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Rio 2016 Olympics
This category is for questions about the 2016 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
108 Questions
Who won the most gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Michael Phelps won the most gold medals, 5 total, out of all the athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Which country will host summer olympic 2016?
According to the official Olympics website, the 2016 Summer Olympic games will be held August 5 - 21 in Rio de Janeiro, which is the second largest city in the South American country of Brazil.
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Who won the gold medal in men's 50 metre rifle three positions at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
For the Men's Events 10 metre air rifle only Gagan Narang from India won the Men's Bronze Medal Alin Moldoveanu Romania (ROU) won the Gold and Niccolo Campriani Italy (ITA) won the Silver Medal
For the Women's Events the following athletes won medals for the 10 metre air rifle
Yi Siling China (CHN) Gold Medal
Sylwia Bogacka Poland (POL) Silver Medal
Yu Dan China (CHN) Bronze Medal
Who won the gold medal in the men's 200 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The gold medal winner in the Men's 200m Backstroke event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Ryan Murphy.
Who won the gold medal in women's individual golf at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Kimberley Brennan (Australia) won the gold medal in Women's Single Sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. She finished with a time of 7:21.54, beating silver medallist Genevra Stone (United States) by 1.38 seconds. She won bronze in this event in London 2012.
Which country won the most bronze medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The country winning the most medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics was the United States of America. The United States won 121 medals total, China came in second place with 70 medals, and Great Britain third with 67 medals.
Which sports have been dropped for Olympics in 2016?
After the 2008 Games in Beijing, baseball and softball were dropped and will no longer be competed at the Summer Olympics.
Some of the other sports that have been dropped from the Olympics include golf, polo, rugby, and tug-of-war.
Who were the winners in women's beach volleyball tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
USA in the 3rd game
Which country won the gold medal in men's singles badminton at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The gold medal was awarded to the Fiji team in the Men's Rugby Sevens Tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The players on the Fiji team were Jasa Veremalua, Semi Kunatani, Leone Nakarawa, Osea Kolinisau, Jerry Tuwai, Samisoni Viriviri, Vatemo Ravouvou, Apisai Domolailai, Viliame Mata, Kitione Taliga, Josua Tuisova, and Ro Dakuwaqa. The head coach for the team was Ben Ryan.
Where and when is the next Olympics being held?
The next Olympic games - those of winter 2014 - will be held in Sochi, Russia.
The following Olympic games - those of summer 2016 - will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Who won the gold medal in women's 400 m hurdles at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
400 meter dash: Marita Koch of East Germany in a time of 48.60 seconds. 400 meter freestyle: Ines Diers of East Germany in a time of 4:08.76. 400 meter individual medley: Petra Schneider of East Germany in a time of 4:36.29.
Which country won the gold medal in mixed doubles badminton at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The country winning the gold medal in the Mixed Doubles Badminton event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Indonesia.
What cities are bidding for 2016 Olympics?
* Chicago, United States - Chicago 2016 Olympic bid-score 7.0 * Madrid, Spain - Madrid 2016 Olympic bid-score 8.1 * Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic bid-score 6.4 * Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo 2016 Olympic bid-score 8.3
Who won the gold medal in women's doubles badminton at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi (Japan) won the gold medal in Women's Doubles Badminton at the Rio 2016 Olympics. They beat silver medallists Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark) after three sets. The set scores were:
- 21-18 (Denmark)
- 21-9 (Japan)
- 21-19 (Japan)
Why is 2016 Olympics being held in rio?
Some reasons why Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Olympic Games include the fact that it already had four failed Olympic bids, already hosted a World Cup, and has good infastructure.
Who were the winners in men's individual golf at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The winners in the Men's Trampoline event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Uladzislau Hancharou, Dong Dong, and Lei Gao. The gold medal went to Hancharou, the silver medal to Dong, and the bronze medal to Gao.
Who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Great Britain won the bronze medal in women's 4 x 400 m relay at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Eilidh Doyle
Anyika Onuora
Emily Diamond
Christine Ohuruogu
Kelly Massey (ran in preliminary rounds)
Which country won the silver medal in women's pole vault at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The winners in the Women's Pole Vault event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Ekaterini Stefanidi, Sandi Morris, and Eliza McCartney. Stefanidi took home the gold medal, Morris claimed the silver medal, and McCartney received the bronze medal.
How many countries are taking part in the rio Olympics?
There are 204 nations, countries, or National Olympic Committees as they are called
Which country won the gold medal in women's individual archery at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Archery was not competed at the 1968 Games in Mexico City.
Which country won the bronze medal in the women's 200 m freestyle at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
France was the bronze medal winner in the Women's 470 event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Which country won the gold medal in women's water polo at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
France won the gold medal in Women's RS:X at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Charline Picon won the gold medal with a score of 64, two points lower than silver medallist Peina Chen (China) and five points lower than bronze medallist Stefaniya Elfutina (Russia).
Who were the winners in women's 400 metres at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The winners of the Women's 100m Freestyle event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Simone Manuel, Penny Oleksiak, and Sarah Sjostrom. Manuel and Oleksiak earned the gold medal, and Sjostrom earned the bronze medal. No silver medal was awarded in the event due to a tie for the gold medal.
Who won the gold medal in women's 67 plus kg in Taekwondo at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Maria Espinoza of Mexico won the gold medal
