Brazil at the Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBAs the hosts of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil had the second most successful participation at the Summer Olympics to date, earning seven gold medals and nineteen medals overall. The nation's most successful overall performance at the Olympics occurred at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2016 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBHost nation Brazil won seven gold medals and 19 total medals, its best result at any Olympics, finishing in thirteenth place. Bahrain, Fiji, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Tajikistan, and Vietnam all won their first gold medals, as did the group of Independent Olympic Athletes (from Kuwait). Bidding process.
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results
WEBAug 5, 2016 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Rio de Janeiro that took place August 5–21, 2016. The Rio Games were the 28th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event marked the first time that either the Summer or the Winter Olympics were held in South America.
Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBSetting a milestone in Olympic history, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics, and the second Latin American host following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Rio 2016 Olympic Medal Table - Gold, Silver & Bronze
WEBOfficial medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2016's finest athletes.
Brazil Beats Mexico on Penalty Kicks to Advance to Gold Medal …
WEBAug 3, 2021 · Brazil beat Mexico on penalty kicks, 4-1, to advance to the Olympic men’s soccer final after a foul-filled semifinal that featured 10 yellow cards but no goals.
Brazil (BRA) - Olympedia
WEBThrough 2022, Brazilian athletes have won 150 Olympic medals, 37 of them gold, all at the Summer Olympics, the most medals of any South American country. Their best performance came at Tokyo 2020, with 21 medals and seven golds, surpassing the 2016 Games, where they were hosts and won 19 medals (and also seven gold).
Rebeca Andrade First Brazilian to Win an Olympic Medal in …
WEBJul 29, 2021 · Rebeca Andrade is the first Brazilian to win an Olympic medal in women’s gymnastics. Andrade spent most of the four-year cycle between Olympics hampered by injuries, and she qualified for...
Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Olympedia
WEBThrough 1956, all Olympic field hockey gold medals were won by either Great Britain or India. They had never played each other until the 1948 Olympics, when India beat the hosts 4-0.
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