2016 Quiz Olympiad

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.

2016 Quiz Olympiad
Host cityAthens
CountryGreece
Nations participating26
Debuting countries26
Athletes participating201
Events44
Opening ceremony3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)
Closing ceremony6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)
Websitequizolympiad.com

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

Medalists

The 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
 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

The total medal table was:[5]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 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
Wales0011
Totals (11 nations)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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