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U.S. dominates the all-time Olympic golf medal table

U.S. dominates the all-time Olympic golf medal table

The 2024 Olympics men’s golf competition is in the books and the U.S. has added to its massive lead on the medal table.

Scottie Scheffler shot a final-round 62 at Le Golf National to finish at 19 under and clinch the top prize by a shot over Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood, who won his nation’s second-ever silver medal. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama won bronze, the second-ever medal in golf for his country.

Only 10 nations in all have earned a medal in the five renditions of golf in the Olympics. The first two times were 1900 and 1904, then there was a 112-year hiatus before returning in 2016.

The U.S. has won back-to-back men’s golds and the women look to duplicate the feat. Nelly Korda won gold in 2021, and she joins Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang in the women’s competition, Aug. 7-10.

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 6 3 5 14
2 Great Britain 1 2 1 4
T-3 Japan 0 1 1 2
T-3 New Zealand 0 1 1 2
T-5 Canada 1 0 0 1
T-5 South Korea 1 0 0 1
T-7 Slovakia 0 1 0 1
T-7 Sweden 0 1 0 1
T-9 China 0 0 1 1
T-9 Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 1

 

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