United States at the Paralympics

The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has participated in every Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and is currently first on the all-time medal table. The nation used to be a dominant Paralympic power in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, but has steadily declined since the 1990s to a point where it finished sixth in the 2012 Summer Paralympics medal count. The team then improved to a fourth-place finish in 2016, and third in 2020, and unexpectedly finished first at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

The United States was the co-host of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York. It also hosted the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta and 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.

Medal tables

Red border color indicates host nation status.

Medals by Summer Games GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank by Gold medalsRank by Total medals 1960 Rome 11 7 7 25 5 5 1964 Tokyo 50 41 32 123 1 1 1968 Tel-Aviv 33 27 39 99 1 1 1972 Heidelberg 17 27 31 75 2 1 1976 Toronto 66 44 45 155 1 1 1980 Arnhem 75 66 54 195 1 1 137 131 129 397 1 1 1988 Seoul 91 90 88 269 1 1 1992 Barcelona 75 52 48 175 1 1 1996 Atlanta 46 46 65 157 1 1 2000 Sydney 36 39 34 109 5 3 2004 Athens 27 22 39 88 4 4 2008 Beijing 36 35 28 99 3 3 2012 London 31 29 38 98 6 4 2016 Rio de Janeiro 40 44 31 115 4 4 2020 Tokyo 37 36 31 104 3 4 2024 Paris 36 42 27 105 3 3 2028 Los Angeles Future event 2032 Brisbane Future event Total 844 778 766 2388 1 1

Medals by Winter Games GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank by Gold medalsRank by Total medals 1976 Örnsköldsvik 0 0 0 0 – – 1980 Geilo 4 1 1 6 6 7 1984 Innsbruck 7 14 14 35 5 4 1988 Innsbruck 7 17 6 30 6 4 20 16 9 45 1 1 1994 Lillehammer 24 12 7 43 3 3 1998 Nagano 13 8 13 34 3 4 2002 Salt Lake City 10 22 11 43 2 1 2006 Turin 7 2 3 12 5 7 2010 Vancouver 4 5 4 13 6 5 2014 Sochi 2 7 9 18 8 3 2018 Pyeongchang 13 15 8 36 1 1 2022 Beijing 6 11 3 20 5 4 2026 Milan-Cortina 13 5 6 24 2 2 2030 French Alps Future event 2034 Salt Lake City Future event Total 130 135 92 357 2 2

Medals by summer sport

The United States has never won a Paralympic medal in the following current summer sport or discipline: football 5-a-side.

Medals by winter sport

The United States has never won a Paralympic medal in the following current winter sport: wheelchair curling.

Best results in non-medalling sports: Summer Sport Rank Athlete Event & Year Football 5-a-side Did not participate Winter Sport Rank Athlete Event & Year Wheelchair curling 4th Augusto PerezPatrick McDonaldJames PierceJames JosephSteve Brown Mixed tournament in 2010

Flagbearers

+ Summer Paralympics Games Athlete Sport 1960 Rome Not documented 1964 Tokyo 1968 Tel-Aviv 1972 Heidelberg 1976 Toronto 1980 Arnhem 1984 New York 1984 Stoke Mandeville 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney Mike Dempsey Table tennis 2004 Athens Kevin Szott Judo 2008 Beijing Jennifer Armbruster Goalball 2012 London Scott Danberg Athletics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Allison Jones Cycling 2020 Tokyo Chuck Aoki Wheelchair rugby Melissa Stockwell Paratriathlon 2024 Paris Steve Serio Wheelchair basketball Nicky Nieves Sitting volleyball

+ Winter Paralympics Games Athlete Sport 1976 Örnsköldsvik Not documented 1980 Geilo 1984 Innsbruck 1988 Innsbruck 1992 Tignes-Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin Chris Devlin-Young Alpine skiing 2010 Vancouver Heath Calhoun Alpine skiing 2014 Sochi Jonathan Lujan Alpine skiing 2018 PyeongChang Mike Schultz Snowboarding 2022 Beijing Tyler Carter Alpine skiing Danelle Umstead Alpine skiing

