United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics

United States at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) – August 21, 2016 (2016-08-21)
Competitors554 (263 men and 291 women) in 33 sports
Flag bearers Michael Phelps (opening)[1]
Simone Biles (closing)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
46
Silver
37
Bronze
38
Total
121
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which they boycotted. For the second consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (264 men and 291 women).

The 2016 Olympics were the third most successful for the United States in terms of medal count (121) and the most successful not held in the United States: U.S. athletes won 239 total medals at St. Louis in 1904 and 174 at Los Angeles in 1984. These Games also witnessed the thousandth Summer Olympic gold medal for the Americans. The U.S. led all countries at the 2016 Games with 46 gold medals, 37 silver medals, 38 bronze medals, and 121 total medals.

Medalists[edit]

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

a Athletes who participated in preliminary rounds but not the final round.

Competitors[edit]

Archery[edit]

Main articles: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Three U.S. archers qualified for the men's events after having secured a top eight finish in the men's team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] Another U.S. archer also qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the same tournament.[3]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Brady Ellison Men's individual 690 2  El Ghrari (LBA)
W 6–0 		 Kaminski (USA)
W 6–2 		 Garrett (USA)
W 6–4 		 Furukawa (JPN)
W 6–2 		 Ku B-c (KOR)
L 5–6 		 van den Berg (NED)
W 6–2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zach Garrett 674 15  Kamaruddin (MAS)
W 6–0 		 Duenas (CAN)
W 7–3 		 Ellison (USA)
L 4–6 		did not advance
Jake Kaminski 660 31  D'Almeida (BRA)
W 6–4 		 Ellison (USA)
L 2–6 		did not advance
Brady Ellison
Zach Garrett
Jake Kaminski 		Men's team 2024 2 — Bye  Indonesia (INA)
W 6–2 		 China (CHN)
W 6–0 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 0–6 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mackenzie Brown Women's individual 641 19  Mandia (ITA)
W 6–4 		 Htwe (MYA)
L 3–7 		did not advance

Athletics (track and field)[edit]

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

U.S. athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event).[4][5] The team was selected based on the results of the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (July 1 to 10).

Six marathon runners (three per gender) were the first set of U.S. track and field athletes selected for the Games by virtue of their top three finish at the Olympic Team Trials in Los Angeles on February 13, 2016. One week later in Santee, California, three-time Olympian John Nunn joined them on the team by winning the men's 50 km (31 mi) walk trials under the entry standard (4:06:00).[6]

Two female race walkers (Michta-Coffey and Melville) were added to the U.S. track and field team by finishing among the top two within the qualifying standard (1:36:00) in the 20 km (12 mi) walk at the first day of the Olympic Team Trials in Salem, Oregon. Meanwhile, Nunn won the men's race (1:25:37), but failed to achieve the entry standard of 1:24:00.[7]

Following the completion of the Olympic Trials, a total of 126 athletes (61 men and 65 women) were named to the U.S. track and field team for the Games, with Bernard Lagat running in the long-distance at his fifth Olympics and hurdler Sydney McLaughlin establishing herself as the youngest (aged 16) in four decades. Apart from Lagat and McLaughlin, the U.S. team also featured six Olympic champions: sprinters Justin Gatlin (2004), LaShawn Merritt (2008), and Allyson Felix (2012), long jumper Brittney Reese, decathlete and world record holder Ashton Eaton, and triple jumper Christian Taylor.[8] Hammer throwers Kibwe Johnson, Conor McCullough, and Rudy Winkler were added to the team on July 14, after the IAAF extended invitations to fill out the event.[9]

At the Olympics, the U.S. led all countries with 13 gold medals, 10 silver medals, 9 bronze medals, and 32 total medals in athletics events.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Men

