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 11

Kellie Wells, Dawn Harper and Lolo Jones, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals in the women's 100M hurdles.

Nick Symmonds and Duane Soloman, both of the USA, advance to the men's 800M.

Shannon Rowbury, Jenny Simpson and Morgan Uceny, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 1500M.

Gabby Douglas of the USA finished 8th(last) in the women's gymnastics uneven bars with a score of 14.900.

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

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal lose to Plavins/Smedins of Latvia 21-19, 18-21 and 11-15. Gibb/Rosenthal are eliminated.

The USA men's volleyball team beat Tunisia 3-0, 25-15, 25-19 and 25-19. Clay Stanley, Reid Priddy and David Lee sat out.

The USA women's soccer team advanced to the finals beating Canada 4-3 in extra time.
Goals were scored by Megan Rapinoe(2), Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan. Alex Morgan scored in the 123rd minute by heading the ball into the goal. The USA plays Japan for gold on August 9.

Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter and Sanya Richards Ross, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 200M.

Lashinda Demus, T'erea Brown and Georganne Moline, all of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 400M hurdles.

Michael Tinsley of the USA wins silver in the men's 400 hurdles. Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic wins gold. Javier Culson of Puerto Rico wins bronze. Angelo Taylor of the USA finished 5th.

Jenn Suhr of the USA wins gold in the women's pole vault. Silva Yarisley of Cuba wins silver. Elena Isinbaeva of Russia wins bronze.

The USA men's basketball team beat Argentina 126-97. The USA led 60-59 at halftime and outscored Argentina 42-17 in the third quarter. Kevin Durant had 28 points and Lebron James had 18 for the USA. The USA finished pool play 5-0.

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Medal Count after Day 11

China 31 gold 19 silver 14 bronze - 64 total
USA 29 gold 15 silver 19 bronze - 63 total
Russia 7 gold 17 silver 18 bronze - 42 total
Great Britain 18 gold 11 silver 11 bronze - 40 total
Japan 2 gold 12 silver 14 bronze - 28 total

Day 10

Venus and Serena Williams of the USA win gold beating Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka of Russia 6-4, 6-4.

Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan of the USA win bronze in the bronze medal mixed doubles match beating Sabine Lisicki/Christpher Kas of Germany 6-3, 4-6 and 10-4.

The USA women's basketball team beat China 114-66.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings advance to the semifinals by beating Cicolari/Menegati of Italy 21-13 and 21-13.

In women's gymnastics, McKayla Maroney of the USA wins silver on the vault with a score of 15.083. Sandra Izbasa of Romania wins gold with a score of 15.191. Maria Paseka of Russia wins bronze with a score of 15.050.

The USA women's water polo team beat Italy 9-6.

The USA women's volleyball team beat Turkey 3-0, 27-25, 25-16 and 25-19.

T'erea Brown, Lashinda Demus and Georganne Moline, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 400M hurdles.

In the men's 400M, no one from the USA made it to the finals.

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

Leo Manzano and Matt Centrowitz, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's 1500M.

Sanya Richards Ross of the USA wins gold in the women's 400M. Dee Dee Trotter of the USA wins bronze. Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain wins silver.

Justin Gatlin of the USA wins bronze in the men's 100M with a time of 9.79 seconds. Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins gold with a time of 9.63 seconds. Yohan Blake of Jamaica wins silver with a time of 9.75 seconds. Tyson Gay of the USA finshed 4th with a time of 9.80 seconds. It was the fastest 100M final in history.

The USA beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross advance to the semifinals beating Slukova/Kolocova of CZE 25-23 and 21-18.

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Medal count after Day 10

China 30 gold 17 silver 14 bronze - 61 total
USA 28 gold 14 silver 18 bronze - 60 total
Great Britain 16 gold 11 silver 10 bronze - 37 total
Russia 4 gold 16 silver 15 bronze - 35 total
Japan 2 gold 12 silver 13 bronze - 27 total

Day 8

In women's swimming, in the 50 freestyle, Jessica Hardy of the USA advanced to the semifinals and finals. She finished 7th in the finals.

In men's swimming, in the 1500 freestyle, Connor Jaeger advanced to the finals. He finished 6th in the finals.

The USA advanced to the finals of the women's 4 by 100 medley relay.

The USA advanced to the finals of the men's 4 by 100 medley relay.

Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel, both of the USA, win gold and bronze respectively in the women's 200 backstroke. Anastasia Zueva of Russia wins silver.