Records Summer Paralympics Multi-medalists Athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals at the Summer Paralympics. Bold athletes are athletes who are still active. No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Trischa Zorn1980–20047F4195552Jessica Long2004–20205F1685293Erin Popovich2000–20083F1450194Bart Dodson1984–20005M1334205John Morgan1984, 19922M1320155Elizabeth Scott1992–20003F1025176Edward Owen 1964–19887M922137Tatyana McFadden2004–20205F874198Brad Snyder2012–20203M62089Jean Driscoll1988–20004F5341210Marla Runyan1992–19962F510611David Larson1988–20004M503812Dennis Oehler1988–19963M4331013Brian Frasure2000–20083M432914Tony Volpentest1992–20003M410515Paul Nitz1992–20126M401516Danny Andrews2000–20083M400416Raymond Martin20121M400418David Wagner2004–20164M332819Freeman Register1992–20003M312620Mallory Weggemann2012–20203F311621Nick Mayhugh20201M310422Kelley Becherer2008–20122F304723Justin Zook2004–20123M301424Royal Mitchell2000–20083M300325Jeremy Campbell2008–20122M300326Ross Davis1992–20003M243927Cheri Madsen1996–20166F242828Roy Perkins2008–20163M233829Scot Hollonbeck1992–20044M230530Gregory Burns1996–20003M221531Marlon Shirley2000–20083M221532Karissa Whitsell2004–20082F212533Cortney Jordan2008–20163F1831234Amanda McGrory2008–20163F124735Cheri Blauwet2000–20083F114636Aimee Bruder1996–20084F0145

Multi-gold medalists at single Games This is a list of athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single Games. Ordered categorically by gold medals earned, sports, then year. No. Athlete Sport Year Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Athletics1David Larson1992M4004Marla Runyan1992F40043Danny Andrews2004M30034Dennis Oehler1988M30145Jean Driscoll1996F21146Curt Brinkman1980M2103Joe Gaetani1992M21038Maureen Gaynor1988F2002 Cycling1Karissa WhitsellGuide: Katie Compton2004F21142Barbara Buchan2008F2002 Swimming1Trischa Zorn1988F1200122John Morgan1992M820103Erin Popovich2004F7007Elizabeth Scott1992F70075Jessica Long2012F52176McKenzie Coan2016F3104Rebecca Meyers2016F3104Brad Snyder2016M31049Gregory Burns1996M210310Kelley Becherer2012F2024 Wheelchair tennis1Randy Snow1992M2002 Multiple sports1Ed Owen1968M40172002Sharon Hedrick1980F3105001

Multi-medalists at single event

This is a list of athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports, then gold medals earned. No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Trischa Zorn100m backstroke1980–20047F51172Jessica Long400m freestyle2004–20164F31043Ross Davis100 metres1992–20003M2103Bart Dodson200 metres1992–20003M2103Rudy Garcia-Tolson200m individual medley2004–20123M2103Roy Perkins50m butterfly2008–20163M21037David Larson400 metres1988–19963M2013

Athletes with most appearances Summer Paralympics

This is a list of athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age are in bold. No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Pamela Fontaine 19641984–201620 - 52F01122Trischa Zorn19641980–200416 - 40F4495553Lex Gillette19842004–201620 - 32M0404

Winter Paralympics

Prize money When a US athlete wins an Olympic medal, as of 2016, the USOPC paid the winner $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze.Cao, Athena Cao (15 August 2016) Uncle Sam goes for gold, too: Up to $9,900 per Olympic gold medal First Coast News via USA Today The USOPC increased the payouts by 25% to $37,000 for gold, $22,500 for silver, and $15,000 for bronze beginning in 2017. These numbers are significantly lower than in other countries, where Olympic gold medalists receive up to $1 million from their governments for a gold medal.Many Countries Pay Big Bonuses For Olympic Medals. This One Is Shelling Out $2.7 Million.Some countries pay more than six figures to athletes who bring home a medal -- but not the U.S. Since 2018, payouts to Paralympic athletes have been the same as to the Olympians. The International Paralympic Committee noted that "'Operation Gold Awards' for [American] Paralympic athletes [would] be increased by as much as 400 percent."Paralympians to earn equal payouts as Olympians in the USA

See also United States at the Olympics

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