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Marvin Bracy 100 m Bye 10.16 3 q 10.08 6 Did not advance
Trayvon Bromell Bye 10.13 2 Q 10.01 3 q 10.06 8
Justin Gatlin Bye 10.01 1 Q 9.94 1 Q 9.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Justin Gatlin 200 m 20.42 1 Q — 20.13 3 Did not advance
LaShawn Merritt 20.13 1 Q 19.94 1 Q 20.19 6
Ameer Webb 20.31 3 q 20.43 6 Did not advance
LaShawn Merritt 400 m 45.28 1 Q — 44.21 2 Q 43.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gil Roberts 45.27 2 Q 44.65 4 Did not advance
David Verburg 45.48 4 q 45.61 5 Did not advance
Boris Berian 800 m 1:45.87 3 Q — 1:44.56 2 Q 1:46.15 8
Charles Jock 1:47.06 6 Did not advance
Clayton Murphy 1:46.18 4 q 1:44.30 2 Q 1:42.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Robby Andrews 1500 m 3:46.97 3 Q — DSQ Did not advance
Ben Blankenship 3:38.92 9 q 3:39.99 4 Q 3:51.09 8
Matthew Centrowitz Jr. 3:39.31 5 Q 3:39.61 3 Q 3:50.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Paul Chelimo 5000 m 13:19.54 1 Q — 13:03.90 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bernard Lagat 13:26.02 5 Q 13:06.78 5
Hassan Mead 13:34.27 13 13:09.81 11
Shadrack Kipchirchir 10000 m — 27:58.32 19
Leonard Korir 27:35.65 14
Galen Rupp 27:08.92 5
Devon Allen 110 m hurdles 13.41 2 Q — 13.36 3 q 13.31 5
Ronnie Ash 13.31 1 Q 13.36 2 Q 13.45 8
Jeffrey Porter 13.50 2 Q 13.45 3 Did not advance
Kerron Clement 400 m hurdles 49.17 3 Q — 48.26 1 Q 47.73 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Byron Robinson 48.98 3 Q 48.65 3 Did not advance
Michael Tinsley 50.18 6 Did not advance
Hillary Bor 3000 m steeplechase 8:25.01 1 Q — 8:22.74 9
Donald Cabral 8:21.96 3 Q 8:25.81 10
Evan Jager 8:25.86 1 Q 8:04.28 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Trayvon Bromell
Christian Coleman*
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Jarrion Lawson*
Mike Rodgers 		4 × 100 m relay 37.65 1 Q — DSQ
Kyle Clemons*
Arman Hall
Tony McQuay
LaShawn Merritt
Gil Roberts
David Verburg* 		4 × 400 m relay 2:58.38 2 Q — 2:57.30 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Meb Keflezighi Marathon — 2:16:46 33
Galen Rupp 2:10:05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jared Ward 2:11:30 6
John Nunn 50 km walk — 4:16:12 43

