Rio Olympics 2016

[Mrs Smoker]

Expanded Medal Table, August 14th
01 ) 26 - 21 - 22 / 11 - 15 - 10 • 069 • 105 • United States
02 ) 15 - 16 - 07 / 12 - 09 - 09 • 038 • 068 • Great Britain
03 ) 15 - 13 - 17 / 12 - 11 - 08 • 045 • 076 • China
04 ) 09 - 11 - 10 / 07 - 07 - 05 • 030 • 049 • Russia
05 ) 08 - 05 - 04 / 07 - 12 - 08 • 017 • 044 • Germany
06 ) 07 - 08 - 07 / 04 - 08 - 06 • 022 • 040 • France
07 ) 07 - 08 - 06 / 07 - 05 - 14 • 021 • 047 • Italy
08 ) 07 - 04 - 15 / 07 - 07 - 06 • 026 • 046 • Japan
09 ) 06 - 07 - 09 / 07 - 15 - 05 • 022 • 049 • Australia
10 ) 06 - 03 - 05 / 01 - 05 - 02 • 014 • 022 • Republic of Korea
11 ) 05 - 03 - 04 / 01 - 03 - 01 • 012 • 017 • Hungary
12 ) 04 - 02 - 03 / 05 - 04 - 04 • 009 • 022 • Netherlands
13 ) 03 - 00 - 02 / 04 - 08 - 02 • 005 • 019 • Spain
14 ) 02 - 06 - 00 / 06 - 02 - 03 • 008 • 019 • New Zealand
15 ) 02 - 02 - 09 / 04 - 07 - 03 • 013 • 027 • Canada
16 ) 02 - 02 - 04 / 02 - 02 - 00 • 008 • 012 • Kazakhstan
17 ) 02 - 02 - 00 / 04 - 00 - 02 • 004 • 010 • Colombia
18 ) 02 - 01 - 02 / 01 - 01 - 02 • 005 • 009 • Switzerland
19 ) 02 - 01 - 01 / 02 - 01 - 00 • 004 • 007 • Thailand
20 ) 02 - 01 - 01 / 02 - 00 - 01 • 004 • 007 • Belgium
21 ) 02 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 003 • 004 • Croatia
22 ) 02 - 00 - 01 / 01 - 00 - 01 • 003 • 005 • Iran
23 ) 02 - 00 - 01 / 01 - 00 - 00 • 003 • 004 • Jamaica
24 ) 01 - 05 - 01 / 03 - 03 - 01 • 007 • 014 • South Africa
25 ) 01 - 04 - 01 / 00 - 04 - 01 • 006 • 011 • Sweden
26 ) 01 - 03 - 03 / 00 - 02 - 02 • 007 • 011 • Denmark
27 ) 01 - 03 - 02 / 01 - 00 - 01 • 006 • 008 • DPR Korea
28 ) 01 - 02 - 03 / 01 - 08 - 05 • 006 • 020 • Brazil
29 ) 01 - 02 - 01 / 01 - 04 - 03 • 004 • 012 • Belarus
30 ) 01 - 02 - 00 / 01 - 02 - 00 • 003 • 006 • Kenya
31 ) 01 - 01 - 02 / 02 - 02 - 04 • 004 • 012 • Poland
32 ) 01 - 01 - 02 / 00 - 03 - 00 • 004 • 007 • Romania
33 ) 01 - 01 - 01 / 00 - 04 - 01 • 003 • 008 • Cuba
34 ) 01 - 01 - 01 / 00 - 01 - 01 • 003 • 005 • Slovenia
35 ) 01 - 01 - 00 / 02 - 01 - 00 • 002 • 005 • Slovakia
36 ) 01 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 002 • 003 • Vietnam
37 ) 01 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 002 • 003 • Argentina
38 ) 01 - 00 - 05 / 03 - 00 - 00 • 006 • 009 • Czech Republic
39 ) 01 - 00 - 03 / 02 - 00 - 00 • 004 • 006 • Ethiopia
40 ) 01 - 00 - 03 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 004 • 005 • Uzbekistan
41 ) 01 - 00 - 02 / 00 - 04 - 00 • 003 • 007 • Taipei
42 ) 01 - 00 - 01 / 01 - 01 - 01 • 002 • 005 • Greece
43 ) 01 - 00 - 01 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 002 • 002 • Independent Olympic Athletes
44 ) 01 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 02 - 00 • 001 • 003 • Singapore
45 ) 01 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 001 • 001 • Fiji
45 ) 01 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 001 • 001 • Kosovo
45 ) 01 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 001 • 001 • Puerto Rico
48 ) 00 - 03 - 01 / 03 - 06 - 03 • 004 • 016 • Ukraine
49 ) 00 - 02 - 00 / 00 - 02 - 00 • 002 • 004 • Azerbaijan
50 ) 00 - 02 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 002 • 003 • Indonesia
51 ) 00 - 01 - 02 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 003 • 003 • Lithuania
52 ) 00 - 01 - 01 / 00 - 02 - 01 • 002 • 005 • Georgia
53 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 02 - 00 • 001 • 003 • Mongolia
54 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 001 • 002 • Malaysia
54 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 001 • 002 • Turkey
56 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 001 • 002 • Bahrain
56 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 001 • 002 • Ireland
56 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 001 • 002 • Venezuela
59 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 001 • 001 • Grenada
59 ) 00 - 01 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 001 • 001 • Philippines
61 ) 00 - 00 - 03 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 003 • 003 • Norway
62 ) 00 - 00 - 02 / 01 - 04 - 00 • 002 • 007 • Egypt
63 ) 00 - 00 - 02 / 00 - 02 - 00 • 002 • 004 • Israel
64 ) 00 - 00 - 01 / 02 - 01 - 00 • 001 • 004 • Estonia
65 ) 00 - 00 - 01 / 00 - 01 - 01 • 001 • 003 • Portugal
65 ) 00 - 00 - 01 / 00 - 01 - 01 • 001 • 003 • Tunisia
67 ) 00 - 00 - 01 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 001 • 002 • Kyrgyzstan
68 ) 00 - 00 - 01 / 00 - 00 - 00 • 001 • 001 • United Arab Emirates
69 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 03 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 004 • India
70 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 02 - 05 - 01 • 000 • 008 • Mexico
71 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 02 - 00 - 00 • 000 • 002 • Latvia
72 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 01 - 01 - 00 • 000 • 002 • Ecuador
73 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 01 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 002 • Côte d'Ivoire
73 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 01 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 002 • Dominican Republic
73 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 01 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 002 • Trinidad and Tobago
76 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 04 - 02 • 000 • 006 • Austria

