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The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympics was officially launched on 16 May 2007. [8] The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee by 13 September 2007, confirming their intention to bid.
Last fall, after losing previous bids, Rio de Janeiro — Brazil’s second-largest city — won the approval of the International Olympic Committee to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
The United States led the medal table both in number of gold medals won and in overall medals, winning 46 and 121 respectively. [ 25 ] American swimmer Michael Phelps won the most gold medals at the games with five and the most total medals with six (five gold, one silver). [ 26 ]
3 paź 2009 · A gathering at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro after the city won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Lalo de Almeida for The New York Times. By Juliet Macur. Oct. 2, 2009.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2016's finest athletes.
13 paź 2024 · Simone Biles Simone Biles performing on the balance beam during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. Phelps was not the only American swimmer to dominate the Rio pool. Katie Ledecky won four gold medals (the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle and the 4 × 200-meter relay) and one silver (4 ×100-meter freestyle relay).