Women

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tianna Bartoletta 100 m Bye 11.23 1 Q 11.00 4 Did not advance
Tori Bowie Bye 11.13 1 Q 10.90 =1 Q 10.83 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
English Gardner Bye 11.09 1 Q 10.90 2 Q 10.94 6
Tori Bowie 200 m 22.47 1 Q — 22.13 1 Q 22.15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jenna Prandini 22.62 1 Q 22.55 4 Did not advance
Deajah Stevens 22.45 1 Q 22.38 3 q 22.65 7
Allyson Felix 400 m 51.24 1 Q — 49.67 1 Q 49.51 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Phyllis Francis 50.58 1 Q 50.31 1 Q 50.41 5
Natasha Hastings 51.31 1 Q 49.90 2 Q 50.34 4
Kate Grace 800 m 1:59.96 3 q — 1:58.79 3 q 1:59.57 8
Chrishuna Williams 2:01.19 6 Did not advance
Ajeé Wilson 1:59.44 2 Q 1:59.75 3 Did not advance
Brenda Martinez 1500 m 4:11.74 3 Q — 4:10.41 12 Did not advance
Shannon Rowbury 4:06.47 2 Q 4:04.46 3 Q 4:11.05 4
Jennifer Simpson 4:06.99 4 Q 4:05.07 4 Q 4:10.53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim Conley 5000 m 15:36.00 12 — Did not advance
Abbey D’Agostino 17:10.02 16 q DNS
Shelby Houlihan 15:19.76 4 Q 15:08.89 11
Marielle Hall 10000 m — 32:39.32 33
Molly Huddle 30:13.17 NA 6
Emily Infeld 31:26.94 11
Nia Ali 100 m hurdles 12.76 1 Q — 12.65 1 Q 12.59 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kristi Castlin 12.68 1 Q 12.63 1 Q 12.61 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Brianna Rollins 12.54 1 Q 12.47 1 Q 12.48 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sydney McLaughlin 400 m hurdles 56.32 5 q — 56.22 5 Did not advance
Dalilah Muhammad 55.33 1 Q 53.89 1 Q 53.13 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ashley Spencer 55.12 1 Q 54.87 1 Q 53.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Emma Coburn 3000 m steeplechase 9:18.12 2 Q — 9:07.63 NA 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Courtney Frerichs 9:27.02 3 Q 9:22.87 11
Colleen Quigley 9:21.82 4 q 9:21.10 8
Morolake Akinosun*
Tianna Bartoletta
Tori Bowie
Allyson Felix
English Gardner 		4 × 100 m relay 41.77 1 q# — 41.01 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Taylor Ellis-Watson*
Allyson Felix
Phyllis Francis
Natasha Hastings
Francena McCorory*
Courtney Okolo 		4 × 400 m relay 3:21.42 1 Q — 3:19.06 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Amy Cragg Marathon — 2:28:25 9
Shalane Flanagan 2:25:26 6
Desiree Linden 2:26:08 7
Miranda Melville 20 km walk — 1:35:48 34
Maria Michta-Coffey 1:33:36 22

# – During the second heat the United States missed their second handover which was caused by Franciela Krasucki of the Brazilian team bumping Allyson Felix as she approached the handoff to English Gardner. The American appeal was upheld, and they were given a second chance to qualify for the final, which the United States team accomplished with the number one qualifying time of 41.77.

Field events
Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mike Hartfield Long jump 7.66 25 Did not advance
Jeff Henderson 8.20 2 Q 8.38 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jarrion Lawson 7.99 7 q 8.25 4
Chris Benard Triple jump 16.55 16 Did not advance
Will Claye 17.05 3 Q 17.76 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Christian Taylor 17.24 1 Q 17.86 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bradley Adkins High jump 2.26 21 Did not advance
Erik Kynard 2.29 =5 q 2.36 6
Ricky Robertson 2.26 17 Did not advance
Logan Cunningham Pole vault 5.30 =28 Did not advance
Sam Kendricks 5.70 1 q 5.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cale Simmons 5.30 =28 Did not advance
Ryan Crouser Shot put 21.59 1 Q 22.52 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Darrell Hill 19.56 23 Did not advance
Joe Kovacs 20.73 5 Q 21.78 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tavis Bailey Discus throw 59.81 26 Did not advance
Andrew Evans 61.87 16 Did not advance
Mason Finley 63.68 6 q 62.05 11
Sam Crouser Javelin throw 73.78 34 Did not advance
Sean Furey 72.61 35 Did not advance
Cyrus Hostetler 79.76 20 Did not advance
Kibwe Johnson Hammer throw NM — Did not advance
Conor McCullough 72.88 16 Did not advance
Rudy Winkler 71.89 18 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Tianna Bartoletta Long jump 6.70 5 q 7.17 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Janay DeLoach 6.50 13 Did not advance
Brittney Reese 6.78 3 Q 7.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Christina Epps Triple jump 14.01 15 Did not advance
Andrea Geubelle 13.93 21 Did not advance
Keturah Orji 14.08 12 q 14.71 NR 4
Vashti Cunningham High jump 1.94 14 Q 1.88 13
Chaunté Lowe 1.94 =1 Q 1.97 4
Inika McPherson 1.94 =1 Q 1.93 10
Sandi Morris Pole vault 4.55 =8 q 4.85 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jennifer Suhr 4.60 =2 Q 4.60 =7
Alexis Weeks 4.45 =19 Did not advance
Michelle Carter Shot put 19.01 3 Q 20.63 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Felisha Johnson 17.69 14 Did not advance
Raven Saunders 18.83 4 Q 19.35 5
Whitney Ashley Discus throw NM — Did not advance
Kelsey Card 56.41 25 Did not advance
Shelbi Vaughan 53.33 29 Did not advance
Brittany Borman Javelin throw 56.04 27 Did not advance
Maggie Malone 56.47 25 Did not advance
Kara Winger 61.02 13 Did not advance
Gwen Berry Hammer throw 69.90 14 Did not advance
Amber Campbell 71.09 8 q 72.74 6
DeAnna Price 70.79 9 q 70.95 8

