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2016 U.S. Paralympic and Olympic Teams
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
2016 U.S. Paralympic and Olympic Teams
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

2016 U.S. Paralympic and Olympic Teams

Founded 2016
Place ActiveWashington D.C., United States
The 2016 United States Paralympic and Olympic teams were composed of qualifying athletes who competed at the games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during the late summer.

The Olympic team was made up for 554 competitors across 33 different sports who competed from August 5th through 21st, 2016. The Olympic team topped the medal chart in all three categories winning a total of 121 medals.

The Paralympic team was made of 289 competitors across 20 sports. The Paralympic team won a total of 115 medal over the course of the games.