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Notes from the OlyMADMan 4 August 2012 Olympic Day #8

Yesterday at the Olympics  Big nite in the pool for the USA after a quiet day, with no other medals – in three races, Missy Franklin won the women’s 200 backstroke in world record time, Michael Phelps won the 100 butterfly, and Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800 freestyle. Here’s what they mean:  Missy Franklin’s gold medal was the third for the USA in this event, after Pokey Watson in 1968 and Melissa Belote in 1972. This was also the United States’s 8th medal in this event, moving them ahead of East Germany (GDR), who is not expected to win any further medals.  For Franklin it was her 4th Olympic medal and 3rd gold medal of the London Games. This moves her to 9th among female swimmers for most medals won at a single Olympics, and 5th among USA women. Her 3 gold medals are 4th all-time for most golds won at one Olympics, and trail only Amy Van Dyken’s 4 gold medals from the 1996 Olympics. Franklin may still medal in the women’s 4x100 medley relay tomorrow to extend her records.  Behind Franklin, Elizabeth Beisel won a bronze in the 200 back, making this only the second time that the USA has had 2 swimmers on the podium in this event, after 1972 with gold/silver.  Michael Phelps won his 21st Olympic medal, and 17th gold medal, both Olympic records for all sports. He also can extend this with the 4x100 medley relay tomorrow, an event the USA has never lost at an Olympics in which they competed.  Phelps’ win in the 100 fly was his third consecutive in the event, only the second time in Olympic history that a male swimmer has three-peated in the same event. The first time was yesterday when Phelps did it in the 200 IM. Two women have also done this – Dawn Fraser (AUS) in the 100 free in 1956-64, and Krisztina Egerszegi in the 200 back in 1988-96.  Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800 freestyle in 8;14.63, the second fastest time in history, and also broke Janet Evans 22-year-old American record in the event. This made her the 8th American to win this event, after Debbie Meyer (1968), Keena Rothhammer (1972), Tiffany Cohen (1984), Janet Evans (1988-1992), and Brooke Bennett (1996-2000).  With that win, Ledecky, aged 15 years, 139 days, became the 8th youngest American swimming gold medalist at the Olympics, but the 2nd youngest in an individual event, behind Beth Botsford, who won the 100 back in 1996 at 15-062. Here is the USA top 10 list, including the top 5 in individual events:

Youngest Swimming Gold Medalists, USA 14-096 Lillian "Pokey" Watson USA 1964 Women 4 x 100 m FR 11 July 1950 14-259 Carolyn Wood USA 1960 Women 4 x 100 m FR 18 December 1945 14-268 Amanda Beard USA 1996 Women 4 x 100 m MR 29 October 1981 15-001 Sue Pedersen USA 1968 Women 4 x 100 m MR 16 October 1953 15-010 Pedersen USA 1968 Women 4 x 100 m FR 16 October 1953 15-059 Jill Sterkel USA 1976 Women 4 x 100 m FR 27 May 1961 15-062 Beth Botsford USA 1996 Women 100 m Back 21 May 1981 15-064 Botsford USA 1996 Women 4 x 100 m MR 21 May 1981 15-118 Deena Deardurff USA 1972 Women 4 x 100 m MR 8 May 1957 15-139 Katie Ledecky USA 2012 Women 800 m Free 17 March 1997 15-174 Martha Norelius USA 1924 Women 400 m Free 22 January 1909 15-189 Keena Rothhammer USA 1972 Women 800 m Free 26 February 1957 15-321 Melissa Belote USA 1972 Women 100 m Back 16 October 1956

Events Won by USA Athletes on this Day Year Sport Class Event Champion 1932 Athletics Women 80 m hurdles Babe Didrikson (USA) 1936 Athletics Women 100 m Helen Stephens (USA) 1936 Athletics Men 400 m hurdles Glenn Hardin (USA) 1936 Athletics Men Long Jump Jesse Owens (USA) 1936 Athletics Men 800 m John Woodruff (USA) 1936 Wrestling Men Welterweight, Freestyle (≤72 kg) Frank Lewis (USA) 1948 Athletics Men 110 m hurdles Bill Porter (USA) 1948 Swimming Men 400 m Freestyle Bill Smith (USA) 1984 Athletics Men Triple Jump Al Joyner (USA) 1984 Athletics Men 100 m Carl Lewis (USA) 1984 Gymnastics Men Parallel Bars Bart Conner (USA) 1984 Gymnastics Men Pommelled Horse Peter Vidmar (USA) 1984 Rowing Women Coxed Eights United States 1984 Shooting Mixed Skeet Matthew Dryke (USA) 1984 Swimming Women 200 m Butterfly Mary T. Meagher (USA) 1984 Swimming Men 1,500 m Freestyle Mike O'Brien (USA) 1984 Swimming Men 4 x 100 m Medley relay United States 1996 Basketball Women Basketball United States

This Day at the Olympics 313 Olympians were born 46 Olympians died 391 Olympic events were held

USA Births and Death on this Day at the Olympics Born 4 August 1876 Albert Strauss USA FEN 1924 4 August 1882 Fred Moloney USA ATH 1900 4 August 1886 John Branner USA ART 1932 4 August 1900 Ray Dodge USA ATH 1924 4 August 1907 Mary Washburn USA ATH 1928 4 August 1909 Glenn Cunningham USA ATH 1932-1936 4 August 1910 Bill Cooper USA SAI 1932 4 August 1910 Roy Dunn USA WRE 1936 4 August 1915 Grover Galvin USA BSB 1936 4 August 1933 Nate Brooks USA BOX 1952 4 August 1935 Dan Brand USA WRE 1960-1964 4 August 1937 Hershel Anderson USA SHO 1972-1976 4 August 1938 Hayes Jones USA ATH 1960-1964 4 August 1938 Jo Ann Terry-Grissom USA ATH 1960-1964 4 August 1941 Quincey Daniels USA BOX 1960 4 August 1948 David Chauner USA CYC 1968-1972 4 August 1948 Kevin Serrapede USA HAN 1972-1976 4 August 1955 Karin Smith USA ATH 1976-1988 4 August 1956 Joseph Bost USA JUD 1976 4 August 1956 Joni Huntley USA ATH 1976-1984 4 August 1956 Allison Jolly USA SAI 1988 4 August 1958 Mary Decker-Slaney USA ATH 1984-1996 4 August 1958 Greg Foster USA ATH 1984 4 August 1959 Betsy Youngman USA CCS 1988-1992 4 August 1960 Gregg Thompson USA FTB 1984 4 August 1964 B. J. Surhoff USA BSB 1984 4 August 1967 Mike Marsh USA ATH 1992-1996 4 August 1970 Rich Kenah USA ATH 2000 4 August 1970 Tim McRae USA WLT 1992-1996 4 August 1979 Brandi Siegel USA RGY 1996 4 August 1983 Michelle Rzepka USA BOB 2010

Died 4 August 1927 William Prout USA ATH 1908 4 August 1954 Nate Sherman USA ATH 1908 4 August 1970 John Huettner USA SAI 1932 4 August 1984 Don Johnston USA ROW 1920 4 August 1986 Charles Haworth USA ATH 1928 4 August 2001 Joyce Racek USA GYM 1956 4 August 2001 Dan Zehr USA SWI 1932 4 August 2002 Millard Lang USA LAX 1928-1932

Events Starting Today Athletics - Men's 100 metres Athletics - Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Athletics - Women's Pole Vault Athletics - Men's 200 metres Cycling - Men's Omnium Cycling - Men's Sprint Equestrian Events - Mixed's Jumping, Team Equestrian Events - Mixed's Jumping, Individual

Events Finishing Today Athletics - Men's 400 metres LaShawn Merritt could become the second person to defend an Olympic gold medal in this event, after American Michael Johnson (1992-96). Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 20 13 11 44 Great Britain 2 4 2 8 Jamaica 2 2 1 5 Germany - 3 1 4 South Africa 1 - 1 2 Soviet Union 1 - 1 2 Australia - 1 1 2 Canada - 1 1 2 Kenya - - 2 2 Cuba 1 - - 1 Côte d'Ivoire - 1 - 1 Trinidad & Tobago - 1 - 1 Denmark - - 1 1 Finland - - 1 1 German Democratic Republic - - 1 1 Poland - - 1 1 Sweden - - 1 1 Uganda - - 1 1 Total 27 26 27 80

Multiple Medals by Athletes Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Johnson (USA) 2 - - 2 Jeremy Wariner (USA) 1 1 - 2 Wyndham Halswelle (GBR) 1 1 - 2 Steve Lewis (USA) 1 1 - 2 Herb McKenley (JAM) - 2 - 2 Guy Butler (GBR) - 1 1 2

Youngest Competitors 16-131 Victor Jacquemin BEL 1908 12 March 1992 16-257 Abdulla Mohamed Hussein SOM 2004 7 December 1987 16-306 Manikavagasam Jegathesan MAL 1960 2 November 1943 17-094 Baptiste Firiam VAN 1988 22 June 1971 17-115 Michael Williams VIN 1988 1 June 1971 17-222 Iwao Masuda JPN 1932 25 December 1914 17-225 Dawda Jallow GAM 1984 22 December 1966 17-293 Sahr Kendor SLE 1980 7 October 1962 17-313 Ahmed Shageef MDV 1988 15 November 1970 17-320 German Guenard PUR 1960 18 October 1942

Youngest Medalists 19-135 Steve Lewis USA 1988 16 May 1969 20-066 Frank Waller USA 1904 24 June 1884 20-181 Antonio McKay USA 1984 9 February 1964 20-203 Herbert Jamison USA 1896 17 September 1875 20-204 Jeremy Wariner USA 2004 31 January 1984

Youngest Gold Medalists 19-135 Steve Lewis USA 1988 16 May 1969 20-204 Jeremy Wariner USA 2004 31 January 1984 21-082 Tom Burke USA 1896 15 January 1875

