The United States earned more medals than any other country on Monday at the 2016 Olympics, and yet the day felt like a disappointment overall due to the lack of golds in their haul. That’s how dominant the US has been in these Games, as their overall medal lead grew to 75-46 over runner-up China after adding six more pieces of hardware on the day.
Rio 2016 medal count: US adds 6 medals but no golds on disappointing Monday
Simone Biles has already won three gold medals for the US women’s gymnastics team, but she was unable to grab a fourth in the balance beam on Monday. She led the preliminary round, putting another gold within her reach, but she stumbled during her routine and had to settle for bronze. Her teammate Laurie Hernandez finished ahead of her for silver, behind gold medalist Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands.
Likewise, sprinter Allyson Felix looked like a great bet for gold in the women’s 400m run -- she finished on top at the 2015 World Championships, and she posted the best semifinal time in these Olympics. However, Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dove across the finish line at the last moment to steal away the gold, leaving Felix with a silver instead.
Other American medalists included Emma Coburn (bronze, women’s 3000m steeplechase), Sam Kendricks (bronze, men’s pole vault), and Clayton Murphy (bronze, men’s 800m). Great Britain won a gold in individual dressage to break a second-place tie with China in golds (Britain now has 16), while Russia won an event in both boxing and wrestling to solidify its fourth-place total of 11 golds. In all, 27 different countries won medals on Monday.
See More:
