WINNERSGAMES OF THE 31ST OLYMPIAD
Start:
05 Aug 2016
End:
21 Aug 2016
Countries:
207
Athletes:
11303
Sports:
38
Events:
306
City:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO 2016 - Bid History
- Four candidate cities bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games: Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Chicago, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- In October 2009, at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro was selected as the host city of the Games of the 31st Olympiad with 66 votes over Madrid (32 votes) in the 3rd round.
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, became the second city in Latin America to host the Olympic Games after Mexico City in 1968.
Games of the 31st Olympiad, 2016 - Interesting Facts
- The Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, acting as President, officially opened the Games of the 31st Olympiad at the rebuilt famous 75,000-seat Maracana Stadium.
- These Games marked a doping scandal involving Russia, which affected the participation of its athletes in Rio 2016.
- Michael PHELPS, the most decorated Olympian of all time, won 5 gold and 1 silver, increasing his total to 28 and his gold medals to 23.
- American female swimmer Katie LEDECKY won 4 gold and one silver medal.
- The American female gymnast Simone BILES also won 4 gold and 1 bronze medal and set an American record for most gold medals in women's gymnastics at a single Games.
- The Hungarian female athlete Katinka HOSSZU won three gold and one silver medal in Swimming.
- Another Hungarian female athlete, Danuta KOZAK, won three gold medals in Kayaking Sprint.
- The American swimmer Ryan MURPHY also won three gold medals.
- The British athlete Jason KENNY won three gold medals in Cycling.
- Jamaican sprinter Usain BOLT again won the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay events.
Summer Olympics 2016 - Medal Table
RIO DE JANEIRO 2016 - Top Medalists
USA
5
1
0
USA
4
1
0
USA
4
0
1
HUN
3
1
0
HUN
3
0
0
JAM
3
0
0
USA
3
0
0
GBR
3
0
0