These 10 Countries Won Olympic Gold Medals for the First Time Ever

Ahmad Abughaush, of Jordan, shows of his gold medal in the men's 68-kg taekwondo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Abughaush won the gold. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

RIO DE JANEIRO—For some nations, winning Olympic gold is quite the regular occurrence. At the Rio de Janeiro Games, plenty of first-timers got to hear their anthems played in celebration as well.

Going into Sunday’s final day of competition in Rio, 10 teams — including the independent team of Olympians — were assured of leaving these games with their first gold medals.

That’s the most first-timers since 16 nations got their inaugural feel of Olympic gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996.

And those were hardly the only medal milestones at these games. The United States became the first team to win 1,000 gold medals in summer games competition, and a record 87 teams got at least one medal in Rio.

Kosovo Judoka Majlinda Kelmendi waves to the crowd during a welcoming ceremony in Kosovo's capital Pristina main square on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016.  AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu

A look at the 10 first-time Olympic champions:

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BAHRAIN

Ruth Jebet, born in Kenya but now running for Bahrain, won the women’s steeplechase. Bahrain was making its ninth trip to the Olympics.

Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse of Ivory Coast jumps off the playing field after defeating Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain in the final seconds of the men's 80 kg taekwondo gold medal contest at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

FIJI

Men’s rugby took gold, giving Fiji its first gold in 14 trips to the Summer Olympics.

INDEPENDENT

Fehaid Al Deehani is an officer in the Kuwaiti army, but his nation is suspended by the International Olympic Committee. He was permitted to compete as an independent, becoming the first with that distinction to win gold when he prevailed in double trap shooting.

Tadjikistan's Dilshod Nazarov celebrates his gold medal for the men's hammer throw during an athletics medal ceremony during the Summer Olympics at Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

IVORY COAST

Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse won gold in taekwondo, the first gold in 14 Olympiads for Côte d'Ivoire.

JORDAN

Ahmad Abughaush prevailed in taekwondo. This was Jordan’s 10th trip to the Summer Olympics.

KOSOVO

Majlinda Kelmendi prevailed in women’s judo. Kosovo was first recognized by the IOC in 2014, so this was its first time at the Summer Games.

PUERTO RICO

Monica Puig won the women’s tennis gold, completing a dazzling run through the field. Puerto Rico’s first gold came in its 18th trip to the Summer Games.

Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling, center, shows off his Olympic gold medal as he arrives at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Schooling won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly and made history by winning the country's first gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim

SINGAPORE

Joseph Schooling won the men’s 100-meter butterfly, beating Michael Phelps among others. It took Singapore 16 trips to the Summer Games before winning a gold.

TAJIKISTAN

Dilshod Nazarov won the men’s hammer throw. This was Tajikistan’s sixth time sending a team to the Summer Olympics.

VIETNAM

Hoang Xuan Vinh in 10-meter air pistol gave the Vietnamese their first gold in 15 trips to the Olympics.