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The men's high jump competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium between 14–16 August. [1] Forty-four athletes from 28 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Derek Drouin of Canada, the nation's first victory in the men's high jump since 1932 (and second overall). Drouin was the ninth ...
Talles Frederico Souza Silva (born August 20, 1991) is a Brazilian high jumper. [1] A member of Brazil's track and field squad at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, the 2015 Pan American Games, and the 2016 Summer Olympics, he cleared an automatic qualifying height of 2.29 m as his personal best at the regional grand prix meet in Campinas less than five months before his nation hosted the Games.
Russia's athletics team was banned from competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics on June 17, 2016, when the IAAF voted unanimously to prevent them from competing. This punishment is because of the ongoing Russian doping scandal. [28] [29] Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete allowed to participate.
2016 Rio de Janeiro: Judo: Women's 57 kg: 8 August 2016 Gold: Thiago Braz: 2016 Rio de Janeiro: Athletics: Men's pole vault: 15 August 2016 Gold: Robson Conceição: 2016 Rio de Janeiro: Boxing: Men's lightweight: 16 August 2016 Gold: Kahena Kunze Martine Grael: 2016 Rio de Janeiro: Sailing: Women's 49erFX: 18 August 2016 Gold: Bruno Oscar ...
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August 2016 to 21 August 2016. Approximately 11,000 athletes from 206 nations [ 1 ] participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines.
Australia closed to 71-69 with less than three minutes remaining on a pull-up jumper by Patty Mills. ... which last earned an Olympic medal with a bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games ...
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), [C] officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Portuguese: Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
Brazil may not be as ready to host the 2016 summer Olympics as you might expect. Stadiums are unfinished, setups aren't organized and only half the tickets for all events have been sold.