United States at the
Paralympics
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
926
Silver
868
Bronze
827
Total
2,621
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has participated in every Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and is currently first on the all-time medal table. The nation used to be a dominant Paralympic power in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, but has steadily declined since the 1990s to a point where it finished sixth in the 2012 Summer Paralympics medal count. The team then improved to a fourth-place finish in 2016, and third in 2020, and unexpectedly finished first at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

The United States was the co-host of the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York. It also hosted the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta and 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.

Medal tables

Red border color indicates host nation status.

Best results in non-medalling sports:

Summer
Sport Rank Athlete Event & Year
BadmintonDid not participate
Football 5-a-sideDid not participate
Winter
Sport Rank Athlete Event & Year
Wheelchair curling4thAugusto Perez
Patrick McDonald
James Pierce
Jacqui Kapinowski
James Joseph
Steve Brown
Mixed tournament in 2010

Flagbearers

Records

Summer Paralympics

Multi-medalists

Athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals at the Summer Paralympics. Bold athletes are athletes who are still active.

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Trischa Zorn Swimming 1980-20047F419555
2Jessica Long Swimming 2004-20205F168529
3Erin Popovich Swimming 2000-20083F145019
4Bart Dodson Athletics 1984-20005M133420
5John Morgan Swimming 1984, 19922M132015
5Elizabeth Scott Swimming 1992-20003F102517
6Edward Owen Athletics
Swimming
1964-19887M92213
7Tatyana McFadden Athletics 2004-20205F87419
8Brad Snyder Swimming 2012-20203M6208
9Jean Driscoll Athletics 1988-20004F53412
10Marla Runyan Athletics 1992-19962F5106
11David Larson Athletics 1988-20004M5038
12Dennis Oehler Athletics 1988-19963M43310
13Brian Frasure Athletics 2000-20083M4329
14Tony Volpentest Athletics 1992-20003M4105
15Paul Nitz Athletics 1992-20126M4015
16Danny Andrews Athletics 2000-20083M4004
16Raymond Martin Athletics 20121M4004
18David Wagner Wheelchair tennis 2004-20164M3328
19Freeman Register Athletics 1992-20003M3126
20Mallory Weggemann Swimming 2012-20203F3116
21Nick Mayhugh Athletics 20201M3104
22Kelley Becherer Swimming 2008-20122F3047
23Justin Zook Swimming 2004-20123M3014
24Royal Mitchell Athletics 2000-20083M3003
25Jeremy Campbell Athletics 2008-20122M3003
26Ross Davis Athletics 1992-20003M2439
27Cheri Madsen Athletics 1996-20166F2428
28Roy Perkins Swimming 2008-20163M2338
29Scot Hollonbeck Athletics 1992-20044M2305
30Gregory Burns Swimming 1996-20003M2215
31Marlon Shirley Athletics 2000-20083M2215
32Karissa Whitsell Cycling 2004-20082F2125
33Cortney Jordan Swimming 2008-20163F18312
34Amanda McGrory Athletics 2008-20163F1247
35Cheri Blauwet Athletics 2000-20083F1146
36Aimee Bruder Swimming 1996-20084F0145

Multi-gold medalists at single Games

This is a list of athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single Games. Ordered categorically by gold medals earned, sports, then year.

No. Athlete Sport Year Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics
1David Larson Athletics 1992M4004
Marla Runyan Athletics 1992F4004
3Danny Andrews Athletics 2004M3003
4Dennis Oehler Athletics 1988M3014
5Jean Driscoll Athletics 1996F2114
6Curt Brinkman Athletics 1980M2103
Joe Gaetani Athletics 1992M2103
8Maureen Gaynor Athletics 1988F2002
Cycling
1Karissa Whitsell
Guide: Katie Compton
Cycling 2004F2114
2Barbara Buchan Cycling 2008F2002
Swimming
1Trischa Zorn Swimming 1988F120012
2John Morgan Swimming 1992M82010
3Erin Popovich Swimming 2004F7007
Elizabeth Scott Swimming 1992F7007
5Jessica Long Swimming 2012F5217
6McKenzie Coan Swimming 2016F3104
Rebecca Meyers Swimming 2016F3104
Brad Snyder Swimming 2016M3104
9Gregory Burns Swimming 1996M2103
10Kelley Becherer Swimming 2012F2024
Wheelchair tennis
1Randy Snow Wheelchair tennis 1992M2002
Multiple sports
1Ed Owen Athletics 1968M4017
Swimming 200
2Sharon Hedrick Athletics 1980F3105
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Multi-medalists at single event

This is a list of athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports, then gold medals earned.

No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Trischa Zorn Swimming 100m backstroke1980-20047F5117
2Jessica Long Swimming 400m freestyle2004-20164F3104
3Ross Davis Athletics 100 metres1992-20003M2103
Bart Dodson Athletics 200 metres1992-20003M2103
Rudy Garcia-Tolson Swimming 200m individual medley2004-20123M2103
Roy Perkins Swimming 50m butterfly2008-20163M2103
7David Larson Athletics 400 metres1988-19963M2013

Athletes with most appearances

Summer Paralympics

This is a list of athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age are in bold.

No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Pamela Fontaine Table tennis
Wheelchair basketball
19641984-201620 - 52F0112
2Trischa Zorn Swimming 19641980-200416 - 40F449555
3Lex Gillette Athletics 19842004-201620 - 32M0404
Winter Paralympics

Prize money

When a US athlete wins an Olympic medal, as of 2016, the USOPC paid the winner $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze.[1] The USOPC increased the payouts by 25% to $37,000 for gold, $22,500 for silver, and $15,000 for bronze beginning in 2017.[2] These numbers are significantly lower than in other countries, where Olympic gold medalists receive up to $1 million from their governments for a gold medal.[3][4] Since 2018, payouts to Paralympic athletes have been the same as to the Olympians. The International Paralympic Committee noted that "'Operation Gold Awards' for [American] Paralympic athletes [would] be increased by as much as 400 percent."[5]

See also

References

  1. Cao, Athena Cao (15 August 2016) Uncle Sam goes for gold, too: Up to $9,900 per Olympic gold medal First Coast News via USA Today
  2. "USOC Increases 'Operation Gold' Payouts By 25% Beginning in 2017". Swimswam.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. Many Countries Pay Big Bonuses For Olympic Medals. This One Is Shelling Out $2.7 Million.
  4. Some countries pay more than six figures to athletes who bring home a medal -- but not the U.S.
  5. Paralympians to earn equal payouts as Olympians in the USA
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