Olympic 2016 Medal Count: Saturday's Updates on Medal Standings for Each Nation
The penultimate day of action at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is also one of the busiest, with 17 different sports featuring medal events. Women's basketball, golf and men's soccer are the highlight events.
The United States leads the medal field entering Saturday with 105 total, already surpassing its total from London four years ago (103), and it has a chance to match the 110 it won eight years ago in Beijing.
Here are the updated medal results as events continue to go final as well as results from Saturday's events.
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Boxing - Men's Middleweight Final
| Gold | Arlen Lopez (Cuba) |
| Silver | Bektemir Melikuziev (Uzbekistan) |
| Bronze | Kamran Shakhsuvarly (Azerbaijan), Misael Rodriguez (Mexico) |
Cuba's Arlen Lopez capped off a brilliant run at the 2016 Olympics in style, winning a gold medal with a unanimous decision victory over Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev.
Lopez was seemingly unstoppable in Rio, defeating Zoltán Harcsa by TKO and winning his next three matches without dropping a round on the judges table.
Per Fight Ghost on Twitter, Lopez's gold medal was presaged Rian Scalia before the Olympics even started:
There was a brief moment late in the fight when it seemed like Lopez might be able to finish things. He landed a strong right hook on Melikuziev's chin that left him wobbly, but the bell sounded to save the Uzbekistan representative.
It was merely a formality because Lopez had the match won by that point. The 23-year-old continues to rise up the boxing ranks, following his 2015 World Amateur Championships win with a gold in Rio.
Boxing - Men's Bantamweight Final
| Gold | Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana (Cuba) |
| Silver | Shakur Stevenson (United States) |
| Bronze | Vladimir Nikitin (Russia), Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan) |
United States boxing prodigy Shakur Stevenson found himself on the losing end of a hard-fought decision against Cuba's Robeisy Ramírez.
Coming into the bantamweight final, Stevenson had followed a similar path as Lopez in the middleweight division.
The American star reached the gold-medal match without losing a round on the judges table, advancing to the final when Russia's Vladimir Nikitin was unable to compete in the semifinal due to cuts sustained in his previous bouts.
Boxing judging at these Olympics has been controversial, to say the least, with ESPN's Dan Rafael taking exception to the bantamweight final decision:
This was not as egregious as some decisions throughout the tournament have been. Per CompuBox stats, Ramirez threw more punches than Stevenson in the final round (63-45) and landed one more (18-17).
There is an argument to be made for being accurate and being busy. Stevenson had the edge in the former, while Ramirez was on top in the latter. It was close enough that either fighter could have been awarded the decision.
Ramirez got it on Saturday and will have a gold medal forever. Stevenson, who is just 19 years old, will have plenty of chances to make his mark on the sport in the future.
Boxing - Women's Flyweight Final
| Gold | Nicola Adams (Great Britain) |
| Silver | Sarah Ourahmoune (France) |
| Bronze | Ren Cancan (China), Ingrit Valencia (Colombia) |
Great Britain's Nicola Adams remains an unstoppable force at the Olympics, capturing her second straight gold in the women's flyweight division with a unanimous decision victory over France's Sarah Ourahmoune.
Per BBC Sport on Twitter, Adams became the first England-born woman to win gold in boxing four years ago and is now the first person from her country to defend the crown since Harry Mallin won back-to-back middleweight titles in 1920 and 1924.
MMA referee Marc Goddard had high praise for Adams after her win:
Olympic gold is just the tip of the iceberg for Adams. The 33-year-old has also won titles at the European Union Amateur Championships (2013), Commonwealth Games (2014), European Games (2015) and World Amatuer Championship (2016) before today's triumph.
Cycling - Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike
| Gold | Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) | 1:30.15 |
| Silver | Maja Włoszczowska (Poland) | 1:30.52 |
| Bronze | Catharine Pendrel (Canada) | 1:31.41 |
The rise of Sweden's Jenny Rissveds in cycling continued at the Olympics, as the 22-year-old captured a gold medal in the women's cross country mountain bike in her first Olympic appearance.
Rissveds cruised to an easy victory, finishing 37 seconds ahead of Poland's Maja Włoszczowska. Rissveds already won a gold in the under-23 mountain bike race at the World Championships earlier this year.
Wloszczowska came through with another strong effort. The Polish star previously won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, but missed out on the 2012 Games in London.
Canada's Catharine Pendrel finally earned that elusive Olympic medal with a third-place finish. She won gold at the 2011 World Championships, but had a ninth-place finish in London.
