The United States has become the first country to win 3,000 Olympic medals
![From left, U.S. silver medalist Regan Smith, Australian gold medalist Kaylee McKeown and U.S. bronze medalist Katharine Berkoff pose with their medals following the women](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7968x5312+0+0/resize/7968x5312!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F6a%2F51091e4541b1b4dc467fe8a54634%2Fgettyimages-2163944617.jpg)
This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games and was helped Tuesday by Team USA's historic performances in Paris in swimming events, which yielded four medals.
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