United States at the Olympics

The history and record of athletes representing the United States at the Olympic Games, including participation, medals, and notable performances.

1936 Summer Olympics: The Berlin Games, where Jesse Owens won four track-and-field gold medals under Nazi rule. Jesse Owens’s victories became a defining U.S. Olympic performance amid Nazi claims of racial superiority.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee: The federally chartered nonprofit that governs U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sport and supports national teams. It coordinates the U.S. Olympic delegation and oversees national governing bodies.
1896 Summer Olympics: The first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896. The United States sent its first Olympic team to the modern Games.
1980 Summer Olympics boycott: The U.S.-led refusal to attend the Moscow Games after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The boycott left U.S. athletes absent from a major edition of the Games.
United States at the Winter Olympics: The participation and results of U.S. athletes at the Winter Olympic Games. Winter competition has a distinct event program and medal history from the Summer Games.
Miracle on Ice: The U.S. men's ice hockey team's upset of the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The victory became the most famous episode in U.S. Winter Olympic history.
United States Olympic trials: Competitions used by U.S. sports bodies to select athletes for Olympic teams. Trials often determine the U.S. roster through performance-based qualification.
1904 Summer Olympics: The St. Louis Games, the first Olympics held in the United States. The host nation dominated a Games with limited international participation.
1984 Summer Olympics boycott: The Soviet-led boycott of the Los Angeles Games by the Soviet Union and several allied nations. The United States hosted without many Eastern Bloc teams after its own 1980 boycott.
United States at the Summer Olympics: The participation and results of U.S. athletes at the Summer Olympic Games. Summer editions account for most U.S. Olympic medals and include a broader event program.

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