U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, except for the 1980 edition in Moscow, when America led a sixty-six-nation boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

As Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics, the United States marched penultimately before the homebound French team entered Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.

and Tom Cruise from Paris, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre from Long Beach, was performed during the closing ceremony.

[5] The United States competed in all sports except handball and was represented by more female than male athletes for the fourth consecutive time in the Summer Olympics (278 men and 314 women).

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, the USOPC debuted an all-new brand platform, One for All, showcasing the many powerful stories of the athletes who make up the collective Team USA.

[13] Best results (both records) Data technology firm Gracenote, which specializes in Olympic medal projections, traditionally published its first estimates a year before the Games' commencement, in July 2023.

In this release, based on the analysis of recent performances, the United States was predicted to win 43 gold, 43 silver, and 42 bronze medals at Paris for a total of 128 ahead of hosts France (32–20–11) and China (26–20–22).

[18] Team USA House is located in the Palais Brongniart, offering guests a home base to cheer on and celebrate American athletes at the Games.

[24] The United States got the opportunity to field a full-squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the open team and women's duet events by topping the list of five highest-ranked nations at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

[57] Roscoe Hill (men's flyweight) and Alyssa Mendoza (women's featherweight) secured their spots, having won in the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.

[61] Later on, Jeffrey Louis (Jeffro) and Logan Elanna Edra (Logistx) outlasted from the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.

[74] Freestyle The United States received four quota spots, with American athletes finishing among the top six at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.

[97] On March 5, 2024, 18-year-old saber fencer Colin Heathcock qualified for the team after he won the gold medal at the Tunis Grand Prix and Padua World Cup.

[100] Elizabeth Tartakovsky, Tatiana Nazlymov, Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Lauren Scruggs, and Jackie Dubrovich qualified both in the individual and team events for the women's saber and foil.

[101][102][103] On March 28, 2024, Anne Cebula, Hadley Husisian, and Margherita Guzzi Vincenti qualified in the women's épée and Mitchell Saron did likewise in the men's saber for both the individual and team events.

Summary Key: For the first time since 2008, the United States men's soccer team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras.

Quarterfinal The United States women's soccer team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match against the defending champions Canada at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship in Mexico.

[137] Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey who finished second, third, and fourth place, were named to their second Olympic team by the selection committee.

16-year-old Hezly Rivera was the fifth person named to the team by the selection committee after placing fifth in the all-around; she became the youngest athlete on the entire 2024 U.S. Olympic delegation.

Jessica Davis secured one of two available spots for North, Central and Caribbean Americas in the women's event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

[147][12] U.S. rowers have qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

[167][168] Ivan Roe, Keith Sanderson, Sagen Maddalena, Mary Tucker, and Katelyn Abeln also qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 Team Trials.

[12][160] Colin Duffy and Emma Hunt secured their spots in the men's combined and women's speed after winning silver medals at the 2023 World Championships in Bern, Switzerland; Piper Kelly, Samuel Watson, Natalia Grossman, and Jesse Grupper qualified for Paris in the women's speed, men's speed, women's combined, and men's combined after winning gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile;[174] and Brooke Raboutou and Zach Hammer qualified for the games through the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series ranking.

[178][179][180] U.S. swimmers have achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[181] The men's team won gold in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay on July 27, 2024, clinching the first gold medal for the United States at the Paris games.

[185] The remaining two team members were determined through the U.S. Olympic Trials held on March 21–24, 2024, in West Monroe, Louisiana,[186] with Amy Wang and Rachel Sung earning their spots to compete in Paris.

[187] Kanak Jha joined the U.S. squad by virtue of securing one of four spots available for the men's singles competition via the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Lima, Peru.

Later on, Kristina Teachout, Faith Dillon, and Jonathan Healy secured their spots, each in their respective weight class, by winning the semifinal matches at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[200] Summary The United States men's volleyball team qualified for Paris by securing an outright berth as one of the two highest-ranked nations at the 2023 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.

Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze medal match The United States women's volleyball team qualified for the Games by securing an outright berth as the one of two highest-ranked nations at the 2023 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Łódź, Poland.

[215][216] The final two wrestlers punched their tickets to Paris by placing in the top three at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.