Combined events – Men's decathlon

Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Ashton Eaton Result 10.46 7.94 14.73 2.01 46.07 13.80 45.49 5.20 59.77 4:23.33 8893 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Points 985 1045 773 813 1005 1000 777 972 734 789
Jeremy Taiwo Result 11.01 7.45 14.92 2.19 48.78 14.57 39.91 5.00 51.29 4:21.96 8300 11
Points 858 922 785 982 872 902 663 910 608 798
Zach Ziemek Result 10.71 7.49 13.44 2.10 49.83 14.77 49.42 5.20 60.92 4:42.97 8392 7
Points 926 932 694 896 822 878 858 972 752 662

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Heather Miller-Koch Result 13.56 1.80 12.91 24.97 6.16 40.25 2:06.82 6213 18
Points 1041 978 721 890 899 672 1012
Barbara Nwaba Result 13.81 1.83 14.81 24.77 5.81 46.85 2:11.61 6309 12
Points 1005 1016 848 908 792 799 941
Kendell Williams Result 13.04 1.83 11.21 24.09 6.31 40.93 2:16.24 6211 17
Points 1118 1016 609 972 946 685 875

Badminton[edit]

Main articles: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The United States qualified a total of seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Howard Shu and Iris Wang were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles, while the men's, women's, and mixed doubles players picked up the continental spot each as the highest-ranked pairs coming from the America zone in the BWF World Rankings as of May 5, 2016.[10]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Howard Shu Men's singles  Sugiarto (INA)
L 14–21, 10–21 		 Guerrero (CUB)
L 16–21, 15–21 		— 3 Did not advance
Phillip Chew
Sattawat Pongnairat 		Men's doubles  Fu Hf /
Zhang (CHN)
L 6–21, 7–21 		 Goh V S /
Tan W K (MAS)
L 12–21, 10–21 		 Fuchs /
Schöttler (GER)
L 14–21, 14–21 		4 — Did not advance
Iris Wang Women's singles  L Tan (BEL)
W 21–17, 20–22, 21–14 		 Santos (POR)
W 18–21, 21–10, 21–12 		 Li Xr (CHN)
L 16–21, 12–21 		2 Did not advance
Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obañana 		Women's doubles  Jung K-e /
Shin S-c (KOR)
L 14–21, 12–21 		 Juhl /
Pedersen (DEN)
L 9–21, 6–21 		 Luo Y /
Luo Yu (CHN)
L 14–21, 15–21 		4 — Did not advance
Phillip Chew
Jamie Subandhi 		Mixed doubles  Ko S-h /
Kim H-n (KOR)
L 10–21, 12–21 		 Kazuno /
Kurihara (JPN)
L 6–21, 12–21 		 Arends /
Piek (NED)
L 15–21, 19–21 		4 — Did not advance

Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
United States men's Men's tournament  China
W 119–62 		 Venezuela
W 113–69 		 Australia
W 98–88 		 Serbia
W 94–91 		 France
W 100–97 		1 Q  Argentina
W 105–78 		 Spain
W 82–76 		 Serbia
W 96–66 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
United States women's Women's tournament  Senegal
W 121–56 		 Spain
W 103–63 		 Serbia
W 110–84 		 Canada
W 81–51 		 China
W 105–62 		1 Q  Japan
W 110–64 		 France
W 86–67 		 Spain
W 101–72 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: 2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The U.S. men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[11]

