 12 cutoff, 18-year-old Hannah Roberts was officially selected toTeam USA's BMX cycling team for the Games.[50]
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Final | ||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nick Bruce | Men's freestyle | 3.80 | 9 | 24.60 | 9 |
| Justin Dowell | 75.20 | 8 | 44.60 | 8 | |
| Perris Benegas | Women's freestyle | 86.50 | 2 | 88.50 | 4 |
| Hannah Roberts | 87.70 | 1 | 96.10 | | |
U.S. divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Games through the2019 FINA World Championships. Divers had to finish in the top two of each individual event and accumulate the highest score as a pair in each of the synchronized events at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, held inIndianapolis, Indiana (June 6 to 13), to assure their selection to the Olympic team.[51]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Andrew Capobianco | 3 m springboard | 385.50 | 17Q | 419.60 | 10Q | 401.70 | 10 |
| Tyler Downs | 348.70 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Brandon Loschiavo | 10 m platform | 403.85 | 11Q | 409.75 | 10Q | 383.65 | 11 |
| Jordan Windle | 390.05 | 15Q | 409.80 | 9Q | 407.90 | 9 | |
| Andrew Capobianco Michael Hixon | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 444.36 | | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hailey Hernandez | 3 m springboard | 309.55 | 6Q | 291.60 | 10Q | 288.45 | 9 |
| Krysta Palmer | 279.10 | 15Q | 316.65 | 5Q | 343.75 | | |
| Delaney Schnell | 10 m platform | 360.75 | 3Q | 342.75 | 3Q | 340.40 | 5 |
| Katrina Young | 286.65 | 17Q | 263.60 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Alison Gibson Krysta Palmer | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 263.49 | 8 | |||
| Jessica Parratto Delaney Schnell | 10 m synchronized platform | — | 310.80 | | |||
U.S. equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions through the2018 FEI World Equestrian Games inTryon, North Carolina and the2019 Pan American Games inLima,Peru.[52][53]
The U.S. Olympic dressage team was announced on June 17, 2021. The team was led by London 2012 Olympian Adrienne Lyle, and rounded up by the two German-born riders, veteran Steffen Peters and rookie Sabine Schut-Kery. Nick Wagman and Don John were named the traveling reserves.[54]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | |||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Total | Rank | |||
| Adrienne Lyle | Salvino | Individual | 74.876 | 14Q | — | DNS | ||||
| Steffen Peters | Suppenkasper | 76.196 | 11q | 76.393 | 85.543 | 80.968 | 10 | |||
| Sabine Schut-Kery | Sanceo | 78.416 | 7Q | 80.143 | 88.457 | 84.300 | 5 | |||
| Adrienne Lyle Steffen Peters Sabine Schut-Kery | See above | Team | 7389.5 | 4Q | 7747.0 | | — | |||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group;q = Qualified for the final based on overall position
The U.S. Olympic eventing team was announced on May 27, 2021. The team was led by two Olympic veterans, Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin, both Australian-born, and completed by rookieLiz Halliday-Sharp. Doug Payne and Vandiver were named the team alternates.[55] On July 7, 2021, Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z were withdrawn from the Olympic team. Doug Payne stepped in to be a replacement, while Tamie Smith and Mai Baum became the new traveling alternates.[56]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Phillip Dutton | Z | Individual | 30.50 | 16 | 4.80 | 35.30 | 17 | 8.00 | 43.30 | 19Q | 10.80 | 54.10 | 21 | 54.10 | 21 |
| Boyd Martin | Tsetserleg | 31.10 | 20 | 3.20 | 34.30 | 14 | 4.40 | 38.70 | 15Q | 13.60 | 52.30 | 20 | 52.30 | 20 | |
| Doug Payne | Vandiver | 33.00 | 30 | 6.80 | 39.80 | 23 | 4.00 | 43.80 | 20Q | 4.40 | 48.20 | 16 | 48.20 | 16 | |
| Phillip Dutton Boyd Martin Doug Payne | See above | Team | 94.60 | 8 | 14.80 | 109.40 | 5 | 16.40 | 125.80 | 6 | — | 125.80 | 6 | ||
The U.S. Olympic jumping team was named on July 5, 2021. The team consisted of two Olympic veterans,Kent Farrington andLaura Kraut, who were joined by rookieJessica Springsteen.[57]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Jump-off | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Kent Farrington | Gazelle | Individual | 4 | =31 | Did not advance | |||||
| Laura Kraut | Baloutinue | 8 | =44 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jessica Springsteen | Don Juan van de Donkhoeve | 4 | =31 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Laura Kraut Jessica Springsteen McLain Ward | Baloutinue Don Juan van de Donkhoeve Contagious | Team | 13 | 5Q | 8 | 237.20 | =1 | 0 | 124.20 | |
U.S. fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil and women's team épée at the Games, by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the sabre and men's épée teams claimed the spot each as the highest-ranked nation from the Americas zone outside the world's top four.[58][59]
On January 11, 2020,Lee Kiefer became the first fencer to guarantee selection to the U.S. team for her third consecutive Games, with a dominant number-one position in the national women's foil rankings.[60] A month later, Kiefer's husbandGerek Meinhardt, the first U.S. male fencer slated to compete in four Olympics sinceMichael Marx did so inAtlanta 1996, and his childhood friend and teammateAlexander Massialas, the first U.S. male fencer to win two medals in the same edition, secured the men's foil spots on their third consecutive trip together to the Games.[61] Rio 2016 OlympianEli Dershwitz, with two-time championMariel Zagunis (2004 and 2008) going to her fifth straight Olympics, topped the national men's and women's sabre rankings, respectively, to join the U.S. fencing roster in Tokyo.[62] Nine more fencers were officially selected to the roster for the rescheduled Games on March 23, 2021, including épée sistersCourtney andKelley Hurley and Rio 2016 silver medalistDaryl Homer in the men's sabre.[63] The men's and women's foil teams completed the fencers' selection for the Games on March 28, 2021.[64]
The 2019 world champions U.S. men's foil team won abronze, and 2018 world champions U.S. women's foil teammissed the podium.[65]Lee Kiefer scored an upset victory over defending Olympic and world championInna Deriglazova of the ROC to win the first ever women's foil gold for the United States.[66]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jacob Hoyle | Épée | Bye | Park S-y (KOR) L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Curtis McDowald | Bye | Bardenet (FRA) L 12–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Yeisser Ramirez |  Niggeler (SUI)W 15–6 | Bida (ROC) L 2–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jacob Hoyle Curtis McDowald Yeisser Ramirez | Team épée | — | Japan (JPN) L 39–45 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nick Itkin | Foil | Bye | A Borodachev (ROC) W 15–11 | K Borodachev (ROC) L 13–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Alexander Massialas | Bye | Joppich (GER) L 12–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gerek Meinhardt | Bye | Mylnikov (ROC) L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Race Imboden Nick Itkin Alexander Massialas Gerek Meinhardt | Team foil | — | Bye | Germany (GER) W 45–36 | ROC L 41–45 | Japan (JPN) W 45–31 | | |
| Eli Dershwitz | Sabre | Bye | Streets (JPN) W 15–9 | Kim J-h (KOR) L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Daryl Homer | Bye |  Amer (EGY)L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Andrew Mackiewicz | Shimamura (JPN) W 15–13 | Oh S-u (KOR) L 7–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eli Dershwitz Daryl Homer Andrew Mackiewicz Khalil Thompson | Team sabre | — | Bye |  Hungary (HUN)L 36–45 | Classification semifinal Iran (IRI) L 36–45 | Seventh place final ROC LWO | 8 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Katharine Holmes | Épée | Bye | Song S-r (KOR) L 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Courtney Hurley | Bye | Zhu My (CHN) L 8–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kelley Hurley | Bye |  Kirpu (EST)W 15–14 | Murtazaeva (ROC) L 11–12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Katharine Holmes Courtney Hurley Kelley Hurley Anna van Brummen | Team épée | — | South Korea (KOR) L 33–38 | Classification semifinal Hong Kong (HKG) W 42–31 | Fifth place final Poland (POL)W 33–26 | 5 | ||
| Jacqueline Dubrovich | Foil | Bye | Ebert (GER) L 14–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lee Kiefer | Bye |  Berthier (SGP)W 15–4 | Harvey (CAN) W 15–13 | Ueno (JPN) W 15–11 | Korobeynikova (ROC) W 15–6 | Deriglazova (ROC) W 15–13 | | |
| Nicole Ross | Bye | Karemete (TUR) W 15–5 | Ueno (JPN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jacqueline Dubrovich Lee Kiefer Nicole Ross Sabrina Massialas | Team foil | — | Japan (JPN) W 45–36 | ROC L 42–45 | Italy (ITA) L 23–45 | 4 | ||
| Anne-Elizabeth Stone | Sabre | Bye |  Bashta (AZE)L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Dagmara Wozniak | Bye | Nikitina (ROC) L 14–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mariel Zagunis | Bye | Page (CAN) W 15–3 | Kim J-y (KOR) W 15–12 | Velikaya (ROC) L 8–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Francesca Russo Anne-Elizabeth Stone Dagmara Wozniak Mariel Zagunis | Team sabre | — | Bye | France (FRA) L 30–45 | Classification semifinal China (CHN) W 45–35 | Fifth place final Japan (JPN) L 43–45 | 6 | |
Summary
Key:
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States women's | Women's tournament |  SwedenL 0–3 |  New ZealandW 6–1 | Australia D 0–0 | 2Q | Netherlands W 2–2 (4–2) | Canada L 0–1 | Australia W 4–3 | |
The United States women's soccer team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the finals of the2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship inCarson, California.[67]
The2019 world championsUSWNT, unbeaten for more than two years, lost its opener to Sweden and then lost to Canada in the semi-finals. They ultimately won the bronze medal.
