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US Olympic medal records: A history of American dominance at the Summer Games
United States athletes at the Olympics often are draped in red, white and blue … and gold. The U.S. reached a historic milestone by capturing its 1,000th gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. It was the continuation …