Top 10 Medal Winning Countries at Summer Olympics 2016 and World Records Achieved
Summer Olympics 2016
Summer Olympics 2016 Facts and Figures
Rio Olympic Games, as the phrase indicates, were held in Rio de Janeiro, a large seaside city in Brazil (South America) during August 2016.
This edition of Summer Olympics was the largest ever with more than 11000 athletes participating in it.
Period of the Games and Events: 03/08/2016 - 21/08/2016
The number of Countries that took part: 208 Countries.
Total Events held: 38 Sports and Games Events.
Total Medals to be awarded: 2102 Medals in all.
Total Editions of Summer Olympics Played Till 2016
Till now (including Rio Olympics 2016), 28 editions have been held since the first edition of Summer Olympics at Athens in 1896.
Originally, 31 editions were to have been held as sanctioned by Olympics Committees. But, the editions to be held in 1916, 1940 and 1944 have been canceled due to wars.
So, Rio Olympics Is the 28th edition of Summer Olympics that have been held and completed.
Top 10 Medal Winning Countries and Medals Tally For Summer Olympics 2016
Country
| Total Medals bagged
| Gold Medals
| Silver Medals
| Bronze Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
United States
| 121
| 46
| 37
| 38
|
Great Britain
| 67
| 27
| 23
| 17
|
China
| 70
| 26
| 18
| 26
|
Russia
| 56
| 19
| 18
| 19
|
Germany
| 42
| 17
| 10
| 15
|
Japan
| 41
| 12
| 8
| 21
|
France
| 42
| 10
| 18
| 14
|
Korea
| 21
| 9
| 3
| 9
|
Italy
| 28
| 8
| 12
| 8
|
Australia
| 29
| 8
| 11
| 10
|
Four Top-Most Countries That Hosted Summer Olympics Till 2016
- The United States hosted 4 editions of Summer Olympics till now.
- The United Kingdom hosted 3 editions.
- The birth country of Summer Olympics, Greece hosted 2 editions.
- Australia, France, and Germany have also hosted 2 editions each till now.
- Others hosted only one or Nil till now.
Brazil wins Gold in Football Finals of Summer Olympics 2016
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by United States at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 13
| 10
| 9
| 32
|
Artistic Gymnastics
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 12
|
Archery
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Basketball
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
Beach Volleyball
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Boxing
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
Cycling BMX
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Cycling Road
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Cycling Track
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
Diving
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
Equestrian (Horse Riding)
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
Fencing
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
Golf
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Judo
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Rowing
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Sailing
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Shooting
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
Swimming
| 16
| 8
| 9
| 33
|
Taekwondo
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Tennis
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
Triathlon
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Volleyball
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Waterpolo
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Weightlifting
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Wrestling
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
TOTAL Medals
| 46
| 37
| 38
| 121
|
Record-Breaks Created by United States at Summer Olympics 2016
World Records
- Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke - Murphy Ryan in 51.85 sec.
- Swimming - Women's 800 m Freestyle - Ledecky Katie in 8 m 4.79 sec.
- Swimming - Women's 400 m Freestyle - Ledecky Katie in 3 m 56.46 sec.
Olympic Records
- Athletics - Men's Decathlon - Eaton Ashton
- Swimming - Men's 4x100 m Relay
- Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke - Murphy Ryan
- Swimming - Women's 800 m Freestyle - Ledecky Katie
- Swimming - Women's 400 m Freestyle - Ledecky Katie
- Swimming - Women's 100 m Freestyle - Manuel Simone
- Swimming - Women's 100 m Breaststroke - King-Lilly
- Shooting - 10 m Air Rifle Women - Thrasher Virginia
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by Great Britain - Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 7
|
Artistic Gymnastics
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 6
|
Badminton
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Boxing
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
Canoe Slalom
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Canoe Sprint
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Cycling Road
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Cycling Track
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 11
|
Diving
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
Equestrian
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
Golf
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Hockey
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Judo
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Rowing
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
Rugby Sevens
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Sailing
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
Shooting
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Swimming
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
Taekwondo
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
Tennis
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Trampoline Gymnastics
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Triathlon
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
TOTAL Medals
| 27
| 23
| 17
| 67
|
Record-Breaks Created by United Kingdom at Rio Olympics 2016
World Records
- Cycling Track - Men's Team Pursuit - UK 3 m 50.265 sec.