Team roster
The final squad of 22 was announced on 23 June 2021.[68]
Head coach:
Vlatko Andonovski
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Alyssa Naeher | (1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 33) | 73 | 0 | Chicago Red Stars |
| 2 | 2DF | Crystal Dunn | (1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 29) | 116 | 24 | Portland Thorns |
| 3 | 3MF | Sam Mewis | (1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 28) | 77 | 23 | North Carolina Courage |
| 4 | 2DF | Becky Sauerbrunn(captain) | (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 36) | 188 | 0 | Portland Thorns |
| 5 | 2DF | Kelley O'Hara | (1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 32) | 140 | 2 | Washington Spirit |
| 6 | 3MF | Kristie Mewis | (1991-02-25)February 25, 1991 (aged 30) | 26 | 4 | Houston Dash |
| 7 | 4FW | Tobin Heath | (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 33) | 171 | 35 | Unattached |
| 8 | 3MF | Julie Ertz | (1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 29) | 110 | 20 | Chicago Red Stars |
| 9 | 3MF | Lindsey Horan | (1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 27) | 98 | 22 | Portland Thorns |
| 10 | 4FW | Carli Lloyd | (1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 39) | 306 | 126 | Gotham FC |
| 11 | 4FW | Christen Press | (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 32) | 149 | 63 | Unattached |
| 12 | 2DF | Tierna Davidson | (1998-09-19)September 19, 1998 (aged 22) | 34 | 1 | Chicago Red Stars |
| 13 | 4FW | Alex Morgan | (1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 32) | 180 | 110 | Orlando Pride |
| 14 | 2DF | Emily Sonnett | (1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 27) | 56 | 0 | Washington Spirit |
| 15 | 4FW | Megan Rapinoe | (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 36) | 179 | 59 | OL Reign |
| 16 | 3MF | Rose Lavelle | (1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 26) | 56 | 14 | OL Reign |
| 17 | 2DF | Abby Dahlkemper | (1993-05-13)May 13, 1993 (aged 28) | 71 | 0 |  Manchester City |
| 18 | 1GK | Adrianna Franch | (1990-11-12)November 12, 1990 (aged 30) | 6 | 0 | Portland Thorns |
| 19 | 3MF | Catarina Macario | (1999-10-04)October 4, 1999 (aged 21) | 7 | 1 | Lyon |
| 20 | 2DF | Casey Krueger | (1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 30) | 34 | 0 | Chicago Red Stars |
| 21 | 4FW | Lynn Williams | (1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (aged 28) | 37 | 11 | North Carolina Courage |
| 22 | 1GK | Jane Campbell | (1995-02-17)February 17, 1995 (aged 26) | 5 | 0 | Houston Dash |
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal final
The United States entered a total of four male and four female golfers into the Olympic tournament.Bryson DeChambeau was originally selected for the men's team, but he tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced byPatrick Reed.[70]
Xander Schauffele won gold for the United States in the men's tournament with a winning score of −18, holding off a late charge by Slovakia'sRory Sabbatini to emerge victorious by one stroke. Top-seededCollin Morikawa finished fourth in the seven-man third-place playoff. In the women's tournament,Nelly Korda clinched the gold medal with a winning score of −17.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Playoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Collin Morikawa | Men's | 69 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 269 | −15 | =3 | 10 | =4 |
| Patrick Reed | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 274 | −10 | =22 | — | ||
| Xander Schauffele | 68 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 266 | −18 | | — | ||
| Justin Thomas | 71 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 274 | −10 | =22 | — | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Danielle Kang | Women's | 69 | 69 | 74 | 65 | 277 | −7 | =20 |
| Jessica Korda | 71 | 67 | 73 | 64 | 275 | −9 | =15 | |
| Nelly Korda | 67 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 267 | −17 | | |
| Lexi Thompson | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 281 | −3 | 33 | |
The United States fielded a full squad of eight gymnasts (four per gender) into the Olympic competition. At the2018 World Championships inDoha,Qatar, the women's squad scored a gold-medal victory in the team all-around to book an automatic berth for Tokyo 2020.[71] Meanwhile, the men's squad was added to the U.S. gymnastics roster after finishing fourth out of the nations eligible for qualification in the preliminaries of the team all-around at the2019 World Championships inStuttgart,Germany.[72][73]
In gymnastics, health concerns caused four-time gold medalist and 19-time world championSimone Biles to withdraw from the women's team event, in which the U.S. ultimately won the silver medal. Biles subsequently skipped four individual events before returning for the balance beam event, in which she won a bronze medal.[74]Sunisa Lee won the gold medal in thewomen's artistic individual all-around. The four members of theUnited States women's team, Biles,Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, andGrace McCallum were nicknamed theFighting Four as a tribute to the adversity they faced.[75][76]
MenTeam
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Brody Malone | Team | 13.733 | 14.200 | 14.533 | 14.633 | 14.533Q | 85.298 | 11Q | — | 14.000 | 14.100 | 14.233 | — | 14.633 | — | ||
| Sam Mikulak | 14.466 | 13.900 | 13.866 | 14.133 | 15.433Q | 84.664 | 14Q | 12.133 | 13.733 | — | 14.466 | 15.000 | 14.566 | ||||
| Yul Moldauer | 14.866Q | 14.233 | 14.033 | 14.133 | 12.933 | 84.098 | 19 | 14.366 | 14.366 | 13.900 | 14.200 | 14.566 | — | ||||
| Shane Wiskus | 14.733 | 14.700 | 13.700 | 83.365 | 21 | 13.466 | — | 14.166 | — | 14.700 | 14.000 | ||||||
| Total | 44.065 | 41.866 | 42.099 | 42.799 | 44.766 | 41.166 | 256.761 | 4Q | 39.965 | 42.099 | 42.166 | 42.899 | 44.266 | 43.199 | 254.594 | 5 | |
Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Brody Malone | All-around | See team results | 14.300 | 14.100 | 13.833 | 14.366 | 13.466 | 14.400 | 84.465 | 10 | |||||||
| Sam Mikulak | 12.933 | 13.566 | 13.533 | 14.533 | 14.966 | 13.633 | 83.164 | 12 | |||||||||
| Yul Moldauer | Floor | 14.866 | — | 14.866 | 6Q | 13.533 | — | 13.533 | 6 | ||||||||
| Alec Yoder | Pommel horse | — | 15.200 | — | 15.200 | 4Q | — | 14.566 | — | 14.566 | 6 | ||||||
| Sam Mikulak | Parallel bars | — | 15.433 | — | 15.433 | 5Q | — | 15.000 | — | 15.000 | 6 | ||||||
| Brody Malone | Horizontal bar | — | 14.533 | 14.533 | 4Q | — | 14.200 | 14.200 | 4 | ||||||||
Women
Team
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Simone Biles | Team | 15.183Q[b] | 14.566Q[b] | 14.066Q | 14.133Q[b] | 57.731 | 1Q[b] | 13.766 | — | — | |||
| Jordan Chiles | 14.700 | 13.566 | 52.968 | 40 | 14.666 | 14.166 | 13.433 | 11.700 | |||||
| Sunisa Lee | 15.200Q | 14.200Q | 57.166 | 3Q | — | 15.400 | 14.133 | 13.666 | |||||
| Grace McCallum | 14.533 | 14.100 | 13.066 | 13.466 | 55.165 | 13 | 14.300 | 13.700 | 13.666 | 13.500 | |||
| Total | 44.199 | 43.866 | 41.332 | 41.165 | 170.562 | 2Q | 42.732 | 43.266 | 41.232 | 38.866 | 166.096 | | |
Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Jade Carey | All-around | 15.166 | 14.133 | 12.866 | 14.100 | 56.265 | 9R | 15.200 | 13.500 | 11.533 | 13.966 | 54.199 | 8 |
| Sunisa Lee | See team results | 14.600 | 15.300 | 13.833 | 13.700 | 57.433 | | ||||||
| Jade Carey | Vault | 15.166 | — | 15.166 | 2Q | 12.416 | — | 12.416 | 8 | ||||
| MyKayla Skinner | 14.866 | 14.866 | 4R | 14.916 | 14.916 | | |||||||
| Sunisa Lee | Uneven bars | — | 15.200 | — | 15.200 | 2Q | — | 14.500 | — | 14.500 | | ||
| Simone Biles | Balance beam | — | 14.066 | — | 14.066 | 7Q | — | 14.000 | — | 14.000 | | ||
| Sunisa Lee | 14.200 | 14.200 | 3Q | 13.866 | 13.866 | 5 | |||||||
| Jade Carey | Floor | — | 14.100 | 14.100 | 3Q | — | 14.366 | 14.366 | | ||||
b Biles withdrew from the finals for all-around, uneven bars, vault, and floor.
