Brazilians claim beach bronze

Juliana and Larissa beat China to win the bronze medal in the women's beach volleyball competition.

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  • Medals
    • Rank 16
    • Gold 3
    • Silver 5
    • Bronze 9
    • Total 17
  • Capital City
    Brasilia
  • Official Languages
    Portuguese (official)
  • National Languages
    Portuguese (official), Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
  • Total Area
    3,286,488 miles² (8,511,965 km²)
  • Population
    191,908,598 people
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Overall Medal Count

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34

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