Team USA Tops Gold Medals at Tokyo Olympics, Beating China

Team USA Tops Gold Medals at Tokyo Olympics, Beating China
Players from the United States pose after winning the gold medal in women's volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 8, 2021. Manu Fernandez/AP Photo
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America topped the medals table at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the final day with 39 gold medals, barely beating China, which finished in second place with 38 golds.

The United States easily outnumbered any other country in medals overall, taking home 113 in total—39 gold, 41 silver, and 33 bronze. Team USA earned 25 more than second-place China, which is bringing home 88 medals, including 32 silver and 18 bronze.

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