Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individualW
Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual archery event at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 5 to 13 August at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of four archery events as part of the 2016 Olympic catalogue of sports, it was the fourteenth time a women's individual competition was contested as a discipline at the Olympic Games. Forty different nations qualified for the event, sending a total of sixty-four archers to compete. The defending Olympic champion was Ki Bo-bae of South Korea.

Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's teamW
Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team

The women's team archery event was one of 4 archery events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdlesW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–18 August.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relayW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 18–19 August.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relayW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 19–20 August.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 12 August at the Olympic Stadium. The gold medal was won by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana—in only her second 10,000 m race on the track—in a world record time of 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds. London 2012 bronze medallist Vivian Cheruiyot won silver for Kenya, with reigning Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia taking bronze.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12–13 August at the Olympic Stadium.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdlesW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–17 August at the Olympic Stadium.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–17 August.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 13–15 August at the Olympic Stadium.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 17–20 August at the Olympic Stadium.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12–16 August at the Olympic Stadium.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metresW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–19 August at the Olympic Stadium.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathonW
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

The women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 14 August on the Sambadrome.

Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1W
Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1

The women's canoe slalom K-1 competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place between 7 and 11 August at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium.

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's KeirinW
Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Keirin

The women's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 13 August. This was the second time that the event was held at the Olympics, after making its debut in London four years prior.

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's OmniumW
Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium

The women's cycling omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 15 and 16 August.

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road raceW
Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race

The women's road race was one of 18 cycling events of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The event was held on 7 August 2016 at Fort Copacabana and was won by Anna van der Breggen from the Netherlands.

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trialW
Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial

The women's individual time trial was one of eighteen cycling events of the 2016 Olympic Games. The event started and finished on 10 August at Pontal, a small peninsula and beach area in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The race start and finish were part of the Barra venues cluster and one of seven temporary venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sprintW
Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

The women's cycling sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on 14–16 August 2016.

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuitW
Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit

The women's cycling team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 11 and 13 August. Great Britain has yet to be beaten in this event.

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 19 August 2016. It was the 6th edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament was held in six cities in Brazil, including Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the final at the Maracanã Stadium. There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the women's competition.

Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individualW
Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's golf tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics placed at the Olympic Golf Course, built within the Reserva de Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca zone, between 17 and 20 August 2016. It was the first women's golf tournament at the Olympics since 1900.

Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-aroundW
Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around

The women's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Arena Olímpica do Rio on 11 August.

Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-aroundW
Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around

The Women's artistic team all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 9 August 2016 at the HSBC Arena.

Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. Games were played at the Future Arena.

Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the tenth edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 19 August. All games were played at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kgW
Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg

The women's +78 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 12 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kgW
Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 6 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kgW
Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 8 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kgW
Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg

The women's 63 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 9 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kgW
Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg

The women's 78 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 11 August at the Carioca Arena 2.

Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil, hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 6 August to 8 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 8 August.

Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's eightW
Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's eight

The Women's eight competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.

Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FXW
Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FX

The Women's 49er FX was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics program in Rio de Janeiro and took place between 12–18 August at Marina da Glória. 13 races were held.

Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistolW
Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol

The Women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 7 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifleW
Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle

The women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistolW
Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistol

The Women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 9 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positionsW
Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions

The Women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 11 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's skeetW
Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's skeet

The Women's skeet event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 12 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's trapW
Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's trap

The women's trap event at the 2016 Olympic Games took place on 7 August 2016 at the National Shooting Center.

Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medleyW
Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley

The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kgW
Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg

The women's 49 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 17 August, at the Carioca Arena 3. Chinese defending champion Wu Jingyu lost to the silver medalist Tijana Bogdanović in the quarterfinal, unable to win her third Olympic gold. Instead, South Korea's Kim So-hui finished first, beating Panipak Wongpattanakit from Thailand in the process. Wongpattanakit eventually grabbed a bronze medal in the repechage.

Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kgW
Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

The women's 57 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18 August, at the Carioca Arena 3. The defending champion, Jade Jones, representing Great Britain, successfully defended her title, winning her second Olympics gold. Eva Calvo from Spain finished with a silver medal, beating second-time Olympian Hedaya Malak in the semifinal and Iran's Kimia Alizadeh in the quarterfinal, both of whom went on to win a bronze in the repechage.

Volleyball at the 2016 Summer OlympicsW
Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The volleyball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was played between 6 and 21 August. 24 volleyball teams and 48 beach volleyball teams, total 386 athletes, participated in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition took place at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Maracanã, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Copacabana Beach, in the temporary Copacabana Stadium.

Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 9 August and ended on 19 August 2016. Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kgW
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kg

Women's freestyle 48 kilograms competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place on August 17 at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca.

Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 53 kgW
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 53 kg

Women's freestyle 53 kilograms competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place on August 18 at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca.