The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeir
Michael Phelps (pictured) won six medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.
The American final team, after winning the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2016 Olympics. From left to right: Nathan Adrian, Ryan Held, Michael Phelps, and Caeleb Dressel.
Medalists in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event. From left to right: Tian Tao (China, silver), Kianoush Rostami (Iran, gold), and Gabriel Sîncrăian (Romania, bronze, later disqualified).
Women's 57 kg taekwondo medalists at the 2016 games. From left to right: Eva Calvo (Spain, silver), Jade Jones (Great Britain, gold), Kimia Alizadeh (Iran, bronze), and Hedaya Malak (Egypt, bronze).
The Russian Federation competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was Russia's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent
2016 Summer Olympics medal table
…2016 Summer Olympics medal table Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 46 37 38 121 2 Great Britain 27 23 17 67 3 China 26 18 26 70 4 Russia‡ 19 17 20 56 5 Germany 17 10 15 42 6 Japan 12 8 21 41 7 France 10 18 14 42 8 South Korea 9 3 9 21 9 Italy 8 12 8 28 10 Australia 8 11 10 29 11 Netherlands…
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