Schedule of the Olympiad medal standings. ...and "heroes of the Olympics"
Time spending: 12 - 21 August 2016
Number of disciplines: 47
Number of countries: about 200
Number of athletes: about 2000
men:
women:
Completed sets of medals: 141
The youngest member:
Oldest member:
Medal-winning countries: USA (32)
Athletes with medals: Usain Bolt (3)
The Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Olympics 2016, Rio 2016) were held from 5 to 21 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic football tournament was also held in other cities of the country - Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Salvador and Sao Paulo. It was the first Olympic Games to be held in South America, the second in Latin America since the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, and the first since 2000 to be held in the southern hemisphere. At the Olympics, a record number of sets of medals (306) were played and a record number of countries (207) took part. Compared to previous Games, Kosovo and South Sudan have been added to the list. In March 2016, the IOC officially confirmed that the 207th participant in the Games will be the refugee team, whose athletes will compete under the Olympic flag.
The athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held from 12 to 21 August.
47 sets of awards were played (24 for men and 23 for women). In athletics, the largest number of sets of awards were played at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. About 2000 athletes from about 200 countries of the world took part in the competition.
Due to the suspension of the ARAF membership in the IAAF, since November 13, 2015, as a result of a doping scandal, Russian athletes did not take part in the Olympics. The only exception was Daria Klishina (long jump), who has been training in the USA since 2013.
There were 3 world records (WR), 5 Olympic records (OR) (one of them repeated) and 9 continental records (AR).
Men:
08/14/2016 400 meters 43.03 WR
08/15/2016 Pole vault 6.03 OR
08/17/2016 3000 meters steeple chase 08:03.28 OR
08/18/2016 Shot put 22.52 OR
08/18/2016 Decathlon 8893 =OR
Women:
08/12/2016 10000 meters 29:17.45 WR
08/15/2016 Hammer Throw 82.29 WR
08/19/2016 5000 meters 14:26.17 OR
Rio 2016 Athletics Schedule:
(date according to local time, time according to Moscow time)
Day 7 of the Olympics.
August 12, Friday
15:30 Men Discus Throw Qualification A
15:35 Women's 100m S/W Heptathlon
16:05 Women Shot Put Qualifying A+B
16:10 Men's 800m Round-I
16:50 Women's Heptathlon High Jump, A+B
16:55 Men's discus throw Qualification B
17:10 Women's 10000m Final
17:55 Women's 100m Preliminaries
20:30 men's 20 km walk Final
02:30 Women's 1500m Round-I
02:35 Women's Heptathlon Shot put, A+B
02:40 Women's Hammer Throw Qualification A
03:05 Men's 400m Round-I
03:20 Men's long jump Qualification A+B
04:00 Women Shot Put Final
04:10 Women's hammer throw Qualification B
04:10 Women's Heptathlon 200m
04:40 Women's 100m Round-I
Day 8 of the Olympics
August 13, Saturday
15:30 Men's 100m Preliminaries
15:40 women's triple jump Qualification A+B
16:05 Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round-I
16:50 Men's discus throw Final
17:00 Women's 400m Round-I
17:45 Women's Heptathlon Long Jump A+B
18:00 Men's 100m Round-I
02:00 Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw, Group A
02:20 men pole vault Qualifying A+B
02:30 Men 400m 1/2 Final
02:50 Men's long jump Final
03:00 Women's 100m 1/2 Final
03:15 Women's Heptathlon Discus Throw Group B
03:25 Men's 800m 1/2 Final
03:55 Men's 10000m Final
04:35 Women's 100m Final
04:45 Women's 800m Heptathlon Final
Day 9 of the Olympics
August 14, Sunday
15:30 Women's marathon Final
02:30 Men's high jump Qualification A+B
02:35 Women's 400m 1/2 Final
02:55 women triple jump Final
03:00 Men 100m 1/2 Final
