United States at the Paralympics

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United States at the
Paralympics
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Flag of the United States
IPC codeUSA
NPCUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
919
Silver
855
Bronze
824
Total
2,598
Summer appearances
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

The United States of America (USA) has participated in every Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and is currently first on the all-time medal table. The nation used to be a dominant Paralympic power in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, but has steadily declined since the 1990s to a point where it finished sixth in the 2012 Summer Paralympics medal count. The team then improved to a fourth-place finish in 2016, then third in 2020, and unexpectedly finished first at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

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 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City.

Medal tables[]

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table
Red border color indicates host nation status.

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.

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Trischa Zorn Swimming 1980-2004 7 F 41 9 5 55
2 Jessica Long Swimming 2004-2020 5 F 16 8 5 29
3 Erin Popovich Swimming 2000-2008 3 F 14 5 0 19
4 Bart Dodson Athletics 1984-2000 5 M 13 3 4 20
5 John Morgan Swimming 1984, 1992 2 M 13 2 0 15
5 Elizabeth Scott Swimming 1992-2000 3 F 10 2 5 17
6 Edward Owen Athletics
Swimming		 1964-1988 7 M 9 2 2 13
7 Tatyana McFadden Athletics 2004-2020 5 F 8 7 4 19
8 Brad Snyder Swimming 2012-2020 3 M 6 2 0 8
9 Jean Driscoll Athletics 1988-2000 4 F 5 3 4 12
10 Marla Runyan Athletics 1992-1996 2 F 5 1 0 6
11 David Larson Athletics 1988-2000 4 M 5 0 3 8
12 Dennis Oehler Athletics 1988-1996 3 M 4 3 3 10
13 Brian Frasure Athletics 2000-2008 3 M 4 3 2 9
14 Tony Volpentest Athletics 1992-2000 3 M 4 1 0 5
15 Paul Nitz Athletics 1992-2012 6 M 4 0 1 5
16 Danny Andrews Athletics 2000-2008 3 M 4 0 0 4
16 Raymond Martin Athletics 2012 1 M 4 0 0 4
18 David Wagner Wheelchair tennis 2004-2016 4 M 3 3 2 8
19 Freeman Register Athletics 1992-2000 3 M 3 1 2 6
20 Mallory Weggemann Swimming 2012-2020 3 F 3 1 1 6
21 Nick Mayhugh Athletics 2020 1 M 3 1 0 4
22 Kelley Becherer Swimming 2008-2012 2 F 3 0 4 7
23 Justin Zook Swimming 2004-2012 3 M 3 0 1 4
24 Royal Mitchell Athletics 2000-2008 3 M 3 0 0 3
25 Jeremy Campbell Athletics 2008-2012 2 M 3 0 0 3
26 Ross Davis Athletics 1992-2000 3 M 2 4 3 9
27 Cheri Madsen Athletics 1996-2016 6 F 2 4 2 8
28 Roy Perkins Swimming 2008-2016 3 M 2 3 3 8
29 Scot Hollonbeck Athletics 1992-2004 4 M 2 3 0 5
30 Gregory Burns Swimming 1996-2000 3 M 2 2 1 5
31 Marlon Shirley Athletics 2000-2008 3 M 2 2 1 5
32 Karissa Whitsell Cycling 2004-2008 2 F 2 1 2 5
33 Cortney Jordan Swimming 2008-2016 3 F 1 8 3 12
34 Amanda McGrory Athletics 2008-2016 3 F 1 2 4 7
35 Cheri Blauwet Athletics 2000-2008 3 F 1 1 4 6
36 Aimee Bruder Swimming 1996-2008 4 F 0 1 4 5

Multi-gold medalists 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
Athletics
1 David Larson Athletics 1992 M 4 0 0 4
Marla Runyan Athletics 1992 F 4 0 0 4
3 Danny Andrews Athletics 2004 M 3 0 0 3
4 Dennis Oehler Athletics 1988 M 3 0 1 4
5 Jean Driscoll Athletics 1996 F 2 1 1 4
6 Curt Brinkman Athletics 1980 M 2 1 0 3
Joe Gaetani Athletics 1992 M 2 1 0 3
8 Maureen Gaynor Athletics 1988 F 2 0 0 2
Cycling
1 Karissa Whitsell
Guide: Katie Compton		 Cycling 2004 F 2 1 1 4
2 Barbara Buchan Cycling 2008 F 2 0 0 2
Swimming
1 Trischa Zorn Swimming 1988 F 12 0 0 12
2 John Morgan Swimming 1992 M 8 2 0 10
3 Erin Popovich Swimming 2004 F 7 0 0 7
Elizabeth Scott Swimming 1992 F 7 0 0 7
5 Jessica Long Swimming 2012 F 5 2 1 7
6 McKenzie Coan Swimming 2016 F 3 1 0 4
Rebecca Meyers Swimming 2016 F 3 1 0 4
Brad Snyder Swimming 2016 M 3 1 0 4
9 Gregory Burns Swimming 1996 M 2 1 0 3
10 Kelley Becherer Swimming 2012 F 2 0 2 4
Wheelchair tennis
1 Randy Snow Wheelchair tennis 1992 M 2 0 0 2
Multiple sports
1 Ed Owen Athletics 1968 M 4 0 1 7
Swimming 2 0 0
2 Sharon Hedrick Athletics 1980 F 3 1 0 5
Wheelchair basketball 0 0 1

Multi-medalists 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
1 Trischa Zorn Swimming 100m backstroke 1980-2004 7 F 5 1 1 7
2 Jessica Long Swimming 400m freestyle 2004-2016 4 F 3 1 0 4
3 Ross Davis Athletics 100 metres 1992-2000 3 M 2 1 0 3
Bart Dodson Athletics 200 metres 1992-2000 3 M 2 1 0 3
Rudy Garcia-Tolson Swimming 200m individual medley 2004-2012 3 M 2 1 0 3
Roy Perkins Swimming 50m butterfly 2008-2016 3 M 2 1 0 3
7 David Larson Athletics 400 metres 1988-1996 3 M 2 0 1 3

Athletes with most appearances[]

This is a list of athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are in bold. Athletes under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age are in bold.

No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Pamela Fontaine Table tennis
Wheelchair basketball		 1964 1984-2016 20 - 52 F 0 1 1 2
2 Trischa Zorn Swimming 1964 1980-2004 16 - 40 F 44 9 5 55
3 Lex Gillette Athletics 1984 2004-2016 20 - 32 M 0 4 0 4

Winter Paralympics[]

See also[]

References[]

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