Day 12

Shelby Houlihan and Abbey D' Agostino, both of the USA advanced to the finals of the women's 5000. D'Agostino was tripped and fell and finished her race. D' Agostino filed a protest and was reinstated but she suffered an injury and may not compete in the women's 5000 final. American Kim Conley did not advance to the final.

Americans Jenn Suhr and Sandi Morris advance to the women's pole vault finals.

Robbie Andrews, Matt Centrowitz and Ben Blankenship, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 1500.

Christian Taylor(58-7) and Will Claye, both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the men's triple jump. Bin Dong of China wins bronze.

Kristi Castlin, Nia Ali and Brianna Rollins, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 100 hurdles.

Ameer Webb, Justin Gatlin and LaShawn Merritt, all of the USA, advance to the men's 200 semifinals.

USA American divers Michael Hixon(4th) and Kristian Ipsen(7th) qualified for the men's 3M springboard finals.

The USA women's volleyball team beat Japan 3-0, 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 to advance to the semifinals.

Simone Biles(15.966) and Aly Raisman(15.600), both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the women's floor exercise. Amy Tinkler of Great Britain wins bronze with a 14.933.

Danell Leyva of the USA wins silver on the men's parallel bars with a 15.900. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine wins gold with a 16.041. David Belyavsky of Russia wins bronze with a 15.783.

Danell Leyva of the USA wins silver on the men's high bar with a 15.500. Fabian Hambuechen of Germany wins gold with a 15.766.
Nile Wilson of Great Britain wins bronze with a 15.466.

Kristian Ipsen of the USA finished 5th with 475.80 points in the men's 3M springboard diving competition. Michael Hixon of the USA finished 10th with 431.65 points.

The USA women's basketball team beat Japan in the quarterfinals 110-64. The USA led 56-46 at halftime. Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore led team USA with 19 points each. The USA moves on to the semifinals.

Ronnie Ash and Devon Allen, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 110 hurdles. Jeff Porter of the USA did not advance to the finals.

Erik Kynard of the USA finished 6th in the men's high jump.

Brittney Reese and Tianna Bartoletta, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's long jump.

Ashley Spencer and Dalilah Muhammad, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 400 hurdles. Sydney McLaughlin of the USA did not advance to the finals.

Kerron Clement of the USA advanced to the finals of the men's 400 hurdles. Byron Robinson of the USA did not advance to the finals.

Deajah Stevens and Tori Bowie, both of the USA, advance to the women's 200 finals. Jenna Prandini of the USA did not advance to the finals.

Jenny Simpson of the USA wins bronze in the women's 1500 in 4 minutes 10.53 seconds. Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon of Kenya wins gold in 4 minutes 8.92 seconds. Genzebe Dibaba of Eithiopia wins silver in 4 minutes 10.27 seconds. Shannon Rowbury of the USA finished 4th in 4 minutes 11.05 seconds.

Devon Allen(13.31 seconds) and Ronnie Ash(13.45 seconds), both of the USA, finished 5th and 8th respectively in the men's 110 hurdles. This is the first time in Olympic history that the USA has not medaled in the men's 110 hurdles.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross lost to Agatha/Barbara of Brazil 20-22, 18-21 in the semifinals. Walsh Jennings/Ross play Larissa/Talita of Brazil for the bronze medal. This was the first Olympic loss for Walsh Jennings. Her record is now 26-1 in Olympic matches.

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Medal Count after Day 12

USA 28 gold, 28 silver, 28 bronze - 84 total
China 17 gold, 15 silver, 19 bronze - 51 total
Great Britain 19 gold, 19 silver, 12 bronze - 50 total
Russia 12 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze - 38 total
France 7 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze - 29 total
Japan 7 gold, 4 silver, 18 bronze - 29 total

Day 14

The USA women's volleyball team advances to the gold medal match against Brazil by beating Korea 3-0, 25-20, 25-22 and 25-22.

