Rio 2016 | Interesting firsts from the recently-concluded Olympics

Olympics

This was the first time an Olympics was held in a portugese speaking country.

Other Facts

First time - a Mother & Son competed in the same Olympics. Nino Salukvadze and her son Tsotne Machavariani represented Georgia in Shooting at the Rio Games .

First time Olympics saw competitors born after 2000. Gaurika Singh from Nepal (b.2003) & Kanak Jha from United States (b.2000)

First time in Olympic History, a married same-sex couple played together on the same team. Kate Richardson-Walsh & Helen Richardson-Walsh were members of the Great Britain women's hockey team.

This was the first time Rugby Sevens was played in Olympics. Rugby Union was played in the 1924 Games with 15 members from each side.

The was the first time professional boxers were allowed to compete in Olympics.

First Women's Football shootout - United States vs Sweden

Nicole Adams from Great Britain became the first female boxer to defend an Olympic title in two consecutive games.

Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho became the first female athlete to win four individual gold medals at four consecutive Games. (2004-16)

Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win two individual events for three consecutive Olympics.

Kim Rhode became the first olympian from the Summer Games to win individual medals in six consecutive Olympics.

Kim Rhode also became the first Olympian to win Olympic medals in 5 different continents.

Debut appearances 

Kosovo, South Sudan & Refugee Olympic Athletes made their first appearances in Olympics in the Rio Games.

Bahrain

Fiji

Ivory Coast

Jordan

Puerto Rico

Singapore

Vietnam

First for Countries 

This was the first time India sent more than 100 members to an Olympics.

Dipa Karmakar became the first woman to represent India in Gymanstics in Olympics.

PV Sindhu became the first woman to win a silver medal for India in Olympics and also the first shuttler to win a silver medal for India in Olympics.

Argentina

Brazil 

Brazil won a Gold in football for the first time. 

Brazilian lightweight boxer Robson Conceicao won his nation’s first boxing gold medal.

Germany

Germany won a Gold for the first time in women's beach volleyball.

Great Britain 

Spain 

Spain secured its first gold in badminton. 

The United States of America

Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman swimmer to win an individual medal - 100m freestyle. 

First US gymnast – male or female – to earn four gold medals (Simone Biles).