Looking at the Rio Olympics medal count after Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky won gold for the United States on Day 4
It’s been a furious start to the 2016 Rio Olympics with rivalries, big events, and huge moments already having taken place and it’s only in Day 4. However, two huge moments for the United States happened consecutively on the night of Day 4 from Rio 2016 as Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky won gold medals for the United States in consecutive events.
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With Ledecky and Phelps getting the big wins in the Women’s 200m Freestyle and Men’s 200m Butterfly, respectively, the United States is now tied again for the lead in gold medals with China.
Here’s a look at the Rio Olympics medal count standings (sorted by gold medals):
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| China | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Australia | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Russia | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Republic of Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DPR Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 |
As per usual in the Summer Olympics, it looks like it’ll be China and the United States vying for the win in gold medals. However, the United States is getting out to a big lead in regards to overall medals.
Here is the Rio Olympics medal count in terms of overall medals won:
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| United States | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| China | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Russia | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Australia | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Republic of Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| France | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DPR Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The United States is already up seven medals on China overall and could really pull away in the overall medal count early.
If there’s anything that we’ve learned from Rio 2016, though, it’s that you can’t rule anything out. Though you can’t say for certain, you have to guess that applies to the Rio Olympics medal count as well.