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London 2012 Olympics Medal Count: Team USA Falls Behind China

The United States was tied with China on Tuesday for the total medal count for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but after Wednesday's day of action the U.S. has fallen just one medal behind.

Danell Leyva took home a bronze medal in the men's all-around gymnastics while the U.S. Women's rowing team took home a bronze medal on Wednesday in the quadruple sculls while.

The U.S. was able to take gold in the Men's 100m freestyle thanks to Nathan Adrian. The U.S. women's 4x200 freestyle relay team set an Olympic record as America won 18th medal in swimming.

Here's the full medal count courtesy of Yahoo! Sports.

  1. China, 30 (17 gold, 9 silver, 4 bronze)
  2. United States, 29 (12, 8, 9)
  3. Japan, 17 (2, 4, 11)
  4. France, 13 (5, 3, 5)
  5. Germany, 13 (3, 8, 2)

For a complete schedule of events and dates medals will be awarded, visit NBC Sports' official Olympic website. For complete coverage from the 2012 London Olympics, keep checking this StoryStream and visit SB Nation's Olympics hub.

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