The 2016 summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil are the latest summer Olympic games to be held. It is the first to be held in South America and the first to be held entirely during the winter season of the host. The games were held between 5th August and 21st August. There were 306 events in 28 sports. This page looks at the regional distribution of Olympic medallists in different sports in the 2016 Olympic games. 

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Charts

1. Number of Medals by Region and Sport at 2016 Olympics

2. Gold Medals by World Region at 2016 Olympics (%)

3. Gold Medals for Athletics by Region at 2016 Olympics

4. Gold Medals for Wrestling by Region at 2016 Olympics

5. Gold Medals for Swimming by Region at 2016 Olympics

6. Gold Medals for Gymnastics by Region at 2016 Olympics

7. Gold Medals for Cycling by Region at 2016 Olympics

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