With the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Olympics, American athletes such as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Noah Lyles, and Gabby Thomas soared to record-breaking performances as they led their country to the top of track and field’s medals table.
Team USA recorded their highest medal count since L.A. 1984 with 34 total medals (14 Gold, 11 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals) to finish Paris 2024 as the most successful athletics nation.
While all 120 athletes donned the American colours proudly and gave their best, here’s a countdown of the 10 best Pulse Sports has carefully selected based on their iconic feats, medals won, and history-making performances.
From being the first American woman to qualify for both the Long and Triple Jump in Olympic history, Jasmine Moore did more by medalling in both events in Paris.
She became the first American woman to medal in both events at the Olympic Games, with a bronze medal in the triple jump at 14.67m and added the same colour in the long jump with her 6.96m mark.
By doing this, Moore etched her name as the second woman in Olympic history to medal in both the triple jump and long jump at the same Games.
9 – Grant Fisher
The long-distance runner made history as the first American man to medal in both the Olympic 5000m and 10,000m at the same Games.
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