The Paris Olympics 2024 marks a significant milestone in the history of the modern Olympic Games. This edition of the Summer Olympics is expected to bring together athletes from around the world in a celebration of sports, unity, and international cooperation. Here’s a comprehensive look at the details of the Paris Olympics 2024:
| Rank | NOCs | Gold Medals (G) | Silver Medals (S) | Bronze Medals (B) | Total Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 40 | 44 | 42 | 126 |
| 2 | People’s Republic of China | 40 | 27 | 24 | 91 |
| 3 | Japan | 20 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Australia | 18 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | France | 16 | 26 | 22 | 64 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 15 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 14 | 22 | 29 | 65 |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Italy | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
| 10 | Germany | 12 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 62 | Pakistan | 01 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | India | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Athlete | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Manu Bhaker | Bronze | Women’s 10m air pistol shooting |
| Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh | Bronze | Mixed team 10m air pistol shooting |
| Swapnil Kusale | Bronze | Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions shooting |
| Indian hockey team | Bronze | Men’s hockey |
| Neeraj Chopra | Silver | Men’s javelin throw |
| Aman Sehrawat | Bronze | Men’s 57kg wrestling |
| Sport | Athlete/Team | Event | New Record | Previous Record | Previous Record Holder | Date of Previous Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Gretchen Walsh (USA) | Women’s 100m butterfly | 55.38 | 55.48 | Sarah Sjoestroem (Sweden) | Rio de Janeiro, 7 August 2016 |
| Swimming | Australia | Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay | 3:28.92 | 3:29.69 | Australia | Tokyo, 25 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Leon Marchand (France) | Men’s 400m individual medley | 4:02.95 | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps (USA) | Beijing, 10 August 2008 |
| Swimming | Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia) | Women’s 200m freestyle | 1:53.27 | 1:53.50 | Ariarne Titmus (Australia) | Tokyo, 28 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) | 800m freestyle | 7:38.19 | 7:41.28 | Mykhailo Romanchuk (Ukraine) | Tokyo, 27 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Leon Marchand (France) | Men’s 200m butterfly | 1:51.21 | 1:51.25 | Kristof Milak (Hungary) | Tokyo, 28 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Women’s 1500m freestyle | 15:30.02 | 15:35.35 | Katie Ledecky (USA) | Tokyo, 28 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Leon Marchand (France) | Men’s 200m breaststroke | 2:05.85 | 2:06.38 | Zac Stubblety-Cook (Australia) | Tokyo, 29 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Summer MacIntosh (Canada) | Women’s 200m butterfly | 2:03.03 | 2:03.86 | Yufei Zhang (China) | Tokyo, 29 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Australia | Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay | 7:38.08 | 7:40.33 | China | Tokyo, 29 July 2021 |
| Swimming | Kaylee McKeown (Australia) | Women’s 200m backstroke | 2:03.73 | 2:04.06 | Missy Franklin (USA) | London, 3 August 2012 |
| Swimming | Leon Marchand (France) | Men’s 200m individual medley | 1:54.06 | 1:54.23 | Michael Phelps (USA) | Beijing, 15 August 2008 |
| Swimming | Summer McIntosh (Canada) | Women’s 200m individual medley | 2:06.56 | 2:06.58 | Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) | Rio de Janeiro, 9 August 2016 |
| Swimming | Sarah Sjoestroem (Sweden) | Women’s 50m freestyle | 23.66 | 23.81 | Emma McKeon (Australia) | Tokyo, 1 August 2021 |
| Swimming | Regan Smith (USA) | Women’s 100m backstroke | 57.28* | 57.33 | Kaylee McKeown (Australia) | Paris, 28 July 2024 |
| Athletics | Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) | Men’s 10000m | 26:43.14 | 27:01.17 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) | Beijing, 17 August 2008 |
| Athletics | Niklas Kaul (Germany) | Decathlon javelin | 77.78m | 76.94m | Leonel Suarez (Cuba) | London, 9 August 2012 |
| Athletics | Lindon Victor (Grenada) | Men’s decathlon discus throw | 53.91m | 53.79m | Bryan Clay (USA) | Beijing, 22 August 2008 |
| Athletics | Winfrid Yavi (Bahrain) | Women’s 3000m steeplechase | 8:52.76 | 8:58.81 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (Russia) | Beijing, 17 August 2008 |
| Athletics | Cole Hocker (USA) | Men’s 1500m | 3:27.65 | 3:28.32 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) | Tokyo, 7 August 2021 |
