We are almost a week into the 2024 Paris Olympics. There are still many medals to be won before the competition ends on August 11.
Before betting on this year’s edition at top-rated sportsbooks, let’s run through some numbers of note to highlight the achievements we’ve already seen at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Note: Medal counts are current as of all events through July 31, 2024.
0: The Number of Minutes Jayson Tatum Played vs. Serbia
Some fans were mystified when Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who was 1st-team All-NBA this season and won a championship, never got off the bench in Team USA’s win over Serbia on Sunday.
Team USA coach Steve Kerr admitted after the game that he felt like an idiot for the move, and he noted that it’s difficult to play more than 10 players in a 40-minute game.
Tatum made his debut in Wednesday’s 103-86 win over South Sudan where he played 17 minutes and scored 4 points.
3: The Number of Times Paris Has Hosted the Summer Olympics
Paris is just the 2nd city to host the Summer Olympics 3 times, doing so in 1900 and 1924 before this year. London also hosted the Summer Olympics 3 times in 1908, 1948, and 2012.
3: The Number of Gold Medals Won by French Swimmer Leon Marchand
The Summer Olympics are a great place for swimmers to make their mark. France’s Leon Marchand leads all Olympians this year with 3 gold medal wins already in these events:
- Men’s 200-metre backstroke
- Men’s 400-metre individual medley (beat Michael Phelps’ record)
- Men’s 200-metre butterfly
The only other athlete to win 3 medals so far this year is Torri Huske of the United States. She has 1 gold and 2 silver in swimming events.
8: The Number of Gold Medals Now Won by US Swimmer Katie Ledecky
When it comes to Olympic greatness in the swimming pool, everyone knows US swimmer Michael Phelps. But we should also know Katie Ledecky, who just won her 8th gold medal in Paris, the most ever by a female swimmer.
According to researcher Paul Carr, Ledecky holds the top 20 times ever in women’s 1500-metre freestyle.
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9: The Leading Number of Gold Medals Won by China So Far
Through Wednesday’s action, the People’s Republic of China leads all countries with 9 gold medals won, including 3 gold medals in both Diving and Shooting.
France and Japan are next with 8 gold medals a piece.
12: The Leading Number of Bronze Medals Won by the United States So Far
Through Wednesday’s action, the United States has won the most bronze medals (12) of all countries at the Paris Olympics. Half of those wins have come in swimming. France is the next closest with 8 bronze medals won so far, including 5 in Judo.
13: The Leading Number of Silver Medals Won by the United States So Far
Through Wednesday’s action, the United States has won the most silver medals (13) of all countries at the Paris Olympics. That includes a whopping 8 silver medals in swimming events. The next closest country in silver medals is the host country France with 10, including 4 in Fencing.
22: The Number of Inches Victor Wembanyama Has on Japan’s Yuki Togashi
One of the most amusing viral moments from the 2024 Summer Olympics was the height difference that France’s Victor Wembanyama (7’4”) had on Japan’s Yuki Togashi (5’6”).
Look who Japan got on Victor Wembanyama 😭
Wemby – 7’4″
Yuki – 5’4″ pic.twitter.com/JhxVIBVKra— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) July 30, 2024
Some have argued Togashi is 5’4” but most online sources say he is 5’6”. But playing against Wemby, it’s going to make anyone look small.
In case you were wondering, Wemby’s France squad defeated Japan 94-90, so it was much closer than their height gap.
30: The Leading Number of Medals Won by the United States So Far
Through Wednesday’s action, the United States leads all nations with 30 total medals won (5 gold, 13 silver, and 12 bronze). However, France is close by with 26 medals and more golds with a breakdown of 8 gold, 10 silver, and 8 bronze.
China is in 3rd place with 19 medals (9 gold, 7 silver, and 3 bronze).
46.40: The Number of Seconds Pan Zhanle (China) Cleared the Men’s 100-Metre Freestyle
Hats off to all the talented swimmers at the Paris Olympics. Pan Zhanle of China broke his own record by completing the Men’s 100-metre freestyle in 46.40 seconds to win the gold medal.
The previous world record was 46.80 seconds, which Pan just set back in February.
50: The Percentage of Female Athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics
For the 1st time ever, there is a 50/50 split of male and female athletes at the Summer Olympics.
206: The Number of Nations Competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics
There are 206 nations competing at the Paris Olympics, including the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) and the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR).
243.2: The Score by Oh Ye-jin (South Korea) in Women’s 10 Metre Air Pistol
Oh Ye-jin of South Korea set an Olympics record with a score of 243.2 in the Women’s 10-metre air pistol event to win the gold medal over viral sensation Kim Ye-ji of South Korea, who scored 241.3.
329: The Number of Events at the 2024 Paris Olympics
There are 329 total events spread out across the 32 sports at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
592: The Number of Athletes Sent by the United States
No nation sent more athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics than the United States with 592 athletes. The next closest nation was the host, France, with 573 athletes.
9,300: The Number of Miles Tahiti Is from Paris for the Surfing Events
One of the newer Olympic events this year is Surfing, which requires some killer waves at the ocean. That’s why the events are being held on an island in Tahiti, which is about 9,300 miles from Paris, making this the greatest distance between the location of a medal event and the host city in Olympics history.
10,714: The Number of Athletes Competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics
There are 10,714 athletes competing in Paris, which is actually down from the 11,319 who attended the 2020 games in Tokyo in 2021.
9,000,000,000: The Expected Cost (in Euros) of the 2024 Paris Olympics
Finally, the expected cost of hosting these Summer Olympics in Paris is about 9 billion euros. No one said it was going to be cheap.