03:30 Women 1500m 1/2 Final
04:00 Men's 400m Final
04:25 Men's 100m Final
Day 10 of the Olympics
August 15, Monday
15:30 men's triple jump Qualification A+B
15:35 men's 3000m steeplechase Round-I
16:25 Women's 3000m Steeple Chase Final
16:40 Women's hammer throw Final
16:45 Men's 400m Hurdles Round-I
17:30 Women's 200m Round-I
02:30 Women Discus Throw Qualification A
02:35 men, pole vault Final
02:40 Men's 110m Hurdles Round-I
03:30 Women's 400m Hurdles Round-I
03:50 Women's Discus Throw Qualification B
04:25 Men's 800m Final
04:45 Women's 400m Final
11th day of the Olympics
August 16, Tuesday
15:30 Women's 5000m Round-I
15:45 women pole vault Qualifying A+B
15:50 Men's triple jump Final
16:30 Men's 1500m Round-I
17:05 Women's 100m Hurdles Round-I
17:20 Women's Discus Throw Final
17:50 Men's 200m Round-I
02:30 Men's high jump Final
02:35 Women Javelin Qualification A
02:40 Men's 110m Hurdles 1/2 Finals
03:05 Women's long jump Qualification A+B
03:10 Women's 400m Hurdles 1/2 Finals
03:35 Men's 400m Hurdles 1/2 Finals
03:50 Women Javelin Qualification B
04:00 Women 200m 1/2 Final
04:30 Women's 1500m Final
04:45 Men's 110m Hurdles Final
Day 12 of the Olympics
August 17, Wednesday
15:30 men's 100m decathlon
15:40 Men Hammer Throw Qualification A
16:05 Men's 5000m Round-I
16:35 Men's Decathlon Long Jump A+B
16:55 Women's 800m Round-I
17:05 Men's hammer throw Qualification B
17:50 men's 3000m steeple chase Final
18:15 Men's Decathlon Shot put, A+B
23:45 Men's Decathlon High Jump A+B
02:30 Men Javelin Qualification A
02:45 Women's 100m Hurdles 1/2 Finals
03:15 Women's long jump Final
03:20 Men's 400m Decathlon
03:55 men, javelin throw Qualification B
04:00 Men 200m 1/2 Final
04:30 Women's 200m Final
04:55 Women's 100m Hurdles Final
Day 13 of the Olympics
August 18, Thursday
15:30 men's decathlon 110 m s/b
15:55 Men's Shot Put Qualification A+B
16:00 Women's high jump Qualification A+B
16:25 Men's Decathlon Discus Throw Group A
16:40 Men's Decathlon Discus Throw Group B
17:20 Women's 4x100m Relay Round-I
17:40 men's 4x100m relay Round-I
18:00 Men's 400m Hurdles Final
19:25 Men's Decathlon Pole Vault A+B
00:35 Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw Group A
01:45 Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw Group B
02:30 men, shot put
The last competitive day of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has ended. At the end of 16 days, the US team won the most gold medals (46). The Americans were also the best in terms of the total number of awards (121).
The 2016 Olympics are the first Olympic Games to be held in South America and the second in Latin America after the 68th Games in Mexico. In Rio 2016, more than three hundred sets of medals were played and 207 countries took part. Teams even came to the Olympics from Kosovo and the newly formed South Sudan.
The medal standings is a summary table of all medals played, and has no official status. For the first place in the table of medals of the Olympic Games, the winning team does not receive any award. At the end of the 2016 Olympics, the medals of all countries were counted, and the teams were placed in the table according to the number of gold medals, then silver, then bronze.
The first place in the overall standings was taken by the United States: the Americans were almost twice ahead of their closest competitors. The second is Great Britain (27 gold and 67 in total), the third is China (26 and 70), the fourth is Russia (19 and 56), the fifth is Germany (17 and 42).
The top 10 also includes Japan, France, South Korea, Italy and Australia. The hosts of the Games, the Brazilians, collected 19 medals (7 gold).
In total, the Olympic Games-2016 medals were won by representatives of 87 countries (Latvia is not among them). Athletes from 59 countries took at least one gold, 21 teams - one medal each.
