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Sport in the United States

17sports born here
47national federations recorded
9international bodies based here
Country of origin

Sports born in the United States

SportOrigin as recordedFirst recordedOlympic
BasketballUnited States18911904
VolleyballUnited States18951924
BaseballUnited States19th century1912†
American footballUnited States—1932
Beach volleyballUnited States19201992
SoftballUnited States—1996†
Short-track speed skatingUnited States—1988
PowerliftingUnited States——
FloorballUnited States——
3x3 basketballUnited States—2021
PickleballUnited States1965—
Disc golfUnited States——
QuadballUnited States——
Gridiron footballUnited States1860s1932
CornholeUnited States——
Field lacrosseUnited States—1904†
Candlepin bowlingUnited States——
National governing bodies

National federations in the United States

Associations from the United States recorded as members of an international federation, grouped by sport.

FederationSportMember of
Football Federation American SamoaAssociation football, FutsalOceania Football Confederation (OFC), FIFA
Guam Football AssociationAssociation football, FutsalFIFA, Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Guam Men's Soccer LeagueAssociation footballAsian Football Confederation (AFC)
Northern Mariana Islands national under-20 football teamAssociation footballEast Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
Northern Mariana Islands women's national football teamAssociation footballEast Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
Puerto Rican Football FederationAssociation football, FutsalCONCACAF, FIFA
U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer FederationAssociation football, FutsalCONCACAF, FIFA
United States Soccer FederationAssociation football, FutsalCONCACAF, North American Football Union (NAFU)
United States men's national soccer teamAssociation football, FutsalFIFA
Federación Puertoriquena de BádmintonBadmintonBadminton World Federation (BWF), Badminton Pan Am
Guam National Badminton FederationBadmintonBadminton World Federation (BWF), Badminton Oceania
Northern Marianas Badminton FederationBadmintonBadminton World Federation (BWF), Badminton Oceania
USA BadmintonBadmintonBadminton World Federation (BWF), Badminton Pan Am
American Bandy AssociationBandy, Rink bandyFederation of International Bandy
Guam national baseball teamBaseballWBSC Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands national basketball teamBasketballFIBA Oceania
Puerto Rican Basketball FederationBasketball, 3x3 basketballInternational Basketball Federation
USA BasketballBasketball, 3x3 basketballInternational Basketball Federation
United States Chess FederationChessFIDE
USA ClimbingCompetition lead climbing, Competition speed climbingWorld Climbing (IFSC)
United States Croquet AssociationCroquetWorld Croquet Federation
Guam Cycling FederationCycle sport, Gravel cyclingOceania Cycling Confederation (OCC), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Puerto Rican Cycling FederationCycle sport, Gravel cyclingConfederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
USA CyclingCycle sport, Gravel cyclingConfederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Khmers Kampuchea-Krom FederationDragon boat sportInternational Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF)
United States Equestrian FederationEquestrian sport, Para equestrianInternational Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI)
United States Floorball AssociationFloorballInternational Floorball Federation
American Go AssociationGoInternational Go Federation
United States Golf AssociationGolfInternational Golf Federation
American Samoa Handball AssociationHandballInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
Guam Handball FederationHandballOceania Continent Handball Federation, International Handball Federation (IHF)
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Handball FederationHandballOceania Continent Handball Federation, International Handball Federation (IHF)
USA Team HandballHandballInternational Handball Federation (IHF), North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation
Puerto Rico Ice Hockey AssociationIce hockey, Inline hockeyInternational Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
American Red CrossLife saving as a sportInternational Life Saving Federation
American Alpine ClubMountaineeringInternational Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)
U.S.A. PowerliftingPowerliftingInternational Powerlifting Federation
USRowingRowingWorld Rowing (FISA)
American Samoa Rugby UnionRugby unionOceania Rugby
USA RugbyRugby union, Rugby sevensWorld Rugby, Rugby Americas North (RAN)
U.S. Ski & SnowboardTelemark skiing, SkiingInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)
American Samoa Volleyball FederationVolleyball, Beach volleyballAsian Volleyball Confederation, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
Guam Volleyball FederationVolleyball, Beach volleyballAsian Volleyball Confederation, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
USA VolleyballVolleyball, Beach volleyballFédération Internationale de Volleyball
Virgin Islands Volleyball FederationVolleyball, Beach volleyballFédération Internationale de Volleyball
USA Water SkiWakeboarding, Water skiingInternational Waterski & Wakeboard Federation
USA WeightliftingWeightliftingInternational Weightlifting Federation