On the night of August 21-22, the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ended. For Russia, these games have become very difficult, one might say, scandalous. However, our athletes overcame all the tests and were the fourth in the medal standings. And this is what the Olympic medal rating looks like.
10. Australia
A total of 29 awards: 8 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze.
On the first day of the Olympics, the Australians showed the best result in the 4 x 100 meter freestyle water relay. The women's four set a world record - 3: 30.65. However, it was not possible to maintain a vigorous medal pace until the end of the games, as a result only 10th place.
9.Italy
The total number of medals is 28: 8 gold, 12 silver, 8 bronze.
Fabio Basile defeated the representative of South Korea in judo (weight up to 66 kg). Another gold medal will be brought home by foil fencer Daniele Garozzo, who was considered an outsider, because his opponent was the vice-world champion in this discipline, American Alexander Massialas. And as many as 4 gold medals were won by Italians in such discipline as shooting.
8. Korea
The total number of medals is 21: 9 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze.
In the winter of 2018, the next Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang (a city in South Korea). The country's authorities have already promised to eliminate the language barrier that inevitably arises between the participants in grandiose competitions. A number of scientific institutes and IT companies are already working on the creation of new programs for automatic translation.
7. France
There are 42 medals in total: 10 gold, 18 silver and 14 bronze.
For the first time since 1976, the French have won the team dressage (equestrian sport). An interesting story is connected with this victory: one of the finalists Philippe Rosier is the son of Marcel Rosier, who was the Olympic champion in the French national team of the same sport in 1976.
6. Japan
There are 41 awards in total: 12 gold, 8 silver and 21 bronze.
The sixth place in the top 10 medal was taken by Japanese athletes. And the Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, received the flag of the Olympic Games, because the Japanese capital will host the 2020 Games.
5. Germany
There are 42 medals in total: 17 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze.
Long-standing rivals of Russia in sports could not bypass our athletes in the total number of medals. Awards of the highest dignity, in particular, were won by: canoeist Sebastian Brendel, at a distance of 1000 meters in singles and doubles, and kayakers Max Rendschmidt and Markus Gross, at a distance of 1000 meters in doubles and fours.
4. Russia
A total of 56 awards, including 19 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze.
A very pleasant surprise was the gold medal of our handball players, who managed to beat the Norwegians who were considered favorites and defeated the strongest French team in the final match. This is the first handball gold medal since the 1980 home Olympics. And the famous "mermaids" Natalya Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina carried the Russian banner at the closing of the Olympics.
3. China
A total of 70 awards: 26 gold, 18 silver and 26 bronze.
For China, the Olympic Games in Rio were not without unpleasant surprises: the organizers of the games twice used their country's flag with incorrectly placed stars.This happened at the awards ceremony for Chinese athletes, and then Chinese volleyball players.
2. United Kingdom
A total of 67 medals: 27 gold, 23 silver and 17 bronze.
Residents of foggy Albion turned out to be the strongest in triathlon (took both gold and silver), at a distance of 5 thousand meters, rowing in competitions of fours and eights and in equestrian sports in an individual competition.
1. USA
121 medals in total: 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze
Team USA tops the 2016 Olympics top 10 medal list. At the same time, very strange concessions were made to American athletes. For example, the jury of appeal allowed the US women's team to run the 4 x 100 meter relay qualification a second time. This decision was made after the statement of the runner Allison Felix that the opponent pushed her, which made Felix unable to pass the baton. There are already jokes on the Internet about "next time give the Americans all the gold and let them go home."
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 46 | 37 | 38 | 121 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 27 | 23 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 | China | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 | Russia | 19 | 18 | 19 | 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 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 12 | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 14 | Spain | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 | Kenya | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Jamaica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Denmark | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 | Sweden | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 30 | South Africa | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 32 | Serbia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 33 | Poland | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | DPRK | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 35 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 40 | Belarus | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 42 | Armenia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 43 | Czech | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 | Indonesia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 48 | Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | IOC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 54 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | Malaysia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 61 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 62 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 63 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 67 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 69 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 75 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 77 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Moldavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | UAE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 307 | 307 | 360 | 974 |
