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The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Portuguese: Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
Aug 5, 2016 · Find out everything about the Rio 2016 Games, from athletes and events to results and medals. Watch exclusive videos, replays and highlights of the best moments of the Olympic competition.
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.
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August 2016 to 21 August 2016. Approximately 11,000 athletes from 206 nations [1] participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines.
EventGoldGoldSilver100 metres detailsUsain Bolt Jamaica9.81Justin Gatlin United States200 metres detailsUsain Bolt Jamaica19.78Andre De Grasse Canada400 metres detailsWayde van Niekerk South Africa43.03 WRKirani James Grenada800 metres detailsDavid Rudisha Kenya1:42.15Taoufik Makhloufi AlgeriaPeople also ask
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3 days ago · Chamizo won the medal. Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Rio de Janeiro that took place August 5–21, 2016. The Rio Games were the 28th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event marked the first time that either the Summer or the Winter Olympics were held in South America.
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Rio 2016. Medal Table. Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2016's finest athletes.
Medal Table. See the list of teams and medals won by each. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