Two U.S rhythmic gymnasts qualified for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 16 at the2019 World Championships inBaku,Azerbaijan.[77] Additionally, the United States qualified for the group all-around after the re-allocation of Japan's host nation spot from the2019 World Championships. The individuals and group members of the rhythmic gymnastics team were announced on June 27, 2021.[78]
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Evita Griskenas | Individual | 23.675 | 23.400 | 23.850 | 20.775 | 91.700 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Laura Zeng | 22.000 | 23.700 | 24.700 | 21.000 | 91.400 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||||
Team
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 apps | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | 5 apps. | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | ||
| Isabelle Connor Camilla Feeley Lili Mizuno Nicole Sladkov Elizaveta Pletneva | Group | 37.850 | 35.825 | 73.675 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Nicole Ahsinger's sixth-place finish was the highest-ever achievement in the trampoline discipline by an American.[79]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Aliaksei Shostak | Men's | 82.150 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Nicole Ahsinger | Women's | 102.110 | 7Q | 54.350 | 6 |
The United States entered four judoka (one man and three women) into the Olympic tournament based on theInternational Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking, after reallocations.[80]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Colton Brown | Men's −90 kg | Bye |  Schwendinger (LIE)W 11–00 | Žgank (TUR) L 00–01 | Did not advance | ||||
| Angelica Delgado | Women's −52 kg | — |  Ramos (POR)W 10–00 | Pupp (HUN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nefeli Papadakis | Women's −78 kg | — | Yoon H-j (KOR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nina Cutro-Kelly | Women's +78 kg | — |  Velenšek (SLO)L 00–11 | Did not advance | |||||
Four U.S. karateka were entered into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2012 world bronze medalist and defending Pan American Games championSakura Kokumai qualified directly for the women's kata category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[81][82]Thomas Scott earned his ticket to Tokyo after the reallocation of a vacant spot in the Male Kumite −75 kg category of the Olympic competition.[83][84]
Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Thomas Scott | Men's −75 kg | Nishimura (JPN) L 0–2 | Hárspataki (HUN) W 8–3 | Horuna (UKR) L 1–2 | Abdelaziz (EGY) W 7–6 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Brian Irr | Men's +75 kg | Gaysinsky (CAN) D 0–0 |  Hamedi (KSA)L 1–4 | Ganjzadeh (IRI) L 0–6 | Kvesić (CRO) L 1–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Kata
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ariel Torres | Men's kata | 26.19 | 2Q | 26.46 | 2Q |  Díaz (VEN)W 26.72–26.34 | |
| Sakura Kokumai | Women's kata | 25.75 | 3Q | 25.54 | 3Q | Bottaro (ITA) L 25.40–26.48 | 5 |
U.S. athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon.Amro El-Geziry, a three-time Olympian from Egypt who immigrated to the United States, and rookieSamantha Achterberg secured a selection each in the men's and women's event respectively by virtue of a top-five finish at the2019 Pan American Games inLima.[85][86]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (Épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (Show jumping) | Combined: shooting / running (10 m air pistol) / (3200 m) | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank | ||
| Amro El-Geziry | Men's | 16–19 | 2 | 22 | 198 | 1:52.96OR | 1 | 325 | 10 | 10 | 290 | 12:35.32 | 36 | 545 | 1358 | 25 |
| Samantha Achterberg | Women's | 9–26 | 1 | 35 | 155 | 2:15.78 | 19 | 279 | 11 | 17 | 289 | 12:25.56 | 14 | 555 | 1278 | 21 |
The United States qualified the nine boats in the table below out of the fourteen Olympic classes, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the2019 FISA World Championships inOttensheim,Austria. Rowing events were qualified by nation, so rowers had to be selected by the NOCs for each of these crews.[87][88][89] The women's lightweight double qualified at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta on May 16 and 17 inLucerne.
London 2012 OlympianKara Kohler became the first rower to guarantee her selection on the U.S. team for the rescheduled Games with an outright triumph in the women's single sculls at the first Olympic Trials inSarasota, Florida, on February 21 to 26, 2021.[90] Meanwhile,Genevra Stone, Rio 2016 silver medalist in the single sculls, teamed up with her rookie partner Kristina Wagner to secure the women's double sculls spot at the second Olympic Trials (April 12 to 15, 2021) inWest Windsor, New Jersey.[91] The fours, eights, and women's quad were selected through camps, with the final nomination made by the Olympic Committee on June 18.
The Americans finished without a single rowing medal for the first time in history. The three-time defending gold medalists women's eight finished fourth.[92]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Clark Dean Michael Grady Andrew Reed Anders Weiss | Four | 5:57.27 | 2FA | Bye | 5:48.85 | 5 | |
| Justin Best Liam Corrigan Ben Davison Austin Hack Conor Harrity Nick Mead Alex Miklasevich Alexander Richards Julian Venonsky | Eight | 5:30.57 | 2R | 5:23.43 | 3FA | 5:26.75 | 4 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kara Kohler | Single sculls | 7:49.71 | 1QF | Bye | 7:59.39 | 2SA/B | 7:26.10 | 4FB | 7:29.72 | 9 | |
| Tracy Eisser Megan Kalmoe | Pair | 7:26.95 | 4R | 7:29.87 | 2SA/B | — | 7:02.52 | 5FB | 7:02.16 | 10 | |
| Genevra Stone Kristina Wagner | Double sculls | 6:55.65 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 7:11.14 | 3FA | 6:52.98 | 5 | ||
| Mary Reckford Michelle Sechser | Lightweight double sculls | 7:05.30 | 3R | 7:21.25 | 1SA/B | — | 6:41.54 | 2FA | 6:48.54 | 5 | |
| Kendall Chase Claire Collins Grace Luczak Madeleine Wanamaker | Four | 6:43.80 | 4R | 6:53.26 | 5FB | — | 6:33.65 | 7 | |||
| Cicely Madden Meghan O'Leary Alie Rusher Ellen Tomek | Quadruple sculls | 6:34.36 | 5R | 6:50.74 | 6FB | — | 6:30.03 | 10 | |||
| Charlotte Buck Olivia Coffey Gia Doonan Katelin Guregian Brooke Mooney Meghan Musnicki Kristine O'Brien Regina Salmons Jessica Thoennes | Eight | 6:08.69 | 1FA | Bye | — | 6:02.78 | 4 | ||||
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);FC=Final C (non-medal);FD=Final D (non-medal);FE=Final E (non-medal);FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B;SC/D=Semifinals C/D;SE/F=Semifinals E/F;QF=Quarterfinals;R=Repechage
Summary
| Team | Event | Pool round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal /Cl. | Final /BM /Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament |  KenyaW 19–14 |  IrelandW 19–17 |  South AfricaL 12–17 | 2Q |  Great BritainL 21–26 | Classification semifinal Canada W 21–14 | 5th place final South Africa L 7–28 | 6 |
| United States women | Women's tournament | China W 28–14 | Japan W 17–7 | Australia W 14–12 | 1Q | Great Britain L 12–21 | Classification semifinal China W 33–14 | 5th place final Australia L 7–17 | 6 |
TheUnited States national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[93]
Team roster
United States' 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021.[94]Brett Thompson replacedBen Pinkelman due to injury on 8 July 2021.[95]
Head coach:Mike Friday
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BK | Carlin Isles | (1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 31) | 57 | 1,037 |
| 2 | FW | Brett Thompson | (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 30) | 32 | 175 |
| 3 | FW | Danny Barrett | (1990-03-23)23 March 1990 (aged 31) | 54 | 564 |
| 4 | FW | Matai Leuta | (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 31) | 40 | 135 |
| 5 | FW | Joe Schroeder | (1993-06-14)14 June 1993 (aged 28) | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | BK | Kevon Williams | (1991-06-07)7 June 1991 (aged 30) | 27 | 192 |
| 7 | BK | Folau Niua | (1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 36) | 69 | 647 |
| 8 | BK | Maceo Brown | (1995-09-01)1 September 1995 (aged 25) | 14 | 35 |
| 9 | FW | Stephen Tomasin | (1994-09-25)25 September 1994 (aged 26) | 37 | 616 |
| 10 | BK | Madison Hughes (c) | (1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 28) | 52 | 1,510 |
| 11 | BK | Perry Baker | (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 35) | 47 | 1,027 |
| 12 | BK | Martin Iosefo | (1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 31) | 46 | 378 |
| 13 | BK | Cody Melphy | (1993-04-05)5 April 1993 (aged 28) | 6 | 53 |
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 5 | |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 3 |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:30 |
| United States | 19–14 | Kenya |
| Try:Isles 2' m Iosefo 4' c Hughes 13' c Con:Hughes (1/2) 5' Tomasin (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Injera 6' c Oluoch 9' c Con:Agero (2/2) 7', 10' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Jordan Way (Australia) |
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 18:30 |
| United States | 19–17 | Ireland |
| Try:Baker 1' c Hughes 3' m Tomasin 10' c Con:Hughes (2/3) 2', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Lennox 7' m McNulty 8' m Horan 14' c Con:Dardis (0/2) Roche (1/1) 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:30 |
| South Africa | 17–12 | United States |
| Try:S. Davids (2) 6' m, 10' m Gans 8' c Con:S. Davids (1/3) 9' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Schroeder 1' m Thompson 12' c Con:Melphy (0/1) Hughes (1/1) 13' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Craig Evans (Wales) |
Quarterfinal
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:00 |
| Great Britain | 26–21 | United States |
| Try:Lindsay-Hague 6' c Harris 8' c Davis 10' c Norton 11' m Con:Bibby (3/4) 7', 8', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Barrett 1' c Baker (2) 3' c, 4' c Con:Hughes (3/3) 1', 3', 4' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:James Doleman (New Zealand) |
Classification semifinal (5–8)
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 10:00 |
| Canada | 14–21 | United States |
