The first day of the 2012 London Olympics is in the books and after a full day of competition, the United States amassed five medals on the day: one gold, two silver and two bronze.
The medals were won in two events, swimming and archery.
In the pool, Ryan Lochte earned the United States their first gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley, Elizabeth Beisel won silver in the women's 400-meter individual medley, Peter Vanderkaay won bronze in the men's 400-meter freestyle and the team consisting of Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt won bronze in the women's 4x100m freestyle.
The archery team of Jacob Wukie, Jake Kaminski and Brady Ellison won the U.S. their first Olympic medal of the 2012 games after they took home the silver in a closely contested final with Italy that came down to the final shot.
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