Women's Golf
| Gold | Inbee Park (South Korea) | -16 |
| Silver | Lydia Ko (New Zealand) | -11 |
| Bronze | Shanshan Feng (China) | -10 |
Inbee Park was a model of consistency on the golf course all weekend, firing three 66s in four rounds to win the gold medal at 16-under par.
Park finished five strokes ahead of silver-medalist Lydia Ko, who needed a birdie on the 18th hole to finish in second place.
This was Park's event basically from the start. She took sole possession of first place after the second round and would not relinquish it until making her final putt on 18.
Making Park's performance even more impressive is she has been fighting a thumb injury most of this season and this was just her second start since returning.
Beth Ann Nichols of Golf Week captured the image of Park on the 18th green after her gold medal-winning putt touched the bottom of the cup:
This marked the first Olympics since 1900 to feature women's golf. It's only fitting that the greatest female golfer of this generation wears the gold medal to welcome the sport back.
Women's Triathlon
| Gold | Gwen Jorgensen (United States) | 1:56.16 |
| Silver | Nicola Spirig (Switzerland) | 1:56.56 |
| Bronze | Vicky Holland (Great Britain) | 1:57.01 |
After finishing 38th in her Olympic triathlon debut four years ago, Gwen Jorgensen became the first American—male or female—to win an Olympic gold medal in the event.
The race couldn't have been scripted any better for Jorgensen. She began the bike portion in 10th place, right on pace with the leaders, and slowly started to chip away at the seconds needed to put her within shouting distance heading into the run.
Of course, as ESPN's Jen Lada noted, turning tables on the opposition has not been a problem for Jorgensen in the past:
Jorgensen eventually caught up to Switzerland's Nicola Spirig as the running portion began. It quickly turned into a two-woman battle between them, with Jorgensen eventually pulling away on the final lap to earn the victory.
Badminton - Men's Singles
| Gold | Chen Long (China) |
| Silver | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) |
| Bronze | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) |
Four years after winning a bronze in men's badminton, China's Chen Long climbed to the top of the mountain with a straight set win over Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the gold-medal match.
Badminton updates on Twitter captured the image of Long collapsed on the ground after he earned the victory:
The win is a culmination of Long's ascent in the sport. He took home gold at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships, leaving the Olympics as his final hurdle to get over.
This is another moment of heartbreak for Wei, who had to fight through an incredible three-set semifinal match against Lin Dan for the chance at a gold medal. This is third straight silver medal at the Olympics, which is a huge accomplishment but still leaves him in search of that elusive final victory.
In the bronze-medal match, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen rebounded from a loss in the opening set to defeat Dan 21-10 and 21-17 in the last two sets to earn his first Olympic medal.
Kayak: Men's Single 200m Sprint
| Gold | Liam Heath (Great Britain) | 35.197 |
| Silver | Maxime Beaumont (France) | 35.362 |
| Bronze | Saul Craviotto (Spain), Ronald Rauhe (Germany) | 35.662 |
Liam Heath earned his first-ever Olympic gold medal with a masterful dash in the men's 200-meter sprint. It's also his first solo medal in Olympic competition after he won a bronze in the K-2 200 meters four years ago and silver in the same event this year.
Heath earned a round of applause from England's Ed McKeever, who won the 200-meter sprint in 2012:
France's Maxime Beaumont captured the silver medal four years after just missing the medal podium with a fourth-place finish. He also won a silver in this event at the 2015 World Championships.
The real drama in the race came in the battle for third, with Spain's Saul Craviotto and Germany's Ronald Rauhe crossing the finish line at the exact same time. Both athletes were awarded bronze medals for their effort.
Canoe: Men's Double 1,000m Sprint
| Gold | Sebastian Brendel & Jan Vandrey (Germany) | 3:43.912 |
| Silver | Erlon de Souza Silva & Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos (Brazil) | 3:44.819 |
| Bronze | Dmytro Ianchuk & Taras Mishchuk (Ukraine) | 3:45.949 |
Sebastian Brendel's gold-medal parade continued in the men's double 1,000-meter sprint Saturday, as he and partner Jan Vandrey took home the title in a tight race.
The 28-year-old Brendel has three career Olympic medals, all gold. He also won the individual 1,000-meter race in Rio earlier this week.
Brazil led most of the way until the German duo vaulted into the top spot in the final 50 meters. Erlon de Souza Silva and Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos were still able to walk away from the event with a silver in front of their home country.