| Try:Jones 6' c Douglas 13' c Con:Hirayama (2/2) 7', 13' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Isles (2) 2' c, 14' c Iosefo 12' c Con:Hughes (3/3) 2', 12', 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Francisco González (Uruguay) |
Fifth place match
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 17:00 |
| United States | 7–28 | South Africa |
| Try:Tomasin 4' c Con:Hughes (1/1) 4' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Geduld 2' c Makata 7' c Arendse 12' c Gans 14' c Con:Brown (2/2) 2', 7' du Preez (2/2) 13', 14' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee:Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
TheUnited States women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the bronze medal and securing an outright berth at thepenultimate leg of the2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[97]
Team roster
The United States' squad of 12 players was named on 17 June 2021.[98]
Head coach:Rob Cain
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 24 | +62 | 7 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Japan(H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 94 | −87 | 3 |
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 10:00 |
| United States | 28–14 | China |
| Try:Thomas 5' c Kirshe (2) 10' c, 12' c Canett 14' c Con:Heavirland (2/2) 6', 10' Kelter (1/1) 13' Canett (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Wang 3' c Chen 14' +1 c Con:Chen (1/1) 4' Yu (1/1) 14' +1 |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo |
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 18:00 |
| United States | 17–7 | Japan |
| Try:Maher 1' m Matyas 4' m Ramsey 9' c Con:Canett-Oca (0/2) Heavirland (1/1) 9' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Koide 13' c Con:Yamanaka (1/1) 13' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo |
| 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 10:30 |
| Australia | 12–14 | United States |
| Try:Williams 5' c Hayes 8' m Con:Williams (1/2) 6' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Emba 9' c Gustaitis 11' c Con:Heavirland (2/2) 10', 11' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo |
Quarterfinal
| 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:00[note 1] |
| United States | 12–21 | Great Britain |
| Try:Kirshe 11' m Tapper 14' c Con:Heavirland (1/2) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Joyce (2) 1' c, 8' c Brown 2' c Con:Aitchison (3/3) 1', 2', 8' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo |
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 10:30 |
| United States | 33–14 | China |
| Try:Thomas 1' c, 3' c Tapper 6' c Maher 10' m, 14' c Con:Heavirland (4/5) 1', 3', 7', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Wang 1' c Chen 9' c Con:Chen (2/2) 2', 9' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo |
Fifth place match
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 17:00 |
| Australia | 17–7 | United States |
| Try:Nathan 5' m Ashby 8' m Hayes 12' c Con:Williams (0/2) Hinds (1/1) 12' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try:Kirshe 10' c Con:Heavirland (1/1) 10' |
| Tokyo Stadium,Tokyo |
U.S. sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas.[99][100] The U.S. Olympic team were determined based on the sailors' finishing positions, along with the cumulative series scores, from their respective boats at major international regattas in three selection phases: early, middle, and late.[101]
On February 14, 2020,US Sailing announced the selection for the 49erFX and Nacra 17 crews to represent the country at theEnoshima regatta based on their cumulative results at the 2019 and 2020 World Championships, with windsurfersPedro Pascual andFarrah Hall and single-handed sailorsCharlie Buckingham (Laser) and multiple world medalistPaige Railey (Laser Radial) joining them towards the end of the month.[102]
With the 2020 Olympics rescheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic,US Sailing updated the athlete selection procedures for the country's sailing squad, which included the men's 470 Olympic trials based on the results of the first two selection meets.[103] Hence, Rio 2016 OlympianDavid Hughes, with his partner and skipperStuart McNay returning to the Olympic regatta for the fourth straight time, was officially nominated to the U.S. sailing team on June 23, 2020.[104] Finn sailor Luke Muller joined the roster for his maiden Games on July 10, 2020.[105] The women's 470 crew (Barnes & Dallman-Weiss) rounded out the squad selection at the 2021 Worlds inVilamoura,Portugal.[106]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Pedro Pascual | RS:X | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 110 | 9 | |
| Charlie Buckingham | Laser | 9 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | — | EL | 107 | 13 | ||
| Luke Muller | Finn | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | EL | 92 | 13 | ||
| David Hughes Stuart McNay | 470 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | 8 | 86 | 9 | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Farrah Hall | RS:X | 21 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | EL | 163 | 15 | |
| Paige Railey | Laser Radial | 40 | 25 | 36 | 25 | UFD | 27 | 17 | 34 | 39 | — | EL | 288 | 37 | ||
| Nikki Barnes Lara Dallman-Weiss | 470 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 19 | — | EL | 98 | 12 | ||
| Stephanie Roble Maggie Shea | 49erFX | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | DNE | 5 | EL | 101 | 11 | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Riley Gibbs Anna Weis | Nacra 17 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 99 | 9 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
U.S. shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series,2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[107] The U.S. shooting squad was determined based on the aggregate scores obtained by the shooters at two stages of the Olympic Trials (fall and spring).
On February 9, 2020, Team USA announced the first set of shooters to compete at the Games, including Rio 2016 OlympianLucas Kozeniesky in the air rifle.[108] The remaining shooters were named to the U.S. team at the second stage of the Olympic Team Trials: pistol (February 24 to March 1) and shotgun (February 25 to March 8).
The U.S. won three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal in shooting.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Lucas Kozeniesky | 10 m air rifle | 631.5 | 2Q | 165.0 | 6 |
| Will Shaner | 630.8 | 3Q | 251.6OR | | |
| Nick Mowrer | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1162 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Patrick Sunderman | 1172 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| James Hall | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Nick Mowrer | 576 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Jack Leverett III | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 552 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Henry Leverett | 566 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Brian Burrows | Trap | 121 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Derrick Mein | 119 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Vincent Hancock | Skeet | 122 (+8) | 4Q | 59OR | |
| Phillip Jungman | 120 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Mary Tucker | 10 m air rifle | 631.4 | 3Q | 166.0 | 6 |
| Alison Weisz | 626.9 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Sagen Maddalena | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1178 | 2Q | 427.8 | 5 |
| Mary Tucker | 1167 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexis Lagan | 10 m air pistol | 560 | 38 | Did not advance | |
| Sandra Uptagrafft | 557 | 49 | Did not advance | ||
| Alexis Lagan | 25 m pistol | 580 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Sandra Uptagrafft | 573 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
| Madelynn Bernau | Trap | 119 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Kayle Browning | 120 (+1) | 6Q | 42 | | |
| Amber English | Skeet | 121 | 3Q | 56OR | |
| Austen Smith | 119 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lucas Kozeniesky Mary Tucker | 10 m air rifle | 628.0 | 7Q | 418.0 | 2Q | Yang Hr / Yang Q (CHN) L 13–17 | |
| Will Shaner Alison Weisz | 629.7 | 5Q | 416.8 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| James Hall Sandra Uptagrafft | 10 m air pistol | 573 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Alexis Lagan Nick Mowrer | 565 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kayle Browning Derrick Mein | Trap | 140 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Brian Burrows Madelynn Bernau | 146 (+10) | 4Q |  Kovačócy /Špotáková (SVK) W 42 (+3)–42 (+2) | | |||
The United States qualified seven skateboarders: six in men's and women's park events, based on the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings List of June 30, 2021, and one in men's street events.
In skateboarding, the United States won two bronze medals. Reigning world champion and favoriteNyjah Huston was shut out of medals after stumbling on his last attempt.[109][110]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Cory Juneau | Park | 73.00 | 8Q | 84.13 | |
| Heimana Reynolds | 63.09 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Zion Wright | 67.21 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Jagger Eaton | Street | 35.07 | 2Q | 35.35 | |
| Nyjah Huston | 34.87 | 3Q | 26.10 | 7 | |
| Jake Ilardi | 29.03 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Jordyn Barratt | Park | 35.22 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Bryce Wettstein | 44.50 | 5Q | 44.50 | 6 | |
| Brighton Zeuner | 34.06 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Mariah Duran | Street | 7.95 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Alexis Sablone | 11.77 | 8Q | 13.57 | 4 | |
| Alana Smith | 1.25 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
The U.S. women's softball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the2018 Women's Softball World Championship inChiba,Japan.[111]
In softball, the 2018 world champion U.S. (that coincidentally won gold in Japan beating the hosts twice throughout the tournament), lost to Japan in the gold medal game after defeating them in the round robin.
