2016 Summer Olympics medal table

{{see also|Olympic medal}}

The 2016 Olympic medals were the largest diameter of any medals presented at the Olympics up to this point. The golds were purer than any presented at all preceding Olympics. The silvers were made from recycling mirrors, solder, and X-ray plates. Just under half of the copper used in the bronze medals was recycled from normal operations at the Brazilian Mint. The reverse of the medals features Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.{{cite web |title=Innovative Medal Design Unveiled For Rio 2016 |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/innovative-medal-design-unveiled-for-rio-2016 |website=International Olympic Committee | date=15 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203233914/https://www.olympic.org/news/innovative-medal-design-unveiled-for-rio-2016 |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=12 August 2016}}

[[File:2016 Summer Olympics medal map.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|alt=World map which highlights different countries in different colors based on their performance at the 2016 Summer Olympics.|World map showing the medal achievements of each country during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Legend:

{{Legend2|#FFD700}} represents countries that won at least one gold medal.

{{Legend2|#C0C0C0}} represents countries that won at least one silver medal but no gold medals.

{{Legend2|#CC9966}} represents countries that won at least one bronze medal but no gold or silver medals.

{{Legend2|#99D9EA}} represents countries that did not win any medals.

{{Legend2|#ED1C24}} represents entities that did not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics.]]

File:Adrian, Held, Phelps, Dressel Rio 2016.jpg. From left to right: Nathan Adrian, Ryan Held, Michael Phelps, and Caeleb Dressel.]]

File:Kianoush Rostami at the 2016 Summer Olympics (14).jpg of Ukraine.|Medalists in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event. From left to right: Tian Tao (China, silver), Kianoush Rostami (Iran, gold), and Gabriel Sîncrăian (Romania, bronze, later disqualified).]]

File:Medalists at the Women's 57 kg Taekwando.jpg medalists at the 2016 games. From left to right: Eva Calvo (Spain, silver), Jade Jones (Great Britain, gold), Kimia Alizadeh (Iran, bronze), and Hedaya Malak (Egypt, bronze).]]

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.{{cite web |title=Olympic medal table: USA beat China to top spot at Paris 2024 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2580716.html |website=The Independent | date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812015233/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2594580.html |archive-date=12 August 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Ostlere |first1=Lawrence |access-date=12 August 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=A Medal Count That Adds Up To Little |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html |website=The New York Times | date=18 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004238/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html |archive-date=21 March 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Araton |first1=Harvey |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 July 2024 }} If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.{{cite web |title=What happens if two countries are tied in the Olympic medal table? Tiebreaker rules explained |url=https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ |website=Diario AS | date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240811152350/https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ |archive-date=11 August 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Cons |first1=Roddy |access-date=11 August 2024 |language=en-us}}

Events in boxing result in a bronze medal being awarded to each of the two competitors who lose their semi-final matches, as opposed to them fighting in a third place tie breaker.{{cite web |title=Explained: Two bronze medals are awarded in the Olympics boxing competition |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/why-two-bronze-medals-boxing |website=International Olympic Committee | date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328143327/https://olympics.com/en/news/why-two-bronze-medals-boxing |archive-date=28 March 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Ansari |first1=Aarish |access-date=2 August 2024 }} Other combat sports, which include, judo, taekwondo, and wrestling, use a repechage system which also results in two bronze medals being awarded.{{cite web |title=Repechage in wrestling and other sports explained – the second chance |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/what-is-repechage-rules |website=International Olympic Committee | date=21 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802015913/https://olympics.com/en/news/what-is-repechage-rules |archive-date=2 August 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Nag |first1=Utathya |access-date=2 August 2024 }}

Two gold medals and no silver medals were awarded due to a first-place tie in the women's 100 metre freestyle swimming event,{{cite web |title=Rio 2016 100m freestyle women Results – Olympic swimming |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/swimming/100m-freestyle-women |website=International Olympic Committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711001021/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/swimming/100m-freestyle-women |archive-date=11 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2024 }} while three silver medals and no bronze medals were awarded due to a second-place tie in the men's 100 metre butterfly swimming event.{{cite web |title=Rio 2016 100m butterfly men Results – Olympic swimming |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/swimming/100m-butterfly-men |website=International Olympic Committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214120038/http://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/swimming/100m-butterfly-men |archive-date=14 December 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2024 }} Additionally, two bronze medals were awarded for a third-place tie in the women's 100 metre backstroke swimming and in the men's K-1 200 metres canoeing events.{{cite web |title=Riot 2016 100m backstroke women Results – Olympic swimming |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/swimming/100m-backstroke-women |website=International Olympic Committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520212501/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/swimming/100m-backstroke-women |archive-date=20 May 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Riot 2016 K-1 200m (kayak single) men Results – Olympic canoe-sprint |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/canoe-sprint/k-1-200m-kayak-single-men |website=International Olympic Committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708050343/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/canoe-sprint/k-1-200m-kayak-single-men |archive-date=8 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2024 }}

Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan originally won the gold medal in men's 77 kg weightlifting but was disqualified in March 2022 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for doping violations.{{cite web |title=Kazakh weightlifter Rahimov banned for eight years, stripped of Rio gold |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/kazakh-weightlifter-rahimov-banned-eight-years-stripped-rio-gold-2022-03-22/ |website=Reuters | date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412144232/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/kazakh-weightlifter-rahimov-banned-eight-years-stripped-rio-gold-2022-03-22/ |archive-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=30 July 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Rio 2016 77kg men Results – Olympic weightlifting |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/weightlifting/77kg-men |website=International Olympic Committee | access-date=30 July 2024 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209162411/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/results/weightlifting/77kg-men |url-status=live }} As of July 2024, the medals have not yet been re-allocated and will not be until final rulings by the IOC have been issued.{{cite news |title=Two Rio Olympics weightlifters return adverse results from 2016 samples |url=https://www.business-standard.com/sports/olympics/two-rio-olympics-weightlifters-return-adverse-results-from-2016-samples-124071801405_1.html |date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731001420/https://www.business-standard.com/sports/olympics/two-rio-olympics-weightlifters-return-adverse-results-from-2016-samples-124071801405_1.html |archive-date=31 July 2024 |url-status=live |work=Business Standard | agency=Associated Press | access-date=30 July 2024 }}

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{{Color box|#ffffff|{{double dagger}}|border=darkgray}} Changes in medal standings (see below)

{{Medals table

| caption = 2016 Summer Olympics medal table{{cite web |title=Rio 2016 Olympic Medal Table – Gold, Silver & Bronze |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/medals |website=International Olympic Committee | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729050624/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016/medals |archive-date=29 July 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=7 August 2024 }}{{efn-ua|Figures in table reflect all official changes in medal standings.}}

| host = Brazil

| flag_template = flagIOC

| event = 2016 Summer

| team = {{abbr|NOC|National Olympic Committee}}

| note_IOA = {{efn-ua|The Independent Olympic Athletes team was composed of nine Kuwaiti athletes competing under the Olympic flag, as the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the IOC due to political interference.{{cite web |title=A Kuwaiti won gold, but the Olympic anthem played |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/10/12428006/kuwait-olympics-fehaid-aldeehani-independent-olympic-athlete-anthem |website=SB Nation | date=10 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121044317/https://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/10/12428006/kuwait-olympics-fehaid-aldeehani-independent-olympic-athlete-anthem |archive-date=21 November 2022 |url-status=live |last1=Sherman |first1=Rodger |access-date=30 July 2024 |language=en }}{{cite web |title=IOC suspends Kuwait's national Olympic committee |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/10/26/sheikh-ahmad-kuwait-olympic-body-to-be-suspended/74665084/ |website=USA Today | date=26 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727183748/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/10/26/sheikh-ahmad-kuwait-olympic-body-to-be-suspended/74665084/ |archive-date=27 July 2024 |url-status=live |agency=Associated Press | access-date=30 July 2024 }}{{Cite news |last=Allen |first=Scott |date=27 November 2021 |title=The IOC banned his country, then raised its own flag after Kuwaiti wins gold |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/10/the-ioc-banned-his-country-then-raises-its-own-flag-after-kuwaiti-wins-gold/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629144431/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/10/the-ioc-banned-his-country-then-raises-its-own-flag-after-kuwaiti-wins-gold/ |archive-date=29 June 2021 |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The Washington Post |language=en}} While the Refugee Olympic Team also competed under the Olympic flag, they were not considered independent.{{cite web |title=Who are independent Olympic athletes? Meet the group competing under the AIN flag at 2024 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/olympics/news/independent-olympic-athletes-flag-2024-summer-games/b56e4ecfcb1f06a6b351afa9 |website=The Sporting News | date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727014136/https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/olympics/news/independent-olympic-athletes-flag-2024-summer-games/b56e4ecfcb1f06a6b351afa9 |archive-date=27 July 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Treacy |first1=Dan |access-date=30 July 2024 |language=en-ca}}}}

| gold_USA = 46 | silver_USA = 37 | bronze_USA = 38

| gold_GBR = 27 | silver_GBR = 23 | bronze_GBR = 17

| gold_CHN = 26 | silver_CHN = 18 | bronze_CHN = 26

| gold_RUS = 19 | silver_RUS = 17 | bronze_RUS = 20 | note_RUS = {{double dagger}}

| gold_GER = 17 | silver_GER = 10 | bronze_GER = 15

| gold_JPN = 12 | silver_JPN = 8 | bronze_JPN = 21

| gold_FRA = 10 | silver_FRA = 18 | bronze_FRA = 14

| gold_KOR = 9 | silver_KOR = 3 | bronze_KOR = 9

| gold_ITA = 8 | silver_ITA = 12 | bronze_ITA = 8

| gold_AUS = 8 | silver_AUS = 11 | bronze_AUS = 10

| gold_NED = 8 | silver_NED = 7 | bronze_NED = 4

| gold_HUN = 8 | silver_HUN = 3 | bronze_HUN = 4

| gold_BRA = 7 | silver_BRA = 6 | bronze_BRA = 6 | host_BRA = yes

| gold_ESP = 7 | silver_ESP = 4 | bronze_ESP = 6

| gold_KEN = 6 | silver_KEN = 6 | bronze_KEN = 1

| gold_JAM = 6 | silver_JAM = 3 | bronze_JAM = 2

| gold_CRO = 5 | silver_CRO = 3 | bronze_CRO = 2

| gold_CUB = 5 | silver_CUB = 2 | bronze_CUB = 4

| gold_NZL = 4 | silver_NZL = 9 | bronze_NZL = 5

| gold_CAN = 4 | silver_CAN = 3 | bronze_CAN = 15

| gold_UZB = 4 | silver_UZB = 2 | bronze_UZB = 7

| gold_COL = 3 | silver_COL = 2 | bronze_COL = 3 | note_COL = {{double dagger}}

| gold_SUI = 3 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 2

| gold_IRI = 3 | silver_IRI = 1 | bronze_IRI = 4

| gold_GRE = 3 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 2

| gold_ARG = 3 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0

| gold_DEN = 2 | silver_DEN = 6 | bronze_DEN = 7

| gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 6 | bronze_SWE = 3

| gold_RSA = 2 | silver_RSA = 6 | bronze_RSA = 2

| gold_KAZ = 2 | silver_KAZ = 5 | bronze_KAZ = 10 | note_KAZ = {{double dagger}}

| gold_UKR = 2 | silver_UKR = 5 | bronze_UKR = 4

| gold_SRB = 2 | silver_SRB = 4 | bronze_SRB = 2

| gold_POL = 2 | silver_POL = 3 | bronze_POL = 6

| gold_PRK = 2 | silver_PRK = 3 | bronze_PRK = 2

| gold_THA = 2 | silver_THA = 2 | bronze_THA = 2

| gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 2 | bronze_BEL = 2

| gold_SVK = 2 | silver_SVK = 2 | bronze_SVK = 0

| gold_GEO = 2 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 4

| gold_AZE = 1 | silver_AZE = 7 | bronze_AZE = 10

| gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 4 | bronze_BLR = 4

| gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 3 | bronze_TUR = 4

| gold_ARM = 1 | silver_ARM = 3 | bronze_ARM = 0

| gold_CZE = 1 | silver_CZE = 2 | bronze_CZE = 7

| gold_ETH = 1 | silver_ETH = 2 | bronze_ETH = 5

| gold_SLO = 1 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 1

| gold_INA = 1 | silver_INA = 2 | bronze_INA = 0

| gold_ROU = 1 | silver_ROU = 1 | bronze_ROU = 2 | note_ROU = {{double dagger}}

| gold_BRN = 1 | silver_BRN = 1 | bronze_BRN = 0

| gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 1 | bronze_VIE = 0

| gold_TPE = 1 | silver_TPE = 0 | bronze_TPE = 2

| gold_BAH = 1 | silver_BAH = 0 | bronze_BAH = 1

| gold_CIV = 1 | silver_CIV = 0 | bronze_CIV = 1

| gold_IOA = 1 | silver_IOA = 0 | bronze_IOA = 1

| gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 0

| gold_JOR = 1 | silver_JOR = 0 | bronze_JOR = 0

| gold_KOS = 1 | silver_KOS = 0 | bronze_KOS = 0

| gold_PUR = 1 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 0

| gold_SIN = 1 | silver_SIN = 0 | bronze_SIN = 0

| gold_TJK = 1 | silver_TJK = 0 | bronze_TJK = 0

| gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 4 | bronze_MAS = 1

| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 3 | bronze_MEX = 2

| gold_ALG = 0 | silver_ALG = 2 | bronze_ALG = 0

| gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 2 | bronze_IRL = 0

| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 3

| gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 2

| gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 2 | bronze_VEN = 1 | note_VEN = {{double dagger}}

| gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 3

| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 1 | bronze_IND = 1

| gold_MGL = 0 | silver_MGL = 1 | bronze_MGL = 1

| gold_BDI = 0 | silver_BDI = 1 | bronze_BDI = 0

| gold_GRN = 0 | silver_GRN = 1 | bronze_GRN = 0

| gold_NIG = 0 | silver_NIG = 1 | bronze_NIG = 0

| gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 1 | bronze_PHI = 0

| gold_QAT = 0 | silver_QAT = 1 | bronze_QAT = 0

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 4

| gold_TUN = 0 | silver_TUN = 0 | bronze_TUN = 3

| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 2

| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1

| gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 0 | bronze_DOM = 1

| gold_EST = 0 | silver_EST = 0 | bronze_EST = 1

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1

| gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 1

| gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 0 | bronze_NGR = 1

| gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1

| gold_TTO = 0 | silver_TTO = 0 | bronze_TTO = 1

| gold_UAE = 0 | silver_UAE = 0 | bronze_UAE = 1

| show_limit = 10

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{{see also|List of stripped Olympic medals}}

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