Paris Olympics 2024 Medal Count Day 12: Updated tally as Team USA stands 1st after Quincy Hall and Sarah Hildebrandt clinch gold medals

By Janhavi Shinde

Modified Aug 08, 2024 03:31 GMT

Team USA has retained the leading place on the medal tally table with a total of 94 medals at the Paris Olympics 2024. Day 12 witnessed the victory of Quincy Hall, Sarah Hildebrandt, and the women's cycling team pursuit.

On Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the American squad collected eight medals. Swimming dominates the medal tally for the USA with 28 medals, including eight gold, 13 silver, and seven bronze medals.

Swimming is followed by Athletics with 19 medals, consisting of six gold, seven silver, and six bronze medals. Gymnastics and cycling have settled in the next two places with 10 (three gold, one silver, and six bronze medals) and five (two gold, two silver, and one bronze) medals, respectively.

On Day 12, the American squad grabbed three gold, four silver, and one bronze medal. The medal count for each sport for the American team after the conclusion of Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics is given below:

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	8	13	7	28
Athletics	6	7	6	19
Gymnastics	3	1	6	10
Fencing	2	1	1	4
Shooting	1	3	1	5
Cycling	2	2	1	5
Rowing	1	0	1	2
Golf	1	0	0	1
Surfing	1	0	0	1
Archery	0	1	1	2
Skateboarding	0	2	1	3
Tennis	0	1	1	2
Diving	0	1	0	1
Equestrian	0	1	0	1
Triathlon	0	1	0	1
Basketball	0	0	1	1
Canoeing	0	0	1	1
Rugby Sevens	0	0	1	1
Sailing	0	0	1	1
Artistic Swimming	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Wrestling	2	0	0	2
Total	27	35	32	94

Medals won by Team USA on Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics

Katie Moon of Team USA after competing in the women's pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Photo via Getty Images)

Quincy Hall clinched a gold medal in the men's 400m at the 2024 Paris Olympics after clocking a stunning time of 43.40 seconds. He defeated Matthew Hudson-Smith and Muzala Samukonga, who clocked 43.44 and 43.74 seconds, respectively.

The American cycling team, including Olivia Cummins, Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, and Lily Williams secured a gold medal in the women's cycling team pursuit event. Sarah Hildebrandt grabbed a gold medal in the women's 50kg wrestling event after pinning down Cuba’s Yusneylys Guzman 3-0, following Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification due to weigh-in failure.

The artistic swimming team bagged a silver medal after following the Chinese squad. While the USA team gathered 914.3421 points, the Chinese team dominated the event with a decisive lead, collecting 996.1389 points. Katie Moon grabbed a silver medal after clearing a height of 4.85m in the women's pole vault. She was surpassed by Australia's Nina Kennedy, who listed 4.90m.

Kenneth Rooks grabbed a silver medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase event after finishing behind Soufiane El Bakkali. Hampton Morris secured the first medal for the USA in weightlifting after collecting a bronze medal in men's 61 kg.