Summary
| Team | Event | Round robin | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| United States women's | Women's tournament | Italy W 2–0 | Canada W 1–0 | Mexico W 2–0 | Australia W 2–1 (F/8) | Japan W 2–1 | 1 | Japan L 0–2 | |
Team roster
The United States roster was released on June 20, 2021.[112]
| Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics –United States roster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 1.000 | — | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Japan(H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | +15 | .600 | 2 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | −16 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | −20 | .000 | 5 |
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| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Yukiko Ueno (2–0) LP:Ally Carda (0–1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in sport climbing. 18-year-oldBrooke Raboutou became the first sport climber to be selected to the U.S. team for the Games by advancing to the final of the women's combined event and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the2019 IFSC World Championships inHachioji,Japan.[114][115] Meanwhile,Nathaniel Coleman andKyra Condie completed the U.S. sport climbing roster by finishing in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event inToulouse,France.[116] The fourth and final slot was awarded to 16-year-oldColin Duffy, after winning the gold medal at the IFSC Pan American Championships inLos Angeles.[117]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | Speed | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | ||||||||||
| Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | ||||||
| Nathaniel Coleman | Men's | 6.21 | 6 | 1T3z 4 6 | 11 | 39 | — | 5 | 550.00 | 8Q | 1 | 1 | 2T3z 4 4 | 1 | 34+ | — | 5 | 30 | |
| Colin Duffy | 6.23 | 6 | 2T2z 17 12 | 5 | 42+ | 4:44 | 2 | 60.00 | 3Q | 6.35 | 5 | 1T3z 1 5 | 4 | 40 | — | 3 | 60 | 7 | |
| Kyra Condie | Women's | 8.08 | 7 | 1T3z 4 5 | 11 | 22+ | — | 11 | 847.00 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Brooke Raboutou | 8.67 | 12 | 3T4z 4 4 | 2 | 26+ | 3:40 | 8 | 192.00 | 5Q | 8.77 | 7 | 0T3z 0 10 | 2 | 20+ | — | 6 | 84 | 5 | |
U.S. surfers qualified for the following spots to compete in surfing. California nativeKolohe Andino, two-time men's world championJohn John Florence, four-time women's world championCarissa Moore, and 17-year-oldCaroline Marks finished within the top ten (for men) and top eight (for women) of those eligible for qualification in theWorld Surf League rankings to secure their spots on the U.S. roster for Tokyo 2020.[118][119]
One of the most dominant surfers of the generation John John Florence finished without a medal.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kolohe Andino | Men's shortboard | 10.27 | 2Q | Bye | Florence (USA) W 14.83–11.60 | Igarashi (JPN) L 11.00–12.60 | Did not advance | =5 | ||
| John John Florence | 8.37 | 3q | 12.77 | 1Q | Andino (USA) L 11.60–14.83 | Did not advance | =9 | |||
| Caroline Marks | Women's shortboard | 13.40 | 1Q | Bye | Maeda (JPN) W 15.33–7.74 |  Hennessy (CRC)W 12.50–6.83 | Buitendag (RSA) L 3.67–11.00 | Tsuzuki (JPN) L 4.26–6.80 | 4 | |
| Carissa Moore | 11.74 | 1Q | Bye |  Mulánovich (PER)W 10.34–9.90 | Lima (BRA) W 14.26–8.30 | Tsuzuki (JPN) W 8.33–7.43 | Buitendag (RSA) W 14.93–8.46 | | ||
U.S. swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)).[120][121] To assure their selection to the U.S. team, swimmers had to finish in the top two of each individual pool event under the Olympic qualifying cut at the2020 United States Olympic Trials (June 13 to 20, 2021) inOmaha, Nebraska.[122]
The U.S. topped the medal count in swimming with 11 gold medals and 30 total medals.Caeleb Dressel won three individual golds and two relay golds; he won the most medals of any U.S. athlete at these Games.Katie Ledecky was defending 200m, 400m, and 800m titles, as well trying to win a newly introduced 1500m race where she held a world record. At the 2020 Games, Ledecky won two gold medals in 800m and 1500m and a silver in 400m; she also won a relay silver.Lilly King was defending her 100m breaststroke gold medal, as well as entering as the 2019 world champion in that event, and won the bronze medal; she also won silver in the 200m breastroke and a relay silver.Ryan Murphy was defending his gold medals in 100m and 200m backstroke (where he also held a world record) and ended up winning a silver and a bronze; he also won a relay gold.[123]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Andrew | 50 m freestyle | 21.89 | 11Q | 21.67 | =5Q | 21.60 | 4 |
| Caeleb Dressel | 21.32 | 1Q | 21.42 | 1Q | 21.07OR | | |
| Zach Apple | 100 m freestyle | 48.16 | 11Q | 48.04 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Caeleb Dressel | 47.73 | 2Q | 47.23 | 2Q | 47.02OR | | |
| Townley Haas | 200 m freestyle | 1:45.86 | 10Q | 1:46.07 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Kieran Smith | 1:46.20 | 13Q | 1:45.07 | 2Q | 1:45.12 | 6 | |
| Jake Mitchell | 400 m freestyle | 3:45.38 | 7Q | — | 3:45.39 | 8 | |
| Kieran Smith | 3:45.25 | 6Q | 3:43.94 | | |||
| Michael Brinegar | 800 m freestyle | 7:53.00 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Bobby Finke | 7:42.72 | 3Q | 7:41.87 | | |||
| Michael Brinegar | 1500 m freestyle | 15:04.67 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Bobby Finke | 14:47.20 | 2Q | 14:39.65 | | |||
| Hunter Armstrong | 100 m backstroke | 53.77 | =15Q | 53.21 | =9 | Did not advance | |
| Ryan Murphy | 53.22 | =7Q | 52.24 | 1Q | 52.19 | | |
| Bryce Mefford | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.37 | 3Q | 1:56.37 | 6Q | 1:55.49 | 4 |
| Ryan Murphy | 1:56.92 | 7Q | 1:55.38 | 3Q | 1:54.15 | | |
| Michael Andrew | 100 m breaststroke | 58.62 | 3Q | 58.99 | 5Q | 58.84 | 4 |
| Andrew Wilson | 59.03 | 7Q | 59.18 | 8Q | 58.99 | 6 | |
| Nic Fink | 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.48 | 4Q | 2:08.00 | 4Q | 2:07.93 | 5 |
| Andrew Wilson | 2:09.97 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| Caeleb Dressel | 100 m butterfly | 50.39 | 1Q | 49.71OR | 1Q | 49.45WR | |
| Tom Shields | 51.57 | =12Q | 51.99 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Gunnar Bentz | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.46 | 11Q | 1:55.28 | 6Q | 1:55.46 | 7 |
| Zach Harting | 1:54.92 | 4Q | 1:55.35 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Michael Andrew | 200 m individual medley | 1:56.40 | 1Q | 1:57.08 | 4Q | 1:57.31 | 5 |
| Chase Kalisz | 1:57.38 | 4Q | 1:58.03 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Chase Kalisz | 400 m individual medley | 4:09.65 | 3Q | — | 4:09.42 | | |
| Jay Litherland | 4:09.91 | 5Q | 4:10.28 | | |||
| Zach Apple Bowe Becker Brooks Curry[a] Caeleb Dressel Blake Pieroni | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:11.33 | 2Q | — | 3:08.97 | | |
| Zach Apple Patrick Callan[a] Townley Haas Drew Kibler Blake Pieroni[a] Andrew Seliskar[a] Kieran Smith | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:05.62 | 5Q | — | 7:02.43 | 4 | |
| Michael Andrew Zach Apple Hunter Armstrong[a] Caeleb Dressel Ryan Murphy Blake Pieroni[a] Tom Shields[a] Andrew Wilson[a] | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:32.29 | 7Q | — | 3:26.78WR | | |
| Jordan Wilimovsky | 10 km open water | — | 1:51:40.2 | 10 | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Simone Manuel | 50 m freestyle | 24.65 | =11Q | 24.63 | =11 | Did not advance | |
| Abbey Weitzeil | 24.37 | 7Q | 24.19 | 4Q | 24.41 | 8 | |
| Erika Brown | 100 m freestyle | 53.87 | =18Q | 53.58 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Abbey Weitzeil | 53.21 | 11Q | 52.99 | 7Q | 53.23 | 8 | |
| Katie Ledecky | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.28 | 1Q | 1:55.34 | 3Q | 1:55.21 | 5 |
| Allison Schmitt | 1:57.10 | 12Q | 1:56.87 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Katie Ledecky | 400 m freestyle | 4:00.45 | 1Q | — | 3:57.36 | | |
| Paige Madden | 4:03.98 | 7Q | 4:06.81 | 7 | |||
| Katie Grimes | 800 m freestyle | 8:17.05 | 2Q | — | 8:19.38 | 4 | |
| Katie Ledecky | 8:15.67 | 1Q | 8:12.57 | | |||
| Katie Ledecky | 1500 m freestyle | 15:35.35OR | 1Q | — | 15:37.34 | | |
| Erica Sullivan | 15:46.67 | 3Q | 15:41.41 | | |||
| Regan Smith | 100 m backstroke | 57.96 | 2Q | 57.86OR | 1Q | 58.05 | |
| Rhyan White | 59.02 | 6Q | 58.46 | 4Q | 58.43 | 4 | |
| Phoebe Bacon | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.30 | 4Q | 2:07.10 | 2Q | 2:06.40 | 5 |
| Rhyan White | 2:08.23 | =2Q | 2:07.28 | 3Q | 2:06.39 | 4 | |
| Lydia Jacoby | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.52 | 2Q | 1:05.72 | 3Q | 1:04.95 | |
| Lilly King | 1:05.55 | 3Q | 1:05.40 | 2Q | 1:05.54 | | |
| Lilly King | 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.10 | 2Q | 2:22.27 | 5Q | 2:19.92 | |
| Annie Lazor | 2:22.76 | 5Q | 2:21.94 | 3Q | 2:20.84 | | |
| Claire Curzan | 100 m butterfly | 56.43 | 10Q | 57.42 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Torri Huske | 56.29 | 4Q | 56.51 | 5Q | 55.73 | 4 | |
| Hali Flickinger | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.31 | 2Q | 2:06.23 | 2Q | 2:05.65 | |
| Regan Smith | 2:08.46 | 4Q | 2:06.44 | 4Q | 2:05.30 | | |
| Kate Douglass | 200 m individual medley | 2:09.16 | 1Q | 2:09.21 | 1Q | 2:09.04 | |
| Alexandra Walsh | 2:09.94 | =3Q | 2:09.57 | 3Q | 2:08.65 | | |
| Hali Flickinger | 400 m individual medley | 4:35.98 | 5Q | — | 4:34.90 | | |
| Emma Weyant | 4:33.55 | 1Q | 4:32.78 | | |||
| Erika Brown Catie DeLoof[a] Natalie Hinds Simone Manuel Allison Schmitt[a] Olivia Smoliga[a] Abbey Weitzeil | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.80 | 5Q | — | 3:32.81 | | |
| Brooke Forde[a] Katie Ledecky Paige Madden Katie McLaughlin Allison Schmitt Bella Sims[a] | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:47.57 | 2Q | — | 7:40.73AM | | |
| Erika Brown[a] Claire Curzan[a] Torri Huske Lydia Jacoby Lilly King[a] Regan Smith Abbey Weitzeil Rhyan White[a] | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:55.18 | 2Q | — | 3:51.73 | | |
| Haley Anderson | 10 km open water | — | 1:59:36.9 | 6 | |||
| Ashley Twichell | 1:59:37.9 | 7 | |||||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Caeleb Dressel Torri Huske Lydia Jacoby Ryan Murphy Tom Shields[a] Regan Smith[a] Abbey Weitzeil[a] Andrew Wilson[a] | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:41.02 | 2Q | 3:40.58 | 5 |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.
