Day 15 - August 9, 2024

American  Brandon Loschiavo advanced to the men's 10M platform diving semifinal.

American Taliyah Brooks (6.15) scored 896 points in the women's heptathlon long jump. Americans Anna Hall (5.93) scored 828 points and Chari Hawkins (5.90) scored 819 points.

The USA women's 4 by 100 relay team of Quanera Hayes, Shamier Little, Aaliyah Butler and Kaylyn Brown advanced to the final.

The USA men's 4 by 400 relay team of Quincy Wilson, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Chris Bailey advanced to the final.

American Anna Hall (45.99) scores 783 points in the women's heptathlon Javelin throw. Americans Chari Hawkins (44.30) scored 750 points and Taliyah Brooks (38.76) scored 644 points.

American Bryce Hoppel advanced to the men's 800 final.

Grace Stark, Alaysha Johnson and Masai Russell, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 100 hurdles final.

The USA men's water polo team lost to Serbia 10-6 in the semifinals. Marko Vavic scored 2 goals to lead team USA.

The USA men's volleyball team beat Italy to win bronze 3-0, 25-23, 30-28, 26-24. 

The USA women's basketball team beat Australis 85-64 to advance to the gold medal game vs France. The USA led 45-27 at halftime. Breanna Stewart and Jackie Young led the USA in scoring with 16 points and 14 points respectively.

American Spencer Lee wins silver in men's freestyle wrestling 57k final by losing to Rei Higuchi of Japan 4-2. Higuchi wins gold.

American Aaron Brooks wins bronze by beating Javrail Shapiev of Uzbekistan 5-0 in men's freestyle wrestling86k bronze medal match.

American Helen Maroulis beat Hannah Taylor of Canada 4-0 to win bronze in women's freestyle wrestling 57k bronze medal match. 

The USA women's 4 by 100 relay team of Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabby Thomas and Sha'carri Richardson win gold in 41.78. Great Britain wins silver in 41.85 and Germany wins bronze in 41.97.

American Olivia Reeves wins gold in women's 71k weightlifting. Mari Leivis Sanchez of Columbia wins silver and Angie Paola Palacios Dajomes of Ecuador wins bronze.

American Kristina Teachout wins bronze by beating Jie Song of China 2-0 in women's taekwando bronze medal contest. 

American Anna Hall (2:04/39) scores 1048 points in the women's heptathlon 800 run. Americans Taliyah Brooks (2:13.95) scored 908 points and Chari Hawkins (2:15.76) scored 882 points. Anna Hall finished 5th with 6615 points,  Taliyah Brooks finished 11th with 6258 points and Chari Hawkins finished 21st with 5255 points.

American Rai Benjamin (46.46) wins gold in the men's 400 hurdles. Karsten Warholm of Norway wins silver in 47.06 and Alison dos Santos wins bronze in 47.26. 

Medal Count as of 9:15pm Eastern Time

USA                   33 gold, 39 silver, 39 bronze - 111 total

China                 33 gold, 27 silver, 23 bronze - 83 total

Great Britain      14 gold, 20 silver, 23 bronze - 57 total

France                14 gold, 20 silver, 22 bronze - 56 total

Australia            18 gold, 16 silver, 14 bronze - 48 total

Day 12 - August 6, 2024

USA divers Tyler Carson and Andrew Capobianco advanced to the men's 3M springboard semifinals.

Emily MacKay, Nikki Hiltz and Elle St. Pierre, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 1500 semifinal.

American Freddie Crittenden advanced to the men's 110 hurdles semifinals from the repechage round.

Tara Davis Woodhall, Jasmine Moore and Monae Nichols, all of the USA, advanced to the women's long jump finals

American Kendall Ellis advanced to the women's 400 semifinals from the repechage round.

American Trevor Bassitt advanced to the men's 400 hurdles semifinals from the repechage round.

The USA women's volleyball team beat Poland 3-0, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20. The USA advances to the semifinals.

The USA women's soccer team beat Germany 1-0. Sophia Smith scored the only goal in the 95th minute in extra time. The USA advances to the finals.

Quincy Hall, Chris Bailey and Michael Norman, all of the USA, advanced to the men's 400 final.

American Annette Nneka Echikunwoke (75.48) wins silver in the women's hammer throw. Camryn Rogers (76.97) of Canada wins gold and Jie Zhao (74.27) of China wins bronze.