Team roster The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12][13][14]

United States men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Jimmy Butler 26 – (1989-09-14)September 14, 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Chicago Bulls United States
F 5 Kevin Durant 27 – (1988-09-29)September 29, 1988 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Oklahoma City Thunder United States
C 6 DeAndre Jordan 28 – (1988-07-21)July 21, 1988 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Los Angeles Clippers United States
G 7 Kyle Lowry 30 – (1986-03-25)March 25, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Toronto Raptors Canada
F 8 Harrison Barnes 24 – (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Golden State Warriors United States
G 9 DeMar DeRozan 26 – (1989-08-07)August 7, 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Toronto Raptors Canada
G 10 Kyrie Irving 24 – (1992-03-23)March 23, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cleveland Cavaliers United States
G 11 Klay Thompson 26 – (1990-02-08)February 8, 1990 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Golden State Warriors United States
C 12 DeMarcus Cousins 25 – (1990-08-13)August 13, 1990 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sacramento Kings United States
F 13 Paul George 26 – (1990-05-02)May 2, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Indiana Pacers United States
F 14 Draymond Green 26 – (1990-03-04)March 4, 1990 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Golden State Warriors United States
F 15 Carmelo Anthony 32 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) New York Knicks United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 6, 2016

Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United States 5 5 0 524 407 +117 10 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 5 4 1 444 368 +76 9
3  France 5 3 2 423 378 +45 8
4  Serbia 5 2 3 426 387 +39 7
5  Venezuela 5 1 4 315 444 −129 6
6  China 5 0 5 318 466 −148 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
19:00
China  62–119 United States
Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 20–29, 17–32, 15–28
Pts: Yi 25
Rebs: Yi, Zhao 6
Asts: Zhao 5		 Pts: Durant 25
Rebs: Anthony, Jordan 7
Asts: Durant 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,622
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Sreten Radović (CRO)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
19:00
United States 113–69  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 30–8, 27–25, 38–18
Pts: George 20
Rebs: Jordan 9
Asts: Lowry 9		 Pts: Cox 19
Rebs: Echenique 7
Asts: Vargas 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,572
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
19:00
Australia  88–98 United States
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–20, 13–21, 21–28
Pts: Mills 30
Rebs: Dellavedova 6
Asts: Dellavedova 11		 Pts: Anthony 31
Rebs: Anthony, Cousins 8
Asts: Irving 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,957
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Juan Carlos García (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
19:00
United States 94–91  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 23–26, 22–21, 22–29
Pts: Irving 15
Rebs: George 9
Asts: Irving, Cousins 5		 Pts: Jokić 25
Rebs: Jokić 6
Asts: Teodosić 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,413
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
14:15
United States 100–97  France
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 25–22, 26–23, 19–28
Pts: Thompson 30
Rebs: Durant 6
Asts: Irving 12		 Pts: de Colo, Heurtel 18
Rebs: Heurtel 8
Asts: Heurtel 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,302
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), José Reyes (MEX), Damir Javor (SLO)

Quarterfinal

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
18:45
United States 105–78  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 31–19, 31–21, 18–17
Pts: Durant 27
Rebs: George 8
Asts: Durant 6		 Pts: Scola 15
Rebs: Scola 10
Asts: Campazzo 9
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,700
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Semifinal

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
15:30
Spain  76–82 United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–19, 18–21, 19–16
Pts: Gasol 23
Rebs: Gasol 8
Asts: Rodríguez 5		 Pts: Thompson 22
Rebs: Jordan 16
Asts: Lowry, Thompson 3
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,455
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), José Reyes (MEX), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA)

Gold medal match

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
15:45
Serbia  66–96 United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–33, 14–27, 23–17
Pts: Nedović 14
Rebs: Jokić 4
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Durant 30
Rebs: Cousins 15
Asts: Lowry 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 10,658
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan García (ESP)

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The U.S. women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2014 FIBA World Championships.[15]

