title: 2016 Quiz Olympiad
text: # 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. 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.
  
  ### 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
  * Australia (8)
  * Austria (4)
  * Belgium (12)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Bulgaria (2)
  * Canada (1)
  * Croatia (8)
  * Denmark (10)
  * England (18)
  * Estonia (7)
  * Finland (4)
  * France (7)
  * Germany (10)
  * Hungary (4)
  * India (3)
  * Ireland (5)
  * Netherlands (6)
  * New Zealand (1)
  * Norway (36)
  * Portugal (8)
  * Romania (6)
  * Russia (3)
  * Scotland (9)
  * Serbia (2)
  * United States (16)
  * Wales (8)
  * Full list of participants
  * 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:
  
  | 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:
  
  | 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 |
  | 8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
  