United States at the Olympics United States at the Olympics The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. From 1896 to 2018 inclusive, U.S. athletes have won a total of 2,522 medals (1,022 of them gold) at the Summer Olympic Games, more than any other nation, and another 305 at the Winter Olympic Games, the second most behind Norway. The United States has hosted the Games on eight
Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics for 10 metre running target, which replaced 50 metre running target on the Olympic program, as well as the first games with the new targets in all rifle and pistol events except 50 metre pistol, leading to a large number of automatic Olympic records. The shooting events at the 1992 Olympics mark the first time that Independent Olympic Participants, competing under the Olympic flag, have won medals in any sport at any Olympic competition. A total of 407 shooters, 290 men and 117 women, from 83 nations competed at the Barcelona Games: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics The shooting