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.[1] Replacing the annual European Quizzing Championships, the event was open to quizzers from all over the world, with representatives of 26 nations competing.
| Host city | Athens |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Nations | 26 |
| Debuting countries | 26 |
| Athletes | 201 |
| Events | 44 |
| Opening | 3 November 2016 |
| Closing | 6 November 2016 |
| Website | quizolympiad |
Event
editThe event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals.[2]
Quizzes
editThe 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
editThere 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.
| Participating nations |
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| Full list of participants[3] |
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Medalists
editThe results were:[4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Quiz |  Olav Bjortomt
|
Kevin Ashman
|
Pat Gibson
| |
| Nations Team Quiz | England Kevin Ashman Ian Bayley Olav Bjortomt Pat Gibson |
 BelgiumGerben Smit Stijn Gyselinckx Nico Pattyn Ronny Swiggers |
 NorwayTore 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
editThe total medal table was:[5]
| 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 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
References
edit- ^ "Quiz Olympiad 2016 : 3 – 6 November".
- ^ "Medals". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Attendees". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Medal Table". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.