| Athletics | Roje Stona (Jamaica) | Men’s discus throw | 70.00m | 69.89m | Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) | Athens, 23 August 2004 |
| Athletics | Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) | Javelin throw | 92.97m | 90.57m | Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) | Beijing, 23 August 2008 |
| Athletics | Marileidy Paulino (Dominica) | Women’s 400m | 48.17 | 48.25 | Marie-Jose Perec (France) | Atlanta, 29 July 1996 |
| Athletics | Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) | Men’s marathon | 2:06.26 | 2:06.32 | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (Kenya) | Beijing, 24 August 2008 |
| Athletics | USA | Men’s 4x400m relay | 2:54.43 | 2:55.39 | USA | Beijing, 23 August 2008 |
| Athletics | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) | Women’s marathon | 2:22.55 | 2:23.07 | Tiki Gelana (Ethiopia) | London, 5 August 2012 |
| Athletics | Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) | Women’s 1500m | 3:51.29 | 3:53.11 | Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) | Tokyo, 6 August 2021 |
| Shooting | Oh Ye Jin (South Korea) | Women’s 10m air pistol | 243.2 | 240.3 | Vitalina Batsarashkina (ROC) | Tokyo, 25 July 2021 |
| Shooting | Ban Hyojin (Korea) | Women’s 10m air rifle (gold medal) | 251.8 (equalled record) | 251.8 (equalled record) | Huang Yutin (China) | Tokyo, 25 July 2021 |
| Shooting | Sheng Lihao (China) | Men’s 10m air rifle (gold medal) | 252.2 | 251.6 | William Shaner (USA) | Tokyo, 25 July 2021 |
| Shooting | Nathan Hales (Great Britain) | Men’s trap shooting | 48 points | 43 points | Jiri Liptak and David Kostelecky (Czechia) | Tokyo, 29 July 2021 |
| Shooting | Adriana Ruano (Guatemala) | Women’s trap shooting | 45 points | 43 points | Zuzana Rehak Stefecekova (Slovakia) | Tokyo, 29 July 2021 |
| Shooting | Chiara Leone (Switzerland) | Women’s 50m rifle 3 position | 464.4 | 463.9 | Nina Christen (Switzerland) | Tokyo, 31 July 2021 |
| Archery | Republic of Korea | Women’s 216 arrows 70m round | 2046 | 2032 | Republic of Korea | Tokyo, 23 July 2021 |
| Archery | Republic of Korea | Mixed 144 arrows 70m round | 1380 | 1368 | Republic of Korea | Tokyo, 23 July 2021 |
| Weightlifting | Li Fabin (China) | Men’s 61kg | 143kg (snatch) | 139kg | Eko Yuli Irawan (Indonesia) | Tokyo, 25 July 2021 |
| Weightlifting | Zhihui Hou (China) | Women’s 49kg | 117kg (clean and jerk) | 116kg | Zhihui Hou (China) | Tokyo, 24 July 2021 |
| Weightlifting | Luo Shifang (China) | Women’s 59kg | 107kg (snatch) | 106kg | Maude Charron (Canada) | Paris, 8 August 2024 |
| Weightlifting | Luo Shifang (China) | Women’s 59kg | 134kg (clean and jerk) | 133kg | Hsing-Chun Kuo (Chinese Taipei) | Tokyo, 27 July 2021 |
| Weightlifting | Luo Shifang (China) | Women’s 59kg | 241kg (overall) | 236kg | Hsing-Chun Kuo (Chinese Taipei) | Tokyo, 27 July 2021 |
| Weightlifting | Rizki Juniansyah (Japan) | Men’s 73kg | 199kg (clean and jerk) | 198kg | Zhiyong Shi (China) | Tokyo, 28 July 2021 |
| Weightlifting | Olivia Reeves (USA) | Women’s 71kg | 117kg (snatch) | 116kg | Angie Paola Palacios Dajomes (Ecuador) | Paris, 9 August 2024 |
| Weightlifting | Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (Norway) | Women’s 81kg | 154kg (clean and jerk) | 151kg | Sara Ahmed (Egypt) | Paris, 10 August 2024 |
| Weightlifting | Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (Norway) | Women’s 81kg | 275kg (total) | 269kg | Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda (Norway) | Paris, 10 August 2024 |
| Canoe Sprint | Hao Lui and Bowen Ji (China) | Men’s canoe 500m double | 1:37.40 | 1:19.39 | Zakhar Petrov and Alexey Korovashkov (AIN) | Paris, 6 August 2024 |
| Canoe Sprint | Australia | Men’s kayak four 500m | 1:19.22 | 1:19.39 | Australia | Paris, 6 August 2024 |
| Canoe Sprint | Jean van der Westhuyzen and Tom Green (Australia) | Men’s kayak double 500m | 1:26.85 | 1:27.04 | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskotter (Germany) | Athens, 28 August 2004 |
| Canoe Sprint | Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya (China) | Women’s canoe 500m double | 1:52.81 | 1:53.73 | Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya (China) | Paris, 9 August 2024 |
| Canoe Sprint | Martin Fuksa (Czechia) | Men’s canoe single 1000m | 3:43.16 | 3:44.69 | Martin Fuksa (Czechia) | Paris, 9 August 2024 |
| Canoe Sprint | Lisa Carrington (New Zealand) | Women’s kayak single 500m | 1:47.36 | 1:47.65 | Rita Koban (Hungary) | Atlanta, 4 August 1996 |
| Modern Pentathlon | Anna Jurt (Switzerland) | Women’s laser run | 633 points | 630 points | Laura Asadauskaite (Lithuania) | Paris, 10 August 2024 |
| Rowing | Oliver Zeidler (Germany) | Men’s single sculls | 6:35.77 | 6:40.45 | Stefanos Ntouskos (Greece) | Tokyo, 30 July 2021 |
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