The modern Olympic Games has been organizing since 1896. The United States host this Summer Olympic, multi-sport event four times till now. Lots of incidents & history made in the Olympic Games.
Here in this post, I am breaking down – the Flagbearers and their results with medal counts and so on from the USA.
USA Hosts the Summer Olympic Games
At the very beginning of the Summer Olympic season was hosted by the USA in 1904. Which was held in St. Louis, Missouri with 12 nations and 651 participants. Later then, the USA has been organized another three times.
Additionally, the 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted again in the USA in Los Angeles, California. Here I created a table of Summer Olympics seasons list which were hosted by the USA.
Season | Host City | Nations |
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1904 Summer Olympics | St. Louis, Missouri | 12 |
1932 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, California | 37 |
1984 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, California | 140 |
1996 Summer Olympics | Atlanta, Georgia | 197 |
2028 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, California | TBA |
USA Flagbearers at Summer Olympic Games
Here I am covering the USA’s host Flagbearers at Summer Olympic Games.
Charles Daniels: From the USA, he was the top athlete, won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal in swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Morgan Taylor: In the 1932 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, California, Morgan Taylor was the Flagbearer for the USA on that season. In his lifetime, he won three medals (one gold, two bronze).
Ed Burke: He was the Flagbearer & hammer thrower for the United States at the Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984. And he ranked in the 18th position on that event.
Bruce Baumgartner: He was an American freestyle wrestler, Flagbearer for the USA in the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta, Georgia. He is considered one of the best wrestlers in America all time. In fact, in the Olympic Games, he won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal in his career.
USA at Summer Olympics Results & Medal Counts
Season | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Total | Rank |
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Helsinki 1952 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 | 1 |
Melbourne 1956 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 74 | 2 |
Rome 1960 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 71 | 2 |
Tokyo 1964 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 90 | 1 |
Mexico 1968 | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 | 1 |
Munich 1972 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 94 | 2 |
Montreal 1976 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 94 | 3 |
Moscow 1980 | Did not participate | – | – | – | – |
Los Angeles 1984 | 83 | 61 | 30 | 174 | 1 |
Seoul 1988 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 94 | 3 |
Barcelona 1992 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 108 | 2 |
Atlanta 1996 | 44 | 32 | 25 | 101 | 1 |
Sydney 2000 | 37 | 24 | 32 | 93 | 1 |
Athens 2004 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 101 | 1 |
Beijing 2008 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 | 2 |
London 2012 | 46 | 28 | 30 | 104 | 1 |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 121 | 1 |
Tokyo 2020 | Future event |