Oldest Competitors 37-221 Joe Rodan FIJ 1988 15 February 1951 37-056 Jaime Rodrigues MOZ 1992 6 June 1955 36-121 Bill Roberts GBR 1948 5 April 1912 35-222 Caspar Springer BAR 1972 24 January 1937 34-059 Rosalvo Ramos BRA 1948 6 June 1914 33-324 Stylianos Stratakos GRE 1948 14 September 1914 33-313 Édouard Armand HAI 1924 31 August 1990 33-238 Troy Douglas BER 1996 30 November 1962 33-215 Géo Malfait FRA 1912 9 December 1978 33-206 Georgios Karageorgos GRE 1948 10 January 1915

Oldest Medalists 33-012 Michael Johnson USA 2000 13 September 1967 30-321 Mike Larrabee USA 1964 2 December 1933 30-120 Roger Black GBR 1996 31 March 1966 30-015 Herb McKenley JAM 1952 10 July 1922 28-320 Michael Johnson USA 1996 13 September 1967

Oldest Gold Medalists 33-012 Michael Johnson USA 2000 13 September 1967 30-321 Mike Larrabee USA 1964 2 December 1933 28-320 Michael Johnson USA 1996 13 September 1967

Olympic Record Progression 56.8 h1 Herbert Jamison USA Athens 1896 54.2 1 Tom Burke USA Athens 1896 50.4* h1 Maxie Long USA Paris 1900 49.4* 1 Maxie Long USA Paris 1900 49.2† 1 Harry Hillman USA St. Louis 1904 48.4† q2 Wyndham Halswelle GBR London 1908 48.2 1 Charles Reidpath USA Stockholm 1912 48.0* q6 Joseph Imbach SUI Paris 1924 47.8* s1 Horatio Fitch USA Paris 1924 47.6* 1 WR Eric Liddell GBR Paris 1924 47.2 47.25 s1 Bill Carr USA Los Angeles 1932 46.2 46.28 1 WR Bill Carr USA Los Angeles 1932 46.2 1 Arthur Wint JAM London 1948 45.9 46.09 1 George Rhoden JAM Helsinki 1952 45.9 46.20 2 Herb McKenley JAM Helsinki 1952 45.9 46.02 q4 Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 45.5 45.62 s1 Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 44.9 45.07 1 WR Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 44.9 45.08 2 =WR Carl Kaufmann GER Rome 1960 44.8A 44.83A s2 Lee Evans USA Mexico City 1968 43.8A 43.86A 1 WR Lee Evans USA Mexico City 1968 43.71 s2 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.50 1 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.49 1 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996

*Track 500 metres in circumference. †Track 536.45 metres (⅓ mile) in circumference.

Low-Altitude Progression 44.9 45.07 1 WR Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 44.9 45.08 2 =WR Carl Kaufmann USA Rome 1960 44.66 1 Vince Matthews USA Munich 1972 44.26 1 Alberto Juantorena CUB Montreal 1976 43.87 1 Steven Lewis USA Seoul 1988 43.71 s2 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.50 1 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.49 1 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996

Automatic Timing Progression 49.02 h2 Ben Eastman USA Los Angeles 1932 48.70 h4 Bill Carr USA Los Angeles 1932 48.31 q1 Ben Eastman USA Los Angeles 1932 47.25 s1 Bill Carr USA Los Angeles 1932 46.28 1 WRa Bill Carr USA Los Angeles 1932 46.09 1 George Rhoden JAM Helsinki 1952 46.02 q4 Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 45.62 s1 WRa Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 45.07 1 WRa Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 44.83A s2 Lee Evans USA Mexico City 1968 43.86A 1 WRa Lee Evans USA Mexico City 1968 43.71 s2 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.50 1 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.49 1 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996

Low-Altitude Automatic Timing Progression 45.07 1 WRa Otis Davis USA Rome 1960 44.66 1 Vince Matthews USA Munich 1972 44.26 1 Alberto Juantorena CUB Montreal 1976 43.87 1 Steven Lewis USA Seoul 1988 43.71 s2 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.50 1 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 43.49 1 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996

Athletics - Men's 10,000 metres Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Finland 7 4 4 15 Ethiopia 5 3 4 12 Kenya 1 3 3 7 Morocco 2 - 1 3 Soviet Union 2 - 1 3 France - 3 - 3 Great Britain - 1 2 3 Sweden - 1 2 3 Australia - - 3 3 Czechoslovakia 2 - - 2 Italy 1 1 - 2 United States 1 1 - 2 Tunisia - 1 1 2 Poland 1 - - 1 Belgium - 1 - 1 Germany - 1 - 1 Hungary - 1 - 1 Portugal - 1 - 1 Eritrea - - 1 1 Total 22 22 22 66

Previous USA Medalists: Billy Mills (1964 gold), Lewis Tewanima (1912 silver)

Multiple Medals by Athletes Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2 - - 2 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2 - - 2 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 2 - - 2 Lasse Virén (FIN) 2 - - 2 Emil Zátopek (TCH) 2 - - 2 Ville Ritola (FIN) 1 1 - 2 Miruts Yifter (ETH) 1 - 1 2 Sileshi Sihine (ETH) - 2 - 2 Alain Mimoun (FRA) - 2 - 2 Paul Tergat (KEN) - 2 - 2 Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) - 1 1 2 Edvin Wide (SWE) - 1 1 2 Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) - 1 1 2

Youngest Competitors 17-326 Marko Hhawu TAN 1996 3 September 1978 18-035 Abdul Karim Daoud YAR 1988 19 August 1970 18-134 Khalid Al-Estashi YEM 1992 19 March 1974 18-219 Gerry Lindgren USA 1964 9 March 1946 18-230 Phadeppa Changule IND 1920 1 January 1902 18-239 Fabiano Joseph TAN 2004 24 December 1985 18-263 Boay Akonay TAN 1988 3 January 1970 18-283 John Cheruiyot Korir KEN 2000 13 December 1981 18-300 Vladimír Penc BOH 1912 10 September 1993 18-312 Boniface Kiprop UGA 2004 12 October 1985

Youngest Medalists 19-104 Richard Chelimo KEN 1992 21 April 1973 20-324 Joseph Guillemot FRA 1920 1 October 1899 21-042 Moulay Brahim Boutayeb MAR 1988 15 August 1967 21-144 Sileshi Sihine ETH 2004 29 March 1983 21-300 Kipkemboi Kimeli KEN 1988 30 November 1966

Youngest Gold Medalists 21-042 Moulay Brahim Boutayeb MAR 1988 15 August 1967 22-068 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2004 13 June 1982 22-211 Hannes Kolehmainen FIN 1912 9 December 1889

Oldest Competitors 43-187 Anton Tsvetanov BUL 1924 31 December 1980 41-226 Eusebio Guiñez ARG 1948 16 December 1906 41-048 Nikifor Popov URS 1952 2 June 1911 40-115 Lucien Rault FRA 1976 30 March 1936 36-242 Mike McLeod GBR 1988 25 January 1952 36-203 Valter Nyström SWE 1952 30 December 1915 36-123 Mamo Wolde ETH 1968 12 June 1932 36-091 Mohamed Ezzher FRA 1996 26 April 1960 36-070 Miruts Yifter ETH 1980 15 May 1944 36-057 Mariano Haro ESP 1976 27 May 1940

Oldest Medalists 36-123 Mamo Wolde ETH 1968 12 June 1932 36-073 Miruts Yifter ETH 1980 15 May 1944 33-315 Ilmari Salminen FIN 1936 21 September 1902 32-194 Mike McLeod GBR 1984 25 January 1952 32-193 Ville Ritola FIN 1928 18 January 1896

Oldest Gold Medalists 36-073 Miruts Yifter ETH 1980 15 May 1944 33-315 Ilmari Salminen FIN 1936 21 September 1902 31-046 Paavo Nurmi FIN 1928 13 June 1897

Olympic Record Progression 33:49.0 h1 Hannes Kolehmainen FIN Stockholm 1912 32:30.3 h2 Leonard Richardson RSA Stockholm 1912 31:20.8 1 WR Hannes Kolehmainen FIN Stockholm 1912 30:23.2* 1 WR Ville Ritola FIN Paris 1924 30:18.8 1 Paavo Nurmi FIN Amsterdam 1928 30:11.4 1 Janusz Kusociński POL Los Angeles 1932 29:59.6 1 Emil Zátopek TCH London 1948 29:17.0 1 Emil Zátopek TCH Helsinki 1952 28:45.6 28:45.59 1 Vladimir Kuts URS Melbourne 1956 28:32.2 28:32.18 1 Pyotr Bolotnikov URS Rome 1960 28:24.4 1 Billy Mills USA Tokyo 1964 27:53.4 27:53.28 h1 Emiel Puttemans BEL Munich 1972 27:38.4 27:38.34 1 WR Lasse Virén FIN Munich 1972 27:21.46 1 Moulay Brahim Boutayeb MAR Seoul 1988 27:07.34 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH Atlanta 1996 27:05.10 1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Athens 2004 27:01.17 1 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Beijing 2008

*Track 500 metres in circumference.