Six U.S. athletes were entered into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the ITTF North America Qualification Tournament inRockford, Illinois, United States, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament.[124]
Ranked as the top American each by gender in the ITTF world rankings before the cutoff, Rio 2016 OlympianKanak Jha and two-time OlympianLily Zhang were named to the U.S. Olympic team on February 4, 2020.[125] The remaining table tennis players were selected at the Olympic Team Trials inSanta Monica, California on March 1, 2020.[126]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Kanak Jha | Men's singles | Bye | Skachkov (ROC) L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Nikhil Kumar | Enkhbatyn (MGL) W 4–1 |  Miño (ECU)W 4–2 | Källberg (SWE) L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kanak Jha Nikhil Kumar Zhou Xin | Men's team | — | Sweden (SWE) L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Juan Liu | Women's singles | Oshonaike (NGR) W 4–1 | Dvorak (ESP) W 4–1 | Balážová (SVK) W 4–0 | Szőcs (ROU) W 4–2 | Yu My (SGP) L 2–4 | Did not advance | |||
| Lily Zhang | Bye | Edem (NGR) W 4–1 | Chen S-y (TPE) L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Juan Liu Wang Huijing Lily Zhang | Women's team | — | Chinese Taipei (TPE) L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Two U.S. athletes were entered into the taekwondo competition at the Games. With theGrand Slam winner already qualified through the WT Olympic Rankings, London 2012 bronze medalistPaige McPherson secured a spot in the women's welterweight category (67 kg), as the next highest-ranked eligible taekwondo practitioner.[127] Meanwhile, 2018 Youth Olympic silver medalistAnastasija Zolotic scored a semifinal victory in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) to book the remaining spot on the U.S. taekwondo squad at the2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament inSan José, Costa Rica.[128][129]
American teenagerAnastasija Zolotic scored an upset victory over the Russian Olympic Committee'sTatiana Minina in the 57 kg to win the first ever gold medal for the United States in women's taekwondo.[130]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Anastasija Zolotic | Women's −57 kg | Bye |  Laaraj (MAR)W 11–4 | İlgün (TUR) W 17–9 | Lo C-l (TPE) W 28–5PTG | Bye | Minina (ROC) W 25–17 | |
| Paige McPherson | Women's −67 kg | — | Azizova (AZE) W 8–5 | Tatar (TUR) W 3–1SDP | Jelić (CRO) L 4–15 | Bye | Wahba (EGY) L 6–17 | 5 |
The United States entered eight tennis players (four men and four women) into the Olympic tournament. RookiesTommy Paul (world no. 50),Frances Tiafoe (world no. 65),Tennys Sandgren (world no. 68), andMarcos Giron (world no. 75) were selected as four eligible players in theATP world rankings of June 14, 2021, after top ranked American playersReilly Opelka,John Isner, andTaylor Fritz declined their participation. Four-time gold medalistSerena Williams (world no. 8) and rookieSofia Kenin (world no. 4) were initially to participate but chose to withdraw from the tournament for personal reasons.Jennifer Brady (world no. 14),Coco Gauff (world no. 23),Jessica Pegula (world no. 26), andAlison Riske (world no. 31) were selected for the women's singles as four of the top 58 eligible players based on theirWTA world rankings of June 14, 2021.[131][132]
Having been entered into the men's singles, Sandgren and Tiafoe opted to play into men's doubles with their respective partnersAustin Krajicek andRajeev Ram, while Gauff and Pegula, already entered into the women's singles, partnered withNicole Melichar andBethanie Mattek-Sands, respectively.[131] Gauff subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw from the games. The U.S. could not replace her in the singles due to ITF rules. In the doubles, Melichar partnered with Riske instead of Gauff.[133]
In tennis, the withdrawals of all top-ranked U.S. players left the Americans under-strength (they had a total of 11 withdrawals). They won no medals in an Olympic tennis tournament for the first time in history.[134]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Marcos Giron | Singles | Gombos (SVK) W 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2 | Nishikori (JPN) L 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tommy Paul | Karatsev (ROC) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tennys Sandgren | Carreño (ESP) L 5–7, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Frances Tiafoe | Kwon S-w (KOR) W 6–3, 6–2 |  Tsitsipas (GRE)L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Austin Krajicek Tennys Sandgren | Doubles | — |  Peers /Purcell (AUS) W 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] | Klein / Polášek (SVK) W 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–5] | Struff / Zverev (GER) W 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | Mektić / Pavić (CRO) L 4–6, 4–6 | Daniell / Venus (NZL) L 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 4 |
| Rajeev Ram Frances Tiafoe | Khachanov / Rublev (ROC) W 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), [12–10] | Čilić / Dodig (CRO) L 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jennifer Brady | Singles | Giorgi (ITA) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jessica Pegula | Bencic (SUI) L 3–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alison Riske | Buzărnescu (ROU) L 7–6(7–0), 5–7, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jessica Pegula | Doubles | — | Linette / Rosolska (POL) W 6–1, 6–3 | Cornet / Ferro (FRA) W 6–1, 6–4 | Pigossi / Stefani (BRA) L 6–1, 3–6, [6–10] | Did not advance | ||
| Nicole Melichar Alison Riske | Errani / Paolini (ITA) L 3–6, 7–5, [2–10] | Did not advance | ||||||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands Rajeev Ram | Doubles | Siegemund / Krawietz (GER) L 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] | Did not advance | |||
The U.S. qualified five quota places in the triathlon events for Tokyo.[135]
In women's triathlon, 2019 world championKatie Zaferes won bronze.
