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Twenty-seven world records and ninety-one Olympic records were set during the 2016 Summer Olympics. The records were set in archery, athletics, canoeing, cycling track, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting.
5 Ogo 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.
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. However, following reallocation due to doping sanctions, an 87th country was later awarded a medal at the 2008 Olympics , tying the record.
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.
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.
30 Jun 2024 · 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 .
Michael Phelps returned for his fifth Olympics and moved his medal total in swimming to 23 golds and 28 medals in all. Usain Bolt completed his third consecutive Olympics dominating the sprints