Athletics - Men's 20 kilometer Walk Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Soviet Union 3 3 3 9 Mexico 2 3 1 6 German Democratic Republic 1 2 3 6 Italy 2 - 3 5 Russian Federation 1 1 1 3 Australia - 1 2 3 Ecuador 1 1 - 2 Spain 1 1 - 2 Great Britain 1 - 1 2 Czechoslovakia 1 - - 1 Poland 1 - - 1 Canada - 1 - 1 Germany - 1 - 1 Total 14 14 14 42

Best Previous USA Finish: 4th – Rudy Haluza (1968)

Multiple Medals by Athletes Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Vladimir Golubnichy (URS) 2 1 1 4 Maurizio Damilano (ITA) 1 - 2 3 Jeffersón Pérez (ECU) 1 1 - 2 Peter Frenkel (GDR) 1 - 1 2 Hans-Georg Reimann (GDR) - 1 1 2 Youngest Competitors 17-282 Stefano Casali SMR 1980 15 October 1962 18-007 Roberto Castellanos ESA 1968 7 October 1950 18-030 Jeffersón Pérez ECU 1992 1 July 1974 18-094 Māris Putenis LAT 2000 20 June 1982 18-122 Bengt Simonsen SWE 1976 23 March 1958 18-257 Tekeste Mitiku ETH 1980 9 November 1961 19-000 Thipsamay Chanthaphone LAO 1980 24 July 1961 19-000 Wang Hao CHN 2008 16 August 1989 19-087 Yu Guohui CHN 1996 30 April 1977 19-159 Martin Toporek AUT 1980 15 February 1961

Youngest Medalists 21-191 Noé Hernández MEX 2000 15 March 1979 21-252 Noel Freeman AUS 1960 24 December 1938 21-339 Valeriy Borchin RUS 2008 11 September 1986 22-025 Jeffersón Pérez ECU 1996 1 July 1974 23-109 Maurizio Damilano ITA 1980 6 April 1957

Youngest Gold Medalists 21-339 Valeriy Borchin RUS 2008 11 September 1986 22-025 Jeffersón Pérez ECU 1996 1 July 1974 23-109 Maurizio Damilano ITA 1980 6 April 1957

Oldest Competitors 50-088 Alex Oakley CAN 1976 26 April 1926 45-036 John Ljunggren SWE 1964 9 September 1919 43-130 Gerhard Weidner FRG 1976 15 March 1933 43-021 Myint Htay MYA 1996 5 July 1953 42-269 Willi Sawall AUS 1984 7 November 1941 42-212 Marcel Jobin CAN 1984 3 January 1942 41-012 Pat Farrelly CAN 1976 11 July 1935 40-359 John Ljunggren SWE 1960 9 September 1919 40-160 Yevgeny Misyulya BLR 2004 13 March 1964 40-077 Henry Laskau USA 1956 12 September 1916

Oldest Medalists 37-071 Peter Frenkel GDR 1976 13 May 1939 36-090 Vladimir Golubnichy URS 1972 2 June 1936 34-333 Hans-Georg Reimann GDR 1976 24 August 1941 34-046 Jeffersón Pérez ECU 2008 1 July 1974 34-015 Vladimir Andreyev RUS 2000 7 September 1966

Oldest Gold Medalists 33-110 Peter Frenkel GDR 1972 13 May 1939 32-134 Vladimir Golubnichy URS 1968 2 June 1936 32-054 Robert Korzeniowski POL 2000 30 July 1968

Olympic Record Progression 1-31:28 1-31:27.4 1 Leonid Spirin URS Melbourne 1956 1-29:34 1 Ken Matthews GBR Tokyo 1964 1-26:43 1-26:42.4 1 Peter Frenkel GDR Munich 1972 1-24:41 1-24:40.6 1 Daniel Bautista MEX Montreal 1976 1-23:36 1-23:35.5 1 Maurizio Damilano ITA Moscow 1980 1-23:13 1 Ernesto Canto MEX Los Angeles 1984 1-19:57 1 Jozef Pribilinec TCH Seoul 1988 1-18:59 1 Robert Korzeniowski POL Sydney 2000

Athletics - Men's Long Jump Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 22 15 10 47 German Democratic Republic 1 2 1 4 Great Britain 1 1 1 3 Sweden 1 - 2 3 Australia - 3 - 3 Soviet Union - - 3 3 Cuba 1 - 1 2 Canada - 1 1 2 Japan - - 2 2 Panama 1 - - 1 Federal Republic of Germany - 1 - 1 Germany - 1 - 1 Haiti - 1 - 1 Jamaica - 1 - 1 South Africa - 1 - 1 Finland - - 1 1 Hungary - - 1 1 Italy - - 1 1 Norway - - 1 1 Spain - - 1 1 Ukraine - - 1 1 Total 27 27 27 81

Most Recent USA Gold Medalists: the USA won this event from 1984-1996 and 2004, most recently by Dwight Phillips in 2004.

Multiple Medals by Athletes Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Carl Lewis (USA) 4 - - 4 Meyer Prinstein (USA) 2 1 - 3 Ralph Boston (USA) 1 1 1 3 Randy Williams (USA) 1 1 - 2 Clarence "Arni" Robinson (USA) 1 - 1 2 Mike Powell (USA) - 2 - 2 Cal Bricker (CAN) - 1 1 2 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) - - 2 2 Joe Greene (USA) - - 2 2

Youngest Competitors 16-097 Alexandros Khalkokondylis GRE 1896 1 January 1980 17-115 Nikolaos Andreadakis GRE 1906 1 January 1989 17-197 Bilal Said Al-Azma KSA 1972 23 February 1955 17-310 Eugène Coulon FRA 1920 11 October 1902 18-061 Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin MAL 1960 3 July 1942 18-064 Francis Keita SLE 1988 23 July 1970 18-079 Hans Kindler SUI 1920 30 May 1902 18-096 Athanasios Skaltsogiannis GRE 1896 1 January 1978 18-147 Josef Machaň TCH 1924 11 February 1906 18-158 Luis Felipe Areta ESP 1960 28 March 1942

Youngest Medalists 19-017 Randy Williams USA 1972 23 August 1953 19-173 Georg Åberg SWE 1912 20 January 1893 20-226 DeHart Hubbard USA 1924 25 November 1903 20-288 Bob Garrett USA 1896 24 June 1875 21-033 Lutz Dombrowski GDR 1980 25 June 1959

Youngest Gold Medalists 19-017 Randy Williams USA 1972 23 August 1953 20-226 DeHart Hubbard USA 1924 25 November 1903 21-033 Lutz Dombrowski GDR 1980 25 June 1959 Oldest Competitors 37-149 James B. Connolly USA 1906 28 November 1968 35-344 Siniša Ergotić CRO 2004 14 September 1968 35-162 Vladimir Malyavin RUS 2008 7 March 1973 35-027 Carl Lewis USA 1996 1 July 1961 34-287 László Szalma HUN 1992 22 October 1957 34-192 Jaime Jefferson CUB 1996 17 January 1962 34-112 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan URS 1972 19 May 1938 33-322 Jean Studer SUI 1948 12 September 1914 33-248 Nikolay Atanasov BUL 2008 11 December 1974 33-184 Peter O'Connor GBR 1906 24 October 1972

Oldest Medalists 35-028 Carl Lewis USA 1996 1 July 1961 33-184 Peter O'Connor GBR 1906 24 October 1872 32-200 Larry Myricks USA 1988 10 March 1956 31-036 Carl Lewis USA 1992 1 July 1961 29-162 Ralph Boston USA 1968 9 May 1939 29-162 Joe Greene USA 1996 17 February 1967

Oldest Gold Medalists 35-028 Carl Lewis USA 1996 1 July 1961 31-036 Carl Lewis USA 1992 1 July 1961 28-113 Clarence "Arni" Robinson USA 1976 7 April 1948

Olympic Record Progression 6.35 [20-10] 1 (3) Ellery Clark USA Athens 1896 7.175 [23-6½] Q Meyer Prinstein USA Paris 1900 7.185 [23-7] 1 Alvin Kraenzlein USA Paris 1900 [7.34] 24-1 1 Meyer Prinstein USA St. Louis 1904 7.44 [24-5] -- Frank Irons USA London 1908 7.48 [24-6½] 1 Frank Irons USA London 1908 7.60 [24-11¼] 1 (1) Albert Gutterson USA Stockholm 1912 7.765 [25-5½] Pen WR Bob LeGendre USA Paris 1924 [7.87w!] {25-10w} -- (2) Jesse Owens USA Berlin 1936 [7.87w] {25-10w} 2 (5) Luz Long GER Berlin 1936 [7.94w!] {26-0¾w} -- (5) Jesse Owens USA Berlin 1936 [8.06w] {26-5½w} 1 (6) Jesse Owens USA Berlin 1936 7.825 [25-8] 1 (1) Willie Steele USA London 1948 7.83 [25-8¼] 1 (2) Greg Bell USA Melbourne 1956 8.03! [26-4¼] -- (2) Irvin “Bo” Roberson USA Rome 1960 8.12 [26-7¾] 1 (3) Ralph Boston USA Rome 1960 8.27A [27-1¾] Q (1) 0.0 Ralph Boston USA Mexico City 1968 8.90A [29-2½] 1 (1) +2.0 WR Bob Beamon USA Mexico City 1968

Low-Altitude Progression 8.12 [26-7¾] 1 (3) Ralph Boston USA Rome 1960 8.34 [27-4½] Q (1) 0.0 Randy Williams USA Munich 1972 8.35 [27-4¾] 1 (1) -0.6 Clarence “Arni” Robinson USA Montreal 1976 8.54 [28-0¼] 1 (5) +0.9 Lutz Dombrowski GDR Moscow 1980 8.54 [28-0¼] 1 (1) -1.6 Carl Lewis USA Los Angeles 1984 [8.56w!] [28-1] - (2) +2.2 Carl Lewis USA Seoul 1988 8.72 [28-7¼] 1 (4) -0.2 Carl Lewis USA Seoul 1988

Athletics - Women's 100 metres Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 9 5 2 16 Jamaica 1 5 3 9 Australia 2 1 3 6 German Democratic Republic 1 2 2 5 Poland 1 1 2 4 Canada - 2 1 3 Federal Republic of Germany 1 - 1 2 Great Britain - 2 - 2 Germany - 1 1 2 Belarus 1 - - 1 Soviet Union 1 - - 1 The Netherlands 1 - - 1 Greece - 1 - 1 South Africa - 1 - 1 Cuba - - 1 1 Italy - - 1 1 Unified Team - - 1 1 Total 18 21 18 57

Multiple Medals by Athletes Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Merlene Ottey (JAM) - 1 2 3 Gail Devers (USA) 2 - - 2 Wyomia Tyus (USA) 2 - - 2 Renate Stecher (GDR) 1 1 - 2 Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) 1 1 - 2 Evelyn Ashford (USA) 1 1 - 2 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) - - 2 2

