When the Paris Olympics approached Day 12 (August 7), the United States found a considerable medal advantage over its competitors. However, thanks to the constancy of the Team USA competitors, fans were able to see more prolific performances in the coveted event.
Golf
Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1
Lilia Vu – Tied for 9th place
Nelly Korda – Tied for 9th place
Rose Zhang – Tied for 17th place
Diving
Men’s 3m Springboard Semifinal
Carson Tyler – 7th place (Qualified)
Andrew Capobianco – 15th place
Women’s 3m Springboard Preliminary
Sarah Bacon – 19th place (Reserve)
Alison Gibson – 28th place
Weightlifting
Men’s 61kg
Hampton Morris – 3rd place (Bronze medal)
Women’s 49kg
Jourdan Delacruz – 5th place
Volleyball
Men’s Semifinals (#24)
United States – Lost 2-3 to Poland
Water Polo
Men’s Quarterfinal (#33)
United States – Wins 11-10 from Australia
Artistic Swimming
Team Acrobatic Routine
United States – 2nd place (Silver medal)
Basketball
United States – Wins 88-74 from Nigeria
Beach Volleyball
Men’s Quarterfinal (#47)
United States – Lost 0-2 to Qatar
Sport Climbing
Men’s Boulder & Lead, Semifinal Lead
Colin Duffy – 7th place (Qualified)
Jesse Grupper – 18th place
Athletics
Men’s High Jump Qualification
Shelby McEwen – 1st place (Qualified)
Juvaughn Harrison – 19th place
Vernon Turner – 28th place
Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1
Masai Russell – 3rd place (Qualified)
Alaysha Johnson – 7th place (Qualified)
Grace Stark – 11th place (Qualified)
Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification – Group A
Maggie Malone-Hardin – 12th place
Men’s 5000m Round 1
(Heat 1) Graham Blanks – 6th place (Qualified)
(Heat 2) Grant Fisher – 4th place (Qualified)
(Heat 2) Abdihamid Nur – 19th place
Men’s 800m Round 1
(Heat 3) Brandon Miller – 8th place (Reserve)
(Heat 4) Hobbs Kessler – 3rd place (Qualified)
(Heat 6) Bryce Hoppel – 2nd place (Qualified)
Men’s 110m Hurdles Semi-Final
Grant Holloway – 1st place (Qualified)
Daniel Roberts – 3rd place (Qualified)
Freddie Crittenden – 7th place (Qualified)
Women’s Pole Vault Final
Katie Moon – 2nd place (Silver medal)
Men’s Triple Jump Qualification
Salif Mane – 3rd place (Qualified)
Donald Scott – 14th place (Qualified)
Russell Robinson – 22nd place
Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-Final
Rai Benjamin – 3rd place (Qualified)
Trevor Bassitt – 8th place
CJ Allen – 10th place
Men’s 200m Semi-Final
Kenneth Bednarek – 2nd place (Qualified)
Noah Lyles – 3rd place (Qualified)
Erriyon Knighton – 5th place (Qualified)
Women’s 400m Semi-Final
Alexis Holmes – 7th place (Qualified)
Kendall Ellis – 9th place
Aaliyah Butler – 20th place
Men’s 400m Final
Quincy Hall – 1st place (Gold medal)
Christopher Bailey – 6th place
Michael Norman – 8th place
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
Kenneth Rooks – 2nd place (Silver medal)
Sailing
Women’s Dinghy Medal Race
Erika Reineke – 9th place
Skateboarding
Men’s Park Prelims
Tom Schaar – 2nd place (Qualified)
Tate Carew – 4th place (Qualified)
Gavin Bottger – 10th place
Men’s Park Final
Tom Schaar – 2nd place (Silver medal)
Tate Carew – 5th place
Cycling Track
Women’s Team Pursuit, First Round
(Heat 3) United States – 1st place (Qualified for gold)
Women’s Team Pursuit, Finals – For Gold
United States – 1st place (Gold medal)
Canoe Sprint
Men’s Kayak Single 1000m Heats
(Heat 1) Jonas Ecker – 3rd place (Qualified for Quarterfinals)
(Heat 2) Aaron Small – 6th place (Qualified for Quarterfinals)
Men’s Kayak Single 1000m Quarterfinals
(QF1) Jonas Ecker – 5th place
(QF3) Aaron Small – 5th place
Wrestling
Men’s Greco-Roman 97kg Repechage (#131)
(USA) Josef Patrick Rau – Lost 4-9 to (KGZ) Uzur Dzhuzupbekov
Women’s Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final (#122)
(USA) Dominique Olivia Parrish – Lost 0-6 to (JPN) Akari Fujinami
Women’s Freestyle 50kg Final (#158)
(USA) Sarah Ann Hildebrandt – Wins 3-0 from (CUB) Yusneylis Guzman Lopez [Team USA secures Gold medal]