- Cycling Track - Women's Team Pursuit - UK 4 m 10.236 sec.
- Swimming - Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Peaty Adam 57.13 sec.
Olympic Records
- Cycling Track - Men's Sprint - Kenny Jason 9.55 sec.
- Cycling Track - Men's Team Sprint - UK 42.44 sec.
- Cycling Track - Men's Team Pursuit - UK 3 m 50.265 sec.
- Cycling Track - Women's Team Pursuit - UK 4 m 10.236 sec.
- Cycling Track - Women's Sprint - James Rebecca 10.721 sec.
- Swimming - Men's 100 m Breaststroke - Peaty Adam 57.13 sec.
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by China at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
Artistic Gymnastics
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Badminton
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
Boxing
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
Cycling Track
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Diving
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 10
|
Fencing
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Golf
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Judo
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Rowing
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Sailing
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Shooting
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
Swimming
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 6
|
Synchronised Swimming
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
Table Tennis
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
Taekwondo
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
Trampoline Gymnastics
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
Volleyball
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Weightlifting
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
Wrestling
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
TOTAL Medals
| 26
| 18
| 26
| 70
|
Record-Breaks Created by China at Summer Olympics 2016
World Records
- Cycling Track - Women's Team Sprint - China 31.928 sec.
- Weightlifting - Women's 63 kg - Deng Wei - 262 kg.
- Weightlifting - Men's 56 kg - Long Qingquan - 307 kg.
Olympic Records
- Cycling Track - Women's Team Sprint - China 31.928 sec.
- Shooting - 10 m Air Pistol Women - Zhang Mengxue
- Shooting - 10 m Air Rifle Women - Du Li
- Shooting - Skeet Women -Wei-Meng
- Shooting - 25 m Pistol Women - Zhang Jingjing
- Weightlifting - Women's 63 kg - Deng Wei - 262 kg.
- Weightlifting - Women's 53 kg - Li Yajun 101 kg.
- Weightlifting - Men's 56 kg - Long Qingquan - 307 kg.
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by Russia at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Archery
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Artistic Gymnastics
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 8
|
Boxing
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
Canoe Sprint
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Cycling Road
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Cycling Track
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Fencing
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
Handball
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Judo
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
Modern Pentathlon
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Rhythmic Gymnastics
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
Sailing
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Shooting
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
Swimming
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
Synchronised Swimming
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
Taekwondo
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Tennis
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Waterpolo
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Wrestling
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 9
|
TOTAL
| 19
| 18
| 19
| 56
|
World Records and Olympic Records Created by Russia in Rio Olympics 2016
World Records - NIL
Olympics Records
- Modern Pentathlon - Men's Individual - Lesun Alexander
- Shooting - 50 m Rifle Prone Men - Kamensky Sergey
- Shooting - 50 m Rifle 3 positions Men - Kamensky Sergey
Summer Olympics 2016 - Athletics Gold Medallist
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by Germany at Rio Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
Archery
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Artistic Gymnastics
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
Beach Volleyball
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Boxing
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Canoe Sprint
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
Cycling Track
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
Diving
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Equestrian
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
Football
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Handball
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Hockey
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Judo
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Rowing
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
Sailing
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Shooting
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
Table Tennis
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Tennis
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Wrestling
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
TOTAL
| 17
| 10
| 15
| 42
|
World Records and Olympic Records by Germany in Summer Olympics 2016
World Records - NIL
Olympic Records
- Shooting - 50 m Rifle Prone Men - Junghaenel Henry
- Shooting - 50 m Rifle 3 positions Women - Engleder Barbara
- Shooting - Double Trap Men - Loe W Andreas
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by Japan at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sport Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Artistic Gymnastics
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
Badminton
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
Canoe Slalom
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Judo
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 12
|
Swimming
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
Synchronised Swimming
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Table Tennis
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
Tennis
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Weightlifting
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Wrestling
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
TOTAL
| 12
| 8
| 21
| 41
|
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World Records and Olympic Records Created by Japan at Summer Olympics 2016
World Records - NIL
Olympic Records
- Swimming - 200 m Men's Breaststroke - Watanabe Lppei - 2 m 7.22 sec.
