Where are the 2016 Summer Olympics held?
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.
Who won the 2016 Olympics in Athletics?
First three days. China’s Wang Zhen was the first male winner of the 2016 Olympic athletics, topping the 20 kilometres race walk podium. With her final throw of the event, Michelle Carter won the United States’ first ever title in the women’s shot put, preventing Valerie Adams from winning a third straight title.
How many medals are there in the 2016 Olympic Games?
Medal table. 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.
How did the US mountain bikers qualify for the 2016 Olympics?
The full U.S. Olympic track cycling squad was named on March 18, 2016. U.S. mountain bikers qualified for one men’s and two women’s quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation’s fifteenth-place finish for men and fifth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
What happened to Izzat Artykov at the 2016 Olympics?
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.
Which country finished third in the 2016 Olympics medal table?
China finished third in the medal table. Host nation Brazil won seven gold medals and 19 medals, its best result at any Olympics, finishing in thirteenth place.
How many Americans have qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in BMX?
U.S. riders have received three men’s and two women’s quota spots for BMX at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Two cyclists have qualified by finishing in the top three at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.