Rio 2016
Medal standings (total-gold-silver-bronze). Outcome
1. USA - 121 (46-37-38)
2. Great Britain - 67 (27-23-17)
3. China - 70 (26-18-26)
4. Russia - 56 (19-18-19)
5. Germany - 42 (17-10-15)
6. Japan - 41 (12-8-21)
7. France - 42 (10-18-14)
8. South Korea - 21 (9-3-9)
9. Italy - 28 (8-12-8)
10. Australia - 29 (8-11-10)
11. Holland - 19 (8-7-4)
12. Hungary - 15 (8-3-4)
13. Brazil - 19 (7-6-6)
14. Spain - 17 (7-4-6)
15. Kenya - 13 (6-6-1)
16. Jamaica - 11 (6-3-2)
17. Croatia - 10 (5-3-2)
18. Cuba - 11 (5-2-4)
19. New Zealand - 18 (4-9-5)
20. Canada - 22 (4-3-15)
21. Uzbekistan - 13 (4-2-7)
22. Kazakhstan - 17 (3-5-9)
23. Colombia - 8 (3-2-3)
24. Switzerland -7 (3-2-2)
25. Iran - 8 (3-1-4)
26. Greece - 6 (3-1-2)
27. Argentina - 4 (3-1-0)
28. Denmark - 15 (2-6-7)
29. Sweden - 11 (2-6-3)
30. South Africa - 10 (2-6-2)
31. Ukraine - 11 (2-5-4)
32. Serbia - 8 (2-4-2)
33. Poland - 11 (2-3-6)
34. North Korea - 7 (2-3-2)
35. Belgium - 6 (2-2-2)
36. Thailand - 6 (2-2-2)
37. Slovakia - 4 (2-2-0)
38. Georgia - 7 (2-1-4)
39. Azerbaijan - 18 (1-7-10)
40. Belarus - 9 (1-4-4)
41. Turkey - 8 (1-3-4)
42. Armenia - 4 (1-3-0)
43. Czech Republic - 10 (1-2-7)
44. Ethiopia - 8 (1-2-5)
45. Slovenia - 4 (1-2-1)
46. Indonesia - 3 (1-2-0)
47. Romania - 5 (1-1-3)
48. Bahrain - 2 (1-1-0)
49. Vietnam - 2 (1-1-0)
50. Taiwan - 3 (1-0-2)
51. Bahamas - 2 (1-0-1)
52. Ivory Coast - 2 (1-0-1)
53. INDEPENDENT ATHLETES - 2 (1-0-1)
54. Jordan - 1 (1-0-0)
55. Kosovo - 1 (1-0-0)
56. Puerto Rico - 1 (1-0-0)
57. Singapore - 1 (1-0-0)
58. Tajikistan - 1 (1-0-0)
59. Fiji - 1 (1-0-0)
60. Malaysia - 5 (0-4-1)
61. Mexico - 5 (0-3-2)
62. Algeria - 2 (0-2-0)
63. Ireland - 2 (0-2-0)
64. Lithuania - 4 (0-1-3)
65. Bulgaria - 3 (0-1-2)
66. Venezuela - 3 (0-1-2)
67. India - 2 (0-1-1)
68. Mongolia - 2 (0-1-1)
69. Burundi - 1 (0-1-0)
70. Grenada - 1 (0-1-0)
71. Qatar - 1 (0-1-0)
72. Niger - 1 (0-1-0)
73. Philippines - 1 (0-1-0)
74. Norway - 4 (0-0-4)
75. Egypt - 3 (0-0-3)
76. Tunisia - 3 (0-0-3)
77. Israel - 2 (0-0-2)
78. Austria - 1 (0-0-1)
79. Dominican Republic - 1 (0-0-1)
80. Morocco - 1 (0-0-1)
81. Moldova - 1 (0-0-1)
82. Nigeria - 1 (0-0-1)
83. UAE - 1 (0-0-1)
84. Portugal - 1 (0-0-1)
85. Trinidad and Tobago - 1 (0-0-1)
86. Finland - 1 (0-0-1)
87. Estonia - 1 (0-0-1)
Medal of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
photo: AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Rio de Janeiro / site On the first competitive day of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian Olympic team received the first positive results.