Event-Wise Breakup of Medals Won by France at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6
|
Archery
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Boxing
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
Canoe Slalom
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
Canoe Sprint
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Cycling Track
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Equestrian
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
Fencing
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
Handball
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
Judo
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
Marathon Swimming
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Modern Pentathlon
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Rowing
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
Sailing
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
Shooting
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Swimming
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
Taekwondo
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
TOTAL
| 10
| 18
| 14
| 42
|
World Records and Olympic Records by France during Rio Olympics 2016
No records broken by France in Summer Olympics 2016.
Event-Wise Medals Won by Republic of Korea at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Archery
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
Badminton
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Fencing
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
Golf
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Judo
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
Shooting
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Taekwondo
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
Weightlifting
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Wrestling
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
TOTAL
| 9
| 3
| 9
| 21
|
World Records and Olympic Records Achieved by Republic of Korea at Rio Olympics 2016
World Records
- Archery - Men's Individual - Kim Woojin - 700
Olympic Records
- Archery - Men's Individual - Kim Woojin - 700
- Shooting - 50 m Pistol Men - Jin Jon Goh
Summer Olympics 2016 - Elaine Thompson of Jamaica wins Gold Medal
Event-Wise Medals Won by Italy at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Beach Volleyball
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Cycling Road
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Cycling Track
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Diving
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Fencing
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
Judo
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
Marathon Swimming
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Rowing
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
Shooting
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
Swimming
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
Volleyball
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
Water Polo
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Wrestling
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
TOTAL
| 8
| 12
| 8
| 28
|
World Records and Olympic Records by Italy during Rio Olympics 2016
World Records - NIL
Olympic Records
- Shooting - 10 m Air Rifle Men - Campriani Niccolo
- Shooting - 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Men - Campriani Niccolo
- Shooting - 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Women - Zublasing Petra
Event-Wise Medals Won by Australia at Summer Olympics 2016
Name of the Sports Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
| Total Medals
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Archery
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Canoe Slalom
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Canoe Sprint
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Cycling Track
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
Diving
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Equestrian
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
Modern Pentathlon
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Rowing
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
Rugby Sevens
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Sailing
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
Shooting
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Swimming
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 10
|
TOTAL
| 8
| 11
| 10
| 29
|
World Records and Olympic Records Created by Australia at Rio Olympics 2016
World Records
- Swimming - Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay - Australia 3 m 30.65 sec.
Olympic Records
- Modern Pentathlon - Women's Individual - Esposito Chloe
- Shooting - Double Trap Men - Willett James
- Swimming - Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay - Australia 3 m 30.65 sec.
Other World Records and Olympic Records Achieved During Summer Olympics 2016
World Records
- Athletics - Women's 10,000 m - Ayana Almaz - Ethiopia - 29 m 17.45 sec.
- Athletics - Men's 400 m - Van Niekerk Wayde - South Africa - 43.03 sec.
- Athletics - Women's Hammer Throw - Wlodarczyk Anita - Poland - 82.29 metres.
- Swimming - Women's 400m Individual Medley - Hosszu Katinka - Hungary - 4m 26.36sec.
- Swimming - Women's 100m Butterfly - Sjostrom Sarah - Sweden - 55.48 sec.
- Weightlifting - Men's 77kg - Rahimov Nijat - Kazakhstan - 214kg
- Weightlifting - Men's 85kg - Rostami Kianoush - Iran - 396kg
- Weightlifting - Men's +105kg - Talakhadze Lasha -Georgia - 473kg
Olympic Records
- Athletics - Women's 10,000 m - Ayana Almaz - Ethiopia - 29 m 17.45 sec.
- Athletics - Men's 400 m - Van Niekerk Wayde - South Africa - 43.03 sec.
- Athletics - Women's Hammer Throw - Wlodarczyk Anita - Poland - 82.29 metres.
- Athletics - Men's Pole Vault - Da Silva Thiago Braz - Brazil - 6.03 metres
- Athletics - Men's 3000 m Steeple Chase - Kipruto Conseslus - Kenya - 8 m. 3.28 sec.
- Athletics - Women's 5,000 m - Cheruiyot Vivian Jepkemoi - Kenya - 14 m 26.17 sec.