Michael Phelps of the USA wins gold in the men's 100 butterfly. Chad Le Clos of South Africa wins silver and Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia wins bronze.

Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold in the women's 800 freestyle. Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain wins silver. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain wins bronze.

Cullen Jones of the USA wins silver in the men's 50 freestyle. Florent Manaudou of France wins gold. Cesar Cielo of Brazil wins bronze.

The USA women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals by beating New Zealand 2-0. Goals were scored by Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux.

In men's track and field, in the shot put, Americans Christian Cantwell, Reese Hoffa and Ryan Whiting advanced to the finals.

In the men's 400M hurdles, Americans Michael Tinsley, Kerron Clement and Angelo Taylor advanced to the semifinals.

Kibwe Johnson of the USA advanced to the finals of the men's hammer throw.

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

Evan Jager and Donn Cabral, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's steeplechase.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross beat Kuhn/Zumkehr of Switzerland 21-15 and 21-19.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser lose to Nicoli/Lupo of Italy 17-21 and 19-21. Rogers/Dalhausser are eliminated.

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

Leo Manzano, Andrew Wheating and Matt Centrowitz, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 1500M.

Marquise Goodwin and Will Claye, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's long jump.

Reese Hoffa of the USA wins bronze in the men's shot put. Tomasz Majewski of Poland wins gold. David Storl of Germany wins silver.

Hyleas Fountain of the USA was in 5th place after the first day in the women's heptathlon.

The USA women's water polo team beat China 7-6.

The USA women's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-0, 25-17, 25-20 and 25-16.

The USA women's basketball team beat the Czech Republic 88-61.

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Medal Count after Day 8

USA 21 gold 10 silver 12 bronze - 43 total
China 20 gold 13 silver 9 bronze - 42 total
Russia 3 gold 12 silver 8 bronze - 23 total
Great Britain 8 gold 6 silver 8 bronze - 22 total
Japan 2 gold 8 silver 11 bronze - 21 total

Day 7

In men's swimming, in the men's 50 freestyle, Americans Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones advanced to the semifinals. Both advanced to the finals.

In women's swimming, Katie Ledecky of the USA advanced to the finals of the 800 freestyle.

Michael Phelps and Tyler McGill, both of the USA, both advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100 butterfly. Both advanced to the finals.

Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 200 backstroke. Both advanced to the finals.

The USA beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross defeated Liliana/Baquerizo of Spain in one of the best matches of the London games 21-19, 19-21 and 19-17.

Gabby Douglas of the USA wins gold in the women's gymnastics all around final. Victoria Komova wins silver while Aliya Mustafina wins bronze. Aly Raisman of the USA finishes 4th.

The USA men's water polo team beat Great Britain 13-7.

Kayla Harrison of the USA wins gold in women's judo 78kg.

Rebecca Soni of the USA wins gold in the women's 200 breaststroke. She set a world record. Satomi Suzuki of Japan wins silver and Luliia Efimova of Russia wins bronze.

Americans Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte win gold and bronze respectively in the men's 200 backstroke. Ryosuke Trie of Japan wins silver.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the finals of the men's 200IM. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary wins bronze.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser beat Benes/Kubala of CZE 21-13 and 21-15. Rogers/Dalhausser win pool B.

The USA men's volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19 and 25-17.

The USA men's basketball team routed Nigeria 156-73. Carmelo Anthony had 37 points in just 14 minutes. The USA broke the previous scoring mark which was 138 points in an Olympic games.

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Medal count after Day 7

USA 18 gold 9 silver 10 bronze - 37 total
China 18 gold 11 silver 5 bronze - 34 total
Japan 2 gold 6 silver 11 bronze - 19 total
Germany 4 gold 8 silver 5 bronze - 17 total
Russia 3 gold 6 silver 8 bronze - 17 total

Day 6

In women's swimming, in the 100 freestyle, Jessica Hardy and Missy Franklin of the USA qualified for the semifinals. Both Advanced to the finals. Missy Franklin finished 5th and Jessica Hardy 8th in the finals held on August 2.

In men's swimming, in the 200 backstroke, Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals.

In the women's 200 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Micah Lawrence, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, qualified for the semifinals of the men's 200IM. Both advanced to the finals.

The USA advanced to the finals of the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal defeated Samoilovs/Sorokins of Latvia 21-10 and 21-16. Gibb/Rosenthal win pool D.

Danell Leyva of the USA wins bronze in the men's gymnastics all around. Kohei Uchimura of Japan wins gold and Marcel Nguyen of Germany wins silver.

