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Monday, August 22, 2016
Rio Olympics Medal Tally
Yesterday was the final day for Rio 2016 Summer Olympics festivities and events, and therefore the medal count is essentially finalized. The Top 20 countries in terms of athletes' number of medals are listed below, followed by the numbers of gold, silver, and bronze medals.
1) UNITED STATES — 121
46 Gold 37 Silver 38 Bronze
2) CHINA — 70
26 18 26
3) UNITED KINGDOM (Great Britain) — 67
27 23 17
4) RUSSIA — 56
19 18 19
5) GERMANY — 42
17 10 15
6) FRANCE — 42
10 18 14
7) JAPAN — 41
12 8 21
8) AUSTRALIA — 29
8 11 10
9) ITALY — 28
8 12 8
10) CANADA — 22
4 3 15
11) (REPUBLIC of) SOUTH KOREA — 21
9 3 9
12) The NETHERLANDS — 19
8 7 4
13) BRAZIL — 19
7 6 6
14) NEW ZEALAND — 18
4 9 5
15) AZERBAIJAN — 18
1 7 10
16) SPAIN — 17
7 4 6
17) KAZAKHSTAN — 17
3 5 9
18) HUNGARY — 15
8 3 4
19) DENMARK — 15
2 6 7
20) KENYA — 13
6 6 1
Full medal tally and event results can be found on Rio's official Olympics website, Rio2016.com.
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