Organised by the International Quizzing Association and held from 3 to 6 November 2016, the 2016 Quiz Olympiad in Athens was the inaugural Quiz Olympiad. Replacing the annual European Quizzing Championships, the event was open to quizzers from all over the world, with representatives of 26 nations competing.
Olympiad 2016 results
Quizzes
The event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals.
The following were the official quizzes at the 2016 Quiz Olympiad:
- Individual Quiz
- Nations Team Quiz
- Pairs Quiz
- History Quiz
- Sport Quiz
- Literature Quiz
- Business Quiz
- Sciences Quiz
- Digital Quiz
- Visual Arts Quiz
- Television Quiz
- Geography Quiz
- Film Quiz
- Performing Arts Quiz
- Pop Music Quiz
- Pentathlon Specialist Quiz
- National Specialist Quiz
- High Brow Specialist Quiz
- Populist Special Quiz
- Speed Quiz
- Knockout Quiz
Some quizzes have similar standing with IOC demonstration sports. These were awarded medals, but do not feature on the overall medals table:
- Aspirational Team Quiz
- World Club Team Quiz
Participants
There were 201 participants from 26 nations at the 2016 Quiz Olympiad. Some notable participants included Nico Pattyn and Ronny Swiggers of Belgium; Dorjana Širola of Croatia; Kevin Ashman, Olav Bjortomt, Pat Gibson, Ian Bayley, David Stainer, Paul Sinha, and Jenny Ryan of England; Tero Kalliolevo of Finland; Holger Waldenberger of Germany; Anne Hegerty and Barry Simmons of Scotland; Ed Toutant, Ken Jennings, and Shane Whitlock of the United States; and David Edwards of Wales.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Quiz | Olav Bjortomt | Kevin Ashman | Pat Gibson |
| Nations Team Quiz | England Kevin Ashman Ian Bayley Olav Bjortomt Pat Gibson | Belgium Gerben Smit Stijn Gyselinckx Nico Pattyn Ronny Swiggers | Norway Tore Heliks Van Dahl Ole Martin Halck Thomas Kolåsæter Geir Kristiansen |
| Pairs Quiz | Kevin Ashman Pat Gibson | David Stainer Olav Bjortomt | Nico Pattyn Ed Toutant |
| History Quiz | Kevin Ashman | Nico Pattyn | Ove Põder |
| Sport Quiz | Igor Habal | Perica Živanović | Illar Tõnisson |
| Literature Quiz | Olav Bjortomt | Kevin Ashman | Igor Habal |
| Business Quiz | Ujjwal Deb | Leslie Shannon | Abel Gilsing |
| Sciences Quiz | Pat Gibson | Ian Bayley | Kevin Ashman |
| Digital Quiz | Michael-Dennis Biemans | Knut Heggland | Brandon Blackwell |
| Visual Arts Quiz | Kevin Ashman | Ronny Swiggers | Olav Bjortomt |
| Television Quiz | Lorcan Duff | Brage Nordgård | Jenny Ryan |
| Geography Quiz | Paul Arts | Nico Pattyn | Kevin Ashman |
| Film Quiz | Olav Bjortomt | Ken Jennings | Mark Grant |
| Performing Arts Quiz | Kevin Ashman | Pat Gibson | Kathryn Johnson |
| Pop Music Quiz | Lorcan Duff | David Stainer | Ronny Swiggers |
| Pentathlon Specialist Quiz | Kevin Ashman | Olav Bjortomt | Ronny Swiggers |
| National Specialist Quiz | England Kevin Ashman Paul Sinha Olav Bjortomt Tim Westcott Pat Gibson Jenny Ryan David Stainer | Norway Lars Heggland Jon Inge Kolden Thomas Kolåsæter Brage Nordgård Ole Martin Halck Knut Heggland Eivind Moskvill Leif-Atle Heen | Belgium Nico Pattyn Stijn Gyselinckx Ronny Swiggers Gerben Smit Paul Arts Luc Venstermans Ivo Geyskens |
| High Brow Specialist Quiz | Kevin Ashman | Pat Gibson | Nico Pattyn |
| Populist Special Quiz | Lorcan Duff | Michael-Dennis Biemans | Mircea Zaharia |
| Speed Quiz | Brandon Blackwell | David Stainer | Tanay Kothari |
| Knockout Quiz | Tore Heliks Van Dahl | Igor Habal | Shane Whitlock |
Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
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