Day 9 - August 3, 2024

Americans Harrison Williams (14.28), Heath Baldwin ( (14.04) and Zach Ziemek (15.11) scored 939, 969 and 836 points respectively in the men's decathlon 110 hurdles. 

American Sam Kendricks advanced to the men's pole vault finals.

Americans Zach Ziemek (50.08) scored 872 points, Harrison Williams (46.91) scored  806 points and Heath Baldwin (43.66) scored 739 points in the men's decathlon discus throw.

Gretchen Walsh of the USA, advanced to the women's50 freestyle semifinals.

The USA wins bronze (5:25.28) in men's rowing eight finals. Great Britain (5:22.88) wins gold and the Netherlands (5:23.92) wins silver.

American Bobby Finke advanced to the men's 1500 freestyle final.

Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, and Fred Kerley, all of the USA, advanced to the men's 100 semifinals.

The USA men's 4 by 100 medley relay team of Hunter Armstrong, Charlie Swanson and Jack Alexy advanced to the final.

The USA women's 4 by 100 medley relay team of Katharine Berkoff, Emma Weber, Alex Shackell and Kate Douglass advanced to the final.

Americans Harrison Williams (5.10) scored 941 points in the men's decathlon pole vault. Zach Ziemek (5.00) scored 910 points and Heath Baldwin  (4.70) scored 819 points.

The USA women's soccer team beat Japan 1-0 to advance to the semifinals. The lone goal was scored by Trinity Rodman in the 105th minute in the first period of extra time.

Vincent Hancock and Conner Lynn Prince, both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the men's skeet shooting final. Yuan Meng Lee of Taiwan wins bronze.

Simone Biles (15.300) and Jade Carey (14.466), both of the USA, win gold and bronze respectfully in women's gymnastics vault final. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil (14.966) wins silver.

The USA men's basketball team beat Puerto Rico 104-83.The USA led 64-45 at halftime. The USA had balanced scoring and was led in scoring by Anthony Edwards with 26 points.

USA men's gymnast Steven Nedoroscik (15.300) wins bronze on pommel horse. Rhys Mcclenaghan (15.533) of Ireland wins gold and Nariman Kurbanov (15.433) of Kazakhstan wins silver.

The USA women's 3 on 3 basketball team beat China 14-12.Hailey van Lith scored 6 points to lead team USA.

Americans Heath Baldwin (67.59) scored  853 points in the men's decathlon javelin throw. Zach Ziemek (57.05) scored 694 points and Harrison Williams (51.17) scored 606 points.

Ryan Crouser (22.90) and Joe Kovacs (22.15) win gold and silver respectively in the men's shot put final. Rajindra Campbell (22.15) of Jamaica wins bronze.

Melissa Jefferson, Sha'carri Richardson and Twanisha Terry, all of the USA, advanced to the women'a 100 final.

American Jasmine Moore (14.67) wins bronze in the women's triple jump. Thea Lafond (15.02) of  Dominica wins gold and Shanieka Ricketts (14.87) of Jamaica wins silver. 

The USA 4 by 400 mixed relay team (3:07.74) of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown win silver. The Netherlands wins gold in 3:07.43 and Great Britain wins bronze in 3:08.01. Femke Bol runs down Kaylyn Brown to win gold for the Netherlands.

Sha'carri Richardson (10.87) and Melissa Jefferson (10.92), both of the USA win silver and bronze respectfully in the women's 100. Julien Alfred of St. Lucia wins gold in 10.72. 

Harrison Williams of the USA (4:19.58) scores 814 points in the men's decathlon 1500. Americans Heath Baldwin (4:40.67) scored 676 points and Zach Ziemek (4:53.17) scored 600 points. Harrison Williams finishes 7th with 8538 points, Heath Baldwin finished 10th with 8422 points and Zach Ziemek finished 17th with 7983 points in the men's decathlon.

American Kate Douglass (2:06.92) wins silver in the women's 200 IM. Summer McIntosh wins gold in an Olympic record 2:06.56 and Kaylee McKeown of Australia wins bronze in 2:08/08. American Alex Walsh originally won bronze in 2:07.45 but was disqualified when she did not make a proper turn. 

Katie Ledecky (8:11.04) and Paige Madden (8:13.00), both of the USA, win gold and bronze respectively in the women's 800 freestyle. Ariarne Titmus (8:12.29) of Australia wins silver.

The USA medley relay team of Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske win gold in  world record time of 3:37.43 in the mixed 4 by 100 medley relay. China wins silver in 3:37.55 and Australia wins bronze in 3:38.76. 

The USA women's 3 on 3 basketball team beat China 21-13. Dearica Hamby led team USA with 9 points.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Miles Evans/Chase Budinger beat Zach Schubert/Thomas Hodges of Australia 2-0, 21-19, 21-17 to move on to the round of 16. 