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Expanded Medal Table (rest), August 14th
77 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 000 • 001 • Armenia
77 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 000 • 001 • Botswana
77 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 000 • 001 • Moldova
77 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 01 - 00 • 000 • 001 • Nigeria
81 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 001 • Albania
81 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 001 • Iceland
81 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 001 • Papua New Guinea
81 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 001 • Uganda
81 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 001 • Uruguay
81 ) 00 - 00 - 00 / 00 - 00 - 01 • 000 • 001 • Zimbabwe

Today's Finals, August 15th
14:00 Swimming Women's 10km
15:00 Equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle
15:40 Athletics Women's Hammer Throw Final
16:15 Athletics Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final
18:05 Sailing Laser Radial women Medal Race
19:00 Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings Final
19:05 Sailing Laser Men Medal Race
19:54 Artistic Gymnastics Men's Vault Final
20:46 Artistic Gymnastics Women's Balance Beam Final
22:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg and Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg (from Bronze Medal match 1 of 85 kg - one fight after another)
22:23 Cycling Track Men's Omnium Points Race (final omnium race)
00:00 Weightlifting Men's 105kg Group A
00:15 Boxing Men's Heavy (91kg) Final Bout
01:35 Athletics Men's Pole Vault Final
03:25 Athletics Men's 800m Final
03:45 Athletics Women's 400m Final

All times CET ------ BST -1, ET -6, PT -9, Rio -5, Moscow +1, India +3.5, China +6, Japan +7

 

[Lurpak99]

Phelps doesnt swim the 800m either.