Alysia Montano of the USA advances to the finals of the women's 800M.

The USA women's 4 by 100 relay team advances to the finals.

The USA women's water polo team wins gold beating Spain 8-5. Spain wins silver and Australia wins bronze.

The USA women's soccer team wins gold by beating Japan 2-1. Carli Lloyd scored both goals for the USA. Canada wins bronze.

Kenya's David Rudisha set a world record in the men's 800M with a time of 1 minute 40.91 seconds while winning gold.

No American medaled in the men's 200M. Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins gold with a time of 19.32 seconds. Yohan Blake of Jamaica wins silver with a time of 19.44 seconds and Warren Weir also of Jamaica wins bronze with a time of 19.84 seconds. Wallace Spearmon of the USA finished 4th with a time of 19.90 seconds.

Christian Taylor and Will Claye, both of the USA, wins gold and silver respectively in the men's triple jump. Fabrizio Donato of Italy wins bronze.

Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee win gold and silver respectively in the Decathlon. Eaton had 8839 points. Hardee had 8671 points. Leonel Suarez of Cuba wins bronze with a total of 8523 points.

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Medal standings after Day 14

USA 39 gold 25 silver 26 bronze - 90 total
China 37 gold 24 silver 19 bronze - 80 total
Russia 12 gold 21 silver 23 bronze - 56 total
Great Britain 25 gold 13 silver 14 bronze - 52 total
Germany 10 gold 16 silver 11 bronze - 37 total

Day 9

Bryshon Nellum and Tony McQuay of the USA advance to the semifinals of the men's 400M. LaShawn Merritt did not finish due to bad hamstring.

Jenn Suhr and Becky Holliday, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's pole vault.

Emma Coburn and Bridget Franek, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's steeplechase.

Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100M.

Christina Loukas and Cassidy Krug, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 3m diving springboard.

The USA men's basketball team beat Lithuana 99-94. Carmelo Anthony and Lebron James each had 20 points.

Serena Williams of the USA wins gold in the women's singles tennis finals beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-0, 6-1.

Mike and Bob Bryan of the USA wins gold in men's doubles tennis beating Michael Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 7-6.

The USA men's volleyball team lost to Russia 3-2, 29-27, 25-19, 24-26, 16-25 and 8-15.

In women's swimming, in the 4 by 100 medley relay, the USA team of Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt wins gold. Australia wins silver and Japan wins bronze.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 medley relay, the USA team of Matt Grevers, Brandan Hansen, Michael Phelps and Nathan Adrian win gold. Japan wins silver and Australia wins bronze.

The USA men's water polo team lost to Serbia 11-6.

Kerron Clement, Angelo Taylor and Michael Tinsley, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 400 hurdles.

Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix and Tianna Madison, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 100M finals.

Sanya Richards Ross, Francena McCorory and Dee Dee Trotter, all of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 400M.

Will Claye of the USA wins bronze in the men's long jump. Greg Rutherford of Great Britain wins gold and Mitchell Watt of Australia wins silver.

Galen Rupp of the USA wins silver in the men's 10,000M. Mo Farah of Great Britain wins gold and Tariku Bekele of Eithopia wins bronze.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings beat Van Iersel/Keizer of the Netherlands, 2-0, 21-13 and 21-12.

Carmelita Jeter of the USA wins silver in the women's 100M in 10.78 seconds. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica wins gold in 10.75 seconds and Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica wins bronze in 10.81 seconds.

The USA men's beach volleyball of team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal beat Semenov/Prokopiev of Russia 2-0, 21-14 and 22-20.

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Medal totals after Day 9

USA 26 gold 13 silver 15 bronze - 54 total
China 25 gold 16 silver 12 bronze - 53 total
Great Britain 14 gold 7 silver 8 bronze - 29 total
Russia 3 gold 15 silver 10 bronze - 28 total
Japan 2 gold 10 silver 12 bronze - 24 total