Olympic 2016 Medal Count: Updated Tally, List of Winners After Thursday Results
There are a wide range of medals up for grabs at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Thursday, starting with the rowing, as Germany won the finals of the men's and women's quadruple sculls.
The finals of the men's and women's double sculls will also take place after bad weather postponed Wednesday's rowing, as will the lightweight men's fours and men's and women's coxless pairs.
In the gymnastics, athletes will be going for gold in the women's individual all-around final, while there will also be medals won in archery, cycling and swimming, among others.
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Here is the live medal table:
Read on for the results in all of Thursday's medal events, which will be added as they come in.
Medal Winners
Rowing
| Germany (6:06.81) | Australia (6:07.96) | Estonia (6:10.65) |
Germany led from the outset in the men's quadruple sculls final, holding a lead of more than a second after 500 metres and extending that to almost two seconds by the halfway point.
Ukraine and Great Britain began well and entered the first check in second and third, respectively, but both teams fell away as the race wore on.
As they fell back, Australia and Estonia enjoyed impressive surges, and while they were unable to overhaul Germany's lead, they powered home to silver and bronze.
| Germany (6:49.39) | Netherlands (6:50.33) | Poland (6:50.86) |
In the women's race, Poland led at each of the 500-metre intervals but faded badly in the final quarter.
They were not only were chased down by the relentless Germany but also the Netherlands, who pipped them by half a second to take the silver.
| Eric Murray and Hamish Bond (NZL) 6:59.71 | Lawrence Brittain and Shaun Keeling (SA) 7:02.51 | Giovanni Abagnale and Marco Di Costanzo (ITA) 7:04.52 |
New Zealand's Eric Murray and Hamish Bond produced a dominant performance in the men's coxless pairs, ultimately claiming the gold by almost three seconds.
Behind them, Great Britain, Italy and South Africa were embroiled in a hotly contested battle for silver and bronze.
Great Britain were the team to miss out on a medal, with South Africa and then Italy pulling away from them in the final 200 metres.
| Magdalena Fularczyk and Natalia Madaj (POL) 7:40.10 | Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley (GBR) 7:41.05 | Donata Vistartaite and Milda Valciukaite (LTU) 7:43.76 |
Poland’s Magdalena Fularczyk and Natalia Madaj were winners in the women’s double sculls, as they reeled in a brave effort from the Great Britain team.
Indeed, Great Britain's Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley led the way at the halfway point and were looking strong with just a quarter remaining. However, the Polish pair timed a fast finish perfectly to take gold. Donata Vistartaite and Milda Valciukaite took the bronze for Lithuania.
Although Grainger was frustrated come the finish, as noted by BBC Radio 5 live, it was a landmark medal for her:
Even so, this day belonged to Poland’s champions, who showcased the value of timing and pacing the race correctly in this event.
| Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic (CRO) 6:50.28 | Mindaugas Griskonis and Saulius Ritter (LTU) 6:51.39 | Kjetil Borch and Olaf Tufte (NOR) 6:53.25 |
It was a day to remember for brothers Valent and Martin Sinkovic, as they produced a brilliant performance to clinch Olympic gold for Croatia.
Already the world champions, they showed all of their experience and chemistry in the final stages, pulling clear of Lithuania’s Mindaugas Griskonis and Saulius Ritter, who set a blistering early pace. Kjetil Borch and 40-year-old veteran Olaf Tufte took home bronze medals for Norway.
| Switzerland, 6:20.51 | Denmark, 6:21.97 | France, 6:22.85 |
Rounding off the rowing for the day was an absorbing battle in the men’s coxless lightweight fours, which was eventually won by Switzerland.
Simon Niepmann, Lucas Tramer, Mario Gyr and Simon Schuerch were the crew who clawed their way over the line first. They did face some stiff competition from Denmark and France, who finished in second and third, respectively, throughout the final. But the Swiss eventually did enough to hold off their European rivals.
Shooting
| Barbara Engleder (GER) 458.6 | Binbin Zhang (CHN) 458.4 | Du Li (CHN) 447.4 |
Germany’s Barbara Engleder broke the Olympic record on her way to gold in the women's 50-metre rifle in three positions at the Olympic Shooting Centre.
She engaged in a gripping battle with China’s Binbin Zhang for the top spot, with each competitor pushing the other on to higher standards. Indeed, the gold medal was ultimately decided on the final standing shot, which saw Engleder oust her rival by just 0.2 points.
