26 August 2016, 08:03
GatogordoTexas Third in Rio Medal Count
2016 Olympic Medal Count, Ranked by Number of Gold Medals.
1. United States: 46 gold, 37 silver, 38 bronze, 121 total
2. Great Britain: 27 gold, 23 silver, 17 bronze, 67 total
3. Texas: 26 gold, 6 silver, 10 bronze, 42 total
4. China: 26 gold, 18, silver, 26 bronze, 70 total
5. Russia: 19 gold, 18 silver, 19 bronze, 56 total
6. Germany: 17 gold, 10 silver, 15 bronze, 42 total
7. Japan: 12 gold, 8 silver, 21 bronze, 41 total
8. France: 10 gold, 18 silver, 14 bronze, 42 total
9. South Korea: 9 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze, 21 total
10. Italy: 8 gold, 12 silver, 8 bronze, 28 total
Olympic medalists Simone Biles, Simone Manuel, Kerron Clement, DeAndre Jordan, Jimmy Butler, Brittney Griner and Sarah Robles all hail from Houston, making H-Town's medal count include 10 golds, two silvers and two bronzes.
The University of Texas had a nice medal haul as well with nine golds, a silver and two bronzes. Longhorns grabbed five gold medals in swimming and three more in track and field.