In men's 3m springboard synchro diving, Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen of the USA win bronze. Luo Yutong/Qin Kai of China wins gold. Llya Zakarov/Evgeny Kuznetsov of Russia wins silver.

Kristin Armstrong of the USA wins gold in the women's cycling Individual time trials.
Judith Arndt of Germany wins silver and Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia wins bronze.

Nathan Adrian of the USA wins gold in the men's swimming 100 freestyle. James Magnussen of Australia wins silver and Brent Hayden of Canada wins the bronze.

The USA team of Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland and Allison Schmitt wins gold in the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. Australia wins silver while France wins bronze.

The USA women's volleyball team beat China 3-0, 26-24, 25-16 and 31-29.

The USA women's basketball team beat Turkey 89-58.

The USA women's water polo team tied Spain 9-9.

In women's beach volleyball, The USA team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat Doris Schwaiger/Sephanie Schwaiger of Austria 17-21, 21-8 and 15-10. May-Treanor/Walsh-Jennings lost their first set ever in Olympic play.

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Medal Count after Day 6

China 17 gold 9 silver 4 bronze - 30 total
USA 12 gold 8 silver 9 bronze - 29 total
Japan 2 gold 4 silver 11 bronze - 17 total
France 5 gold 3 silver 5 bronze - 13 total
Germany 3 gold 8 silver 2 bronze - 13 total

Day 5

In men's swimming, in the 100 freestyle, Americans Nathan Adrian and Cullen Jones advance to the semifinals. Nathan Adrian advanceto the finals.

In women's swimming, in the 200 butterfly, Americans Cammile Adams and Kathleen Hersey advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals. Kathleen Hersey finished 4th and Cammile Adams finished 5th in the finals on August 1.

In the men's 200 breaststroke, Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle, both of the USA, both advance to the semifinals. Both qualified for the finals. Scott Weltz finished 5th and Clark Burckle finished 6th in the finals on August 1.

The USA qualified for the finals of the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA women's gymnastics team wins gold with 183.596 points. Russia wins silver with 178.530 points and Romania wins bronze with 176.414 points.

The USA men's volleyball team defeated Germany 3-0, 25-23, 25-16 and 25-20.

The USA women's soccer team beat North Korea 1-0. The only goal was scored by Abby Wambach.

The USA men's water polo team beat Romania 10-8.

Allison Schmitt of the USA wins gold in the women's 200 freestyle. Missy Franklin of the USA finished 4th. Camille Muffat of France wins silver and Bronte Baratt of Australia wins bronze.

Michael Phelps of the USA wins silver in the men's 200 Butterfly. Chad Leclos of South Africa wins gold. Takeshi Matsuda of Japan wins bronze.

Caitlin Leverenz of the USA wins bronze in the women's 200IM. Ye Shiwen of China wins gold. Alicia Coutts of Australia wins silver.

The USA team of Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens and Michael Phelps win gold in the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. France wins silver and China wins bronze.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Herrera/Gavira of Spain 19-21, 21-16 and 15-13.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross defeated Van Iersel/Keizer of the Netherlands 21-15, 12-21 and 15-8.

The USA men's basketball team beat Tunisia 110-63. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love each had 16 points for team USA.

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Medal Standings after Day 5

China 13 gold 6 silver 4 bronze - 23 total
USA 9 gold 8 silver 6 bronze - 23 total
Japan 1 gold 4 silver 8 bronze - 13 total
France 4 gold 3 silver 4 bronze - 11 total
S. Korea 3 gold 2 silver 3 bronze - 8 total

Day 4

In women's swimming, Americans Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt advance to the semifinals of the 200 freestyle. Both advance to the finals.

In the women's 200IM, Americans Ariana Kukors and Catlin Leverenz advance to the semifinals and finals.

In men's swimming, Americans Michael Phelps and Tyler Clary, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals and finals of the 200 butterfly.

In men's synchronized 10M platform diving, The USA's David Boudia and Nick McCrory win bronze. Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan of China win gold. Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez of Mexico win silver.

The USA women's volleyball team beat Brazil 3-1, 25-18, 25-17, 22-25 and 25-21.

The USA men's gymnastics team finished 5th in the team final with 269.952 points.
China wins gold with 275.997 points, Japan wins silver with 271.952 points and Great Britain wins bronze with 271.711 points.

Ryan Lochte of the USA finishes 4th in the men's 200 freestyle. Yannick Agnel of France wins gold, Park Taehwan of Korea wins silver and Sun Yang of China wins bronze.