The first successes of the Russian Olympic team at the 2016 Olympics
He brought the first gold medal for the Russian Olympic teamjudoka Beslan Mudranov. Hewon the highest award and became the first Olympic champion of the 2016 Olympics.
The women's handball team of Russia also showed a good result on the first day of the competition. Russian athletes showed character in the opening match of the tournament and demonstrated a good game with the handball team of South Korea.
The Russians won a strong-willed victory with a score of 30:25, despite the fact that the Russians in the middle of the second half lost with a difference of "-7". Evgeny Trefilov's wards will play the next match on August 8 against the French team.
Olympics 2016. Overall medal standings
According to the results of the first competitive day, the Russian team shares 6th place in the unofficial team medal standings with the Olympic teams of Vietnam, Argentina, Thailand and Belgium, which also have one gold medal each.
The first place was taken by the Australian team, it received 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal in the first day. The second place was taken by the Hungarian team, it has 3 gold medals. In third place is the US Olympic team, which won 1 gold and 4 silver medals.
Unfortunately, the first competitive day brought the first injury. French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a broken tibia and fibula during landing. He competed in the qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The injury was so serious that the athlete needed urgent hospitalization.
Table of medals of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a total of 306 sets of medals in 28 sports are played.
Points are awarded to teams according to the following principle: gold - 3 points, silver - 2 points, bronze - 1 point.
On the night of August 21-22, the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ended. For Russia, these games have become very difficult, one might say, scandalous. However, our athletes overcame all the tests and were fourth in the medal standings. And this is what the medal ranking of the Olympics looks like.
10 Australia
A total of 29 awards: 8 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze.
On the first day of the Olympics, the Australians showed the best result in the water relay 4 by 100 meters freestyle. The women's four set a world record of 3:30.65. However, it was not possible to maintain a peppy medal pace until the end of the games, as a result, only 10th place.
9. Italy
The total number of medals is 28: 8 gold, 12 silver, 8 bronze.
Fabio Basile defeated the representative of South Korea in judo (weight up to 66 kg). Another gold medal will be brought home by foil fencer Daniele Garozzo, who was considered an outsider, because his opponent was the world vice-champion in this discipline, American Alexander Massialas. And as many as 4 gold medals were won by the Italians in such a discipline as shooting.
8. Korea
The total number of medals is 21: 9 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze.
In the winter of 2018, the next Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang (a city in South Korea). The country's authorities have already promised to eliminate the language barrier that inevitably arises between participants in grandiose competitions. A number of scientific institutes and IT companies are already working on the creation of new programs for automatic translation.
7. France
There are 42 medals in total: 10 gold, 18 silver and 14 bronze.
For the first time since 1976, the French won the team dressage (equestrian sport). An interesting story is connected with this victory: one of the finalists, Philippe Rozier, is the son of Marcel Rozier, who was the Olympic champion in the French team of the same sport just in 1976.
6. Japan
There are 41 awards in total: 12 gold, 8 silver and 21 bronze.
The sixth place in the medal top 10 was taken by Japanese athletes. And the governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, received the flag of the Olympic Games, because the Japanese capital will host the 2020 games.
5. Germany
There are 42 medals in total: 17 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze.
Russia's long-standing rivals in sports could not beat our athletes in terms of the total number of medals. The highest awards, in particular, were won by canoeist Sebastian Brendel, in the 1000 meters in singles and doubles, and kayakers Max Rendschmidt and Markus Gross, in the 1000 meters in doubles and in fours.
4. Russia
A total of 56 awards, including 19 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze.
A very pleasant surprise was the gold medal of our handball players, who managed to beat the Norwegians, who were considered favorites, and defeated the strongest team of France in the final match. This is the first gold for handball since the 1980 home Olympics. And the famous "mermaids" Natalya Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina carried the Russian flag at the closing of the Olympics.
