United States at the Paralympics
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
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The United States (USA) has participated in every Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. The United States is first on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.
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 the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games[1]
Host country (United States)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 5 |
 | 50 | 41 | 32 | 123 | 1 |
 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 99 | 1 |
 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 74 | 2 |
 | 66 | 44 | 45 | 155 | 1 |
 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 194 | 1 |
 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 396 | 1 |
 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 273 | 1 |
 | 75 | 52 | 48 | 175 | 1 |
| 47 | 46 | 65 | 158 | 1 |
 | 36 | 39 | 34 | 109 | 5 |
 | 27 | 22 | 39 | 88 | 4 |
 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 99 | 3 |
| 31 | 29 | 38 | 98 | 6 |
 | 40 | 44 | 31 | 115 | 4 |
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| Total | 772 | 700 | 703 | 2175 | 1 |
Medals by Winter Games[2]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 6 |
| 19 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 1 |
| 24 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 3 |
| 10 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 |
 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 8 |
| 13 | 15 | 8 | 36 | 1 |
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| Total | 109 | 119 | 85 | 313 | 3 |
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.
Multi golds 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 |
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| Athletics | ||||||||
| 1 | David Larson |  | 1992 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marla Runyan | | 1992 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Danny Andrews | | 2004 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Dennis Oehler | | 1988 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Jean Driscoll | | 1996 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Curt Brinkman | | 1980 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Gaetani | | 1992 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Maureen Gaynor | | 1988 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | ||||||||
| 1 | Karissa Whitsell Guide: Katie Compton | _pictogram.svg.png){kind=small} | 2004 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Barbara Buchan | | 2008 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | ||||||||
| 1 | Trischa Zorn |  | 1988 | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | John Morgan | | 1992 | M | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Erin Popovich | | 2004 | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Elizabeth Scott | | 1992 | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Jessica Long | | 2012 | F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | McKenzie Coan | | 2016 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rebecca Meyers | | 2016 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Brad Snyder | | 2016 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Gregory Burns | | 1996 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Kelley Becherer | | 2012 | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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| 1 | Randy Snow |  | 1992 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1 | Ed Owen | | 1968 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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| 2 | Sharon Hedrick | | 1980 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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Multi medals 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 |
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| 1 | Trischa Zorn | | 100m backstroke | 1980-2004 | 7 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Jessica Long | | 400m freestyle | 2004-2016 | 4 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Ross Davis | | 100 metres | 1992-2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bart Dodson | | 200 metres | 1992-2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Rudy Garcia-Tolson | | 200m individual medley | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Roy Perkins | | 50m butterfly | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | David Larson | | 400 metres | 1988-1996 | 3 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Most appearances
This is a list of athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes who were aged under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age in bold.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Birth Year | Games Years | First/Last Age | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Pamela Fontaine |  | 1964 | 1984-2016 | 20 - 52 | F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Trischa Zorn | | 1964 | 1980-2004 | 16 - 40 | F | 44 | 9 | 5 | 55 |
| 3 | Lex Gillette | | 1984 | 2004-2016 | 20 - 32 | M | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
See also
References
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- ↑ "United States Summer Paralympics". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ "United States Winter Paralympics". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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