Those are completely different disciplines. Now compare the 100m and 200m butterfly, basically similar..throw in the 200m freestyle,and medals galore.

I know it's impossible to do all the running disciplines, or at least win them all, I wasn't being serious.

 

[K2K]

I know it's impossible to do all the running disciplines, or at least win them all, I wasn't being serious.

You never on the internet.

I have read some crazy opinions at times.

I am not taking anything away from Phelps, the greatest swimmer since Spitz, but Bolt has a 100% record in Olympic games, thats quite impressive in its own right.

 

[T_Model101]

Are Jamaica the favourites for the Men's 4x100M relay title?

 

[Rado_N]

Are Jamaica the favourites for the Men's 4x100M relay title?

Yea, which will give Bolt his 'triple triple'.

Imagine if another runner drops the baton. Imagine being the most hated Jamaican athlete since the guy who tripped up the sprinter at the start of Cool Runnings.

 

[TheGame]

Yea, which will give Bolt his 'triple triple'.

Imagine if another runner drops the baton. Imagine being the most hated Jamaican athlete since the guy who tripped up the sprinter at the start of Cool Runnings.

 

[Jippy]

Just seen the vid of the Russian diver who got a zero score in the diving.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/calamitous-back-flop-leaves-russian-8631945

 

[Lennon7]

Christ, I'm meant to have lunch with an old contact tomorrow. We do it once a quarter and it generally goes on to 7-8pm...

Hopefully you were in good form then mate

 

[Sylar]

Yea, which will give Bolt his 'triple triple'.

Imagine if another runner drops the baton. Imagine being the most hated Jamaican athlete since the guy who tripped up the sprinter at the start of Cool Runnings.

Also great stuff @Mrs Smoker

 

[Gio]

Seem to remember races where they would have 4 or 5 total false starts (not by one runner) before getting the race off. Some of them rumored to be intentional to throw others off their game. Like many rules this one was put in place to stop the abuse.

It was more to do with TV dictating the schedule. I liked the old rule, but then you look back at the 1996 Olympics 100m final and the number of false starts is ridiculous.

 

[Mark_GrumpyLion]

Dutch Hockey squad tore the aussies a new one last night. Pretty impressive.

 

[Mark_GrumpyLion]

Looks like Gold for a dutchie in the 10K open water race.

 

[Heardy]

Imagine if another runner drops the baton. Imagine being the most hated Jamaican athlete since the guy who tripped up the sprinter at the start of Cool Runnings.

 

[U99ted]

Bronze in the hammer throw! Great last round by Sophie Hitchon.

 

[Scrumpet]

Smashed her PB with her last throw. It's funny how they seem to know as soon as it's left their hands.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Charlotte and Valegro move into the Gold medal position with just four riders remaining. *fingers crossed*

It looked like there was possibly a tear at the end.

Carl Hester (who happens to train the rest of the team) did well too, and is presently in contention for a Bronze.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Looks like Gold for a dutchie in the 10K open water race.

I notice that you post a lot in the cycling thread. Chris Hoy claimed that Wiggins is the greatest cyclist of all time because of his success in a range of different disciplines. What is your take on that?

 

[jojojo]

Last Olympics, on one of the boards someone posted a comment about how he'd "even enjoyed the horse-dancing competition". I laughed at the time but it must have lodged in my brain.

