The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games wrapped up on Sunday, marking the end of a 12-day event with participation from over 4,400 athletes representing more than 170 National Paralympic Committees, as well as the International Paralympic Committee Refugee Paralympic Team. Team USA secured third place in the overall medal count, garnering a total of 105 medals, comprising 36 gold, 42 silver, and 27 bronze.
A total of 127 U.S. athletes ascended the podium, with 53 earning their first Paralympic medals, and 29 securing multiple medals in Paris. Team USA competed across 20 sports and achieved podium finishes in 16 of them. In team sports, the U.S. excelled internationally, clinching their third consecutive titles in men's wheelchair basketball and women's sitting volleyball.
Ellie Marks, the flag bearer for Team USA at the Closing Ceremony, and her first-time Paralympian colleague Christie Raleigh Crossley are departing Paris as the most decorated athletes of Team USA, each with five medals. Additionally, Tatyana McFadden has expanded her legacy by securing her 21st medal in Paralympic track and field, making her the most decorated athlete from the U.S. in the sport. Newcomers also made their mark, with Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon becoming the first American athletes to win medals in badminton at any Paralympic or Olympic Games.
Team USA Paris 2024 Highlights:
Team USA displayed remarkable determination and resilience, achieving historic milestones and significant firsts at the Paris Games.
• The U.S. men’s wheelchair basketball team made history to become the first country to win three straight golds, and the U.S. women claimed silver for the first time in 32 years.
• The women’s sitting volleyball team cemented Team USA’s legacy, winning its third consecutive title.
• Adding a silver medal, the wheelchair rugby team has now medaled in seven consecutive Paralympic Games. Chuck Aoki, who now has four Paralympic medals to his name, solidified his status as the most decorated wheelchair rugby player in U.S. history. Sarah Adam also made history the first U.S. woman to win a Paralympic medal in the sport.
• The 2024 team featured more than 50% of U.S. Paralympians who competed collegiately as part of their journey to Team USA, and more than 60 current or former student-athletes medaled in Paris.
• With eight medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Team USA now boasts the most successful paratriathlon team in Paralympic history.
• Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon made history as the first U.S. athletes to medal in the sport of badminton at either the Paralympic or Olympic Games.
• Oksana Masters repeated as champion in both of her individual road race events to reach 19 total medals across four different sports in both the winter and summer Paralympic Games.
• Four-time Paralympian Matt Stutzman made history as the first armless archer to win a Paralympic gold medal after earning his first gold in the men's individual compound open.
• U.S. Para equestrian capped off its most successful Paralympic Games since 1984 with seven medals. With a silver and gold in Paris, Roxanne Trunnell became the most decorated equestrian athlete in U.S. Paralympic history with five total medals. In her Paralympic debut, Fiona Howard swept three gold medals in her Paris 2024 events, teaming up with both Trunnell and Rebecca Hart to win Team USA’s first-ever gold medal in the team event.
• In the pool, Team USA brought home 30 medals and 10 golds. Six-time Paralympian Jessica Long won two medals in Paris to up her total career medal haul to 31 Paralympic medals.
• Liana Mutia became the first U.S. woman to medal in Para judo-57 kg.
• Team USA had 38 podium performances in track and field. Roderick Townsend completed the three-peat in men’s high jump T47 with a season-best jump – marking his third consecutive gold in this event dating back to Rio 2016.
• Jeremy Campbell made history as the first Paralympian to throw over 60 meters in discus F64, earning his fourth discus gold medal.
• Noelle Malkamaki became the first woman to throw over 14 meters in the shot put F46, winning her first gold medal and breaking her own world record, which she previously set during the U.S. Paralympic Trials.
• U.S. rowers secured their third straight silver in the mixed coxed four PR3.