3. China
A total of 70 awards: 26 gold, 18 silver and 26 bronze.
For China, the Olympic Games in Rio were not without unpleasant surprises: the organizers of the games twice used the flag of their country with the wrong stars. This happened at the award ceremony for Chinese athletes, and then for Chinese volleyball players.
2. UK
A total of 67 medals: 27 gold, 23 silver and 17 bronze.
Residents of foggy Albion turned out to be the strongest in triathlon (took both gold and silver), at a distance of 5 thousand meters, rowing in fours and eights competitions and in equestrian sports in an individual competition.
1. USA
121 medals in total: 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze
Team USA tops the top 10 medal list for the 2016 Olympics. At the same time, very strange concessions were made to American athletes. For example, the Jury of Appeal allowed the U.S. women's team to run the 4 x 100m relay qualification for the second time. This decision was made after the statement of the runner Allison Felix that the opponent pushed her, which is why Felix could not pass the baton. Jokes are already circulating on the Web on the topic “next time give the Americans all the gold and let them go home.”
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Sum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 46 | 37 | 38 | 121 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 27 | 23 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 | China | 26 | 18 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 | Russia | 19 | 18 | 19 | 56 |
| 5 | Germany | 17 | 10 | 15 | 42 |
| 6 | Japan | 12 | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 7 | France | 10 | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| 8 | South Korea | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 9 | Italy | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| 10 | Australia | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 12 | Hungary | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Brazil | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 14 | Spain | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 | Kenya | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Jamaica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Denmark | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 | Sweden | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 30 | South Africa | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 32 | Serbia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 33 | Poland | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | North Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 35 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 40 | Belarus | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 42 | Armenia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 43 | Czech | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 | Indonesia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 48 | Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 52 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | IOC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 54 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | Malaysia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 61 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 62 | Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 63 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 67 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 69 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | Niger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 75 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 77 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | UAE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 307 | 307 | 360 | 974 |
There are four days left until the end of the Olympic Games, 89 more sets of awards in 23 sports have not been played. Most of the competitions are long gone, only memories and numbers in the medal table remain from them. Fans are left wondering what final form it will take? Who will win a team victory, who will fail against the backdrop of previous Olympics, and who will show progress? Which countries will become world leaders in summer sports in the next four years?
We will consider each of the countries that are currently in the top ten, and give a forecast for its final performance, comparing at the same time with the current performance with the results of past Olympics.
USA
The Americans finished the 12th medal day in first place in the standings. They have 30 gold medals, 32 silver and 30 bronze. Already now we can say with confidence that they again won the overall medal standings.
Their handicap in relation to the UK and China is already huge, so there are still many competitions in the program, where the “stars and stripes” are almost guaranteed gold.
These are both basketball tournaments, the men's shot throw and decathlon, the women's 400m hurdles and the women's 4x400m relay. Also in Rio, the US women's volleyball and water polo teams look very good. Wrestlers Jordan Burrows (up to 74 kg) and Adeline Gray (up to 75 kg) are also seriously counting on gold, so in the end the American team will have at least 40 awards of the highest standard.
In addition, the Americans have a good chance of winning in five more types of athletics (men's 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay, women's 4x100m relay and pole vault and high jump), two boxers remain undefeated (up to 56 kg for men and up to 75 kg for women), there is hope for three golds in cycling (in women's mountain biking and in BMX).
Competitor Kent Farrington could win gold in the individual event, highly seeded taekwondo Jackie Galloway at 67kg, triathletes Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah True have excellent prospects, freestyle wrestler Kyle Snyder is listed as one of the favorites at 97kg.
By all accounts, it turns out that the Americans are able to surpass the London figures and win more than 46 gold medals. This will be their third result in history and the best since the 1984 home Olympics, which was boycotted by Soviet athletes. It makes no sense to add that the States will not give the first place to anyone.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 47 gold medals and first place.
Great Britain
The Brits are currently second in the medal table with 19 golds, 19 silvers and 11 bronzes. And these figures have already become the third in the history of the country, second only to two home Olympics - 1908 and 2012.
