Team USA's nearly 300 Paralympic athletes showed impressive strength, willpower and athleticism in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, bringing home 115 medals. Forty of them were gold. Relive each of Team USA's golden moments with these 40 photos of your 2016 Paralympic champions.
1) Shawn Morelli, Women's C4 3,000m Individual Pursuit (Cycling)
Shawn Morelli competes in the women's C4 3,000-meter individual pursuit track cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Velodrome on Sept. 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
2) Becca Meyers, Women's 100m Butterfly S13 (Swimming)
Becca Meyers celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter butterfly S13 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Sept. 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
3) McKenzie Coan, Women's 50m Freestyle S7 (Swimming)
McKenzie Coan celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the women's 50-meter freestyle S7 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Sept. 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
4) Gianfranco Iannotta, Men's 100m T52 (Track and Field)
Gianfranco Iannotta competes in the men's 100-meter T52 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
5) Elizabeth Marks, Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 (Swimming)
Elizabeth Marks celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter breaststroke SB7 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Stadium on Sept. 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
6) Roy Perkins, Men's 50m Butterfly S5 (Swimming)
Roy Perkins celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the men's 50-meter butterfly S5 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Stadium on Sept. 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
7) Becca Meyers, Women's 200m Medley SM13 (Swimming)
Becca Meyers celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 200-meter individual medley SM13 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Stadium on Sept. 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
8) Brad Snyder, Men's 400m Freestyle S11 (Swimming)
Brad Snyder celebrates winning the men's 400-meter freestyle S11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Stadium on Sept. 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
9) Grace Norman, Women's Paratriathlon PT4
Grace Norman falls to her knees after winning the women's paratriathlon PT4 at Fort Copacabana at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
10) Allysa Seely, Women's Paratriathlon PT2
Allysa Seely celebrates winning the women's paratriathlon PT2 at Fort Copacabana at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
11) Tatyana McFadden, Women's 400m T54 (Track and Field)
Tatyana McFadden wins the women's 400-meter T54 final at Olympic Stadium at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
12) Deja Young, Women's 100m T45/46/47 (Track and Field)
Deja Young wins the women's 100-meter T47 final at Olympic Stadium at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
13) David Brown, Men's 100m T11 (Track and Field)
David Brown celebrates his victory after the men's 100-meter T11 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
14) Becca Meyers, Women's 400m Freestyle S13 (Swimming)
Becca Meyers competes at the women's 400-meter freestyle S13 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Sept. 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
15) Brad Snyder, Men's 50m Freestyle S11 (Swimming)
Brad Snyder celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the men's 50-meter freestyle S11 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
16) Michelle Konkoly, 100m Freestyle S9 (Swimming)
Michelle Konkoly celebrates winning the women's 100-meter freestyle S9 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
17) Raymond Martin, Men's 400m T52 (Track and Field)
Raymond Martin wins the men's 400-meter T52 final at Olympic Stadium at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
18) Mikey Brannigan, Men's 1,500m T20 (Track and Field)
Mikey Brannigan celebrates winning the men's 1,500-meter T20 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
19) Breanna Clark, Women's 400m T20 (Track and Field)
Breanna Clark celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400-meter T20 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
20) Tatyana McFadden, Women's 1,500m T53/54 (Track and Field)
Tatyana McFadden (R) and Amanda McGrory (L) celebrate winning the gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the women's 1,500-meter T54 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
21) Michelle Konkoly, Women's 50m Freestyle S9 (Swimming)
Michelle Konkoly celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the women's 50-meter freestyle S9 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
22) Shawn Morelli, Women's Time Trial C4 (Cycling)
Shawn Morelli competes in the women's time trial C4 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
23) McKenzie Coan, Women's 400m Freestyle S7 (Swimming)
McKenzie Coan celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle S7 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Sept. 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
24) Rachael Morrison, Women's Discus Throw F51/52 (Track and Field)
Rachael Morrison poses on the podium at the medal ceremony for women's discus throw F52 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
25) Andre Shelby, Men's Individual Compound (Archery)
Andre Shelby competes in the men's archery individual compound open semifinal against Jonathon Milne of Australia at Sambãdromo on Sept. 14, 2016 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
26) Roderick Townsend, Men's Long Jump T45/46/47 (Track and Field)
Roderick Townsend celebrates victory and setting the Paralympic record in the men's long jump T47 final at Olympic Stadium at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at on Sept. 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
27) Raymond Martin, Men's 1,500m T51/52 (Track and Field)
(L-R) Silver medalist Tomoki Sato of Japan, gold medalist Raymond Martin and bronze medalist Pichaya Kurattanasiri of Thailand pose on the podium at the medal ceremony for men's 1,500-meter T52 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
28) Will Groulx, Men's Road Race H2 (Cycling)
Will Groulx celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the men's road race H2 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Pontal on Sept. 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
29) Tatyana McFadden, Women's 5,000m T53/54 (Track and Field)
Silver medalist Chelsea McClammer, gold medalist Tatyana McFadden and bronze medalist Amanda McGrory celebrate the U.S. podium sweep in the women's 5,000-meter T54 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
30) Brad Snyder, Men's 100m Freestyle S11 (Swimming)
Brad Snyder celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the men's 100-meter freestyle S11 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Sept. 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
31) Jamie Whitmore, Women's Road Race C1-2-3 (Cycling)
Jamie Whitmore competes in the women's road race C1-2-3 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
32) Deja Young, Women's 200m T45/46/47 (Track and Field)
Deja Young (R) and Alicja Fiodorow (L) of Poland celebrate winning the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women's 200-meter T47 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
33) McKenzie Coan, Women's 100m Freestyle S7 (Swimming)
McKenzie Coan celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle S7 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatic Stadium on Sept. 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
34) David Blair, Men's Discus Throw F43/44 (Track and Field)
(L-R) Silver medalist Akeem Stewart of Trinidad and Tobago, gold medalist David Blair and bronze medalist Dan Greaves pose on the podium at the medal ceremony for men's discus throw F43/44 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
35) Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team
The U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team celebrates winning the women's wheelchair basketball gold-medal match at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on Sept. 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
36) Roderick Townsend, Men's High Jump T45/46/47 (Track and Field)
Roderick Townsend poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's high jump T45/46/47 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
37) Jessica Long, Women’s 200m Medley SM8 (Swimming)
Jessica Long celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for women's 200-meter individual medley SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Sept. 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
38) Tatyana McFadden, Women’s 800m T54 (Track and Field)
Tatyana McFadden competes in the women's 800-meter T54 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
39) Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team
Members of the U.S. men's wheelchair basketball team celebrate during the medal ceremony after defeating Spain at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Arena on Sept. 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
40) Women's Sitting Volleyball Team
The U.S. women's sitting volleyball team poses with its gold medals after defeating China at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
