Which U.S. Cities’ Athletes Won the Most Olympic Medals?
Which U.S. Cities’ Athletes Won the Most Olympic Medals?
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Despite the tabloid-worthy antics of swimmer Ryan Lochte and his pals, star American athletes—including fellow swimmer Michael Phelps and gymnast Simone Biles—made their country proud this month at the Olympics in Rio.
U.S. athletes brought home 121 Olympic medals in the 2016 Games—by far the most of any country. That breaks down into 46 gold, 37 silver, and 38 bronze winners. But there was a lot of local pride, too. So which cities got the most bragging rights out of their hometown heroes?
California cities led the medal-earning pack: At final count, 57 medals, nearly half of what U.S. athletes won, came from California, according to The Atlantic’s CityLab.The data came from Patrick Adler of the Toronto-based Martin Prosperity Institute, which focuses on economic prosperity. That’s enough to put the state in fourth place internationally if it seceded and became its own country. (There are already movements afoot in the blue state to do just that if Republican Donald Trump wins the presidency.)
Sports stars from Los Angeles netted 28 medals. To put that into perspective, if the City of Angels (and celebrities) was its own nation, that tally would have put it in 10th place in the world. The city, which hosted the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, is hoping for a trifecta if it gets to host the 2024 Summer Games.
Elite San Franciscan athletes took the silver with 19 medals, while New York City got the third spot on the podium with 16 medals.
Baltimore and San Diego competitors each earned 10 medals. Six of Baltimore’s count were won by the world-record-shattering Phelps (although he recently relocated to Scottsdale, AZ). Miami contestants took home nine, Dallas Olympians won eight, and Colorado Springs, CO, athletes earned seven. (Colorado Springs is home to the flagship U.S. Olympic Training Center.)
Athletic challengers hailing from Chicago; Boston; Portland, OR; Houston; and Washington, DC, brought five medals back to each city.
It’s important to note that most of the medalists came from the bigger and more heavily populated cities where top coaches and training facilities are often based.
For instance, the 155-acre Chula Vista Olympic Training Center is located right next to San Diego (which also scored high on the medal count) and is a little over two hours away from Los Angeles (depending on that dreaded traffic). Athletes in primarily summer sports like archery, beach volleyball, field hockey, rowing, soccer, tennis, and track and field, as well as many more, can live and train on the campus. (A similar facility with a greater focus on winter sports is at Lake Placid, NY.)
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