2016 Summer Olympics medal table

[12] Bahrain,[13][B] Fiji,[16] Ivory Coast,[17] Jordan,[18] Kosovo,[19] Puerto Rico,[20] Singapore,[21] Tajikistan,[22] and Vietnam won their first Olympic gold medals.

[26] This marked the fourth consecutive Summer Olympic Games in which Phelps led all athletes in gold and total medals.

[33] 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.

[34] Other combat sports, which include, judo, taekwondo, and wrestling, use a repechage system which also results in two bronze medals being awarded.

[38][39] 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.

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:
represents countries that won at least one gold medal.
represents countries that won at least one silver medal but no gold medals.
represents countries that won at least one bronze medal but no gold or silver medals.
represents countries that did not win any medals.
represents entities that did not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The three medalists for the men's 85kg weightlifting competition standing on the podium. From left to right: Tian Tao of China, Kianoush Rostami of Iran (with his hands raised victoriously), and Denis Ulanov 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).
Women's 57 kg taekwondo medalists at the 2016 games all standing next to each other with their medals on, shown from about the waist up. From left to right: Eva Calvo (Spain), Jade Jones (Great Britain), Kimia Alizadeh (Iran) and Hedaya Malak (Egypt).
Women's 57 kg taekwondo 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).