- Canoe Sprint - Women's Kayak Single 200 m - Carrington Lisa - New Zealand - 39.864 sec.
- Canoe Sprint - Men's Canoe Single 200 m - Cheban Lurie - Ukraine - 39.279 sec.
- Cycling Track - Men's Omnium - Hansen Lasse Norman - Denmark - 4 m 14.98 sec
- Rowing - Men's Single Sculls - Drysdale Mahe - New Zealand - 6 m 41.34 sec.
- Shooting - 10m Air Pistol Men - Hoang Xuan Vinh - Vietnam
- Shooting - Skeet Men - Alrashidi Abdullah - Independent -
- Shooting - Skeet Men - Svensson Marcus - Sweden
- Swimming - Women's 400m Individual Medley - Hosszu Katinka - Hungary - 4m 26.36sec.
- Swimming - Women's 100m Butterfly - Sjostrom Sarah - Sweden - 55.48 sec.
- Swimming - Women's 200m Individual Medley - Hosszu Katinka - Hungary - 2:06.58
- Swimming - Women's 100m Freestyle - Oleksiak Penny - Canada - 52.70 sec.
- Swimming - Men's 100m Butterfly - Schooling Joseph - Singapore - 50.39 sec.
- Weightlifting - Women's 58kg - Srisurat Sukanya - Thailand - 110kg
- Weightlifting - Men's 77kg - Rahimov Nijat - Kazakhstan - 214kg
- Weightlifting - Men's 85kg - Rostami Kianoush - Iran - 396kg
- Weightlifting - Men's 105kg - Nurudinov Ruslan - Uzbekistan - 237kg
- Weightlifting - Men's +105kg - Talakhadze Lasha -Georgia - 473kg
Your Favorite Sports in Olympics
Which of these are your favorite sports in Olympic Games?
In a previous Hub, I have charted out the event wise results of Medals for only Athletics, Gymnastics, etc. It was a presentation for 4 sports items.
But, in this present article, I have provided you with all the detailed information of Medals won sports wise for the Top 10 Countries along with World Records and Olympic Records established by them during this season of Summer Olympics 2016.
At the end, I have given the information about World Records and Olympic Records set by all participants in the games not included in the Top 10 Countries.
Medals won by other participating countries or sportspersons (not included in Top 10 Countries) is not provided as it will take much more space and it may become too lengthy a Hub. You may be aware that total medals awarded were more than 2000 in number. I have listed a total of 517 medals in all in the Top 10 Countries tally.
Please express your opinion about this work of mine so that I may know about your valued suggestions and any feedback.
Comments
Forgot to say I love the ice skating, it is always so exciting with the beautiful swirls and lifts and jumps and so easy for a mishap I hold my breath from beginning to end!
That is a very thorough and interesting hub! I did enjoy watching the Olympics last year. I like the breakdown of the sports in the tables. That was very interesting to read.
Very fascinating summary. I love the Olympics, and fortunately I was injured at the time and got to stay home and watch most of it on TV this time.
I wish we could have seen more cycling, however. Most of what I saw during the day was volleyball and beach volleyball. I don't know what the fascination with those sports is, but I could have done without it. Great hub.
Awesome! You shared an informative and in detail about such games. An interest to many people.
Your detailed effort and interest I thistle remarkable.
I love statistical overviews. Great job!
Thanks for the stats. My son would love to read this. Will forward it.
I think you have done an awesome job! You have highlighted so many different fields, countries and records. This in itself is an achievement and here I feel the spirit of the sport which this year I hardly watched. Kudos to you, my Friend.
This is a very comprehensive hub, Venkat. I am impressed. Glad Australia just made it into the top 10 medal winners. Good job.
I watched quite a few events this year, many more than I thought I would have time for. I love amateur athletics on the world stage....thanks for bringing back some great memories.
You have done such a great job with this! Very professional looking, I am very impressed and will share this around everywhere.
I hope The Olympics can always be part of our world!
Your detail for each sport is top-notch. I was unaware that so many medals were won. I watched some of the events and was in awe at the dedication these athletes had. Your presentation is very good. Well done.
Amazing. Venkat sir your effort and your keen interest in the facts and figures shows here. Well done. A reference hub for all.
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