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Rio Olympics Medals Race Day 7: US Leads, China And Japan Follow For Top Three

The United States continues to lead the Olympic medal count in Rio, with Team USA racking up 38 medals as of Friday morning (Day 7). The US also has the most gold medals (16).

China is the runner up with 31 medals (11 gold), while Japan is third with 22 medals (7 gold).

Rounding out the top 10 are Russia, (19) Great Britain, (16) Australia, (15) Italy, (12) France (12), South Korea (11) and Germany (8).

Place Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
16
12
10
38
2
11
8
12
31
3
7
2
13
22
4
4
8
7
19
5
4
6
6
16
6
5
4
6
15
7
3
6
3
12
8
3
4
5
12
9
5
2
4
11
10
4
3
1
8

Michael Phelps alone now holds four of Team USA’s 16 gold medals, following his win in the 200-meter individual medley on Thursday night.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 09: Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates during the medal presentation for the Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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