Medal Count by State for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games




America dominated again.  In the 2016 Rio Games, the US of A led the medal count for the sixth time in as many Olympics with 121 total medals. That is 51 more than China, which won the second most Olympic medals in 2016. Of the 121 American medals, 32 of them came from track & field.

RANKCOUNTRYTOTALGOLDSILVERBRONZE
01UNITED STATES3213109
02KENYA13661
03JAMAICA11632
04ETHIOPIA8125
05GREAT BRITAIN & N.I.7214



While our dominance as a nation was evident, we wanted to take a closer look to see which individual state kicked the most butt in Rio. Here is a breakdown of the US track and field medalists:


STATEATHLETEPLACEMARKSEXEVENT
ArizonaWill CLAYESilver17.76MTJ
ArkansasJeff HENDERSONGold8.38MLJ
CaliforniaAllyson FELIXGold3:19.06W4x4
CaliforniaAllyson FELIXGold41.01W4x1
CaliforniaAllyson FELIXSilver49.51W400
ColoradoEmma COBURNBronze9:07.63W3K SC
FloridaArman HALLGold2:57.30M4x4
FloridaTony MCQUAYGold2:57.31M4x4
FloridaBrianna ROLLINSGold12.48W100H
FloridaJustin GATLINSilver9.89M100
FloridaJennifer SIMPSONBronze4:10.53W1500
GeorgiaChristian TAYLORGold17.86MTJ
GeorgiaKristi CASTLINBronze12.61W100H
IllinoisEvan JAGERSilver8:04.28M3K SC
IllinoisMorolake AKINOSUNGold41.77W4x1
IndianaAshley SPENCERBronze53.72W400H
MarylandMatthew CENTROWITZGold3:50.00M1500
MississippiTori BOWIEGold41.01W4x1
MississippiTori BOWIESilver10.83W100
MississippiBrittney REESESilver7.15WLJ
MississippiSam KENDRICKSBronze5.85MPV
MississippiTori BOWIEBronze22.15W200
New JerseyEnglish GARDNERGold41.01W4x1
New JerseyNia ALISilver12.59W100H
New YorkNatasha HASTINGSGold3:19.06W4x4
New YorkPhyllis FRANCISGold3:19.06W4x4
New YorkDalilah MUHAMMADGold53.13W400H
OhioTianna BARTOLETTAGold41.01W4x1
OhioTianna BARTOLETTAGold7.17WLJ
OhioClayton MURPHYBronze1:42.93M800
OregonRyan CROUSERGold22.52MSP
OregonAshton EATONGold8893MDEC
OregonGalen RUPPBronze2:10:05MMarathon
OregonPaul Kipkemoi CHELIMOSilver13:03.90M5000
PennsylvaniaJoe KOVACSSilver21.78MSP
South CarolinaSandi MORRISSilver4.85WPV
TexasKerron CLEMENTGold47.73M400H
TexasGil ROBERTSGold2:57.32M4x4
TexasCourtney OKOLOGold3:19.06W4x4
TexasMichelle CARTERGold20.63WSP
VirginiaLaShawn MERRITTGold2:57.33M4x4
VirginiaLaShawn MERRITTBronze43.85M400


Florida and Mississippi finished on top, each state earning a total of five Olympic medals.  Texas and Oregon finished next on the list collecting a total of four Olympic medals. California, New York, and Ohio each claimed three medals. Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia took home two medals apiece while Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, Pensylvania and South Carolina all won one Olympic medal.

All hail the Sunshine and Magnolia States!

StateTotalGoldSilverBronze
Florida5311
Mississippi5122
Texas44
Oregon4211
California321
New York33
Ohio321
Georgia211
Illinois211
New Jersey211
Virginia211
Arizona11
Arkansas11
Colorado11
Indiana11
Maryland11
Pennsylvania11
South Carolina11
Totals4223109