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IOC. JOC. TOCOG. v. t. e. The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports. [ 2]
Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympics records, two individually and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024. List of men's Olympic records in athletics Event Record Athlete(s ...
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Gamesfrom 1896 to 2022, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medalcounts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Gameswhich are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee(IOC) as official Games.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... This is the top 15 male Olympic swimming gold medals. Name Gold Silver Bronze ... 3: 2: 10 7. Ian Thorpe: 5: 3 ...
As of the 2008 Olympics, 395 medals have been awarded to 31 NOCs. The oldest rider was 72-year-old Arthur von Pongracz of Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics, while the youngest was 16-year-old Luiza Almeida of Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1] The leading medalist is Isabell Werth of Germany (10, 6 gold), followed by Anky van Grunsven of ...
An Olympic medalis awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medalto be won: gold, silver, and bronze, awarded to first, second, and third place, respectively. The granting of awardsis laid out in detail in the Olympic protocols. Medal designs have varied considerably since the Games in 1896 ...
Leslie, Bird, Catchings, and Taurasi are the all-time leaders for the most consecutive gold medal wins in basketball. Six other individuals, all American, have won three golds – Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles – and 23 other players, not including the previously mentioned, have won three medals. [ 6 ...
The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic Games. [1] Nevertheless, the IOC does publish medal tallies for information purposes, showing the ...