2024 Paris Olympics: United States surpass 100 total medals, maintain gold medal count lead after Day 13

As the 2024 Paris Olympics continued Thursday, the United States hit an impressive milestone. They picked up their 100th medal of the games as the lead grew in the updated medal count.

The U.S. added three more golds to its total on Thursday, led by track star Sydney McLaughlin-Leverone. She set a new world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles as part of an impressive day in the athletics events. On the men’s side, Grant Holloway won the 100-meter hurdles to win a gold medal of his own.

In the field events, American Tara Davis-Woodhall took the gold in the triple jump, completing a big day for the U.S. in athletics. It all added to the medal count, and the updated numbers are official after Day 13.

2024 Paris Olympics: Medal Count after Day 13

1. United States: 30 gold, 38 silver, 35 bronze (103 total)
2. People’s Republic of China: 29 gold, 25 silver, 19 bronze (73)
3. Australia: 18 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze (45)
4. France: 14 gold, 19 silver, 21 bronze (54)
5. Great Britain: 13 gold, 17 silver, 21 bronze (51)
6. Japan: 13 gold, 7 silver, 13 bronze (33)
7. Republic of Korea: 13 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze (28)
8. Netherlands: 10 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze (25)
8. Italy: 10 gold, 11 silver, 9 bronze (30)
10. Germany: 9 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze (22)

McLaughlin-Leverone dominated the 400-meter hurdles final, running a world record time of 50.37 seconds. She smashed her own record in the process. The field never had a chance, and it was clear by the final turn that McLaughlin-Leverone wasn’t going to give up the lead.

The 400-meter hurdles happened at the same time as the triple jump, which saw another American win gold. Woodhall posted a 7.10-meter long jump to secure herself the top spot on the podium, and afterward, she celebrated with McLaughlin-Leverone as both U.S. stars won gold.

Finally, Holloway cemented his spot as the best 100-meter hurdler in the field. His 12.99-second run gave the U.S. its third gold medal of the day, and teammate Daniel Roberts added a silver to the medal count. It was quite the day, although there was a surprising upset in the 200-meter dash.

Noah Lyles, attempting to complete the first double-gold since Carl Lewis in 1984, finished third to bring home the bronze behind teammate Kenneth Bednarek, who won silver. It later came out he was diagnosed with COVID-19 ahead of the race, putting his status in jeopardy for the 4×100-meter relay, as well.