Youngest Competitors 14-260 Katura Marae VAN 2004 3 December 1989 14-364 Tit Linda Sou CAM 2004 21 August 1989 15-056 Debbie Wells AUS 1976 29 May 1961 15-214 Foujia Huda BAN 2000 21 February 1985 15-215 Stephanie Berto CAN 1968 13 March 1953 15-246 Sumiko Watanabe JPN 1932 28 November 1916 15-282 Beatrice Lungu ZAM 1972 23 November 1956 15-295 Taka Shibata JPN 1932 10 October 1916 15-335 Hinikissa Ndikert CHA 2008 15 September 1992 16-020 Agneta Hannerz SWE 1952 1 July 1936

Youngest Medalists 16-343 Betty Robinson USA 1928 23 August 1911 17-357 Silvia Chivás CUB 1972 10 September 1954 18-015 Ewa Kłobukowska POL 1964 1 October 1946 18-182 Helen Stephens USA 1936 3 February 1918 18-206 Inge Helten FRG 1976 31 December 1957

Youngest Gold Medalists 16-343 Betty Robinson USA 1928 23 August 1911 18-182 Helen Stephens USA 1936 3 February 1918 18-220 Betty Cuthbert AUS 1956 20 April 1938

Oldest Competitors 44-102 Merlene Ottey SLO 2004 10 May 1960 42-082 Binta Jambane MOZ 1984 14 May 1942 40-136 Merlene Ottey JAM 2000 10 May 1960 40-031 Aneliya Vechernikova-Nuneva BUL 1992 30 June 1952 38-155 Irina Khabarova RUS 2004 18 March 1966 37-274 Gail Devers-Roberts USA 2004 19 November 1966 36-339 Chandra Sturrup BAH 2008 12 September 1971 36-086 Aneliya Vechernikova-Nuneva BUL 1988 30 June 1952 36-077 Merlene Ottey JAM 1996 10 May 1960 35-178 Paraskevi "Voula" Patoulidou GRE 2000 29 March 1965

Oldest Medalists 40-137 Merlene Ottey JAM 2000 10 May 1960 36-078 Merlene Ottey JAM 1996 10 May 1960 31-163 Evelyn Ashford USA 1988 15 April 1957 31-045 Gwen Torrence USA 1996 12 June 1965 30-098 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 1948 26 April 1918

Oldest Gold Medalists 30-098 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 1948 26 April 1918 29-250 Gail Devers (-Roberts) USA 1996 19 November 1966 28-279 Florence Griffith Joyner USA 1988 21 December 1959

Olympic Record Progression 13.0 h1 Anni Holdmann GER Amsterdam 1928 12.8 h2 Erna Steinberg GER Amsterdam 1928 12.8 h3 Kinue Hitomi JPN Amsterdam 1928 12.8 h4 Leni Junker GER Amsterdam 1928 12.8 h6 Leni Schmidt GER Amsterdam 1928 12.6 h7 Fanny Rosenfeld CAN Amsterdam 1928 12.6 h9 Ethel Smith CAN Amsterdam 1928 12.4 s1 Fanny Rosenfeld CAN Amsterdam 1928 12.4 s2 Betty Robinson USA Amsterdam 1928 12.2 1 WR Betty Robinson USA Amsterdam 1928 12.2 h1 Marie Dollinger GER Los Angeles 1932 11.9* h2 WR Stanisława Walasiewicz POL Los Angeles 1932 11.9* s2 =WR Stanisława Walasiewicz POL Los Angeles 1932 11.9* 1 =WR Stanisława Walasiewicz POL Los Angeles 1932 11.9 2 =WR Hilda Strike CAN Los Angeles 1932 [11.4w] h2 Helen Stephens USA Berlin 1936 [11.5w] s1 Helen Stephens USA Berlin 1936 [11.5w] 1 Helen Stephens USA Berlin 1936 11.9 1 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED London 1948 11.9 12.18 h7 <2.0 Cathy Hardy USA Helsinki 1952 11.6 11.86 h8 <2.0 Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.6 11.84 q1 <2.0 Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.5 11.75 s1 <2.0 =WR Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.5 11.67 1 +1.7 =WR Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.5 [11.81] h2 +0.6 Marlene Mathews AUS Melbourne 1956 11.4 [11.72] h3 -1.2 Betty Cuthbert AUS Melbourne 1956 11.3 11.41 s1 +0.8 =WR Wilma Rudolph USA Rome 1960 [11.0w] {11.18w} 1 +2.8 Wilma Rudolph USA Rome 1960 11.2 11.23 q1 +0.3 =WR Wyomia Tyus USA Tokyo 1964 11.2A 11.21A h1 0.0 Wyomia Tyus USA Mexico City 1968 11.2A [11.30A] h2 +1.3 Margaret Bailes USA Mexico City 1968 11.2A [11.28A] h6 0.0 Barbara Ferrell USA Mexico City 1968 11.1A 11.12A q1 +0.6 =WR Barbara Ferrell USA Mexico City 1968 [11.0Aw] {11.08Aw} q2 +2.7 Wyomia Tyus USA Mexico City 1968 11.1A [11.20A] q4 +1.8 =WR Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein POL Mexico City 1968 11.0A 11.08A 1 +1.2 WR Wyomia Tyus USA Mexico City 1968 11.07 1 -0.2 WR Renate Stecher GDR Munich 1972 11.05 q1 +1.1 Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 11.01 s1 +0.6 WR Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 10.97 1 -1.2 Evelyn Ashford USA Los Angeles 1984 10.88 h7 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 10.88 q2 +1.6 Evelyn Ashford USA Seoul 1988 10.62 q3 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 [10.54w] 1 +3.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988

*Né Stefan Walasiewicz, Stanisława Walasiewicz competed as a woman for many years. After her death in 1983, it was discovered that she was a gynandromorph, i.e., possessing internal sexual characteristics of both sexes. This does not necessarily imply that she would have failed the IOC sex testing, after it was introduced.

Low-Altitude Progression 11.2 11.23 q1 +0.3 =WR Wyomia Tyus USA Tokyo 1964 11.18 h1 -0.8 Silvia Chivás CUB Munich 1972 11.18 s1 -0.3 Renate Stecher GDR Munich 1972 11.07 1 -0.2 Renate Stecher GDR Munich 1972 11.05 q1 +1.1 Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 11.01 s1 +0.6 WR Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 10.97 1 -1.2 Evelyn Ashford USA Los Angeles 1984 10.88 h7 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 10.88 q2 +1.6 Evelyn Ashford USA Seoul 1988 10.62 q3 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 [10.54w] 1 +3.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988

Automatic Timing Progression 12.18 h1 <2.0 WRa Winsome Cripps AUS Helsinki 1952 12.18 h7 <2.0 WRa Cathy Hardy USA Helsinki 1952 11.86 h8 <2.0 WRa Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.84 q1 <2.0 WRa Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.75 s1 <2.0 WRa Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.67 1 +1.7 WRa Marjorie Jackson AUS Helsinki 1952 11.65 h6 0.0 WRa Wilma Rudolph USA Rome 1960 11.41 s1 +0.8 WRa Wilma Rudolph USA Rome 1960 [11.18w] 1 +2.8 Wilma Rudolph USA Rome 1960 11.23 q1 +0.3 WRa Wyomia Tyus USA Tokyo 1964 11.21A h1 0.0 WRa Wyomia Tyus USA Mexico City 1968 11.12A q1 +0.6 WRa Barbara Ferrell USA Mexico City 1968 [11.08Aw] q2 +2.7 Wyomia Tyus USA Mexico City 1968 11.08A 1 +1.2 WRa Wyomia Tyus USA Mexico City 1968 11.07 1 -0.2 WRa Renate Stecher GDR Munich 1972 11.05 q1 +1.1 Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 11.01 s1 +0.6 WRa Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 10.97 1 -1.2 Evelyn Ashford USA Los Angeles 1984 10.88 h7 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 10.88 q2 +1.6 Evelyn Ashford USA Seoul 1988 10.62 q3 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 [10.54w] 1 +3.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988

Low-Altitude Automatic Timing Progression 11.23 q1 +0.3 =WR Wyomia Tyus USA Tokyo 1964 11.18 h1 -0.8 Silvia Chivás CUB Munich 1972 11.18 s1 -0.3 Renate Stecher GDR Munich 1972 11.07 1 -0.2 =WR Renate Stecher GDR Munich 1972 11.05 q1 +1.1 Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 11.01 s1 +0.6 WR Annegret Richter FRG Montréal 1976 10.97 1 -1.2 Evelyn Ashford USA Los Angeles 1984 10.88 h7 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 10.88 q2 +1.6 Evelyn Ashford USA Seoul 1988 10.62 q3 +1.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988 [10.54w] 1 +3.0 Florence Griffith Joyner USA Seoul 1988

Athletics - Women's Discus Throw Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Soviet Union 4 3 3 10 German Democratic Republic 3 1 1 5 United States 2 3 - 5 Romania 1 1 3 5 Bulgaria - 3 2 5 Germany 2 1 1 4 Belarus 1 - 3 4 Poland 1 1 1 3 Cuba 1 1 - 2 Russian Federation 1 1 - 2 France 1 - 1 2 Greece - 2 - 2 Czechoslovakia 1 - - 1 The Netherlands 1 - - 1 Federal Republic of Germany - 1 - 1 Italy - 1 - 1 Australia - - 1 1 Hungary - - 1 1 Sweden - - 1 1 Ukraine - - 1 1 Totals (19 events) 19 19 19 57