Jasmine Jones, Sydney McLaughlin Levrone and Anna Cockrell, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 400 hurdles final.

American Amit Elor wins gold by beating Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan 3-0 in women's freestyle wrestling 68 kg final match. Zhumanazarova wins silver.

The USA women's water polo team beat Hungary 5-4. Maggie Steffens led team USA with 2 goals.

Cole Hocker (Olympic record 3:27.65) and Yared Nuguse,(3:27.80) both of the USA, win gold and  bronze respectively in the men's 1500. Josh Kerr of Great Britain wins silver in 3:27.79.

The USA men's basketball team beat Brazil 122-87 to advance to the semifinals. The USA led 63-36 at halftime. Davin Booker Scored 18 points to lead team USA. Anthony Edwards scored 17 points and Joel Embiid scored 14 points for team USA.

Gabby Thomas (21.83) and Brittany Brown (22.20), both of the USA, win gold and bronze respectively in the women's 200. Julien Alfred of St. Lucia wins silver in 22.08.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Sara Hughes/Kelly Cheng lost to Tanja Hueberli/Nina Brunner of Switzerland 2-0, 18-21, 19-21, Hughes/Cheng are eliminated.

Medal Count as of 8PM Eastern time

USA                     24 gold, 31 silver, 31 bronze - 86 total

China                   22 gold, 21 silver, 16 bronze - 59 total

France                 13 gold, 16  silver, 19 bronze - 48 total

Great Britain       12 gold, 15 silver,  19 bronze - 46 total

Australia             14 gold, 12 silver,    9 bronze - 35 total

Day 15 Mid Day Japan time August 6 to Mid Day Japan Time August 7

The USA women's basketball team beat Serbia 79-59 to advance to the gold medal match. The USA led 41-23 at halftime. The USA was led in scoring by Brittney Griner with 15 points, Chelsea Gray added 14 points followed by Breanna Stewart with 12 points. 

The USA women's volleyball team advanced to the gold medal match vs. Brazil by beating Serbia 3-0, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23.

Americans Brandon Loschiavo finished 11th with 403.85 points and Jordan Windle finished 15th  with 390.05 points to advance to the men's10M platform diving semifinals. Top 18 advance from the prelims to the semifinals.

The USA men's water polo team beat Italy 7-6 in the 5-8 classification, Alex Bowen had 3 goals to lead team USA.

The USA men's 4 by 400 relay team of Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Bryce Deadmon and Vernon Norwood advance to the finals.

Americans Elle Purrier St. Pierre and Cory McGee finished 10th and 12th respectively, in the women's 1500 finals.

Paul Chelimo of the USA wins bronze (12 minutes 59.05 seconds) in the men's 5000M finals. Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda wins gold in 12 minutes 58.15 seconds and Mohammed Ahmad of Canada wins silver in 12 minutes 58.61 seconds.

American Allyson Felix wins bronze (49.46 seconds) in the women's 400. Felix has 10 medals total which now is the most of any female track and field athlete in history. Felix ties Carl Lewis with 10 total track and field medals. Shaunae Miller-Uibo wins gold in 48.36 seconds and Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic wins silver in 49.20 seconds.

The USA 4 by 100 track and field team of Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels, Jenna Prandini  and Gabby Thomas wins silver in 41.45 seconds. Jamaica wins gold in 41.02 seconds (second fastest all time) and Great Britain wins bronze in 41.88 seconds.

Italy wins gold (37.50 seconds) in the men's 4 by 100 relay. Great Britain wins silver in 37.51 seconds and Canada wins bronze in 37.70 seconds. The USA finished 6th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the finals.

American Molly Seidel wins bronze (2 hours 27 minutes and 46 seconds) in the women's marathon. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya wins gold in 2 hours 27 minutes and 20 seconds and Brigit Kosgei of Kenya wins silver in 2 hours 27 minutes and 36 seconds.

American Kyle Dake wins bronze by beating Frank Chamizo Marquez of Italy 5-0 in men's 74kg freestyle wrestling bronze medal match.

Gable Steveson of the USA wins gold by beating Geno Petriashvili of Georgia 10-8 in the men's freestyle wrestling 125kg classification.

Jordan Windle ( 9th place - 409.80 points) and Brandon Loschiavo (10th place - 409.75 points), both of the USA, advanced to the men's 10M platform diving finals.