Individual
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Kevin McDowell | Men's | 18:29 | 0:37 | 55:56 | 0:28 | 30:24 | 1:45:54 | 6 |
| Morgan Pearson | 18:02 | 0:38 | 58:17 | 0:36 | 34:32 | 1:52:05 | 42 | |
| Taylor Knibb | Women's | 19:52 | 0:45 | 1:04:42 | 0:34 | 35:06 | 2:00:59 | 16 |
| Summer Rappaport | 18:29 | 0:41 | 1:03:58 | 0:36 | 36:35 | 2:00:19 | 14 | |
| Katie Zaferes | 18:28 | 0:43 | 1:02:51 | 0:34 | 34:27 | 1:57:03 | | |
Relay
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total | |||
| Taylor Knibb | Mixed relay | 4:37 | 0:39 | 10:01 | 0:32 | 6:17 | 22:06 | — |
| Kevin McDowell | 4:02 | 0:37 | 9:35 | 0:28 | 5:32 | 20:14 | ||
| Morgan Pearson | 4:04 | 0:37 | 9:38 | 0:29 | 5:33 | 20:21 | ||
| Katie Zaferes | 3:45 | 0:38 | 10:12 | 0:30 | 6:09 | 21:14 | ||
| Total | — | 1:23:55 | | |||||
In volleyball, the U.S. men's team did not advance to the knockout round, and the U.S. women's team won the gold medal. In beach volleyball, the top-ranked U.S. men's team was hit with a positive COVID-19 test fromTaylor Crabb.[136] He was replaced byTri Bourne, forcingJake Gibb to play with a new partner.[137] The pair lost in the round of 16. In women's beach volleyball, the U.S. pair ofKelly Claes andSarah Sponcil lost in the round of 16 due to controversial refereeing.[138]
United States qualified four beach volleyball pairs at the Games, as the result in the FIVB Beach volleyball Olympic Ranking List of June 13, 2021.[139][140]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Repechage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Tri Bourne Jake Gibb | Men's | Carambula / Rossi (ITA) W (21–18, 21–19) | Gerson / Heidrich (SUI) W (21–19, 23–21) |  Ahmed /Cherif (QAT) L (18–21, 17–21) | 2Q | Bye | Thole - Wickler (GER) L (21–17, 15–21, 11–15) | Did not advance | |||
| Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena | Brouwer / Meeuwsen (NED) L (17–21, 18–21) | Alison / Álvaro (BRA) W (24–22, 19–21, 15–13) | Azaad / Capogrosso (ARG) W (21–19, 18–21, 15–6) | 3Q | Bye | Ahmed / Cherif (QAT) L (21–14, 19–21, 11–15) | Did not advance | ||||
| Kelly Claes Sarah Sponcil | Women's |  Graudiņa /Kravčenoka (LAT) W (21–13, 16–21, 15–11) | Khadambi / Makokha (KEN) W (21–8, 21–6) | Ana Patrícia / Rebecca (BRA) W(17–21, 21–19, 15–11) | 1Q | Bye | Bansley / Wilkerson (CAN) L (24–22, 18–21, 13–15) | Did not advance | |||
| Alix Klineman April Ross | Wang Xx / Xue C (CHN) W (21–17, 21–19) | Baquerizo / Fernández (ESP) W (21–13, 21–16) | Keizer / Meppelink (NED) W (20–22, 21–17, 15–5) | 1Q | Bye | Echevarría / Martínez (CUB) W (21–17, 21–15) | Kozuch / Ludwig (GER) W (21–19, 21–19) | Heidrich / Vergé-Dépré (SUI) W (21–12, 21–11) | Artacho / Clancy (AUS) W (21–15, 21–16) | | |
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men's | Men's tournament | France W 3–0 | ROC L 1–3 |  TunisiaW 3–1 | Brazil L 1–3 | Argentina L 0–3 | 5 | Did not advance | =9 | ||
| United States women's | Women's tournament | Argentina W 3–0 | China W 3–0 | Turkey W 3–2 | ROC L 0–3 | Italy W 3–2 | 1Q | Dominican Republic W 3–0 | Serbia W 3–0 | Brazil W 3–0 | |
The U.S. men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool B at theIntercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament inRotterdam,Netherlands.[141]
Team roster
The United States roster was announced on 14 June 2021.[142][143]
Head coach:John Speraw
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 427 | 397 | 1.076 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 476 | 450 | 1.058 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 476 | 464 | 1.026 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 449 | 442 | 1.016 | |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 432 | 412 | 1.049 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 339 | 434 | 0.781 |
| 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 23:00 v | United States | 3–0 | France | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG) |
| (25–18, 25–18, 25–22) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:05 v | United States | 1–3 | ROC | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Liu Jiang (CHN) |
| (23–25, 25–27, 25–21, 23–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 11:05 v | United States | 3–1 | Tunisia | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Evgeny Makshanov (RUS), Sumie Myoi (JPN) |
| (25–14, 23–25, 25–14, 25–23) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 11:05 v | Brazil | 3–1 | United States | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Luis Macias (MEX) |
| (30–32, 25–23, 25–21, 25–20) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 23:00 v | United States | 0–3 | Argentina | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Denny Cespedes (DOM), Vladimir Simonović (SRB) |
| (21–25, 23–25, 23–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
The U.S. women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool C at theIntercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament inShreveport, Louisiana.[144]
Team roster
The roster was announced on 7 June 2021.[145]
Head coach:Karch Kiraly
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 418 | 401 | 1.042 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 409 | 377 | 1.085 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 434 | 416 | 1.043 | |
| 4 | ROC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 422 | 378 | 1.116 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 374 | 385 | 0.971 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 275 | 375 | 0.733 |
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 11:05 | United States | 3–0 | Argentina | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Sumie Myoi (JPN), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA) |
| (25–20, 25–19, 25–20) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:05 | China | 0–3 | United States | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Wojciech Maroszek (POL), Fabrice Collados (FRA) |
| (27–29, 22–25, 21–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 21:45 | United States | 3–2 | Turkey | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Paulo Turci (BRA), Kang Joo-hee (KOR) |
| (25–19, 25–20, 17–25, 20–25, 15–12) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 11:05 | United States | 0–3 | ROC | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG) |
| (20–25, 12–25, 19–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 11:05 | United States | 3–2 | Italy | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Liu Jiang (CHN), Luis Macias (MEX) |
| (21–25, 25–16, 25–27, 25–16, 15–12) ResultsStatistics | ||||
Quarterfinal
| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 13:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | United States | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Kang Joo-hee (KOR) |
| (11–25, 20–25, 19–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
Semifinal
| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 13:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | United States | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Susana Rodríguez (ESP) |
| (19–25, 15–25, 23–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
Gold medal match
| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 13:30 | Brazil | 0–3 | United States | Ariake Arena,Tokyo Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Hernán Casamiquela (ARG) |
| (21–25, 20–25, 14–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
In water polo, the U.S. men's team finished in sixth place, and the U.S. women's team won their third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men's | Men's tournament | Japan W 15–13 | South Africa W 20–3 | Italy L 11–12 | Hungary L 8–11 | Greece L 5–14 | 4Q | Spain L 8–12 | Classification semifinal Italy W 7–6 | Fifth place final CroatiaL 11–14 | 6 |
| United States women's | Women's tournament | Japan W 25–4 | China W 12–7 | Hungary L 9–10 | ROC W 18–5 | — | 1Q | Canada W 16–5 | ROC W 15–11 | Spain W 14–5 | |
TheUnited States men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the2019 Pan American Games inLima,Peru.[146]
Team roster
TheUnited States' final squad was announced on 2 July 2021.[147]
Head coach:Dejan Udovičić[148]
| No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Wolf | 10GK | 2R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 24) | 61 | 0/0 | Hydraikos | [149] |
| 2 | Johnny Hooper | 50D | 2R | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | (1997-06-24)24 June 1997 (aged 24) | 95 | 0/0 | Palaio Faliro | [150] |
| 3 | Marko Vavic | 50D | 2R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 22) | 89 | 0/0 | Roma Nuoto | [151] |
| 4 | Alex Obert | 40CF | 2R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 29) | 204 | 1/2 | Jug Dubrovnik | [152] |
| 5 | Hannes Daube | 50D | 2R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (aged 21) | 78 | 0/0 | Olympiacos | [153] |
| 6 | Luca Cupido | 50D | 2R | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | (1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 25) | 139 | 1/4 | Camogli | [154] |
| 7 | Ben Hallock | 40CF | 2R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | (1997-11-22)22 November 1997 (aged 23) | 128 | 1/0 | Pro Recco | [155] |
| 8 | Dylan Woodhead | 20CB | 2R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | (1998-09-25)25 September 1998 (aged 22) | 40 | 0/0 | Glyfada | [156] |
| 9 | Alex Bowen | 50D | 2R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 27) | 212 | 1/3 | Apollon Smyrnis | [157] |
| 10 | Ben Stevenson | 50D | 2R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 (aged 26) | 38 | 0/0 | Glyfada | [158] |
| 11 | Jesse Smith (C) | 20CB | 2R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | (1983-04-27)27 April 1983 (aged 38) | 455 | 4/16 | NYAC | [159] |
| 12 | Max Irving | 50D | 2R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 26) | 98 | 0/0 | Olympiacos | [160] |
| 13 | Drew Holland | 10GK | 2R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 26) | 53 | 0/0 | Chios | [161] |
| Average | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 26 years, 24 days | 130 | ||||||
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source:United States Men | Tokyo 2020 OlympicsArchived 2021-07-22 at theWayback Machine
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 7 | |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Japan(H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 116 | −96 | 0 |
| 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 15–13 | Japan | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–5,4–2,4–3 | |||||
| Bowen 5 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
| 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 10:00 v | Report | South Africa | 3–20 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Zhang Liang (CHN), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–9, 1–3, 1–5 | |||||
| three players 1 | Goals | Hallock 4 | |||
| 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 11–12 | Italy | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nenad Periš (CRO) |
| Score by quarters:4–2, 3–3, 2–3, 2–4 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Di Fulvio 5 | |||