Previous USA Gold Medalists: Lillian Copeland (1932), Stephanie Brown-Trafton (2008) Olympic Record Progression 35.56 [119-11] 5 (Q) Grete Heublein GER Amsterdam 1928 36.33! [119-2½] - (Q) Lillian Copeland USA Amsterdam 1928 39.17! [128-6] - (Q) Halina Konopacka POL Amsterdam 1928 39.62 [130-0] 1 (6) WR Halina Konopacka POL Amsterdam 1928 40.12 [131-7½] 2 (6) Ruth Osburn USA Los Angeles 1932 40.58 [133-2] 1 (6) Lillian Copeland USA Los Angeles 1932 44.69! [146-7½] - (1) Jadwiga Wajs POL Berlin 1936 47.63 [156-3] 1 (1) Gisela Mauermayer GER Berlin 1936 50.84! [166-9] - (2) Nina Ponomareva URS Helsinki 1952 51.42 [168-8] 1 (3) Nina Ponomareva URS Helsinki 1952 51.74! [169-9] - (1) Irina Beglyakova URS Melbourne 1956 52.04! [170-9] - (3) Olga Fikotová TCH Melbourne 1956 52.54 [172-4] 2 (3) Irina Beglyakova URS Melbourne 1956 53.69 [176-1½] 1 (5) Olga Fikotová TCH Melbourne 1956 55.10 [180-9] 1 (5) Nina Ponomareva URS Rome 1960 55.17 [181-0] 5 (1) Yevgeniya Kuznetsova URS Tokyo 1964 55.90! [183-5] - (1) Lia Manoliu ROU Tokyo 1964 57.21 [187-8½] 2 (1) Ingrid Lotz GDR Tokyo 1964 57.27 [187-10½] 1 (5) Tamara Press URS Tokyo 1964 58.28 [191-2½] 1 (1) Lia Manoliu ROU Mexico City 1968 61.58 [202-0] Q (1) Argentina Menis ROU Munich 1972 62.64! [205-6] - (1) Tamara Danilova URS Munich 1972 64.28! [210-11] - (1) Argentina Menis ROU Munich 1972 65.06 [213-5] 2 (4) Argentina Menis ROU Munich 1972 66.62 [218-7] 1 (4) Faina Melnik URS Munich 1972 66.68! [218-9] - (1) Gabriele Hinzmann GDR Montréal 1976 69.00 [226-4] 1 (1) Evelin Schlaak GDR Montréal 1976 69.76! [228-10] - (2) Evelin Schlaak-Jahl GDR Moscow 1980 69.96 [229-6] 1 (3) Evelin Schlaak-Jahl GDR Moscow 1980 71.84! [235-8] - (1) Martina Hellmann GDR Seoul 1988 72.30 [237-2] 1 (4) Martina Hellmann GDR Seoul 1988

Athletics - Women's Heptathlon Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total German Democratic Republic 1 2 3 6 Great Britain 2 1 2 5 Soviet Union 2 1 2 5 United States 2 2 - 4 Federal Republic of Germany 1 1 1 3 Belarus - 1 1 2 Russian Federation - 1 1 2 Australia 1 - - 1 Sweden 1 - - 1 Syria 1 - - 1 Ukraine 1 - - 1 Austria - 1 - 1 Lithuania - 1 - 1 Unified Team - 1 - 1 Germany - - 1 1 Hungary - - 1 1 Total 12 12 12 36

Previous USA Gold Medalists: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1988-1992)

Multiple Medals by Athletes Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 2 1 - 3 Denise Lewis (GBR) 1 - 1 2 Natasha Sazanovich (BLR) - 1 1 2 Burglinde Pollak (GDR) - - 2 2 Youngest Competitors 15-282 Cathy Hamblin USA 1968 6 January 1953 17-028 Sue Scott-Reeve GBR 1968 17 September 1951 17-257 Eunice Barber SLE 1992 17 November 1974 17-303 Edith Noeding PER 1972 3 November 1954 18-021 Miyuki Takahashi JPN 1964 25 September 1946 18-049 Cornelia Popescu-Popa ROU 1968 27 August 1950 18-056 Manon Bornholdt FRG 1968 20 August 1950 18-123 Modupe Oshikoya NGR 1972 2 May 1954 18-185 Debbie Van Kiekebelt CAN 1972 1 March 1954 18-237 Lin Chun-Yu TPE 1968 20 February 1950

Youngest Medalists 20-200 Tatyana Chernova RUS 2008 29 January 1988 21-085 Burglinde Pollak GDR 1972 10 June 1951 21-094 Olga Kuragina URS 1980 21 April 1959 21-200 Carolina Klüft SWE 2004 2 February 1983 21-270 Siegrun Siegl GDR 1976 29 October 1954

Youngest Gold Medalists 21-200 Carolina Klüft SWE 2004 2 February 1983 21-270 Siegrun Siegl GDR 1976 29 October 1954 22-321 Ghada Shouaa SYR 1996 10 September 1973

Oldest Competitors 35-167 Cindy Greiner USA 1992 15 February 1957 35-096 Sabine Braun GER 2000 19 June 1965 34-275 Urszula Włodarczyk POL 2000 22 December 1965 34-265 Marie Collonvillé FRA 2008 23 November 1973 34-210 Yasmina Azzizi ALG 2000 25 February 1966 34-146 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 1996 3 March 1962 33-360 Liliana Năstase ROU 1996 1 August 1962 33-279 Anzhela Atroshchenko TUR 2004 14 November 1970 33-058 Mary Peters GBR 1972 6 July 1939 33-012 Argyro Strataki GRE 2008 3 August 1975

Oldest Medalists 33-059 Mary Peters GBR 1972 6 July 1939 31-308 Nadezhda Tkachenko URS 1980 19 September 1948 30-343 Sabine John GDR 1988 16 October 1957 30-251 Galina Bystrova URS 1964 8 February 1934 30-152 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 1992 3 March 1962

Oldest Gold Medalists 33-059 Mary Peters GBR 1972 6 July 1939 31-308 Nadezhda Tkachenko URS 1980 19 September 1948 30-152 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 1992 3 March 1962

Olympic Record Progression 1985 1971 # Rek Athlete Nation Site Year 5,798 5,904 15 Jill Ross-Giffen CAN Los Angeles 1984 6,085 6,147 8 Tineke Hidding NED Los Angeles 1984 [6,388†] [6,363] 3 Sabine Everts FRG Los Angeles 1984 6,387 6,390 1 Glynis Nunn AUS Los Angeles 1984

1985 # Rek Athlete Nation Site Year 6,858 3 Anke Behmer GDR Seoul 1988 6,897 2 Sabine John GDR Seoul 1988 7,291 1 WR Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Seoul 1988

†Although finishing only third at Los Angeles, Everts’ converted 1985 score is higher than that of the winner (Nunn) and the runner- up (Jackie Joyner). Badminton - Women's Singles Medals by Nations G S B TM China 3 1 4 8 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Republic of Korea 1 1 - 2 Denmark - 1 - 1 The Netherlands - 1 - 1 Totals (5 events) 5 5 6 16

Best Previous USA Finish: =17th – Linda French (1992)

Badminton - Women's Doubles Medals by Nations G S B TM China 4 3 4 11 Republic of Korea 1 2 2 5 Totals (5 events) 5 5 6 16

Best Previous USA Finish: =9th in 2008 – Eva Lee and May Mangkalakiri

Cycling - Women's Team Pursuit, 3,000 metres This is a new Olympic event, never having been contested before for women.

Fencing - Women's Épée, Team Medals by Nations G S B TM Russian Federation 2 - 1 3 France 1 - 1 2 Germany - 1 - 1 Italy - 1 - 1 Switzerland - 1 - 1 China - - 1 1 Totals (3 events) 3 3 3 9

Best Previous USA Finish: 8th in 1996 – the only time we have had a team entered in the event.

Rowing - Men's Coxless Fours Medals by Nations G S B TM Germany 5 1 2 8 Switzerland 2 4 1 7 France 1 4 2 7 Italy 3 2 1 6 German Democratic Republic 2 3 - 5 United States 1 2 2 5 Poland - - 4 4 New Zealand 1 - 2 3 Romania 1 1 - 2 Soviet Union 1 1 - 2 Federal Republic of Germany 1 - 1 2 Czechoslovakia 1 - 1 2 The Netherlands - 1 1 2 Great Britain 1 - - 1 Sweden - 1 - 1 Denmark - - 1 1 Finland - - 1 1 Norway - - 1 1 Totals (20 events) 20 20 20 60

Previous USA Gold Medalist: 1960 Rowing - Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Medals by Nations G S B TM Poland 2 - - 2 France - 1 1 2 Greece - 1 1 2 Great Britain 1 - - 1 Switzerland 1 - - 1 Italy - 1 - 1 The Netherlands - 1 - 1 Australia - - 1 1 Denmark - - 1 1 Totals (4 events) 4 4 4 12

Rowing - Women's Single Sculls Medals by Nations G S B TM Belarus 2 1 1 4 Bulgaria 1 1 2 4 United States - 4 - 4 Romania 3 - - 3 German Democratic Republic 2 - 1 3 Germany 1 - 1 2 Belgium - 1 1 2 Canada - 1 1 2 Soviet Union - 1 1 2 Denmark - - 1 1 Totals (9 events) 9 9 9 27

Previous USA Silver Medalists: Joan Lind (1976), Carlie Geer (1984), Anne Marden (1988), Michell Guerette (2008)

Rowing - Women's Lightweight Double Sculls Medals by Nations G S B TM Romania 3 - - 3 The Netherlands 1 - 1 2 Germany - 2 - 2 United States - 1 1 2 Finland - 1 - 1 Australia - - 1 1 Canada - - 1 1 Totals (4 events) 4 4 4 12

Previous USA Medalists: 1996 silver, 2000 bronze

Sailing - Mixed's One-Person (Laser Radial) Medals by Nations G S B TM United States 1 - - 1 Lithuania - 1 - 1 China - - 1 1 Totals (1 events) 1 1 1 3

This was contested as a women’s only event in Beijing, the only time it has been on the Olympic Program. It was by American Anna Tunnicliffe.