China’s Du Li did threaten to make this a three-horse race for glory, although she faltered under pressure late on and had to settle for a bronze medal.
Canoe Slalom
| Ladislav Skantar and Peter Skantar (SVK) 101.58 | David Florence and Richard Hounslow (GBR) 102.01 | Matthieu Peche and Gauthier Klauss (FRA) 103.24 |
Ladislav Skantar and Peter Skantar grabbed Slovakia’s first gold of the Games in the men’s doubles canoe slalom, setting a sharp early pace the rest of the field couldn’t compete with.
They were narrowly in front of Great Britain’s David Florence and Richard Hounslow, while French twosome Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Peche won bronze after a nervous wait.
The cousins were down in the start list after taking things pretty easy in qualifying. It meant they were able to put pressure on their opponents and it showed, with Germany and the Czech Republic, who were on course for gold before a costly error, unable to find their best in response.
| Maialen Chourraut (ESP) 98.65 | Luuka Jones (NZL) 101.82 | Jessica Fox (AUS) 102.49 |
Maialen Chourraut produced the best performance of the week in the slalom canoeing, as she decimated the field in the women’s single final.
The Spaniard turned in the run of her life to clinch gold, more than three points ahead of her nearest rival, New Zealand’s Luuka Jones. Jessica Fox of Australia thought she’d bettered Jones earlier in the final, although a penalty consigned her to the bronze medal position.
Chourraut, who is renowned for her smooth paddling style and sharp agility, was evidently delighted come the competition’s conclusion. That much was no surprise, as the 33-year-old, who won bronze in the same event in London four years ago, was in a class of her own here.
Archery
| Hyejin Chang (KOR) | Lisa Unruh (GER) | Bobae Ki (KOR) |
South Korea’s Hyejin Chang won a fiercely contested final match with Germany’s Lisa Unruh to take the women’s individual Olympic title.
After moving into the lead in the first set, Chang always looked to be in control, firing in three 10’s on her way to an overall score of 109. Unruh did respond to win the second set, although was second best for the remainder of the match.
In the battle for bronze South Korea's Bobae Ki beat Alejandra Valencia of Mexico, putting together a perfect final round to win 3-2 in sets.
Judo
| Lukas Krpalek (CZE) | Elmar Gasimov (AZE) | Cyrille Maret (FRA) and Ryunosuke Haga (JPN) |
The Czech Republic’s Lukas Krpalek added the Olympic title to his collection of honours on Thursday, beating Azerbaijan’s Elmar Gasimov in the gold medal match.
Coming into this competition Krpalek was already the World and European champion in this weight class. And even though he took on the World No. 1 in the final, he was able to counter into an ippon to clinch his nation’s first ever judo medal.
The man Krpalek beat in the semis, Cyrille Maret, grabbed one bronze for France, while Japanese judoka Ryunosuke Haga secured the other.
| Kayla Harrison (USA) | Audrey Tcheumeo (FRA) | Mayra Aguiar (BRA) and Anamari Velensek (SLO) |
Kayla Harrison defended her Olympic title in dramatic style in the 78-kilogram contest, securing a last gasp win over France’s Audrey Tcheumeo.
With the clock ticking down, the American took her opponent to the ground before confirming her second gold in as many Games’ via ippon. She’s just the second competitor from the United States to win two Olympic judo medals, the other being her coach Jimmy Pedro.
The battle to make it into the gold medal matches were just as gripping. Indeed, Brazil’s Mayra Aguiar lost to Tcheumeo, although recovered to win bronze. Slovenia’s Anamari Velensek won the other.
Gymnastics
| Simone Biles (USA) 62.198 | Aly Raisman (USA) 60.098 | Aliya Mustafina (RUS) 58.665 |
Simone Biles, as was anticipated, dominated the women’s all around final in gymnastics, wowing the Rio crowd with a masterclass.
The pint-sized American was the overwhelming favourite to win gold here and from the off there was little doubt that she’d live up to the massive expectation. As the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen noted once her win was confirmed, the margin of victory was staggering:
The two competitors seeking to cling on to Biles’ coattails were compatriot Aly Raisman and Russia’s Aliya Mustafina, who took silver and bronze, respectively.
