2016 Quiz Olympiad
Host cityAthens
CountryGreece
Nations26
Debuting countries26
Athletes201
Events44
Opening3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)
Closing6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)
Websitequizolympiad.com

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.

Event

The event hosted quizzes that combined awarded 132 medals.[2]

Quizzes

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.

Participating nations
Full list of participants[3]
  • Australia Christian Kelly
  • Australia David Regal
  • Australia Gordon McGregor
  • Australia Michael Logue
  • Australia Paul Bakker
  • Australia Rick Bakker
  • Australia Ross Evans
  • Australia Yolanda Stopar
  • Austria Astrid Rief
  • Austria Johannes Eibl
  • Austria Michael Domanig
  • Austria Stefan Pletzer
  • Belgium Chris Braxel
  • Belgium Derk De Graaf
  • Belgium Dardo Lippens
  • Belgium Gerben Smit
  • Belgium Ivo Geyskens
  • Belgium Jens Everaerdt
  • Belgium Kris Van der Coelden
  • Belgium Luc Venstermans
  • Belgium Nico Pattyn
  • Belgium Paul Arts
  • Belgium Ronny Swiggers
  • Belgium Stijn Gyselinckx
  • Brazil Peter Lochmann
  • Bulgaria Dimitar Georgiev
  • Bulgaria Plamen Mladenov
  • Canada Sandy Vos
  • Croatia Dean Kotiga
  • Croatia Dorjana Širola
  • Croatia Ivan Vlahek
  • Croatia Krešimir Štimac
  • Croatia Kresimir Sucevic Mederal
  • Croatia Mario Kovač
  • Croatia Mladen Vukorepa
  • Croatia Perica Zivanovic
  • Denmark Anders Pedersen
  • Denmark Esben Christiansen
  • Denmark Flemming Borg Nielsen
  • Denmark Glen Odgaard
  • Denmark Hans Ewald Skov Hansen
  • Denmark Mads Theodorsen
  • Denmark Maj-Britt Christensen
  • Denmark Mukke Pedersen
  • Denmark Rasmus Soelberg
  • Denmark Søren Brøndum Laursen
  • England David Knapp
  • England David Stainer
  • England Duncan McDonald
  • England Gerard Mackay
  • England Glenys Hopkins
  • England Hugh Bennett
  • England Ian Bayley
  • England Ian Clark
  • England Jack Bennett
  • England Jenny Ryan
  • England Kathryn Johnson
  • England Kevin Ashman
  • England Ned Pendleton
  • England Nick Mills
  • England Olav Bjortomt
  • England Pat Gibson
  • England Paul Sinha
  • England Tim Westcott
  • Estonia Igor Habal
  • Estonia Illar Tõnisson
  • Estonia Indrek Salis
  • Estonia Kaarel Silmato
  • Estonia Mati Räli
  • Estonia Ove Põder
  • Estonia Tauno Vahter
  • Finland Lars Matti Årvold
  • Finland Leslie Shannon
  • Finland Tero Kalliolevo
  • Finland Tuomas Tumi
  • France Benjamin Gruget
  • France Céline Marlot
  • France Didier Bruyere
  • France Eric Ziegler
  • France Frédéric Faucheux
  • France Jérôme Vachet
  • France Vincent Rousset
  • Germany Andy Östreich
  • Germany Christoph Paninka
  • Germany Dirk Vielhuber
  • Germany Holger Waldenberger
  • Germany Manuel Hobiger
  • Germany Marie-Louise Finck
  • Germany Pascal Bothe
  • Germany Sebastian Klussmann
  • Germany Thorsten Zirkel
  • Germany Vanessa Engelhardt
  • Hungary Balazs Greff
  • Hungary Gabor Hacsek
  • Hungary Imre Gerley
  • Hungary Mihaly Bokor
  • India Dr Anurag Danda
  • India Arjun Pisharody
  • India Kshitij Jyoti
  • Republic of Ireland Dave McBryan
  • Republic of Ireland Kevin Jones
  • Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff
  • Republic of Ireland Mark Henry
  • Republic of Ireland Paddy Duffy
  • Netherlands Abel Gilsing
  • Netherlands Aditi Chatterji
  • Netherlands Diederick van Elst
  • Netherlands Marcel Visschers
  • Netherlands Michael-Dennis Biemans
  • Netherlands Ujjwal Deb
  • New Zealand Kelvin Lange
  • Norway Aldona Szczepanska
  • Norway Andreas Benjamin Schei
  • Norway Anne Moseng Knutsen
  • Norway Arne Blakkisrud
  • Norway Brage Nordgård
  • Norway Camilla F. Wedul
  • Norway Dag Olav Rønning
  • Norway David Tørre Asprusten
  • Norway Eivind Moskvil
  • Norway Eskil Åsmul
  • Norway Geir H. Kristiansen
  • Norway Harald Aastorp
  • Norway Ingri Haakonsen
  • Norway Ivar Areklett
  • Norway Jarle Kvåle
  • Norway Jon Inge Kolden
  • Norway Jørgen Skjånes
  • Norway Jørn Gulbrandsen
  • Norway Knut Heggland
  • Norway Lars André Gundersen
  • Norway Lars Heggland
  • Norway Leif-Atle Heen
  • Norway Marte Stang Midttun
  • Norway Mats Sigstad
  • Norway Ole Martin Halck
  • Norway Øystein Aadnevik
  • Norway Per Harald Ninive
  • Norway Reidar Eldegard
  • Norway Silje Nisja
  • Norway Sonja Sirnes
  • Norway Svein Erik Gransjøen
  • Norway Thomas Kolåsæter
  • Norway Tore Heliks Van Dahl
  • Norway Toril Opsahl
  • Norway Trond Stabell
  • Norway Vibeke Stang Lingås
  • Portugal Alexandre Gonçalves
  • Portugal André Ascensão
  • Portugal Jorge Páramos
  • Portugal José André
  • Portugal José Mário Silva
  • Portugal Paulo Martins
  • Portugal Rodrigo Castro
  • Portugal Sofia Santos
  • Romania Alexe Dorin Popa
  • Romania Cristian Pop
  • Romania Eduard Stan
  • Romania Iulian Nastasa
  • Romania Mircea Zaharia
  • Romania Nick Perojuc
  • Russia Denis Peskov
  • Russia Ivan Kebets
  • Russia Sergey Nikolaev
  • Scotland Andy Tucker
  • Scotland Anne Hegerty
  • Scotland Barry Simmons
  • Scotland Galen Chung
  • Scotland Mark Rae
  • Scotland Neil Macaskill
  • Scotland Rob Hannah
  • Scotland Rob Sutherland
  • Scotland Roderick Cromar
  • SerbiaIvan Andonov
  • SerbiaTodor Milak
  • United States Brandon Blackwell
  • United States Chris Goheen
  • United States Dave Legler
  • United States Ed Toutant
  • United States Jean Cui
  • United States Julie Ghanbari
  • United States Kathryn Verwillow
  • United States Ken Jennings
  • United States Lee-Ann Whitlock
  • United States Les Chun
  • United States Mark Ryder
  • United States Paul Bailey
  • United States Raj Dhuwalia
  • United States Shane Whitlock
  • United States Tanay Kothari
  • United States Tim Polley
  • Wales Andrew Teale
  • Wales David Edwards
  • Wales Gareth Aubrey
  • Wales Gareth Kingston
  • Wales Ian Orriss
  • Wales Ian Welham
  • Wales Mark Grant
  • Wales Sean O’Neill