Medal Count as of 9:30pm Eastern time

USA                   14 gold, 24 silver, 23 bronze - 61 total

France                12 gold, 14 silver, 15 bronze - 41 total

China                 16 gold, 12 silver    9 bronze - 37 total

Great Britain      10 gold, 10 silver, 13 bronze - 33 total

Australia            12 gold,   8 silver,   7 bronze - 27 total

Day 11 - Mid day Japan time August 2 to mid day Japan time August 3

The USA women's volleyball team beat Italy 3-2, 21-25, 25-16, 25-27, 25-16, 15-12. The USA finished Pool B with a 3-1 record heading into the quarterfinals.

The USA women's basketball team beat France 93-82. The USA led 50-44 at halftime. A'ja Wilson led team USA with 22 points followed by Breanna Stewart with 17 points and Tina Charles had 15 points for team USA.

Andrew Capobianco (17th place - 385.50 points) of the USA advanced to the men's 3M springboard diving semifinals.  Only the top 18 divers qualify for the semifinals. Tyler Downs of the USA (23rd place - 348.70 points) did not advance to the semifinals.

Simone Biles of the USA has decided to compete in Tuesday August 3, women's gymnastics balance beam event finals.

The USA women's soccer team lost to Canada in the semifinals 1-0. Canadian Jessie Fleming scored the only goal on a penalty kick in the 74th minute. The penalty was given to Tierna Davidson of the USA. USA goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher had to leave the match in the 30th minute due to a knee injury and was replaced by Adrianna French. The USA will now face Australia again on Thursday August 5 in the bronze medal match.

American Jade Carey wins gold (14.366 score) on the vault at the women's gymnastics event finals. Vanessa Ferrari of Italy wins silver with a 14.200 score and Mai Murakami of Japan/Angelina Melnikova of ROC tied for bronze with a score of 14.166.

Katie Nageotte and Morgan LeLeux, both of the USA, advanced to the women's pole vault finals. American Sandi Morris had her pole break during a pole vault attempt and suffered an injury which prevented her from advancing to the finals.

Gabby Thomas of the USA advanced to the women's 200M finals.

Valarie Allman of the USA wins gold in the women's discus with a throw of 226 Ft. 4 in. Kristin Pudenz of Germany wins silver and Yaime Perez of Cuba wins bronze. 

Michael Cherry and Michael Norman, both of the USA, advanced to the men's 400 finals.

Anna Cockrell, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 400 hurdles finals.

American's Karissa Schweizer finished 11th and Elise Cranny finished 13th in the women's 5000M finals.

The USA baseball team lost to Japan 7-6. Edwin Jackson was the losing pitcher for team USA.

USA wrestler Adeline Gray wins silver in losing to Aline Rotter Focken of Germany 7-3 in the women's freestyle 76kg. Rotter Focken wins gold.

The USA men's water polo team lost to Greece 14-5. Alex Obert scored 2 goals to lead team USA. The USA will advance to the next rounds despite the loss.

American Sarah Robles wins bronze in women's weightlifting 87kg class. Wenwen Li of China wins gold and Emily Jade Campbell of Great Britain wins silver. 

The USA beach volleyball team of Alex Klineman/April Ross beat Ludwig/Korzuch of Germany 2-0, 21-19, 21-19 to advance to the semifinals.

Will Claye and Donald Scott, both of the USA, advanced to the men's triple jump finals.

Cole Hocker and Matthew Centrowitz, both of the USA, advanced to the men's 1500 semifinals.

Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix and Wadeline Jonathas, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 400  semifinals.

American Maggie Malone advanced to the women's Javelin throw finals.

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

American Andrew Capobianco (10th place - 419.60 points) of the USA advanced to the men's 3M Springboard diving finals. 

American Brittney Reese wins silver (22 Ft. 9 in) in the women's long jump. Malaika Mihambo of Germany wins gold jumping 22 Ft. 11 1/4 in. and Ese Blume wins bronze with a jump of 22 Ft. 9 in.

Rai Benjamin of the USA wins silver (46.17 seconds) in the men's 400 hurdles. Karsten Warholm of Norway wins gold and sets a world record of 45.94 seconds. Alison dos Santos of Brazil wins bronze in 46.72 seconds.

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Medal Count as of 11:55 PM Eastern Time August 2

USA                 22 gold, 27 silver, 17 bronze - 66 total

China               29 gold, 18 silver, 16 bronze - 63 total

ROC                12 gold, 21 silver, 17 bronze - 50 total

Great Britain   11 gold, 12 silver, 12 bronze - 35 total

Japan               17 gold,   6 silver, 10 bronze - 33 total

Australia         14 gold,   4 silver, 15 bronze - 33 total