Kayak: Women's Four 500m Sprint
| Gold | Hungary | 1:31.482 |
| Silver | Germany | 1:32.383 |
| Bronze | Belarus | 1:33.908 |
For the second consecutive Olympics, Hungary took home gold in the women's K-4 500-meter sprint. The Hungarian quartet built a comfortable cushion over Germany to secure their spot in history.
Germany and Hungary have had a good back-and-forth battle in this event at the Olympics for the last 16 years. They have finished 1-2 in each of the last five Olympics, with Germany taking gold in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
Hungary has had the momentum since 2012 with no signs of slowing down. Belarus earned its second straight Olympic bronze with a third-place finish.
Kayak: Men's Four 1,000m Sprint
| Gold | Germany | 3:02.143 |
| Silver | Slovakia | 3:05.044 |
| Bronze | Czech Republic | 3:05.176 |
Germany's domination of the men's K-4 1,000-meter sprint was on full display Saturday. The victory was assured almost as soon as the race started, with the Germans cruising to a win by nearly three full seconds over Slovakia.
The win also gave Germany bragging rights over Hungary in the battle for kayaking supremacy, per Team World Blog:
Slovakia and the Czech Republic went back and forth down the stretch in the battle for silver. The Slovakian team was able to nose ahead near the finish to secure its first medal in this event since 2008.
Women's Basketball
| Gold | United States |
| Silver | Spain |
| Bronze | Serbia |
The United States toppled Spain, 101-72, on Saturday to capture its sixth straight gold medal in women's basketball thanks to 17 points apiece from Lindsay Whalen and Diana Taurasi.
Maya Moore was also strong with 14 points and six assists, while WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne poured in 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in the easy win.
Spain shot a respectable 36.8 percent from three, but it converted a shade under 40 percent of its total looks and barely cracked 40 percent on two-point field goals.
The good news for Spain is that silver is nothing to be ashamed of. The Spanish had never medaled in women's basketball before, and their run in Rio should be used as a springboard for future national teams.
Women's Handball
| Gold | Russia |
| Silver | France |
| Bronze | Norway |
After Norway failed to clinch a spot in the women's handball gold-medal game, it became clear 2016 would be the year a new champion was crowned.
Norway won titles in 2008 and 2012 after Denmark ripped off three straight gold medals between 1996-2004, but Russia broke through on Saturday with a narrow 22-19 win over Russia that was spearheaded by four goals from Polina Kuznetsova and five tallies from Anna Vyakhireva.
The gold represented Russia's first medal in women's handball since it won silver at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Meanwhile, Norway was able to come home with a little hardware after securing bronze with a 36-26 demolition of the Netherlands.
Men's Wrestling: 86-Kilogram Finals
| Gold | Abdulrashid Sadulaev | Russia |
| Silver | Selim Yasar | Turkey |
| Bronze | Sharif Sharifov | Azerbaijan |
| Bronze | J'den Cox | United States |
Russia's Abdulrashid Sadulaev put the clamps on Turkey's Selim Yasar in the 86-kilogram freestyle wrestling final and secured a gold medal after out-muscling the rest of the competition in the tournament.
Bronze medals were awarded to Azerbaijan's Sharif Sharifov—who lost to the gold medalist in the semifinals—and the United States' J'den Cox.
Cox, who wrestles at the University of Missouri and owns two NCAA titles, defeated Cuba's Reineris Salas by disqualification after his adversary refused to finish the match.
Rhythmic Gymnastics: Women's Individual All-Around
| Gold | Margarita Mamun | Russia | 76.483 |
| Silver | Yana Kudryavtseva | Russia | 75.608 |
| Bronze | Ganna Rizatdinova | Ukraine | 73.583 |
Russia has historically dominated the world of rhythmic gymnastics, and that held true on Saturday when the Russians secured a gold-silver finish four years after doing the same in London.
This time around, it was Margarita Mamun who took home gold after she finished in first place during all four rotations of the program.
Her compatriot, Yana Kudryavtseva, took home silver, while Ukraine moved back onto the medal stand following a no-show in 2012 thanks to Ganna Rizatdinova's bronze-medal effort.
Men's Diving: 10-Meter Platform
| Gold | Chen Aisen | China | 585.30 |
| Silver | German Sanchez | Mexico | 532.70 |
| Bronze | David Boudia | United States | 525.25 |
China's Chen Aisen was far and away the most polished diver in Saturday's 10-meter platform final, and his final score of 585.30 points proved as much.
To put that total in perspective, silver medalist German Sanchez of Mexico posted 532.70 points overall in what was an impressive display all its own.
Elsewhere, American David Boudia added to his medal count with a bronze after he accrued 525.25 points to edge out fourth-place finisher Benjamin Auffret of France. Boudia also took home silver in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform dive.