In the medal table, British athletes are moving forward - they were fourth in Beijing, third in London and are now second only to the United States. However, it would still be more realistic to assume that they again closed the top three, as in previous Games.
The “guaranteed” gold among the islanders can only be in the women's sailing class 470. That is, the British will receive a beautiful figure of 20 gold awards. At the same time, there are a number of disciplines in which the chances of success are very high.
Runner Mo Farah has already won the 10,000m race, but at half the distance, he will have to endure serious pressure from the Ethiopians. There is a modest chance for another track and field gold in the women's 4x400m relay if the Americans suddenly drop their baton. Hockey players reached the finals of the women's tournament, but they will face the invincible Dutch women there.
British fans do not lose hope for gold in the triathlon - both the men's team and the women's team are strong. The just-started taekwondo tournament can improve the team's position in the standings, as in three categories at once (men up to 80 kg and women up to 57 kg and over 67 kg) the British are seeded in the top five. Two categories in boxing remain working (men's over 91 kg and women's up to 75 kg). Finally, if luck is not yet tired of smiling at the subjects of Elizabeth II, then they can show themselves in rowing in a double kayak at a distance of 200 m and in the women's modern pentathlon.
To those 20 gold medals that can already be called guaranteed, let's add five more from the 50 to 50 category. However, this is unlikely to help the British retain second place. Why is the answer in the next paragraph.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 25 gold medals and third place.
China
China is on a par with the UK in gold medals, but inferior in the rest of the precious metal - 19-15-20. However, athletes from the Celestial Empire have a lot of trump cards that they can use to make a breakthrough and overtake the Europeans.
The Chinese can be given the two remaining gold medals in diving, a victory in women's 20 km walking, at least two or even three awards of the highest standard in badminton, since in the final matches the nerves of Chinese athletes turn from iron into titanium.
Asians have maintained a good representation in boxing, and in those disciplines in which they are traditionally strong - in lightweight in men and in all three women's categories. The Chinese have not yet exhausted themselves in many athletics disciplines - there are medal hopes in the 50-kilometer entry for men, women's modern pentathlon, the heaviest women's weight categories in wrestling and taekwondo, as well as in women's volleyball. The Chinese can squeeze a couple of gold medals out of everything listed in this paragraph.
In total, it turns out that China will exceed the British limit of 25 gold by two or three points and then become the second in the medal table, just like four years ago in London.
But in terms of the number of victories, the Celestial Empire is rapidly degrading, because in Beijing there were 51 gold medals, and in the British capital - 38. The Chinese can even lose to themselves in the 2000 model, when they got 28 gold medals.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 27 gold medals and second place.
Russia
It should be recognized as a fact: without track and field athletics, Russia will show its worst result since 1952. There is no way to get more than 20 gold. Of course, hope dies last and we still have a few disciplines that are guaranteed to promise gold, but it still won't be enough.
In addition to the 12 gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals that we already have, we can add two awards of the highest standard in rhythmic gymnastics, one in synchronized swimming, one in boxing and one in freestyle wrestling. The total is 17 gold medals.
If we go according to an optimistic forecast, then the Russians can win two victories in boxing instead of one, hope for the success of Andrey Kreitor in the single sprint canoe, believe in the women's handball and men's volleyball teams, in the pentathlete Alexander Lesun, demand the first gold in taekwondo and an extra reward the highest dignity in freestyle wrestling.
But how often do the Russians manage to win when there is no status of unconditional favorites, confirmed by long triumphant years? Quite rare, and in Rio as well. Russia has very few unplanned gold medals, and therefore it is worth being more careful with expectations.
Let 18 Brazilian Olympic gold medals be our goal for the remaining four days. Looking from the position of the place in the medal standings, it will still allow you to take the fourth place, which was also in London. Alas, but, apparently, the “wooden” fourth line at the Summer Olympics is the fate of Russia for many years.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 18 gold medals and fourth place.