| 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 8–11 | Hungary | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Xevi Buch (ESP), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 0–3,4–3 | |||||
| Bowen,Hallock 2 | Goals | Manhercz 3 | |||
| 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 11:30 v | Report | Greece | 14–5 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Michiel Zwart (NED) |
| Score by quarters:4–1, 2–2,5–2,3–0 | |||||
| Genidounias 5 | Goals | Obert 2 | |||
Quarterfinal
| 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 8–12 | Spain | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Michiel Zwart (NED), György Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 0–1, 2–5 | |||||
| Daube 3 | Goals | four players 2 | |||
Classification semifinal (5–8)
| 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 18:20 v | Report | Italy | 6–7 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3,2–0, 1–2 | |||||
| Figlioli,Renzuto 2 | Goals | Bowen 3 | |||
Fifth place game
| 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 11:00 v | Report | Croatia | 14–11 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), György Kun (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3,4–2,4–2, 4–4 | |||||
| Bukić 3 | Goals | five players 2 | |||
TheUnited States women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the2019 FINA Women's Water Polo World League inBudapest,Hungary.[162]
Team roster
TheUnited States' final squad was announced on 23 June 2021.[163]
Head coach:Adam Krikorian[164]
| No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashleigh Johnson | 10GK | 2R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | (1994-09-12)12 September 1994 (aged 26) | 134 | 1/0 | NYAC | [165] |
| 2 | Maddie Musselman | 50D | 2R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 23) | 188 | 1/12 | NYAC | [166] |
| 3 | Melissa Seidemann | 40CF | 2R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 31) | 320 | 2/7 | NYAC | [167] |
| 4 | Rachel Fattal | 50D | 2R | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 27) | 224 | 1/4 | NYAC | [168] |
| 5 | Paige Hauschild | 50D | 2R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | (1999-08-17)17 August 1999 (aged 21) | 100 | 0/0 | Santa Barbara 805 | [169] | |
| 6 | Maggie Steffens (C) | 50D | 2R | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (1993-06-04)4 June 1993 (aged 28) | 318 | 2/38 | NYAC | [170] |
| 7 | Stephania Haralabidis | 50D | 1L | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | (1995-05-19)19 May 1995 (aged 26) | 78 | 0/0 | NYAC | [171] | |
| 8 | Jamie Neushul | 50D | 2R | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 (aged 26) | 105 | 0/0 | NYAC | [172] | |
| 9 | Aria Fischer | 40CF | 2R | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 (aged 22) | 158 | 1/0 | SET | [173] |
| 10 | Kaleigh Gilchrist | 50D | 2R | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | (1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 29) | 201 | 1/6 | NYAC | [174] |
| 11 | Makenzie Fischer | 20CB | 2R | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 24) | 208 | 1/7 | SET | [175] |
| 12 | Alys Williams | 20CB | 2R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 27) | 178 | 0/0 | NYAC | [176] | |
| 13 | Amanda Longan | 10GK | 2R | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 24) | 32 | 0/0 | Santa Barbara 805 | [177] | |
| Average | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 26 years, 18 days | 173 | ||||||
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source:United States Women | Tokyo 2020 OlympicsArchived 2021-07-22 at theWayback Machine
Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | ROC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 5[a] | |
| 4 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Japan(H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 0 |
| 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 14:00 v | Report | Japan | 4–25 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Germán Moller (ARG), Nicola Johnson (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 3–8, 0–6, 1–7, 0–4 | |||||
| Koide 2 | Goals | Haralabidis,Steffens 5 | |||
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 14:00 v | Report | United States | 12–7 | China | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2,3–0,3–1 | |||||
| M. Fischer 3 | Goals | Wang,Zhang J. 2 | |||
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 14:00 v | Report | Hungary | 10–9 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 1–3,4–1 | |||||
| Parkes 3 | Goals | Musselman 3 | |||
| 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 15:30 v | Report | United States | 18–5 | ROC | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Xevi Buch (ESP) |
| Score by quarters:5–1,4–2,6–1,3–1 | |||||
| Haralabidis,Steffens 4 | Goals | Simanovich 2 | |||
Quarterfinal
| 3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 14:00 v | Report | Canada | 5–16 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–7, 2–4, 0–0, 2–5 | |||||
| La Roche 2 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
Semifinal
| 5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 15:30 v | Report | ROC | 11–15 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Score by quarters:3–2, 4–4, 2–5, 2–4 | |||||
| Bersneva 3 | Goals | Musselman 5 | |||
Gold medal game
| 7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 16:30 v | Report | Spain | 5–14 | United States | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Referees: Nenad Periš (CRO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–3, 0–5, 1–2 | |||||
| García 2 | Goals | Musselman 3 | |||
U.S. weightlifters qualified for eight quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of June 11, 2021.[178]
In weightlifting, 2019 world championKatherine Nye won silver.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Clarence Cummings | −73 kg | 145 | 11 | 180 | 8 | 325 | 9 |
| Harrison Maurus | −81 kg | 161 | 7 | 200 | 4 | 361 | 4 |
| Wesley Kitts | −109 kg | 177 | 8 | 213 | 8 | 390 | 8 |
| Caine Wilkes | +109 kg | 173 | 12 | 217 | 8 | 390 | 9 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jourdan Delacruz | –49 kg | 86 | 3 | DNF | 86 | DNF | |
| Katherine Nye | –76 kg | 111 | 3 | 138 | 2 | 249 | |
| Mattie Rogers | –87 kg | 108 | 6 | 138 | 6 | 246 | 6 |
| Sarah Robles | +87 kg | 128 | 2 | 154 | 3 | 282 | |
The United States qualified fifteen wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Four of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (74 and 97 kg) and women's freestyle (68 and 76 kg) at the2019 World Championships, while eleven more licenses were awarded to U.S. wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament inOttawa,Canada.[179][180][181]
To assure their selection to the U.S. Olympic team, wrestlers had to claim a top spot of each division at the 2020Olympic Trials (April 2 to 3, 2021) inDickies Arena,Texas.[182] Among those selected to the team were reigning Olympic championsKyle Snyder (men's freestyle 97 kg) andHelen Maroulis (women's freestyle 57 kg), five-time world championAdeline Gray (women's freestyle 76 kg),Ildar Hafizov (men's Greco-Roman 60 kg), a Beijing 2008 Olympian from Uzbekistan who returned to the Games for the second time as an American citizen; andKyle Dake (men's freestyle 74 kg), who defeated London 2012 championJordan Burroughs in the final match to earn the coveted spot in his Olympic debut.[183]
In the women's freestyle wrestling, the United States sent its strongest ever team, after three gold medals at the2019 World Wrestling Championships. Four-time and reigning world championAdeline Gray lost in the final, getting silver. Another reigning world championTamyra Mensah-Stock became the second ever U.S. woman to take gold. The first one,Helen Maroulis, came to Tokyo to defend her gold medal but was narrowly defeated in the semi-final and proceeded to win the bronze medal bout.[184] Another reigning world championJacarra Winchester lost in the quarter-finals, battled through the repechage to the bronze medal match but lost there as well.
In the men's freestyle wrestling, 2018 world championDavid Taylor upset the defending Olympic and world championHassan Yazdani to win gold.Kyle Dake, after winning the 2018 and 2019 world championships in the 79 kg, was unable to match that success in the Olympic 74 kg, losing in the quarter-final toMahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau, and then proceeded to clinch bronze after battling in the repechage.Gable Steveson, meanwhile, scored an incredible upset, defeating the 2017, 2018, and 2019 world championGeno Petriashvili for the gold medal. Kyle Snyder faced off against Abdulrashid Sadulaev of the ROC in the gold medal game and lost a close contest on points. Snyder was the defending Olympic champion and 2019 world championship bronze medalist.
Key:
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Thomas Gilman | Freestyle 57 kg | Uguev (ROC) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Abdullaev (UZB) W 4–1SP | Atri (IRI) W 3–1PP | | |
| Kyle Dake | Freestyle 74 kg | Hosseinkhani (IRI) W 3–0PO | Kadimagomedov (BLR) L 0–4ST | Did not advance | Garzón (CUB) W 4–0ST | Chamizo (ITA) W 3–0PO | |
| David Taylor | Freestyle 86 kg | Shabanau (BLR) W 4–0ST |  Amine (SMR)W 4–1SP | Punia (IND) W 4–0ST | Bye | Yazdani (IRI) W 3–1PP | |
| Kyle Snyder | Freestyle 97 kg | Steen (CAN) W 4–1SP | Conyedo (ITA) W 3–0PO | Karadeniz (TUR) W 3–0PO | Bye | Sadulaev (ROC) L 1–3PP | |
| Gable Steveson | Freestyle 125 kg |  Lazarev (KGZ)W 4–0ST | Akgül (TUR) W 3–0PO | Mönkhtör (MGL) W 3–0PO | Bye |  Petriashvili (GEO)W 3–1PP | |
| Ildar Hafizov | Greco-Roman 60 kg | Orta (CUB) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | Emelin (ROC) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 12 | |
| Alejandro Sancho | Greco-Roman 67 kg | Surkov (ROC) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 10 | |||
| John Stefanowicz | Greco-Roman 87 kg | Huklek (CRO) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 12 | |||
| G'Angelo Hancock | Greco-Roman 97 kg | Kadžaja (SRB) W 3–1PP | Michalik (POL) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 7 | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sarah Hildebrandt | 50 kg | Demirhan (TUR) W 4–0ST | Selishka (BUL) W 4–1SP | Sun Yn (CHN) L 1–3PP | Bye | Livach (UKR) W 4–1SP | |
| Jacarra Winchester | 53 kg | Khoroshavtseva (ROC) W 3–1PP | Pang Qy (CHN) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Hérin (CUB) W 3–0PO | Kaladzinskaya (BLR) L 0–5VT | 5 |
| Helen Maroulis | 57 kg | Rong Nn (CHN) W 3–1PP | Kit (UKR) W 3–0PO | Kawai (JPN) L 1–3PP | Bye | Boldsaikhan (MGL) W 4–0ST | |
| Kayla Miracle | 62 kg | Long J (CHN) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 12 | |||
| Tamyra Mensah-Stock | 68 kg | Dosho (JPN) W 4–0ST | Zhou F (CHN) W 4–0ST | Cherkasova (UKR) W 3–1PP | Bye | Oborududu (NGR) W 3–1PP | |
| Adeline Gray | 76 kg | Sghaier (TUN) W 5–0VT | Adar (TUR) W 3–1PP | Medet Kyzy (KGZ) W 3–1PP | Bye | Rotter-Focken (GER) L 1–3PP | |
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