Medalists

The results were:[4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Quiz England Olav Bjortomt England Kevin Ashman England 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 England Kevin Ashman
England Pat Gibson
England David Stainer
England Olav Bjortomt
Belgium Nico Pattyn
United States Ed Toutant
History Quiz England Kevin Ashman Belgium Nico Pattyn Estonia Ove Põder
Sport Quiz Estonia Igor Habal Croatia Perica Živanović Estonia Illar Tõnisson
Literature Quiz England Olav Bjortomt England Kevin Ashman Estonia Igor Habal
Business Quiz Netherlands Ujjwal Deb Finland Leslie Shannon Netherlands Abel Gilsing
Sciences Quiz England Pat Gibson England Ian Bayley England Kevin Ashman
Digital Quiz Netherlands Michael-Dennis Biemans Norway Knut Heggland United States Brandon Blackwell
Visual Arts Quiz England Kevin Ashman Belgium Ronny Swiggers England Olav Bjortomt
Television Quiz Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff Norway Brage Nordgård England Jenny Ryan
Geography Quiz Belgium Paul Arts Belgium Nico Pattyn England Kevin Ashman
Film Quiz England Olav Bjortomt United States Ken Jennings Wales Mark Grant
Performing Arts Quiz England Kevin Ashman England Pat Gibson England Kathryn Johnson
Pop Music Quiz Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff England David Stainer Belgium Ronny Swiggers
Pentathlon Specialist Quiz England Kevin Ashman England Olav Bjortomt Belgium 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 England Kevin Ashman England Pat Gibson Belgium Nico Pattyn
Populist Special Quiz Republic of Ireland Lorcan Duff Netherlands Michael-Dennis Biemans Romania Mircea Zaharia
Speed Quiz United States Brandon Blackwell England David Stainer United States Tanay Kothari
Knockout Quiz Norway Tore Heliks Van Dahl Estonia Igor Habal United States Shane Whitlock

Medal table

The total medal table was:[5]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1England England129627
2 Ireland (IRL)3003
3 Netherlands (NED)2114
4 Belgium (BEL)144.59.5
5 Norway (NOR)1315
6 United States (USA)113.55.5
7 Estonia (EST)1135
8 Croatia (CRO)0101
 Finland (FIN)0101
10 Romania (ROU)0011
Wales Wales0011
Totals (11 entries)21212163

References

  1. "Quiz Olympiad 2016 : 3 – 6 November".
  2. "Medals". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. "Attendees". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. "Results". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. "Medal Table". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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