In the early days of the 2016 Olympics, shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh of the Vietnamese sports delegation attracted attention when he won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event, and set an Olympic record in this event.
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| Hoang Xuan Vinh (shooting, Vietnam): He competed beyond the expectations of Vietnamese fans when he won 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal. In which, Hoang Xuan Vinh set a record in the men's 10m air pistol event with 202.5 points. He helped the Vietnamese sports delegation to be in the top 50 on the total medal rankings for the first time. |
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| Neymar (men's football, Brazil): The 24-year-old striker helped Brazil win their first Olympic gold medal in men's football. Neymar spent the entire summer of 2016 focusing on achieving that goal. As captain of the Brazilian Olympic team, he played brilliantly from the knockout round when he scored in 3 consecutive matches. He also made history with the fastest goal in the Olympics, at 14 seconds in the match against Honduras. After helping the Brazilian Olympic team win 5-4 against the German Olympic team in the penalty shootout in the final match, Neymar cried because he was so happy. |
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| Michael Phelps (swimming, USA): He became the most successful athlete in Olympic history with 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Phelps won 5 more gold medals and 1 silver medal, becoming the most outstanding star of this year's Olympics. During the retirement announcement, he could not hold back his tears. |
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| Simone Biles (Gymnastics, USA): The 19-year-old athlete won 5 medals (4 gold and 1 bronze) at this Olympics. "It was truly a great honor to be chosen as the flag bearer for the US team at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics. This is an experience I have always dreamed of," Biles shared. |
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| Joseph Schooling (swimming, Singapore): The 21-year-old swimmer was welcomed home as a hero after returning from the Rio Olympics. He beat his idol Michael Phelps to win the men's 100m butterfly gold medal in 50.39 seconds, which is also the record for this event at the Olympics. He became an idol to many boys in Singapore. |
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| Usain Bolt (athletics, Jamaica): The athlete nicknamed “the lightning bolt” won a hat-trick of gold medals at the Rio Olympics. He is currently unrivaled in the short-distance track and field event. After participating in three consecutive Olympics, Bolt won a total of nine gold medals, including six individual gold medals and three team gold medals in the 4x100m relay. |
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| Elaine Thompson (athletics, Jamaica): She became the new queen of short-distance athletics. At the Rio Olympics, Thompson won two gold medals in the women's 100m and 200m races. In addition, this 24-year-old athlete also won a silver medal in the women's 4x100m relay. |
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| Ren Qian (diving, China): This 15-year-old girl became the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Ren Qian beat her compatriot Si Yajie to win the gold medal in the women's 10m platform. In the final round of the women's 10m platform, she finished first with a total score of 493.25, while her compatriot Si Yajie won the silver medal with a score of 419.40. |
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| Adam Peaty (swimming, UK): He won the gold medal in the men's 100m breaststroke with a time of 57.13 seconds, which is also a world record. In addition, he also helped the British swimming team win the silver medal in the 4x100m medley. At the age of 21, Adam Peaty promises to be a new star on the green track. |
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| Katinka Hosszu (swimming, Hungary): The athlete known as the "Iron Lady" won a total of 4 medals, including 3 gold and 1 silver. She broke the women's 400m medley world record with a time of 4 minutes 26 seconds 36. In addition, Hosszu also set the Olympic record in the 200m medley with a time of 2 minutes 06 seconds 58. |
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