Team roster
The following was the United States roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[16]

United States women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Lindsay Whalen 34 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 5 Seimone Augustus 32 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
G 6 Sue Bird 35 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 7 Maya Moore 27 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 8 Angel McCoughtry 29 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream United States
F/C 9 Breanna Stewart 21 – (1994-08-27)August 27, 1994 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 10 Tamika Catchings 37 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever United States
G/F 11 Elena Delle Donne 26 – (1989-09-05)September 5, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chicago Sky United States
G 12 Diana Taurasi 34 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
C 13 Sylvia Fowles 30 – (1985-10-06)October 6, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
C 14 Tina Charles 27 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) New York Liberty United States
C 15 Brittney Griner 25 – (1990-10-18)October 18, 1990 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 6, 2016

Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 520 316 +204 10 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 4 1 387 333 +54 9
3  Canada 5 3 2 340 347 −7 8
4  Serbia 5 2 3 385 406 −21 7
5  China 5 1 4 371 428 −57 6
6  Senegal 5 0 5 309 482 −173 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
12:00
United States  121–56  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18
Pts: three players 15
Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7
Asts: Bird 8		 Pts: Dieng 10
Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5
Asts: Dieng 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,219
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
12:00
Spain  63–103  United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 23–25, 14–20, 12–29
Pts: Torrens 20
Rebs: Ndour 8
Asts: Domínguez 3		 Pts: Taurasi 13
Rebs: Charles 6
Asts: Bird, Charles 5
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,073
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
15:30
United States  110–84  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 25–13, 28–27, 26–23
Pts: Taurasi 25
Rebs: Charles 8
Asts: Taurasi 6		 Pts: three players 15
Rebs: A. Dabović 5
Asts: A. Dabović, M. Dabović 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,490
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Scott Beker (AUS), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
15:30
Canada  51–81  United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 6–18, 14–24, 15–21
Pts: Ayim 8
Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 8
Asts: Langlois, Tatham 3		 Pts: Moore, Taurasi 12
Rebs: Moore 8
Asts: Bird 9
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,138
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
12:15
China  62–105  United States
Scoring by quarter: 9–32, 17–28, 14–18, 22–27
Pts: Sun Mengr. 16
Rebs: Chen X. 6
Asts: Chen X. 6		 Pts: Charles, Griner 18
Rebs: Griner 13
Asts: Moore 8
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,957
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

Quarterfinal

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
18:45
United States  110–64  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 26–23, 25–13, 29–5
Pts: Moore, Taurasi 19
Rebs: Griner 7
Asts: Charles 5		 Pts: Tokashiki 14
Rebs: four players 3
Asts: Yoshida 8
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,471
Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Duan Zhu (CHN), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

Semifinal

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
19:00
France  67–86  United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–21, 8–25, 23–21
Pts: Yacoubou 14
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Michel 3		 Pts: Taurasi 18
Rebs: Fowles 9
Asts: Taurasi 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,431
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN)

Gold medal game

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
15:30
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States  101–72  Spain 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 28–15, 32–17, 20–23
Pts: Whalen, Taurasi 17
Rebs: Charles, Griner 7
Asts: Whalen 6		 Pts: Torrens 18
Rebs: Torrens, Ndour 5
Asts: Torrens, Cruz 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 9,586
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Boxing[edit]

Main articles: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Eight U.S. boxers were entered to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Carlos Balderas was the only U.S. boxer finishing among the top two of his respective division in the World Series of Boxing.[17][18] Meanwhile, four U.S. boxers (Hernandez, Stevenson, Conwell, and Mayer) claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[19]

London 2012 middleweight champion Claressa Shields received her 2016 Olympic spot with a quarterfinal victory at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[20] Antonio Vargas and Gary Antuanne Russell were the only Americans to secure additional places on the boxing team at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[21]

Boxers also had to compete at the Olympic Trials in Reno, Nevada to assure their selection to the U.S. team for the Games.[17]

