History of USWNT Olympic gold medals: Women’s soccer wins 5th in Paris

The United States women’s national soccer team clinched its fifth Olympic gold medal in the soccer tournament with a victory over Brazil on Saturday.
The U.S. defeated Brazil 1-0 in the gold medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics to clinch its first gold medal since the 2012 London Olympics. With five gold medals, Team USA remains the only team to win more than one gold medal at the Olympics.
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Mallory Swanson gave the U.S. the lead with a goal in the 57th minute off a well-placed ball from Korbin Albert. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher also made a key save in extra time on a tremendous one-on-one opportunity for Brazil.
Here’s what you need to know about how the U.S. has performed historically in women’s soccer in the Olympics:
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The U.S. has won the gold medal five times at the Summer Olympics. The first gold came in 1996 — the first year the competition was held — while the most recent came at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Here are the Olympic gold medals the USWNT has won:
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The USWNT has medaled in all but one Olympic Games, which came during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The U.S. won silver in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and bronze in Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 after it was postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In all, the USWNT has seven medals at the Olympics: five golds, one silver and one bronze.