I was giving a friend and her daughter a lift in the car the other day. I put the Radio5 on and my friend asked, "what are they talking about?".
Without thinking, I replied with, "It sounds like the horse dancing."
To which an indignant 6 year old voice emerges from the back, "it's called dressage."

 

[Barbara Charles]

Could not be more pleased for Charlotte's gold medal!!!!

 

[U99ted]

Last Olympics, on one of the boards someone posted a comment about how he'd "even enjoyed the horse-dancing competition". I laughed at the time but it must have lodged in my brain.

I was giving a friend and her daughter a lift in the car the other day. I put the Radio5 on and my friend asked, "what are they talking about?".
Without thinking, I replied with, "It sounds like the horse dancing."
To which an indignant 6 year old voice emerges from the back, "it's called dressage."

Gold in horse dancing

Clear of China in 2nd now.

 

[Lurpak99]

I notice that you post a lot in the cycling thread. Chris Hoy claimed that Wiggins is the greatest cyclist of all time because of his success in a range of different disciplines. What is your take on that?

The GOAT in cycling is Eddy Merckx.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

And it's Gold for GB!

Probably the last time we'll see Valegro at the Olympics, so a fine way to exit the Games arena.

 

[ivaldo]

Gold in horse dancing

Clear of China in 2nd now.

It's just the worst thing to watch, apart from liking horses, I can't find a single thing enjoyable about it.

 

[JustAFan]

Was going to make fun of any country doing well at the horse stuff, then noticed the US won a few medals. So never mind.

 

[K2K]

Dressage seems rather dull to be honest.

But its the beauty of the Olympics. Variety of sports and disciplines.

 

[Sylar]

Dressage seems rather dull to be honest.

But its the beauty of the Olympics. Variety of sports and disciplines.

Exactly. Though it helps when your own country is doing well in it.

 

[Mark_GrumpyLion]

I notice that you post a lot in the cycling thread. Chris Hoy claimed that Wiggins is the greatest cyclist of all time because of his success in a range of different disciplines. What is your take on that?

The GOAT in cycling is Eddy Merckx.

Agreed. But only just. I'm not very much into track cycling, but his ability to do both is uncanny. But you just can't beat Eddy.

 

[Sylar]

Smashed her PB with her last throw. It's funny how they seem to know as soon as it's left their hands.

The polish girl was jumping and screaming as soon as it left her hand.
Sophie just put her hand up and smiled.

 

[K2K]

Exactly. Though it helps when your own country is doing well in it.

I'd cheer the medal like crazy obviously.

But it's just hard to get goosebumps from such a sport. I'm sure it has it's fans though.

 

[K2K]

The GOAT in cycling is Eddy Merckx.

Where did Lance rank before the you know what?

 

[Classical Mechanic]

The GOAT in cycling is Eddy Merckx.

Agreed. But only just. I'm not very much into track cycling, but his ability to do both is uncanny. But you just can't beat Eddy.

Cheers I don't know much about the history of road racing. Where did Armstrong rank before he was exposed?

 

[Mark_GrumpyLion]

Cheers I don't know much about the history of road racing. Where did Armstrong rank before he was exposed?

High, very high I'd say. Not as high as the greatest like Merckx, but pretty close I would say

 

[jojojo]

Anyone watching the men's vault? The Ukranian gymnast just did a triple somersault off a hand-spring, the most difficult manoeuvre seen in competition.

 

[VeevaVee]

Running is such a shit sport.

 

[Dan]

Simone Biles not going to win the gold on the beam. The Dutch girl nailed it.

 

[Dan]

They've all put inquiries in, this is going to be messy.

 

[Mark_GrumpyLion]

Simone Biles not going to win the gold on the beam. The Dutch girl nailed it.

Absolutely wonderful performance by her. 2 gold medals today, stoked for that!

 

[Classical Mechanic]

I really wanted the Brazilian girl to medal on the beam.

 

[Ixion]

Shame about Biles but getting a medal even after that huge stumble shows how good the rest of her performance was.