2016 Summer Olympics medal table
Legend:
Countries that won at least one gold medal.
Countries that won at least one silver medal (and no gold medals).
Countries that won at least one bronze medal (and no gold or silver medals).
Countries that did not win any medals.
Countries that did not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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The following medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and one non-NOC team ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016.[1]
Vietnam, Kosovo, Fiji, Singapore, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Jordan, Tajikistan and Ivory Coast won their first Olympic gold medals (however, Bahrain retroactively won a gold medal for the 2012 Summer Olympics due to medals reallocation). They were also Kosovo's, Fiji's, and Jordan's first Olympic medals of any kind.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani became the first independent athlete to win a gold medal,[12][13] though gold medals have been won under the Olympic flag by other entities, such as countries that competed under the flag at 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow or the Unified Team in 1992.
The United States of America led the medal table both in number of gold medals won (as the medals are listed on the official website of the Games, and internationally by tradition), and in overall medals (the traditional method by which the table is listed in the United States), winning 46 gold and 121 total medals respectively. Behind the United States, Great Britain were second on the medal table by golds (27), and third by overall medals (67) – their highest finish in the former case since the home games of 1908 and in the latter since 1920, while China were third by golds (26), but second by overall medals (70). Both countries were well clear of a group of challengers for fourth in the table including Russia, Germany, France and 2020 hosts Japan.
Athletes from 87 nations earned medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, breaking the record of most nations winning a medal at a single edition of the Olympics.[14] However, following reallocation due to doping sanctions, an 87th country was later awarded a medal at the 2008 Olympics, tying the record. Athletes from 59 nations earned gold medals at these games, also breaking the record for the most number of nations winning gold at a single games.[15] Host country Brazil won seven gold medals, their most at any single Summer Olympics.
Medals[edit]
The design for the Olympic medals for the 2016 Summer Olympics featured the largest medals in terms of diameter of any medal presented at the Olympics.[16] The golds are purer than any presented at all preceding Olympics. The silvers were made from recycling mirrors, solder, and X-ray plates. Much of the copper used in the bronzes came from recycling waste from the mint that minted the medals. The obverse of the medals features Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.[17]
Medal table[edit]
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This is the table of the medal count of the 2016 Summer Olympics, based on the medal count of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals, earned by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC Country Code. Although this information is provided by the IOC, the IOC itself does not recognize or endorse any ranking system.[18][19]
The 2016 Summer Olympic program featured 28 sports with 41 disciplines, and a total of 306 events, tentatively resulting in 306 medal sets to be distributed. Athletes from 87 countries won medals, and 59 of them won at least one gold medal. Both of these categories set new records.
Two gold medals were awarded for a first-place tie in the women's 100 metre freestyle swimming event. No silver medal was awarded as a consequence.
Three silver medals were awarded for a second-place tie in the men's 100 metre butterfly swimming event. No bronze medal was awarded as a consequence.
In boxing (13 disciplines), judo (14), taekwondo (8), and wrestling (18), two bronze medals are awarded in each event (53 additional bronze medals total). Additionally, two bronze medals were awarded for a third-place tie in the women's 100 metre backstroke swimming and in the men's K-1 200 metres canoeing events.
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 46 | 37 | 38 | 121 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 27 | 23 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 19 | 17 | 20 | 56 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 17 | 10 | 15 | 42 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 12 | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 10 | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 12 |  Hungary (HUN) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 |  Brazil (BRA)* | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 |  Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 |  Croatia (CRO) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 |  Cuba (CUB) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 21 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 23 |  Colombia (COL) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 |  Iran (IRI) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 |  Greece (GRE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 |  Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 30 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 31 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 32 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 33 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 35 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Thailand (THA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 37 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 |  Georgia (GEO) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 40 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 42 |  Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 43 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 44 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 48 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 50 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 54 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kosovo (KOS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Singapore (SIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 60 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 61 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 62 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 63 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 65 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 66 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 67 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 69 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Niger (NIG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 74 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 75 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 77 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 78 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (86 NOCs) | 307 | 307 | 359 | 973 | |
Changes in medal standings[edit]
List of official changes[edit]
| Ruling date | Sport/Event | Athlete (NOC) |  |
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| List of official changes in medal standings (during the Games) | ||||||||
| 18 August 2016 | Weightlifting Men's 69 kg |
 Izzat Artykov (KGZ) DSQ |
−1 | −1 | On 18 August 2016, Kyrgyz weightlifter Izzat Artykov was stripped of his bronze medal in the men's 69 kg event after testing positive for strychnine. Luis Javier Mosquera of Colombia, who had been the fourth-place finisher before Artykov's disqualification, was moved into third place.[20][21][22] | |||
| Luis Javier Mosquera (COL) |
+1 | +1 | ||||||
| List of official changes in medal standings (after the Games) | ||||||||
| 8 December 2016 | Weightlifting Men's 85 kg |
Gabriel Sîncrăian (ROM) DSQ |
−1 | −1 | On 8 December 2016, the CAS disqualified weightlifter Gabriel Sîncrăian of Romania and boxer Misha Aloian of Russia.[23][24] In the men's 85 kg weightlifting event Denis Ulanov of Kazakhstan was moved into third place. In the men's flyweight (52 kg) boxing event Yoel Finol of Venezuela was moved into second place; the released bronze medal has not yet been awarded to anyone. | |||
| Denis Ulanov (KAZ) |
+1 | +1 | ||||||
| Boxing Men's flyweight |
Misha Aloyan (RUS) DSQ |
−1 | −1 | |||||
| Yoel Finol (VEN) |
+1 | −1 | 0 | |||||
| 30 January 2017 | Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres |
 Serghei Tarnovschi (MDA) DSQ |
−1 | −1 | Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova was stripped of his bronze medal in the men's C-1 1000 metres canoeing event.[25] | |||
| Ilia Shtokalov (RUS) |
+1 | +1 | ||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Rio Olympics 2016:Izzat Artykov stripped of weightlifting bronze – BBC.com
- ^ "Rio 2016: Weightlifting: Men's 69kg Schedule & Results". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "CAS AD 16/07 International Olympic Committee v. Izzat Artykov" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ^ "CAS AD 16/10 and 16/11. The Anti-doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport Issues Decisions in the Cases of Gabriel Sincraian (ROM/Weightlifting-85kg) and Misha Aloian (RUS/Boxing-52kg)" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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