There is no doubt that the United States dominated this summer’s Olympic Games. With a grand total of 121 medals (46 gold, 37 silver, and 38 bronze), the USA left an impactful footprint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The closest competitor to the United States was China with 70 medals, 51 shy of America’s total tally. The American team shattered records in swimming, track and field, gymnastics, and more.

Quite noteworthy was the 2016 American swim team that took home 33 medals, 16 of which were gold, nearly half of the total gold medals even awarded in the Rio pool! Records were demolished by prominent athletes such as Ryan Murphy (world record in 100m back), Katie Ledecky (world record in women’s 400m, 800m, and 1500m), Simone Manuel (Olympic record in 100m freestyle and first African-American woman to win an individual swimming medal in the United States), and of course, Michael Phelps (holder of three world records and most decorated Olympian ever).

On making history, Manuel told the New York Times, “The gold medal wasn’t just for me. It was for people that came before me and inspired me to stay in the sport. For people who believe that they can’t do it, I hope I’m an inspiration to others to get out there and try swimming.”

Phelps came out of retirement to compete in his fifth Olympics. With the conclusion of the summer, Phelps has accumulated a whopping 28 medals, 23 of which are gold. No individual athlete in any sport has won more than nine gold medals. Following the London games four years ago, Phelps declared his intent of retiring his Speedo, yet returned to Rio for one last hoorah. Many hope he will change his mind yet again and return to the pool in Tokyo for the 2020 games, but for now, Phelps vehemently denies that possibility.

As expected, the United States men’s and women’s basketball teams took home gold medals. This was the American women’s sixth consecutive victory, which according to USA Today is “the first time any women’s team has won six golds in a row in Olympic history.” The men beat Serbia in the gold medal matchup 96-66, the largest margin since America beat Croatia in 1992.

Gaining extreme media attention was the United States gymnastic teams, mainly the women (Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglass, Simon Biles, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez) due to their consecutive team gold following the precedent set in London. Led by Simon Biles – who won five medals: four gold medals in the individual all-around vault, team, and floor exercise – the U.S. women totaled nine medals at the conclusion of the Rio games.

Gymnast team captain, Raisman won silver in the individual all-around and floor; 16 year old Hernandez finished second on beam with Biles following her in third; and Kocian collected a silver medal on the uneven bars. Calling themselves the “Final Five,” the women will go down in history as one of the greatest gymnastics teams of all time. Miami resident, Danell Levya, represented the American men and won silver medals on the parallel and horizontal bars.

Also notable are the accomplishments of United States’ Allyson Felix who is the only female track and field athlete to win six gold medals. With nine total medals, she ties for the most decorated track and field female ever.

The United States added another name to history with cyclist Kristin Armstrong. She became the only individual to win three consecutive golds in the same Olympic cycling event. Additionally, at 43, she is the oldest female to win gold in Olympic cycling history.

Rio proved to be a very successful Olympics for the entire United States team. With exciting new prospects and beloved veterans planning to find their way to Tokyo, 2020 already looks like another promising Olympics for America.