Sailing - Mixed One-Person Dinghy (Laser) Medals by Nations G S B TM Brazil 2 1 - 3 Great Britain 1 1 - 2 Austria - 1 - 1 Australia - - 1 1 Norway - - 1 1 Slovenia - - 1 1 Totals (3 events) 3 3 3 9

Best Previous USA Finish: 8th – Mark Mendallblatt in 2004.

Shooting - Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres Medals by Nations G S B TM Russian Federation 1 2 1 4 China 2 - 1 3 Poland 1 - 2 3 Federal Republic of Germany 1 1 - 2 United States 1 - 1 2 Bulgaria - 2 - 2 Serbia & Montenegro 1 - - 1 Czech Republic - 1 - 1 Italy - 1 - 1 Cuba - - 1 1 Soviet Union - - 1 1 Totals (7 events) 7 7 7 21

Previous USA Medalists: Wanda Jewell (1984 bronze), Launa Meili (1992 silver)

Shooting - Women's Trap Medals by Nations G S B TM Australia 1 - - 1 Finland 1 - - 1 Lithuania 1 - - 1 Spain - 1 - 1 France - 1 - 1 Slovakia - 1 - 1 China - - 1 1 Republic of Korea - - 1 1 United States - - 1 1 Totals (3 events) 3 3 3 9

Previous USA Medalist: Carey Cogdell (2008 bronze)

Swimming - Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle

Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 8 8 6 22 United States 7 6 7 20 Great Britain 3 3 2 8 Japan 2 3 1 6 Hungary 1 1 2 4 Soviet Union 2 1 - 3 Canada 1 1 1 3 Sweden 1 1 - 2 Germany 1 - 1 2 Austria - 1 1 2 Federal Republic of Germany - 1 1 2 Australasia - - 2 2 Tunisia 1 - - 1 Greece - 1 - 1 Brazil - - 1 1 German Democratic Republic - - 1 1 Totals (26 events) 27 27 26 80

No bronze medal in 1896 men’s 1,200 metre freestyle.

Previous USA Gold Medalists: Norman Ross (1920), Jimmy McLane (1948), Ford Konno (1952), Mike Burton (1968-1972), Brian Goodell (1976), Mike O’Brien (1984)

Multiple Medals by Athletes Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Grant Hackett (AUS) 2 1 - 3 Kieren Perkins (AUS) 2 1 - 3 Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) - - 3 3 Mike Burton (USA) 2 - - 2 Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 2 - - 2 Henry Taylor (GBR) 2 - - 2 Arne Borg (SWE) 1 1 - 2 Andrew "Boy" Charlton (AUS) 1 1 - 2 John Jarvis (GBR) 1 1 - 2 Murray Rose (AUS) 1 1 - 2 Stefan Pfeiffer (FRG) - 1 1 2 George Breen (USA) - - 2 2

Youngest Gold Medalist, Men 14-308 Kuzuo Kitamura (JPN) (1932) [9 October 1917] 16-338 Andrew "Boy" Charlton (AUS) (1924) [12 August 1907] 17-109 Brian Goodell (USA) (1976) [2 April 1959]

Youngest Medalist, Men 14-308 Kuzuo Kitamura (JPN) (1932) [9 October 1917] 16-061 John Kinsella (USA) (1968) [26 August 1952] 16-131 John Nelson (USA) (1964) [8 June 1948] 16-133 Otto Scheff (AUT) (1906) [12 December 1889] 16-338 Andrew "Boy" Charlton (AUS) (1924) [12 August 1907]

Youngest Competitor, Men 13-241 Ralph Flanagan (USA) (1932) [14 December 1918] 13-319 César Borja (MEX) (1948) [21 September 1934] 13-359 Rubén Guerrero (ESA) (1968) [1 November 1954] 14-060 Edwin Borja (PHI) (1972) [6 July 1958] 14-133 Julio Arango (COL) (1964) [6 June 1950] 14-222 Miguel Torres (ESP) (1960) [24 January 1946] 14-294 Ediz Yıldırımer (TUR) (2008) [25 October 1993] 14-307 Kuzuo Kitamura (JPN) (1932) [9 October 1917] 15-043 Alberto García (MEX) (1972) [22 July 1957] 15-136 Csaba Sós (HUN) (1972) [20 April 1957]

Oldest Gold Medalist, Men 28-170 John Jarvis (GBR) (1900) [24 February 1872] 28-127 Vladimir Salnikov (URS) (1988) [21 May 1960] 26-353 Arne Borg (SWE) (1928) [18 August 1901]

Oldest Medalist, Men 34-059 John Jarvis (GBR) (1906) [24 February 1872] 33-063 Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) (1924) [13 May 1891] 29-104 Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) (1920) [13 May 1891] 28-170 John Jarvis (GBR) (1900) [24 February 1872] 28-127 Vladimir Salnikov (URS) (1988) [21 May 1960]

Oldest Competitor, Men 37-197 Paul De Backer (BEL) (1920) [7 February 1883] 36-148 John Jarvis (GBR) (1908) [24 February 1872] 35-158 Henry Taylor (GBR) (1920) [17 March 1885] 34-060 John Jarvis (GBR) (1906) [24 February 1872] 33-062 Frank Beaurepaire (AUS) (1924) [13 May 1891] 31-294 Petar Stoychev (BUL) (2008) [24 October 1976] 30-333 John Hatfield (GBR) (1924) [15 August 1893] 30-205 Lou Handley (USA) (1904) [14 February 1874] 30-147 Eduard Meijer (NED) (1908) [25 February 1878] 30-051 Sambiao Basanung (PHI) (1952) [11 June 1922]

Olympic Record Progression 25:02.4 h1 Paul Radmilovic GBR London 1908 23:45.8 h2 Frank Beaurepaire AUS London 1908 23:42.8 h4 Sydney Battersby GBR London 1908 23:24.4 h6 Henry Taylor GBR London 1908 22:54.0 s1 Henry Taylor GBR London 1908 22:48.4 1 WR Henry Taylor GBR London 1908 22:23.0 h3 WR George Hodgson CAN Stockholm 1912 22:00.0 1 WR George Hodgson CAN Stockholm 1912 21:20.4 h3 Andrew "Boy" Charlton AUS Paris 1924 21:11.4 h4 WR Arne Borg SWE Paris 1924 20:06.6 1 WR Andrew "Boy" Charlton AUS Paris 1924 19:51.8 1 Arne Borg SWE Amsterdam 1928 19:51.6 s1 Kuzuo Kitamura JPN Los Angeles 1932 19:38.7 s2 Shozo Makino JPN Los Angeles 1932 19:12.4 1 Kuzuo Kitamura JPN Los Angeles 1932 18:34.0 h1 Shiro Hashizume JPN Helsinki 1952 18:30.3 1 Ford Konno USA Helsinki 1952 18:04.1 h1 Murray Rose AUS Melbourne 1956 17:52.9 h3 WR George Breen USA Melbourne 1956 17:46.5 h1 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN Rome 1960 17:32.8 h5 Murray Rose AUS Rome 1960 17:19.6 1 John Konrads AUS Rome 1960 17:15.9 h1 Bob Windle AUS Tokyo 1964 17:01.7 1 Bob Windle AUS Tokyo 1964 16:38.9 1 Mike Burton USA Mexico City 1968 16:34.63 h1 Hans Faßnacht FRG Munich 1972 15:59.63 h2 Graham Windeatt AUS Munich 1972 15:52.58 1 WR Mike Burton USA Munich 1972 15:37.61 h1 Zoltán Wladár HUN Montreal 1976 15:20.74 h2 Paul Hartloff USA Montreal 1976 15:02.40 1 WR Brian Goodell USA Montreal 1976 14:58.27 1 WR Vladimir Salnikov URS Moscow 1980 14:43.48 1 WR Kieren Perkins AUS Barcelona 1992 14:43.40 1 Grant Hackett AUS Athens 2004 14:40.84 h3 Ryan Cochrane CAN Beijing 2008 14:38.92 h5 Grant Hackett AUS Beijing 2008

Swimming - Men's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay The United States has won this event every time they have competed in it. The event was first contested at the Olympics 1960 and the only time they have not won was in 1980, when Australia came thru for the gold as the American boycotted the Moscow Olympics. With a gold medal Michael Phelps could become the third person to win three gold medals in this event, after Americans Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker. It would also give him 22 Olympic medals and 18 gold medals. The 18 gold medals would be significant because it would equal the next best total of all Olympic medals, set by Larisa Latynina of the USSR, whose record Phelps has broken in London.

Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 12 - - 12 Australia 1 3 3 7 Canada - 3 2 5 Germany - 2 1 3 Soviet Union - 1 2 3 Japan - - 3 3 German Democratic Republic - 2 - 2 Unified Team - 1 - 1 Russian Federation - 1 - 1 Federal Republic of Germany - - 1 1 Great Britain - - 1 1 Totals (13 events) 13 13 13 39

Multiple Medals by Athletes Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Ian Crocker (USA) 3 - - 3 Jason Lezak (USA) 3 - - 3 Tom Ponting (CAN) - 2 1 3 David Berkoff (USA) 2 - - 2 Matt Biondi (USA) 2 - - 2 Mark Gangloff (USA) 2 - - 2 Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) 2 - - 2 Brendan Hansen (USA) 2 - - 2 Tom Jager (USA) 2 - - 2 Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 2 - - 2 Pedro Pablo Morales (USA) 2 - - 2 Aaron Peirsol (USA) 2 - - 2 Michael Phelps (USA) 2 - - 2 Jeff Rouse (USA) 2 - - 2 Richard Schroeder (USA) 2 - - 2 Neil Walker (USA) 2 - - 2 Neil Brooks (AUS) 1 - 1 2 Peter Evans (AUS) 1 - 1 2 Mark Kerry (AUS) 1 - 1 2 Victor Davis (CAN) - 2 - 2 Donald "Sandy" Goss (CAN) - 2 - 2 Horst-Günther Gregor (GDR) - 2 - 2 Egon Henninger (GDR) - 2 - 2 Vladislav Kulikov (RUS) - 2 - 2 Roland Matthes (GDR) - 2 - 2 Adam Pine (AUS) - 2 - 2 Aleksandr Popov (RUS) - 2 - 2 Vladimir Selkov (RUS) - 2 - 2 Michael Klim (AUS) - 1 1 2 Jens Kruppa (GER) - 1 1 2 Thomas Rupprath (GER) - 1 1 2 Mark Tewksbury (CAN) - 1 1 2 Dmitry Volkov (EUN) - 1 1 2 Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) - - 2 2

Youngest Gold Medalist, Men 17-362 Neil Brooks (AUS) (1980) [27 July 1962] 18-023 Ian Crocker (USA) (2000) [31 August 1982] 18-357 Peter Evans (AUS) (1980) [1 August 1961]

Youngest Medalist, Men 16-274 Neville Hayes (AUS) (1960) [2 December 1943] 16-288 Peter Reynolds (AUS) (1964) [2 January 1948] 17-227 Ian O'Brien (AUS) (1964) [3 March 1947] 17-306 Donald "Sandy" Goss (CAN) (1984) [2 October 1966] 17-343 Roland Matthes (GDR) (1968) [17 November 1950]

Youngest Competitor, Men 13-012 Jorge Lima (ANG) (1980) [13 July 1967] 15-045 Paulo Frischknecht (POR) (1976) [7 June 1961] 15-084 Rômulo Arantes Filho (BRA) (1972) [12 June 1957] 15-139 Kevin Berry (AUS) (1960) [10 April 1945] 15-242 Yun Ju-Il (KOR) (1988) [26 January 1973] 15-245 Fernando Lopes (ANG) (1980) [21 November 1964] 15-267 Mohamed Abdullah (UAE) (1988) [1 January 1973] 15-288 Ernesto Vela (MEX) (1984) [20 October 1968] 15-290 Raymond Papa (PHI) (1992) [14 October 1976] 15-302 Collier Woolard (ISV) (1984) [6 October 1968]

Oldest Gold Medalist, Men 32-279 Jason Lezak (USA) (2008) [12 November 1975] 28-328 Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) (2004) [28 September 1975] 28-283 Jason Lezak (USA) (2004) [12 November 1975]

Oldest Medalist, Men 32-279 Jason Lezak (USA) (2008) [12 November 1975] 32-171 Adam Pine (AUS) (2008) [28 February 1976] 30-094 Horst-Günther Gregor (GDR) (1968) [24 July 1938] 29-009 Klaus Katzur (GDR) (1972) [26 August 1943] 28-328 Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) (2004) [28 September 1975]

Oldest Competitor, Men 34-081 Lars Frölander (SWE) (2008) [26 May 1974] 33-129 Franck Esposito (FRA) (2004) [13 April 1971] 33-049 Mạnh Tuấn Nguyễn (VIE) (1980) [6 June 1947] 32-277 Aleksandr Popov (RUS) (2004) [16 November 1971] 32-276 Jason Lezak (USA) (2008) [12 November 1975] 32-233 Pekka Lairola (FIN) (1960) [7 January 1928] 32-168 Adam Pine (AUS) (2008) [28 February 1976] 32-098 Károly Gűttler (HUN) (2000) [15 June 1968] 31-313 Emanuele Merisi (ITA) (2004) [10 October 1972] 31-296 Ricardo Busquets (PUR) (1996) [3 October 1964]

Olympic Record Progression 4:14.8 h1 Australia Rome 1960 (Carroll, Burton, Berry, Shipton) 4:08.2 h3 WR United States Rome 1960 (Bennett, Hait, Gillanders, Clark) 4:05.4 1 WR United States Rome 1960 (McKinney, Hait, Larson, Farrell) 4:05.1 h2 United States Tokyo 1964 (McGeagh, Luken, Richardson, Bennett) 3:58.4 1 WR United States Tokyo 1964 (Mann, Craig, Schmidt, Clark) 3:54.9 1 WR United States Mexico City 1968 (Hickcox, McKenzie, Russell, Walsh) 3:51.98 h3 United States Munich 1972 (Ivey, Hencken, Hall, Fairbank) 3:48.16 1 WR United States Munich 1972 (Stamm, Bruce, Spitz, Heidenreich) 3:47.28 h2 WR United States Montreal 1976 (Rocca, Woo, Bottom, Babashoff) 3:42.22 1 WR United States Montreal 1976 (Naber, Hencken, Vogel, Montgomery) 3:39.30 1 WR United States Los Angeles 1984 (Carey, Lundquist, Morales, Gaines) 3:36.93 1 WR United States Seoul 1988 (Berkoff, Schroeder, Biondi, Jacobs) 3:36.93 1 =WR United States Barcelona 1992 (Rouse, Diebel, Morales, Olsen) 3:34.84 1 WR United States Atlanta 1996 (Rouse, Linn, Henderson, Hall, Jr.) 3:33.73 1 WR United States Sydney 2000 (Krayzelburg, Moses, Crocker, Hall, Jr.) 3:30.68 1 WR United States Athens 2004 (Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak) 3:29.34 1 WR United States Beijing 2008 (Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, Lezak)

Swimming - Women's 50 metres Freestyle Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 1 1 3 5 China 1 3 - 4 The Netherlands 2 - - 2 German Democratic Republic 1 - 1 2 Germany 1 - 1 2 Australia - - 2 2 France - 1 - 1 Sweden - 1 - 1 Totals (6 events) 6 6 7 19

* Two bronzes in 1988 women’s 50 metre freestyle.

Previous USA Medalists: Gold – Amy van Dyken (1996); Silver – Dara Torres (2008); Bronze – Jill Sterkel (1988), Angel Martino (1992), Dara Torres (2000)

Multiple Medals by Athletes Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Inge de Bruijn (NED) 2 - - 2 Yang Wenyi (CHN) 1 1 - 2 Dara Torres (USA) - 1 1 2

Youngest Gold Medalist, Women 20-202 Yang Wenyi (CHN) (1992) [11 January 1972] 22-230 Kristin Otto (GDR) (1988) [7 February 1966] 23-161 Amy Van Dyken (USA) (1996) [15 February 1973]

Youngest Medalist, Women 15-251 Katrin Meißner (GDR) (1988) [17 January 1973] 16-089 Cate Campbell (AUS) (2008) [20 May 1992] 16-258 Yang Wenyi (CHN) (1988) [11 January 1972] 19-205 Lisbeth Lenton (AUS) (2004) [28 January 1985] 19-355 Zhuang Yong (CHN) (1992) [10 August 1972]

Youngest Competitor, Women 12-179 Fatima Hameed Gerashi (BRN) (2000) [26 March 1988] 12-298 Antoinette Guedia (CMR) (2008) [21 October 1995] 13-091 Joscelin Yeo (SIN) (1992) [2 May 1979] 13-196 Fariha Fathimath (MDV) (2000) [10 March 1987] 13-217 Rubab Raza (PAK) (2004) [15 January 1991] 13-294 Aina Andriamanjatoarimanana (MAD) (2004) [30 October 1990] 13-353 Aminath Rouya (MDV) (2004) [1 September 1990] 13-353 Gillian Thomson (PHI) (1988) [8 October 1974] 14-017 Jang Hui-Jin (KOR) (2000) [5 September 1986] 14-033 Angela Birch (FIJ) (1988) [24 August 1974]

Oldest Gold Medalist, Women 30-362 Inge de Bruijn (NED) (2004) [24 August 1973] 27-030 Inge de Bruijn (NED) (2000) [24 August 1973] 24-275 Britta Steffen (GER) (2008) [16 November 1983]

Oldest Medalist, Women 41-124 Dara Torres (USA) (2008) [15 April 1967] 33-161 Dara Torres (USA) (2000) [15 April 1967] 30-362 Inge de Bruijn (NED) (2004) [24 August 1973] 27-121 Jill Sterkel (USA) (1988) [27 May 1961] 27-030 Inge de Bruijn (NED) (2000) [24 August 1973]

Oldest Competitor, Women 41-122 Dara Torres (USA) (2008) [15 April 1967] 34-233 Cristina Chiuso (ITA) (2008) [25 December 1973] 34-149 Judith Draxler (AUT) (2004) [24 March 1970] 34-103 Katerine Moreno (BOL) (2008) [4 May 1974] 33-160 Dara Torres (USA) (2000) [15 April 1967] 32-300 Virginia Farmer (ASA) (2008) [19 October 1975] 32-211 Martina Moravcová (SVK) (2008) [16 January 1976] 32-086 Leah Martindale (BAR) (2000) [27 June 1968] 32-032 Sandra Kazíková (CZE) (2008) [13 July 1976] 31-287 Alison Sheppard (GBR) (2004) [5 November 1972]

Olympic Record Progression 29.64 h1 Carolina Araujo MOZ Seoul 1988 27.96 h2 Carolina Mauri CRC Seoul 1988 27.44 h3 Monica Rezende BRA Seoul 1988 26.49 h4 Diane van der Plaats NED Seoul 1988 25.91 h5 Leigh Ann Fetter USA Seoul 1988 25.85 h6 Kristen Otto GDR Seoul 1988 25.67 h7 Wenyi Yang CHN Seoul 1988 25.49 1 Kristen Otto GDR Seoul 1988 24.79 1 WR Wenyi Yang CHN Barcelona 1992 24.46 h10 Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 2000 24.13 s2 Inge de Bruijn NED Sydney 2000 24.06 1 Britta Steffen GER Beijing 2008

Swimming - Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay Medals by Nations Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 8 4 - 12 Australia 2 4 - 6 German Democratic Republic 3 1 - 4 Federal Republic of Germany - 1 2 3 Germany - 1 2 3 Canada - - 3 3 China - - 2 2 Soviet Union - - 2 2 Great Britain - 1 - 1 The Netherlands - 1 - 1 Unified Team - - 1 1 Japan - - 1 1 Totals (13 events) 13 13 13 39

