United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games edition of the modern era, except for Moscow 1980, when the Americans led a sixty-six-nation boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, the United States will march penultimately before the homebound French team enters Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony. Additionally, an American segment will be performed during the closing ceremony.

United States at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors118 in 10 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors that will compete in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 246
Basketball 01212
Cycling 134
Equestrian TBDTBD6
Football 181836
Gymnastics 055
Rugby sevens 01212
Shooting 6915
Surfing 033
Swimming 71219
Total3478118

Athletics (track and field)

U.S. track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
  Women's 10000 m
  Women's marathon
 
 
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Result
Points
Result
Points

Basketball

5×5 basketball

Summary

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
United States women's Women's tournament

Women's tournament

The U.S. women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia.[2][3]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 12 players

Cycling

Road

One U.S. rider entered to compete in the women's road race by finishing in the top two at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Panama.

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Women's road race

Mountain biking

U.S. mountain bikers secured a women's quota place in the Olympic cross-country race by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Congonhas, Brazil.

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Women's cross-country

BMX

Freestyle

U.S. riders received a single quota spot each in the men's and women's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top two at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[4]

Athlete Event Seeding Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Men's freestyle
Women's freestyle

Equestrian

U.S. equestrians entered a full squad each in their respective disciplines through a top-six finish in the team dressage at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark and a top-seven at the Eventing Worlds on the same year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy.[5][6]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
  Individual
 
 
 
 
 
See above Team

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
  Individual
 
 
 
 
 
See above Team

Football (soccer)

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
United States men's Men's tournament
United States women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

For the first time since 2008, the United States men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras.[7]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 18 players

Women's tournament

The United States women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match against the defending champion Canada at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico.[8][9]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – one team of 18 players

Gymnastics

Artistic

The United States fielded a full squad of five female gymnasts for Paris after scoring a gold-medal victory in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Great Britain.[10][11][12]

Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
  Team
 
 
 
 
Total

Rugby sevens

Summary
Team Event Pool round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
United States women's Women's tournament

Women's tournament

The United States women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinal phase of the Hong Kong leg and securing a top-four placement in the 2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[13][14]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Shooting

U.S. shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament, if they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) from 14 August 2022 to 9 June 2024.[15] The U.S. shooting squad will be named based on the aggregate scores obtained by the shooters at two stages of the 2023–2024 Olympic Trials (fall and spring).

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  10 m air rifle
  50 m rifle 3 positions
  Trap
 
  Skeet
 
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  10 m air rifle
 
  50 m rifle 3 positions
 
  10 m air pistol
  25 m pistol
  Trap
  Skeet
 
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
 
 
10 m air rifle team
 
 
Skeet team
 
 

Surfing

U.S. qualified three female surfer's at the games. First quota being confirmed after successfully triumph in the women's team event at the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach, California, and the other two quota being achieved after nominated top eight eligible quota at the 2023 World Surf League ranking.[16]

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
  Women's shortboard
 
 

Swimming

U.S. swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[17][18] To assure their selection to the U.S. team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under the Olympic qualifying cut at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (June 15–23, 2024) in Indianapolis, Indiana.[19]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  50 m freestyle
  100 m backstroke
 
  200 m backstroke
  100 m butterfly
  200 m butterfly
  400 m individual medley
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  50 m freestyle
  100 m freestyle
  200 m freestyle
  400 m freestyle
 
  1500 m freestyle
  200 m backstroke
 
  100 m breaststroke
  200 m breaststroke
  100 m butterfly
  400 m individual medley

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. Kortemeier, Todd (1 October 2022). "U.S. Women Win Fourth Consecutive Basketball World Cup, Qualify For Paris Games". Team USA. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: USA beat China to secure 11th world title and Paris 2024 spot". International Olympic Committee. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. "UCI Urban Cycling World Championships: Roberts and Nakamura claim BMX Freestyle Park rainbow jerseys". UCI. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. Salem, Patricia (7 August 2022). "Laudrup-Dufour Leads Denmark to Victory". FEI. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. Salem, Patricia (18 September 2022). "Germany, Ingham Claim Gold". FEI. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. "USA, Dominican Republic book Paris 2024 Olympic berths after reaching CONCACAF Under-20 Championship final". International Olympic Committee. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. "USA conquer as Canada, Jamaica and Costa Rica also qualifyt". FIFA. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. Kano, Shintaro (19 July 2022). "US women's national soccer team beat Canada to qualify for Paris 2024l". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  10. McDougall, Chrös (1 November 2022). "Make It Six: The U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team Is World Champs Again". Team USA. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. "U.S. women golden at Liverpool Worlds for the sixth consecutive time". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  12. Bregman, Scott (1 November 2022). "USA, Great Britain, Canada earn Paris qualification with medal wins at Gymnastics Worlds". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. "Australia and USA qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games by reaching women's quarter-finals in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  14. Pratt, James (31 March 2023). "Australia and USA join New Zealand and France at Paris 2024 in women's rugby sevens following Hong Kong performances". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  15. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  16. Tulloch, Ash (24 September 2022). "2022 ISA World Surfing Games: Japan and USA qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics on day 8". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  17. "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  18. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Swimming" (PDF). World Aquatics. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  19. "Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Returning to Indianapolis in 2024". USA Swimming. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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