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Medal Count as of 11:40pm Eastern Time August 6

USA                31 gold, 36 silver, 32 bronze - 99 total      

China              37 gold, 27 silver, 17 bronze - 81 total

ROC               17 gold, 24 silver, 22 bronze - 63 total

Great Britain  18 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze - 58 total

Japan              24 gold, 11 silver, 16 bronze - 51 total

Day 12 Mid Day Japan time August 3 to Mid Day Japan time August 4

The USA men's basketball team beat Spain 95-81 to advance to the semifinals. The game was tied at halftime 43-43. Kevin Durant led team USA with 29 points followed by Jayson Tatum with 13 points and Jrue Holiday added 12 points for team USA.

Andrew Capobianco of the USA finished 10th (401.70 points) in the 3M springboard diving finals. Siyi Xie of China wins gold with 558.75 points, Zongwong Wang of China wins silver with 534.90 points and Jack Laugher of Great Britain wins bronze with 518.00 points.

The USA women's water polo team beat Canada 16-5 to advance to the semifinals. Maggie Steffens, Makenzie Fischer and Alys Williams had 3 goals each to lead team USA. 

American Sam Mikulak finished 6th on Parallel Bars with a score of 15.000 in the men's gymnastics event finals. Jimyan Zou of China wins gold with a 16.233. Lukas Dauser of Germany wins silver with a 15.700 and Ferhat Arican of Germany wins bronze with a 15.633.

Simone Biles of the USA wins bronze on Balance Beam with a score of 14.000 in the women's gymnastics event finals. American Sunisa Lee finished 5th on the Balance Beam with a 13.866. Chenchen Guan of China wins gold with a score of 14.633 and Xijing Tang of China wins silver with a 14.233.

American Brody Malone finished 4th on High Bar with a score of 14.200 in the men's gymnastics event finals. Daiki Hashimoto of Japan wins gold with a score of 15.066. Tin Srbic of Croatia wins silver with a 14.900 score and Nikita Nagornyy of ROC wins bronze with a 14.533 score.

Grant Holloway, Devon Allen, and Daniel Roberts, all of the USA. advanced to the men's 110 hurdles semifinals.

American Chris Nilsen wins silver (19 Ft. 7 in.) in the men's pole vault. Armond Duplantis of Sweden wins gold and Thiago Braz of Brazil wins bronze. 

Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs and Payton Otterdahl, all the USA, advanced to the men's shot put finals.

Woody Kincaid, Paul Chelimo and Grant Fisher, all of the USA, advanced to the men's 5000M finals.

Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton and Noah Lyles, all of the USA, advanced to the men's 200 finals.

Americans Athing Mu (1 minute 55.21 seconds) and Raevyn Rogers (1 minute 56.81 seconds) win gold and bronze respectively, in the women's 800. Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain wins silver in 1 minute 55.88 seconds.

American Gabby Thomas wins bronze (21.87 seconds) in the women's 200 finals. Elaine Thompson Herah of Jamaica wins gold in 21.53 seconds and Christine Nboma of Namibia wins silver in 21.81 seconds.

American Tamyra Mensah Stock wins gold in women's 68kg freestyle wrestling by beating Blessing Oborududo of Nigeria 4-1. 

Devon Allen and Grant Holloway, both of the USA, advanced to the men's 110 hurdles finals.

Americans Sydney McLaughlin (51.46 seconds - world record) and Dalilah Muhammad (51.58 seconds) wins gold and silver respectively in the women's 400 hurdles final. Femke Bol of the Netherlands wins bronze in 52.03 seconds. McLaughlin and Muhammad have the 2 fastest times in this event ever. 

Americans Garrett Scantling earned 2627 points after the first 3 events of the decathlon(100, long jump, shot put) followed by Zack Ziemek with 2614 points and Steve Bastien with 2592 points.

Americans Eric Bougard earned 2157 points after the first 2 events of the heptathlon( 100 hurdles, high jump), followed by Kendell Williams with 2107 points and Annie Kunz with 2030 points. 

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Medal Count as of 11:45pm Eastern Time August 3

USA                  25 gold, 29 silver, 21 bronze - 75 total

China                32 gold, 21 silver, 16 bronze - 69 total

ROC                 13 gold, 21 silver, 18 bronze - 52 total

Great Britain    13 gold, 17 silver, 13 bronze - 43 total

Japan                19 gold,  6  silver, 11 bronze - 36 total