Men's Water Polo
| Gold | Serbia |
| Silver | Croatia |
| Bronze | Italy |
Serbia finally broke through.
Following bronze medals in 2008 and 2012, the Serbians defeated Croatia, 11-7, on Saturday to win the country's first-ever gold medal in men's water polo.
The win also represented the changing of the guard after Croatia won the men's final at the 2012 Olympics in London.
The star of the show for Serbia was Dusan Mandic, who accounted for four of his side's 11 tallies. Dusko Pijetlovic was also huge, as he converted both of his shots into goals.
The bronze medal was awarded to Italy, which held off Montenegro for a 12-10 victory. Italy has now won water polo medals in two straight Olympics after securing silver in London.
Men's Wrestling: 125-Kilogram Finals
| Gold | Taha Akgül | Turkey |
| Silver | Komeil Ghasemi | Iran |
| Bronze | Geno Petriashvili | Georgia |
| Bronze | Ibragim Saidov | Belarus |
Turkey fell just short of a gold medal in the men's 86-kilogram wrestling final, but Taha Akgul ensured his country would have a performance worthy of the podium's top spot when he defeated Iran's Komeil Ghasemi in the championship match by a score of 3-1.
The United States had another shot at a bronze medal with Tervel Dlagnev in action, but he fell short against Georgia's Geno Petriashvili. Ibragim Saidov of Belarus won the day's other bronze medal.
Men's Modern Pentathlon
| Gold | Aleksander Lesun | Russia | 1,479 |
| Silver | Pavlo Tymoshchenko | Ukraine | 1.472 |
| Bronze | Ismael Hernandez Uscanga | Mexico | 1,468 |
Russia's banner day continued in the men's modern pentathlon, where Aleksander Lesun set an Olympic record with 1,479 points to win gold.
Russia won gold in the modern pentathlon at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, but the Czech Republic's David Svoboda snapped that streak in London. In fact, Russia failed to medal entirely four years ago.
Pavlo Tymoshchenko of Ukraine was good enough for silver, while Mexico's Ismael Hernandez Uscanga secured bronze.
Great Britain's Jamie Cooke, who finished in 14th place, also made a bit of history despite tumbling down the standings. In the swimming portion of the grueling event, Cooke set an Olympic record with 354 points to his name.
Men's Soccer
| Gold | Brazil |
| Silver | Germany |
| Bronze | Nigeria |
The men's gold-medal soccer clash came down to penalties after extra time yielded zero goals with the score tied 1-1, and Brazil edged out Germany 5-4 in the shootout after Weverton Pereira da Silva made a save that opened the door for Neymar to net the winner.
As CBS Sports' Gary Parrish noted, Neymar's conversion was as fitting as it gets:
And as if that wasn't enough, Brazil captured its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer by virtue of Neymar's heroics.
In the bronze-medal showdown, Nigeria bested Hondruas, 3-2, to capture the country's third medal in Olympic soccer.
The Super Eagles first medaled in 1996 when they took home gold, and they added to an impressive legacy with a silver medal in 2008 after falling to Argentina in the gold-medal match.
Women's High Jump
| Gold | Ruth Beitia | Spain | 1.97 |
| Silver | Mirela Demireva | Belarus | 1.97 |
| Bronze | Blanka Vlasic | Croatia | 1.97 |
Thirty-seven-year-old Ruth Beitia of Spain made history as the oldest jumps medalist in Olympic history when she claimed high jump glory with a 1.97-meter clearance to best Bulgaria's Mirela Demireva and Croatia's Blanka Vlasic.
American darling Chaunte Lowe also cleared 1.97 meters, but she needed three attempts to do so and finished just outside the podium.
Vashti Cunningham, the daughter of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham, cleared 1.88 meters on her first try but missed all three attempts at 1.93 meters.
Men's Javelin Throw
| Gold | Thomas Rohler | Germany | 90.30 |
| Silver | Julius Yego | Kenya | 88.24 |
| Bronze | Keshorn Walcott | Trinidad and Tobago | 85.38 |
Thomas Rohler of Germany broke through in the men's javelin final on Saturday night with a winning throw that traveled 90.30 meters—two meters better than Kenyan silver medalist Julius Yego.
Yego finished with a final toss of 88.24 meters, while Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott just barely edged out Johannes Vetter (85.32 meters) of Germany to win bronze.
Walcott, the defending gold medalist from the 2012 Olympics in London, could not summon the form that led him to javelin immortality four years ago.