Having won the last 14 all around competitions she’s been in in succession, Biles’ has cemented her status as the finest gymnast of her generation. Provided the American can keep these levels up, she’ll be considered one of the greatest athletes of all time when she calls time on her career.
Cycling
| Great Britain | New Zealand | France |
Great Britain beat New Zealand by a whisker to clinch gold in the men's team sprint final, breaking the Olympic record in the process.
The trio of Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner and Philip Hindes managed their three laps of the velodrome perfectly, coming from behind after the first split to edge out their opponents. The gap between the two was a meagre 0.1 seconds.
It was France who won bronze in this event, getting the better of Australia by another small margin in the bronze medal race.
Fencing
| Romania | China | Russia |
Romania won its first gold at the Rio Games with a 44-38 victory over China on Thursday.
With four fencers aside, the team event featured nine bouts where each touch garnered one point for their respective team.
At 10-9 after the first four matchups, Ana Maria Popescu recorded four touches on China's Jialu Hao, who couldn't deliver any in return. It created a five-point cushion that the Romanian's would not let slide.
Russia defeated Estonia to take the bronze.
Rugby Sevens
| Fiji | Great Britain | South Africa |
In each of the two medal matches on Thursday, there was little competition as Fiji took gold and South Africa recorded silver.
Leading off the medal matches, South Africa was led by the 2011 player of the year Cecil Afrika who scored 20 points in a 54-14 victory.
In the gold medal match, Fiji put the game away in the first few minutes against Great Britain, scoring 12 points in the first 3:41.
At halftime, they were up 29-0 and won the match 43-7 for a historic accomplishment via NBC Olympics:
Eight different players recorded points in the victory.
Swimming
| Rie Kaneto (JPN) | Yulia Efimova (RUS) | Jinglin Shi (CHN) |
Japan's Rie Kaneto recorded a comfortable victory in the women's 200-meter breaststroke, grabbing the gold with a 1.67-second margin.
Russia's Yulia Efimova, who is best known for her drama with American swimmer Lilly King, won the silver medal, her second of these Summer Games.
| Ryan Murphy (USA) | Mitchell Larkin (AUS) | Evgeny Rylov (RUS) |
American Ryan Murphy won his second gold medal of the Rio Games with a victory in the 200-meter backstroke.
In a race that he held the lead comfortably for the majority of its duration, he had to hold off a late charge from Australia's Mitchell Larkin, via NBC Olympics:
Larkin though was just able to out-touch Russia's Evgenyi Rylov by 0.01 seconds for silver.
Murphy ensured that the Americans stayed dominant in this event as they have now won the last six gold medals in the 200-meter backstroke.
| Michael Phelps (USA) | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | Shun Wang (CHN) |
The headliner of the night didn't disappoint as the greatest Olympian ever, Michael Phelps of the United States, won his 22nd gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley.
In a dominant final 100 meters, he became the first Olympian to win a specific event four times in a row and even broke a two millennia-old record:
Trailing to Lochte after the first 100 meters, Phelps came alive on the breaststroke and freestyle and simply motored away from the field, winning by 1.95 seconds.
NBC Olympics showed the end of his race:
His long-time rival Ryan Lochte didn't fare as well in this event as the 12-time Olympic medalist finished in fifth-place.
| Simone Manuel (USA) | Penny Oleksiak (CAN) | Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) |
America's Simone Manuel wasn't expected to take gold while Canada's Penny Oleksiak wasn't expected to medal.
After the first 75 meters, it looked like the women's 100-meter freestyle was going to plan. After a slow start, the favorite Cate Campbell of Australia held the lead. But she suddenly faded and was overtaken by the two gold medalists who touched the wall at the same exact time of 52.70 via NBC Olympics:
Manuel was just as surprised as the sporting world upon learning that she had won gold:
It was the first time since 1984 that an American won this event and that race also ended in a tie, via the NBC telecast.
Table Tennis
| Ma Long (CHN) | Jike Zhang (CHN) | Jun Mizutani (JPN) |
The defending Olympic champion, China's Jike Zhang, was soundly beaten by fellow countryman Long Ma in a four-game sweep.
In each of the first three games, Ma jumped out to an 8-4 lead before building an 8-3 lead in the final set as his aggressive style of play was far too overwhelming for Zhang.
In the bronze medal match, Japan's Jun Mizutani used that same aggressive approach against Belarus' Vladimir Samsonov to win in five games.
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