Missy Franklin of the USA wins gold in the women's 100 backstroke. Emily Seebohm of Australia wins silver and Aya Terakawa of Japan wins bronze.

Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman of the USA win gold and silver respectively in the men's 100 backstroke. Ryosuke Irie of Japan wins bronze.

Rebecca Soni of the USA wins silver in the women's 100 breaststroke. Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania wins the gold and Satomi Suzuki of Japan wins bronze.

The USA women's water polo team beat Hungary 14-13.

In men's beach volleyball, the USA team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal lose to the Polish team of Fijalik/Pridel 17-21 and 18-21.

The USA women's basketball team defeated Angola 90-38.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat Slukova/Kolcova of CZE 21-14 and 21-19.

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Medal Count after Day 4

China 9 gold 5 silver 3 bronze - 17 total
USA 5 gold 7 silver 5 bronze - 17 total
Japan 1 gold 4 silver 6 bronze - 11 total
Italy 2 gold 4 silver 2 bronze - 8 total
France 3 gold 1 silver 3 bronze - 7 total

Day 3

The USA men's basketball team beat France 98-71. Kevin Durant had 22 points to lead Team USA.

USA men's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-0, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-21.

In men's swimming, Americans Nick Thoman and Matt Grevers qualify for the semifinals in the 100 backstroke. Both qualify for the finals.

Allison Schmitt of the USA qualified for the women's swimming 400 free finals.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay, the USA qualifies for the finals.

In women's synchro 3 meter diving, the USA team of Abby Johnston and Kelci Bryant win silver. Wu Minxia and He Zi of China win gold. Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel of Canada win bronze.

In women's gymnastics, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas of the USA qualified for the all around. Jordyn Wieber of the USA did not qualify.

In women's swimming, the USA's Dana Vollmer wins gold in the 100 butterfly final. Lu Ying of China wins silver. Alicia Coutts of Australia wins bronze.

In men's swimming, Ryan Lochte of the USA advanced to the finals of the 200 freestyle.

Brendan Hansen wins bronze for the USA in the men's 100 breaststroke final. Cameron Van Der Bergh of South Africa wins gold. Christian Sprenger of Australia wins silver.

Allison Schmitt of the USA wins silver in the women's 400 freestyle. Camille Muffat of France wins gold. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britian wins bronze.

In the women's 100 backstroke, Missy Franklin of the USA advances to the finals.

The USA men's 4 by 100 freestyle relay team of Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte win silver. France wins gold and Russia wins bronze.

In the women's 100 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson, both of the USA, advanced to the finals.

In women's beach volleyball, the USA team of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross defeated Gallay/Zonta of Agrentina 21-11 and 21-18.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Asahi/Shiratori of Japan 21-15 and 21-16.

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Medal Count after Day 3

China 6 gold 4 silver 2 bronze - 12 total
USA 3 gold 5 silver 3 bronze - 11 total
Italy 2 gold 3 silver 2 bronze - 7 total
S.Korea 2 gold 1 silver 2 bronze - 5 total
Japan 0 gold 2 silver 3 bronze - 5 total

USA Men's and Women's Volleyball teams named

2012 USA Men's Olyimpic Volleyball Team:

Outside Hitters: Reid Priddy, Matt Anderson, Sean Rooney, Paul Lotman

Middle Hitters: David Lee, Russell Holmes, David Smith

Opposite Hitters: Clay Stanley, David Mckienzie

Setters: Donald Suxho, Brian Thornton

Libero: Richard Lambourne

2008 Olympians Ryan Millar, Evan Petak and Riley Salmon did not make this team.



2012 USA Women's Olympic Volleyball team:

U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) has selected setters Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) for the Olympic Games Team. Middle blockers chosen for the squad are Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) and Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.). Outside hitters earning a spot on the Olympic Games nomination roster are Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) and Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah).

Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) are opposites selected to the U.S. Olympic Games Team. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) are liberos being nominated to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.


2008 Olympians Stacy Sykora and Kim Glass did not make the team

Day 17- Final day

The USA men's basketball team wins gold for the first time since 2000 by beating Spain in a very close game 118-107.

The USA men's volleyball team wins gold by beating Brazil 3-1. Coach Hugh McCutcheon overcomes tragedy to win gold for the USA.

The USA men's water polo team wins silver as they lost to Hungary 14-10.

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Final Medal Count

1. USA 36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze 110 total
2. China 51 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze 100 total
3. Russia 23 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze 72 total
4. Great Britain 19 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze 47 total
5. Australia 14 gold, 15 silver, 17 bronze 46 total