Who won the 2016 Summer Olympics for golf?

Justin Rose
Sixty players took part in four rounds of stroke play. Justin Rose of Great Britain won the gold medal by two strokes over silver medalist Henrik Stenson of Sweden.

Who has won the last 10 Olympics?

The top ten medal-winning nations are: The United States….Here are the 10 countries with the most Olympic medals:

• United States (2827 medals)
• United Kingdom (883 medals)
• Germany (855 medals)
• France (840 medals)
• Italy (701 medals)
• Sweden (652 medals)
• China (608 medals)
• Russia (546 medals)

How many sports were held in the Beijing Olympics?

The program for the Beijing Games was quite similar to that of the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens. There were 28 sports and 302 events at the 2008 Games. Nine new events were held, including two from the new cycling discipline of BMX.

When was Beijing awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics?

These were also the third Summer Olympic Games staged in a developing country after the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and the 1980 Olympics in Moscow . Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two rounds of voting.

When was the new Olympic Stadium in Beijing built?

Construction of the venue began on 24 December 2003. The Guangdong Olympic Stadium was originally planned, constructed, and completed in 2001 to help host the Games, but a decision was made to construct a new stadium in Beijing. In 2001, the city held a bidding process to select the best arena design.

What was the logo for the Beijing Olympics?

The official logo for the 2008 Games, titled “Dancing Beijing”, featured a stylised calligraphic character jīng (京, means capital) in reference to the host city. The Beijing Olympics was watched by 3,500,000,000 people worldwide and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay.