Records set, extended or tied by the 2024 U.S. Olympic wrestling team in Paris

Note: Each year, after either the Olympic Games or World Championships, USA Wrestling publishes a list of records set or extended, as well as a list of records which have been tied.  We also mark some notable performances. Based upon the performance of the 2024 U.S. Olympic wrestling team in Paris, a list of achievements to celebrate is below.

Records set or extended

First U.S. woman to win three career Olympic wrestling medals – Helen Maroulis

2016 gold medal, 2020 bronze medal, 2024 bronze medal

Previous record: Helen Maroulis with 2

Most Olympic Games appearances by U.S. women’s wrestler – Helen Maroulis with 3

2016, 2020, 2024

Previous record: 2 by Helen Maroulis plus Ali Bernard (2008, 2012), Clarissa Chun (2008, 2012), Elena Pirozkhkova (2012, 2016), Adeline Gray (2016, 2020), plus now Sarah Hildebrandt (2020, 2024), Kayla Miracle (2020, 2024)

Youngest U.S. wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal – Amit Elor

20 years and 218 days

Previous record: Kyle Snyder, 1996 Olympics – 20 years and 275 days

Most Olympic gold medals in women’s freestyle at an Olympic Games – 2

Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg gold), Amit Elor (68 kg gold)

Previous record: 1 (2016, 2020)

Most Olympic Games finalists in women’s wrestling by Team USA – 3

Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Amit Elor (68 kg), Kennedy Blades (76 kg)

Previous record; 2 in 2020 – Tamyra Mensah Stock (68 kg) and Adeline Gray (76 kg)

Most Olympic Games coached by a USA Wrestling Head National Coach – Terry Steiner with 6

2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024

Previous record: 5 by Terry Steiner and Steve Fraser (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Records tied

Most women’s freestyle medals by Team USA in a single Olympics – 4

2024 Olympics (Sarah Hildebrandt – gold at 50 kg, Amit Elor – gold at 68 kg, Kennedy Blades – silver at 76 kg, Helen Maroulis – bronze at 57 kg)

Previous record tied: 4 at 2020 Olympics (Tamyra Mensah Stock – gold at 68 kg, Adeline Gray – silver at 76 kg, Sarah Hildebrandt – bronze at 50 kg, Helen Maroulis – bronze at 57 kg)

Most U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers competing in a single Olympics – 6

2024 Olympics – Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Dom Parrish (53 kg), Helen Maroulis (57 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg), Amit Elor (68 kg), Kennedy Blades (76 kg)

Previous record tied: 6 at 2020 Olympics - Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Jacarra Winchester (53 kg), Helen Maroulis (57 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg), Tamyra Mensah Stock (68 kg), Adeline Gray (76 kg)

Notable achievements

• Helen Maroulis becomes only the second U.S. wrestler, regardless of discipline or gender, to win three Olympic medals. Only Bruce Baumgartner, with four medals, has more than Helen.
• Kennedy Blades won an Olympic silver medal at age 20 years, 342 days. Although older than champions Amit Elor (2024) and Kyle Snyder (2016), Blades young age in Paris is noteworthy.
• Kyle Snyder competed in his third Olympic Games, tied at No. 2 with others in Olympic appearances behind the leader, Bruce Baumgartner with four Olympic Games. (Note: Mark Fuller made four Olympic teams in Greco-Roman but did not compete in 1980 due to the U.S. government boycott)
• Kyle Dake and Sarah Hildebrandt became two-time Olympic medalists
• The USA had 16 Olympians in wrestling, the most of any nation at the 2024 Olympics.
• Wrestling remains the No. 3 medal producing sport for the United States at the Summer Olympics all-time with 149 medals, behind only No. 1 Track and Field and No. 2 Swimming, both which have many more medal opportunities. The No. 4 sport is diving, with 142 medals.
• With seven medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in wrestling, the 2024 team was tied for sixth with the 2020 team in Sydney, Australia in terms of Olympic wrestling medal performance. Both teams had three gold, two silver and three bronze. (see chart below)

USA Wrestling Olympic medal performance ranking, by year

1904 – St. Louis, Mo., USA – 21 medals (7 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze)

1984 – Los Angeles, Calif. – 13 medals (9 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

2020 – Tokyo, Japan – 9 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)

1996 – Atlanta, Ga., USA – 8 medals (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 – Barcelona, Spain – 8 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

2000 – Sydney, Australia – 7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

2024 – Paris, France – 7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

1924 – Paris, France – 6 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1972 – Munich, West Germany – 6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

1988 – Seoul, South Korea – 6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

1976 – Montreal, Canada – 6 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

2004 – Athens, Greece – 6 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

1920 – Antwerp, Belgium – 6 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

1932 – Los Angeles, Calif., USA – 5 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze)

2012 – London, England – 5 medals (2 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze)

1948 – London, England – 4 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1936 – Berlin, Germany - 4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 0 bronze)

1952 – Helsinki, Finland – 4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

1960 – Rome, Italy – 3 medals (3 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)

2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 3 medals (2 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)

2008 – Beijing, China – 3 medals (1 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)

1908 – London, England – 2 medals (2 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)

1928 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze)

1956 – Melbourne, Australia – 2 medals (0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1968 – Mexico City, Mexico – 2 medals (0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1964 – Tokyo, Japan – 1 medal (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)