@TeamUSA had a great night (and day) in Olympic track & field on Wednesday. They won 7 medals, with 2 golds, 3 silvers, and 2 bronzes.
The highlights were the women’s medal sweep in the 100 metre hurdles, with Brianna Rollins winning gold, Nia Ali silver, and Kristi Castlin bronze; Britney Reese and Tianna Bartoletta winning gold-silver in the women’s long jump; Evan Jager winning a silver medal in the men’s 3,000 metre steeplechase, the first by a USA runner since 1920, and the first better than a bronze since 1952; and Tori Bowie taking bronze in the women’s 200 metres.
How does 7 medals in athletics (track & field) stack up against previous dominant days for @TeamUSA?
Well, all in all, we’ve done much better than that before, but that includes going back to the unusual 1900 and 1904 Olympics, and pre-WWII days. At more recent Games, this was one of the most successful days ever by @TeamUSA athletes.
This is the 24th day on which @TeamUSA athletes won 7 or more medals in athletics. Going back to 1948, however, it is tied for the 4th best day, trailing 9 on 6 August 1992, and 8 on 24 November 1956 and 8 August 1984 – and the 1984 Olympics are a special case because of the Soviet-led boycott. So one could make a case it is the =3rd best day for the USA since the 1936 Olympics.
Here is the full list of days on which @TeamUSA athletes have won 6 or more medals in track & field on a single day (35 days).
[table]
DE,ME,YE,G,S,B,TM
3,September,1904,7,6,5,18
16,July,1900,6,6,6,18
29,August,1904,6,5,5,16
15,July,1900,7,5,3,15
1,September,1904,4,5,5,14
31,August,1904,4,4,4,12
3,August,1932,4,3,2,9
6,August,1992,4,2,3,9
10,April,1896,4,3,1,8
24,November,1956,4,3,1,8
1,May,1906,3,3,2,8
11,July,1912,3,4,1,8
8,July,1912,2,3,3,8
8,August,1984,2,3,3,8
21,July,1952,4,2,1,7
11,August,1984,4,2,1,7
7,April,1896,3,3,1,7
2,September,1960,3,2,2,7
6,August,1984,3,3,1,7
8,August,2012,3,2,2,7
17,August,2016,2,3,2,7
1,August,1928,2,2,3,7
27,November,1956,2,3,2,7
18,August,1920,1,3,3,7
20,October,1968,4,2,0,6
27,April,1906,3,2,1,6
13,July,1924,3,0,3,6
31,July,1948,3,1,2,6
12,July,1912,2,2,2,6
16,August,1920,2,3,1,6
7,July,1924,2,2,2,6
8,July,1924,2,2,2,6
26,September,1988,2,1,3,6
10,August,1984,1,1,4,6
21,August,2008,1,3,2,6
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I’m looking for information on the 1948 winter olympics in St Moritz. Mainly information on the military patrol, the USA team.
My dad Stanley Walker skied in it.