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Monday, August 22, 2016

Rio Olympics Medal Tally


Rio 2016 Summer Games gold medal
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 STATES121
46 Gold          37 Silver          38 Bronze

2)  CHINA70
26          18          26

3)  UNITED KINGDOM (Great Britain) — 67
27          23          17

4)  RUSSIA56
19          18          19

5)  GERMANY42
17          10          15

6)  FRANCE42
10          18          14

7)  JAPAN41
12          8          21

8)  AUSTRALIA29
8          11          10

9)  ITALY28
8          12          8

10)  CANADA22
4          3          15

11)  (REPUBLIC of) SOUTH KOREA21
9          3          9

12)  The NETHERLANDS19
8          7          4

13)  BRAZIL19
7          6          6

14)  NEW ZEALAND18
4          9          5

15)  AZERBAIJAN18
1          7          10

16) SPAIN17
7          4          6

17)  KAZAKHSTAN17
3          5          9

18)  HUNGARY15
8          3          4

19)  DENMARK15
2          6          7

20)  KENYA13
6          6          1

Full medal tally and event results can be found on Rio's official Olympics website, Rio2016.com.

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