Germany
Russia is on the heels of Germany, which has been waiting for 20 years to get into the top four of the medal standings. Let's hope that the Germans will have to wait for at least one more Olympic cycle. They, unlike us, have not so many medal types left.
Germany should not miss the gold in women's football - in men's football, Brazil will not allow it to become a champion. The Germans are traditionally strong in rowing, and therefore we will also attribute one gold to them - in the women's kayak-four or the stayer men's kayak-two. After the defeat in the team show jumping, the Bundesteam will take revenge in the individual championship. Finally, in athletics, the Germans cannot be left without gold in the men's or women's javelin.
Men's handball and women's modern pentathlon can also give positive emotions to fans from Germany. Boxer Artem Kharutyunyan remains in the ranks, but it will be difficult for him to take gold from Russian Vitaly Dunaytsev.
If suddenly the Germans make a final spurt and take gold wherever they have even average chances, then, of course, they will rise to fourth place. If the Olympics were held in Germany, then we would be sure of this. But in Brazil, many favorites from Germany felt uncomfortable, and they feel the lack of awards. Loss to Russia in the dispute for the fourth place remains very likely.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 16 gold medals and fifth place.
Japan
Women's wrestling returned the Japanese to high positions in the medal standings. The Land of the Rising Sun now has ten gold, five silver and 18 bronze awards. Before Russia and Germany, she has very little left.
Only now there are very few Japanese species in the competitive program. These are two women's categories in freestyle wrestling (up to 53 and 63 kg) and one in taekwondo (up to 57 kg). Any other award will be a big sensation.
The islanders should not be upset. The Rio Olympics have already become very successful for them. Over the past 30 years, they have only managed to collect more than ten gold awards once - it was in Athens. Being in the top ten should already be happiness for the Japanese, and in Rio they will definitely not fall out of it.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 12 gold medals and seventh place.
France
Why will the Japanese take seventh place, and not remain in sixth? Yes, because they have very few silver medals, and their importance is quite high for countries below fifth place. In this sense, the position of the French is very advantageous, which, if they are equal in gold, will overtake the Asians.
This option is quite real, even taking into account the fact that now the Fifth Republic has only eight gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze awards. But the French have much more medal opportunities than the Japanese.
First, there is handball - the men's and women's teams continue to fight. Secondly, there are three undefeated boxers at the disposal. Thirdly, very fast paddlers in kayak and canoe. Medal prospects in modern pentathlon, men's 50 km walking, taekwondo, cycling-BMX ... It's far from a fact that all these disciplines will become gold for France. But it's better than relying on just three athletes.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": 12 gold medals and sixth place due to silver medals.
Italy
The Italians are on a par with the French, losing only in silver and bronze. But how to overtake them, when the chances of gold are less every day? Of the absolute options, there are men's volleyball and wrestler Frank Chamiso, who competes in the category up to 65 kg.
In water polo and beach volleyball, the Italians are also close to awards, but it's hard to believe that the Balkans, Americans and Brazilians will lose gold in their disciplines. The Italian team, which has won eight gold medals each in the last three Olympics, can finally overcome the double-digit milestone and stop there.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": ten gold medals and eighth place.
Netherlands
The Dutch will long commemorate Rio with a good memory - they have not performed as well as here for 16 years. The icing on the cake could be a victory in women's field hockey - the Netherlands team is in full swing to win Rio's ninth and final gold medal in it.
The country of tulips has no objective chances for medals in other disciplines. But they almost reserved a place in the top ten for themselves.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": nine gold medals and tenth place.
Australia
The Australians should move the Dutch and climb to the ninth line. The walker Jarred Talent is the main favorite in the 50 km walk, the men's double kayak is able to fight the Germans at a distance of 1000 m, the Australian riders are strong in BMX.
Their efforts may be enough to place ninth in the medal table, which is a step backwards for kangaroo country - the Green Continent has been falling lower and lower since the Sydney Olympics. There are not enough prerequisites to start climbing.
Forecast "Gazeta.Ru": ten gold medals and ninth place.
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