The United States ended up with the medal table in the end after beating China in the final rounds of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They were 39 gold medals the ones that took the country of the Stars and Stripes.
But nevertheless, there were some athletes who ended up winning more medals than others and therefore will have a better economic prize, since the United States committee awards $ 37,500 for each gold medal, $ 22,500 for each silver and $ 15,000 for bronze.
The swimmers, the winners
In this way, swimmers who have several disciplines and many opportunities to hang gold medals were the big winners, led by a Caeleb Dressel who would end up with $ 187,500 for the five gold medals achieved in Tokyo, Katie Ledecky follows with $ 120,000.
Ryan Murphy and Robert Finke are two other swimmers with multiple swimming medals. Finke took the 800 meters and 1,500 meters, while Murphy took three medals, one of each metal.
Multiple other medalists include Sidney McLaughlin, champion of the 400m hurdles and the women’s 4x100m relay; Athing Mu, champion of the 800 meters sprint and the women’s 4×400 relay, Zachary Apple, champion thanks to the 4×100 freestyle relay and 4×100 meters combined. Sunisa Lee, positioned herself as the heir to Simone Biles. At 19, he won gold, silver and bronze medals.
America’s athletes with the most money will win for medals
Caeleb Dressel- $ 187,500
Katie Ledecky- $ 120,000
Sidney McLaughlin- $ 75,000
Athing Mu- $ 75,000
Zachary Apple- $ 75,000
Ryan Murphy- $ 75,000
Sunisa Lee- $ 75,000
Robert Finke- $ 75,000
Rai Benjamin- $ 60,000
Dalilah Muhammad- $ 60,000
Regan Smith- $ 60,000
Lilly King- $ 60,000