Men

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nico Hernández Light flyweight  Cappai (ITA)
W 3–0 		 Yegorov (RUS)
W 3–0 		 Quipo (ECU)
W 3–0 		 Dusmatov (UZB)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Antonio Vargas Flyweight  Neto (BRA)
W 2–0 		 Zoirov (UZB)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Shakur Stevenson Bantamweight Bye  de Jesus (BRA)
W 3–0 		 Tsendbaatar (MGL)
W 3–0 		 Nikitin (RUS)
W WO 		 Ramírez (CUB)
L 1–2 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Carlos Balderas Lightweight  Abdrakhamanov (KAZ)
W 3–0 		 Narimatsu (JPN)
W 3–0 		 Álvarez (CUB)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Gary Antuanne Russell Light welterweight  Hitchens (HAI)
W 3–0 		 Masuk (THA)
W 2–1 		 Gaibnazarov (UZB)
L 1–2 		Did not advance
Charles Conwell Middleweight  Yadav (IND)
L 0–3 		Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mikaela Mayer Lightweight  Chieng (FSM)
W 3–0 		 Belyakova (RUS)
L 0–2 		Did not advance
Claressa Shields Middleweight Bye  Yakushina (RUS)
W 3–0 		 Shakimova (KAZ)
W 3–0 		 Fontijn (NED)
W 3–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Canoeing[edit]

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom[edit]

U.S. canoeists qualified boats for the following events based on their performances from the 2015 Pan American Games and the World Championships.[22] Apart from the Worlds, they also had to compete in each of the following distances at two selection stages of the Olympic Trials to assure their selection to the U.S. team for Rio 2016.[23]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Casey Eichfeld Men's C-1 100.02 8 101.23 10 100.02 12 Q 101.23 10 Q 99.69 7
Casey Eichfeld
Devin McEwan 		Men's C-2 112.33 8 117.19 9 112.33 10 Q 116.26 10 Q 117.85 10
Michal Smolen Men's K-1 92.96 11 90.13 6 90.13 10 Q 97.87 12 Did not advance
Ashley Nee Women's K-1 113.15 14 105.60 6 105.60 9 Q 116.59 14 Did not advance

Sprint[edit]

The United States qualified a single boat in the women's K-1 500 m for the Games at the 2016 Pan American Sprint Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia, as the quota spot had been passed to the highest finisher not yet qualified.[24]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maggie Hogan Women's K-1 200 m 44.668 7 Did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m 1:58.970 6 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling[edit]

Main articles: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road[edit]

U.S. riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road races by virtue of their top 5 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[25] As no men qualified automatically through a podium finish at a UCI World Tour event or a top-15 ranking in the UCI World Ranking, USA Cycling filled the quota spots via selection committee on June 23, 2016.[26] The selection committee also nominated all four women athletes to the Games directly after all opportunities for automatic qualification had passed.[27]

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Brent Bookwalter Road race 6:13:36 16
Taylor Phinney Did not finish
Brent Bookwalter Time trial 1:17:57.61 23
Taylor Phinney 1:17:25.31 22

Women

Athlete Event Time Rank
Mara Abbott Road race 3:51:31 4
Kristin Armstrong Did not finish
Megan Guarnier 3:52:41 11
Evelyn Stevens 3:52:43 12
Kristin Armstrong Time trial 44:26.42 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Evelyn Stevens 46:00.08 10

Track[edit]

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, U.S. riders had accumulated spots in the women's team pursuit, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. Although the United States failed to earn a place in either men's or women's team sprint, they managed to secure an outright berth in the men's keirin, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Sarah Hammer automatically earned a selection to the U.S. track cycling team in the women's omnium with a superb runner-up finish at the 2016 UCI World Championships in London.[28] The full U.S. Olympic track cycling squad was named on March 18, 2016.[29]

Pursuit

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Kelly Catlin
Chloé Dygert
Sarah Hammer
Jennifer Valente 		Women's team pursuit 4:14.286 2 Q  Australia (AUS)
4:12.282 WR 		1 Q  Great Britain (GBR)
4:12.454 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Keirin

Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Matthew Baranoski Men's keirin 5 R 3 Did not advance

Omnium

Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points Points Rank
Bobby Lea Men's omnium 17 8 4:23.942 8 26 11 20 1:05.339 14 14 13.416 12 18 −40 DNF 46 17
Sarah Hammer Women's omnium 4 34 3:26.988 2 38 3 36 35.366 5 32 14.081 5 32 34 6 206 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mountain biking[edit]

U.S. mountain bikers qualified for one men's and two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's fifteenth-place finish for men and fifth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.[30] The qualification period for mountain biking ended June 20, 2016, and as no bikers qualified automatically through top finishes at UCI Elite World Cup Cross-Country events or through the UCI World Ranking system, USA Cycling made official nominations via selection committee on June 23, 2016.[31][32][33]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Howard Grotts Men's cross-country LAP (1 lap) 38
Lea Davison Women's cross-country 1:33:27 7
Chloe Woodruff 1:36:17 14

BMX[edit]

U.S. riders received three men's and two women's quota spots for BMX at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Two cyclists qualified by finishing in the top three at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.[34][35] USA Cycling held an Olympic trial on June 11, 2016, to decide the second men's berth.[36] The final two bikers were nominated via selection committee and announced on June 23, 2016.[37]

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Connor Fields Men's BMX 34.768 4 8 2 Q 6 2 Q 34.642 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nicholas Long 35.088 9 9 3 Q 12 4 Q 35.522 4
Corben Sharrah 34.893 5 9 3 Q 12 5 Did not advance
Brooke Crain Women's BMX 35.345 7 — 7 2 Q 35.520 4
Alise Post 35.509 8 — 8 2 Q 34.435 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Diving[edit]

Main articles: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

U.S. divers qualified for seven individual spots and three synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships, and the 2016 FINA World Cup series.[38] Divers had to attain a top two finish in the individual events and accumulate the highest score as a pair in each of the synchronized events at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, held in Indianapolis, Indiana (June 18 to 26), to assure their coveted selection to the Olympic team.[39]

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Michael Hixon 3 m springboard 421.60 10 Q 467.25 4 Q 431.65 10
Kristian Ipsen 461.35 3 Q 437.70 7 Q 475.80 5
David Boudia 10 m platform 496.55 4 Q 458.35 10 Q 525.25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Steele Johnson 403.75 18 Q 447.85 13 Did not advance
Sam Dorman
Michael Hixon 		3 m synchronized springboard — 450.21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
David Boudia
Steele Johnson 		10 m synchronized platform — 457.11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kassidy Cook 3 m springboard 327.75 8 Q 304.35 13 Did not advance
Abby Johnston 333.60 6 Q 324.75 =5 Q 302.85 12
Jessica Parratto 10 m platform 346.80 3 Q 367.00 2 Q 344.60 10
Katrina Young 313.85 12 Q 301.45 13 Did not advance
Amy Cozad
Jessica Parratto 		10 m synchronized platform — 301.02 7

Equestrian[edit]

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

U.S. equestrians qualified a full squad in the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions through the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2015 Pan American Games.[40][41][42]

Dressage
The long list for the dressage team was published on May 3. The final team was named in late June, after several observation trials in Compiègne, Roosendaal and Rotterdam.[43] The final U.S. dressage team was named on June 27, 2016.[44]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Allison Brock Rosevelt Individual 72.686 25 Q 73.824 19 Q 74.464 77.857 76.160 15
Laura Graves Verdades 78.071 5 Q 80.644 5 Q 81.964 85.196 88.429 4
Kasey Perry-Glass Dublet 75.229 17 Q 73.235 22 Did not advance
Steffen Peters Legolas 77.614 6 Q 74.622 14 Q 76.500 82.286 79.393 12
Allison Brock
Laura Graves
Kasey Perry-Glass
Steffen Peters 		See above Team 76.971 3 Q 76.363 3 — 76.667 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Eventing
The U.S. eventing team was named on June 20, 2016, with Phillip Dutton going to his sixth Olympics.[45]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank