United States at the Paralympics
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 and unexpectedly finished first at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
| United States at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee |
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| Medals Ranked 1st |
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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
- Red border color indicates host nation status.
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Records
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 |
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| 1 | Trischa Zorn |  Swimming | 1980-2004 | 7 | F | 41 | 9 | 5 | 55 |
| 2 | Jessica Long | Swimming | 2004-2016 | 4 | F | 14 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 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 | 2004-2016 | 4 | F | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Jean Driscoll | Athletics | 1988-2000 | 4 | F | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Brad Snyder | Swimming | 2012-2016 | 2 | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 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 | Kelley Becherer | Swimming | 2008-2012 | 2 | F | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | Justin Zook | Swimming | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Royal Mitchell | Athletics | 2000-2008 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Jeremy Campbell | Athletics | 2008-2012 | 2 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Ross Davis | Athletics | 1992-2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 25 | Cheri Madsen | Athletics | 1996-2016 | 6 | F | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 26 | Roy Perkins | Swimming | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | Scot Hollonbeck | Athletics | 1992-2004 | 4 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Gregory Burns | Swimming | 1996-2000 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Marlon Shirley | Athletics | 2000-2008 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Karissa Whitsell | _pictogram.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cycling | 2004-2008 | 2 | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | 2008-2016 | 3 | F | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 32 | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | 2008-2016 | 3 | F | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 | Cheri Blauwet | Athletics | 2000-2008 | 3 | F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
See also
References
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