Men's 1,500 Meters
| Gold | Matthew Centrowitz | United States | 3:50.00 |
| Silver | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | 3:50.11 |
| Bronze | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 3:50.24 |
Matthew Centrowitz made history Saturday night when he became the first American runner to win gold in the 1,500 meters since Mel Sheppard in 1908.
“There’s nothing like it,” Centrowitz said, per the New York Times' Victor Mather. “It doesn’t compare to anything else I’ve won in my life.”
Centrowitz just barely edged out Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi, who made a strong late push to capture silver at three minutes, 50.11 seconds.
New Zealand's Nick Willis also finished in the tightly packed top group at three minutes, 50.24 seconds.
Women's 800 Meters
| Gold | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1:55.28 |
| Silver | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 1:56.49 |
| Bronze | Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 1:56.89 |
South Africa's Caster Semenya broke through on Saturday in the women's 800-meter final after she won silver at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Semenya blew past the field with a final time of one minute, 55.28 seconds to secure gold, while Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba finished more than a second back after briefly leading Semenya early in the race.
Kenya's Margaret Wambui clocked in with bronze, while Canada's Melissa Bishop finished off the podium despite entering as a favorite to medal.
Men's 5,000 Meters
| Gold | Mo Farah | Great Britain | 13:03.30 |
| Silver | Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo | United States | 13:03.90 |
| Bronze | Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | 13:04.35 |
Mo Farah secured the distance double on Saturday with a gold-medal display in the men's 5,000-meter final just days after he pulled off a title defense in the 10,000 meters.
"It shows I didn't just fluke it in London," Farah said, per BBC Sport. "To do it again is incredible. I can't believe it."
Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo of the United States, who was temporarily disqualified, was reinstated and won silver.
Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia took home bronze with Canada's Mohammed Ahmed hot on his heels.
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
| Gold | United States | 3:19.06 |
| Silver | Jamaica | 3:20.34 |
| Bronze | Great Britain | 3:25.88 |
The United States upheld its status as the 4x400-meter relay queens when Allyson Felix anchored her side to a gold medal over Jamaica and Great Britain.
Felix now owns six total track and field gold medals, which is the most all-time for any woman in Olympic history.
The win also gave the United States six straight gold medal finishes in the event dating back to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
As for Jamaica, the silver medal represented a breakthrough. The Jamaicans captured bronze in 2004, 2008 and 2012 behind the Russians on all three occasions, so the second-place finish is nothing to be ashamed of.
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
| Gold | United States | 2:57.30 |
| Silver | Jamaica | 2:58.16 |
| Bronze | Bahamas | 2:58.49 |
Speaking of dominance in the 4x400-meter relay, the United States completed a clean sweep of the event when the Red, White and Blue men captured gold after getting upset four years ago.
Although the U.S. came up short in London when the Bahamas pulled off a stunning upset, it got back on track Saturday behind a season-best time of two minutes, 57.30 seconds.
The defending gold medalists finished with bronze, while Jamaica was just under a second back of the Americans for silver.
Dating back to 2004, the United States has now won three of the last four Olympic gold medals in the 4x400-meter relay.
Men's Taekwondo: Over 80-Kilogram
| Gold | Radik Isaev | Azerbaijan |
| Silver | Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak | Niger |
| Bronze | Maicon de Andrade Siqueira | Brazil |
| Bronze | Cha Dong-min | South Korea |
Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak of Niger competed long and hard on Saturday night, but his quest for a gold medal in the men's over 80-kilogram taekwondo final was interrupted by a championship-caliber effort from Azerbaijan's Radik Isaev.
The heavyweight champion took down Abdoulrazak by a score of 6-2 thanks to a flurry of head kicks and strong tactics on defense.
Bronze medals were awarded to Maicon de Andrade Siqueira of Brazil and South Korea's Cha Dong-min.
Women's Taekwondo: Over 67-Kilogram
| Gold | Zheng Shuyin | China |
| Silver | Maria Espinoza | Mexico |
| Bronze | Bianca Walkden | Great Britain |
| Bronze | Jackie Galloway | United States |
Mexico's Maria Espinoza may be one of the most decorated taekwondo athletes in Olympic history, but she was bested on Saturday night by China's Zheng Shuyin in a contest that was never all that close.
Shuyin won by a margin of 5-1, and her defense against the seasoned Espinoza was simply too good for the Mexican star to capture her second Olympic gold medal.
Espinoza, who won gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, also won bronze in 2012.
Great Britain's Bianca Walkden and American Jackie Galloway won bronze medals after failing to break through into the title bout.
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