Option 1 -> People's Republic of China won 91 total medals (40 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze), securing second place in the overall medal count.
Option 2 -> France, as the host nation, won 64 total medals (16 gold, 26 silver, 22 bronze), finishing in fifth place overall.
Option 3 -> Japan won 45 total medals (20 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze), placing eighth in the total medal standings.
Option 4 -> United States of America won 126 total medals (40 gold, 44 silver, 42 bronze), achieving the highest overall medal count.
Hence, Option 4: United States of America -> The USA topped the medal table with 126 total medals, significantly ahead of China's 91 medals. While both countries tied with 40 gold medals each, the USA's superior count in silver and bronze medals gave them the highest overall medal tally at Paris 2024 -> correct