Previous USA Gold Medalists: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000

Multiple Medals by Athletes Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Jenny Thompson (USA) 3 1 - 4 Leisel Jones (AUS) 2 1 - 3 Dara Torres (USA) 1 2 - 3 Andrea Pollack (GDR) 2 - - 2 Jess Schipper (AUS) 2 - - 2 Amanda Beard (USA) 1 1 - 2 Kornelia Ender (GDR) 1 1 - 2 Mary T. Meagher (USA) 1 1 - 2 Betsy Mitchell (USA) 1 1 - 2 Megan Quann-Jendrick (USA) 1 1 - 2 Petria Thomas (AUS) 1 1 - 2 Natalie Coughlin (USA) - 2 - 2 Kara Lynn Joyce (USA) - 2 - 2 Susie O'Neill (AUS) - 2 - 2 Franziska van Almsick (GER) - 1 1 2

Youngest Gold Medalist, Women 14-268 Amanda Beard (USA) (1996) [29 October 1981] 15-001 Sue Pedersen (USA) (1968) [16 October 1953] 15-064 Beth Botsford (USA) (1996) [21 May 1981]

Youngest Medalist, Women 13-313 Kornelia Ender (GDR) (1972) [25 October 1958] 14-116 Franziska van Almsick (GER) (1992) [5 April 1978] 14-268 Amanda Beard (USA) (1996) [29 October 1981] 14-306 Han Xue (CHN) (1996) [21 September 1981] 15-001 Sue Pedersen (USA) (1968) [16 October 1953]

Youngest Competitor, Women 11-326 Liana Vicens (PUR) (1968) [25 November 1956] 12-352 Diana Hatler (PUR) (1976) [1 August 1963] 13-038 Byeon Hye-Yeong (KOR) (1996) [17 June 1983] 13-137 Françoise Monod (SUI) (1972) [20 April 1959] 13-314 Kornelia Ender (GDR) (1972) [25 October 1958] 13-338 Dorothy Sutcliffe (ZIM) (1960) [27 September 1946] 13-341 Robin Corsiglia (CAN) (1976) [12 August 1962] 13-359 Joy Beasley (GBR) (1976) [25 July 1962] 14-010 Kyoko Iwasaki (JPN) (1992) [21 July 1978] 14-013 Yolande Van der Straeten (BEL) (1980) [8 July 1966]

Oldest Gold Medalist, Women 33-161 Dara Torres (USA) (2000) [15 April 1967] 29-090 Angel Martino (USA) (1996) [25 April 1967] 28-362 Petria Thomas (AUS) (2004) [25 August 1975]

Oldest Medalist, Women 41-124 Dara Torres (USA) (2008) [15 April 1967] 33-161 Dara Torres (USA) (2000) [15 April 1967] 31-176 Jenny Thompson (USA) (2004) [26 February 1973] 29-090 Angel Martino (USA) (1996) [25 April 1967] 28-362 Petria Thomas (AUS) (2004) [25 August 1975]

Oldest Competitor, Women 41-122 Dara Torres (USA) (2008) [15 April 1967] 33-186 Manuela Dalla Valle (ITA) (1996) [20 January 1963] 33-160 Dara Torres (USA) (2000) [15 April 1967] 33-085 Fabíola Molina (BRA) (2008) [22 May 1975] 33-008 Svitlana Bondarenko (UKR) (2004) [12 August 1971] 31-189 Sylvia Gerasch (GER) (2000) [16 March 1969] 31-174 Jenny Beth Thompson (USA) (2004) [26 February 1973] 31-148 Mette Jacobsen (DEN) (2004) [24 March 1973] 31-132 Caroline Foot (GBR) (1996) [14 March 1965] 31-068 Klára Killermann-Bartos (HUN) (1960) [23 June 1929]

Olympic Record Progression 4:49.0 h1 Great Britain Rome 1960 (Lewis, Lonsbrough, Oldroyd, Steward) 4:47.7 h2 The Netherlands Rome 1960 (van Velsen, den Haan, Lagerberg, Terpstra) 4:41.1 1 WR United States Rome 1960 (Burke, Kempner, Schuler, von Saltza) 4:39.1 h1 Soviet Union Tokyo 1964 (Savelyeva, Babanina, Devyatova, Bystrova) 4:33.9 1 WR United States Tokyo 1964 (Ferguson, Goyette, Stouder, Ellis) 4:28.3 1 United States Mexico City 1968 (Hall, Ball, Daniel, Pedersen) 4:27.57 h2 United States Munich 1972 (Atwood, Melick, Shrader, Babashoff) 4:20.75 1 WR United States Munich 1972 (Belote, Carr, Deardurff, Neilson) 4:20.10 h2 Canada Montreal 1976 (Hogg, Corsiglia, Sloan, Clarke) 4:13.98 h3 German Democratic Republic Montreal 1976 (Treiber, Nitschke, Kother-Gabriel, Pollack) 4:07.95 1 WR German Democratic Republic Montreal 1976 (Richter, Anke, Pollack, Ender) 4:06.67 1 WR German Democratic Republic Moscow 1980 (Reinisch, Geweniger, Pollack, Metschuck) 4:03.74 1 German Democratic Republic Seoul 1988 (Otto, Hörner, Weigang, Meißner) 4:02.54 1 WR United States Barcelona 1992 (Loveless, Nall, Ahmann-Leighton, Thompson) 3:58.30 1 WR United States Sydney 2000 (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Torres) 3:57.32 1 WR Australia Athens 2004 (Rooney, Jones, Thomas, Henry) 3:52.69 1 WR Australia Beijing 2008 (Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Trickett)

Tennis - Men's Doubles Medals by Nations G S B TM Great Britain 4 2 2 8 United States 3 1 3 7 France 1 2 4 7 Australia 1 1 1 3 Germany 1 1 1 3 South Africa 1 1 - 2 Spain - 1 1 2 Sweden - 1 1 2 Croatia - - 2 2 Canada 1 - - 1 Chile 1 - - 1 Switzerland 1 - - 1 Austria - 1 - 1 Egypt - 1 - 1 Greece - 1 - 1 Japan - 1 - 1 Argentina - - 1 1 Bohemia - - 1 1 Czechoslovakia - - 1 1 Totals (14 events) 14 14 18 46

Previous USA Gold Medalists: 1904, 1924, 1988

Trampoline - Women's Individual Medals by Nations G S B TM Canada - 2 1 3 China 1 - 1 2 Germany 1 - - 1 Russian Federation 1 - - 1 Ukraine - 1 - 1 Uzbekistan - - 1 1 Totals (3 events) 3 3 3 9

Best Previous USA Finish: 9th – Jennifer Parilla in 2000

Triathlon - Women's Olympic Distance Medals by Nations G S B TM Australia 1 2 1 4 Switzerland 1 - 1 2 Austria 1 - - 1 Portugal - 1 - 1 United States - - 1 1 Totals (3 events) 3 3 3 9

Previous USA Medalist: Susan Williams (2004 bronze)

Weightlifting - Men's Middle-Heavyweight (≤94 kilograms) There are no USA entrants in this event.

Medal Standings after Day 7 1988 NOC G S B TM 1 Soviet Union 25 10 18 53 2 German Democratic Republic 19 14 13 46 3 United States 10 9 6 25 4 Bulgaria 7 7 4 18 5 China 2 6 8 16 6 Federal Republic of Germany 5 4 4 13 7 Hungary 6 4 2 12 8 Great Britain 3 5 3 11 9 Romania 2 6 3 11 10 Republic of Korea 1 3 5 9

1992 NOC G S B TM 1 Unified Team 24 16 15 55 2 United States 15 16 17 48 3 Germany 12 10 13 35 4 China 9 13 6 28 5 Hungary 9 7 2 18 6 Australia 5 8 5 18 7 France 3 3 10 16 8 Japan 3 4 5 12 9 Poland 3 3 4 10 10 Romania 3 2 5 10

1996 NOC G S B TM 1 United States 16 19 5 40 2 Russian Federation 13 9 6 28 3 Germany 3 9 14 26 4 China 7 7 6 20 5 France 7 5 8 20 6 Italy 7 5 6 18 7 Australia 6 4 8 18 8 Cuba 3 4 6 13 9 Poland 5 4 3 12 10 Hungary 3 2 5 10

2000 NOC G S B TM 1 United States 16 10 15 41 2 China 14 7 9 30 3 Australia 8 11 9 28 4 France 9 10 4 23 5 Russian Federation 5 8 10 23 6 Italy 7 3 10 20 7 Republic of Korea 4 5 7 16 8 Germany 3 4 7 14 9 The Netherlands 6 2 3 11 10 Japan 4 4 3 11

2004 NOC G S B TM 1 United States 17 13 11 41 2 China 15 11 10 36 3 Russian Federation 4 11 13 28 4 Australia 8 5 8 21 5 Japan 12 4 3 19 6 Germany 3 6 8 17 7 France 6 4 6 16 8 Republic of Korea 4 8 3 15 9 Italy 5 6 3 14 10 The Netherlands 2 5 5 12

2008 NOC G S B TM 1 United States 14 13 19 46 2 China 26 11 6 43 3 Republic of Korea 7 9 4 20 4 Australia 5 7 8 20 5 Russian Federation 3 8 8 19 6 France 3 8 7 18 7 Germany 8 2 4 14 8 Japan 6 4 3 13 9 Italy 6 3 4 13 10 Great Britain 3 2 3 8

2012 NOC G S B TM 1 United States 21 10 12 43 2 China 20 13 9 42 3 Russian Federation 3 12 8 23 4 Great Britain 8 6 8 22 5 Japan 2 8 11 21 6 Germany 5 9 6 20 7 France 8 5 6 19 8 Republic of Korea 9 2 5 16 9 Australia 1 9 4 14 10 Italy 4 5 3 12 © Bill Mallon – August 2012