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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 14:  Simone Biles of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's Vault Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 14: Simone Biles of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's Vault Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Olympic 2016 Medal Count: Monday's Easy-to-View Nation Rankings and Results

Gianni VerschuerenAug 15, 2016

Simone Biles of the United States will continue her push to win five gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, as she'll participate in the final of the women's balance beam apparatus.

The 19-year-old already has three gold medals under her belt, winning the individual and team all-around finals and taking the top spot in the vault on Sunday.

Elsewhere, gold medals will be up for grabs in wrestling and track cycling, as the men's omnium race comes to an end, and the athletics tournament will also continue with the finals of the men's 800 metres and the women's 400 metres, among other events.

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Here's a look at the current medal standings:

Biles has been one of the biggest stars of this year's Olympics, and her performance in the vault final on Sunday underlined just how impressive her form has been. Her average of 15.966 obliterated the rest of the field, and, per NBC's Nick Zaccardi, the winning margin was enormous:

What made her performance so impressive is that, traditionally, the vault is one of her weakest events. She never took a gold medal in the vault at the World Championships, finishing second in 2013 and 2014 and third a year later.

On the balance beam, she has two world titles, and on the floor, she's a three-time champion. Barring major errors or injury, most fans and pundits assume the floor competition should be hers. The biggest obstacle on her way to an unprecedented five gold medals is the beam.

Her performance on the beam in the team final was promising, as she finished with a score of 15.433, the only score above 15 in the final. Oliver Holt of the Mail on Sunday was impressed:

She won't be the only dominant athlete gunning for gold, however. France's Renaud Lavillenie is the overwhelming favourite to win the gold in the men's pole vault, and for good reason. The 29-year-old is the world-record holder and defending champion, setting a new Olympic record in London with a vault of 5.97 metres.

It's been 60 years since a man has repeated as the pole vault champion, with the USA's Bob Richards last doing it in 1956. But Lavillenie holds the top outdoors mark of 2016, and so far, he has won 15 of the 17 competitions he has entered.

France's Renaud Lavillenie smiles in the Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016.   / AFP / FRANCK FIFE        (Photo credit should read FRANCK

Canada's Shawn Barber is the current world champion, but he's won just four of 10 competitions he has entered this year and hasn't improved on his best mark of 5.91 metres. He nearly missed out on qualifying for the final altogether, clearing 5.45 metres with his last attempt.

Per Kerry Gillespie of TheStar.com, he didn't sound optimistic after his close call:

"

It was a very overwhelming feeling. I knew everything was up to that jump, whether I even had a chance of going on, that’s the biggest, craziest feeling in the whole world.

After a couple bumps and bruises, we’re still in the final. I’ve just got to take what we learned from this competition, this venue, this crowd and try to make the best of it and jump higher on Monday.

"

Barber's best jump cleared 5.70 metres―the only height Lavillenie even attempted. The Frenchman jumped only twice to qualify in fourth.

Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha, Alfred Kipketer and Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich all qualified for the final of the men's 800 metres, and they're expected to put on quite the show, as the nation has a real chance to take up the entire podium.

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