Medals Table - Top 10

[Diver]

please leave Tay alone.
You guys obviously have no idea how hard it is to run the persuit in a pair of loose wellies

We use bicycle clips in Wales, Makes us lighter on our feet

[tay]

I am just happy that on golds per capita we are well ahead of USA, China, GB and Aussies.

[PRC1964]

We use bicycle clips in Wales, Makes us lighter on our feet

Given your comments in the "Fed Up" thread I'd have thought flippers would be more useful.

[Diver]

I am just happy that on golds per capita we are well ahead of USA, China, GB and Aussies.

And we are very pleased and proud of our little colony too

[DimPrawn]

And we are very pleased and proud of our little colony too

Lets put it in perspective

[Xenophon]

NZ has 3 gold medals now.. managed to crawl our way to 16th on the table.

Here is the top 15:

Medal tableLast updated Aug 21 2008
Overall medal table
Last updated: Aug 21 2008
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 44 14 19 77
2 United States 26 28 28 82
3 Great Britain 17 11 11 39
4 Russia 14 14 18 46
5 Australia 11 13 12 36
6 Germany 11 8 10 29
7 South Korea 8 10 6 24
8 Japan 8 6 9 23
9 Italy 6 7 8 21
10 Ukraine 5 5 8 18
11 Netherlands 5 5 4 14
12 France 4 12 14 30
13 Spain 4 5 2 11
14 Jamaica 4 3 0 7
15 Romania 4 1 3 8

[TimberWolf]

Lets put it in perspective

[TimberWolf]

Here is the top 15:

Medal tableLast updated Aug 21 2008
Overall medal table
Last updated: Aug 21 2008
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 44 14 19 77
2 United States 26 28 28 82
3 Great Britain 17 11 11 39
4 Russia 14 14 18 46
5 Australia 11 13 12 36
6 Germany 11 8 10 29
7 South Korea 8 10 6 24
8 Japan 8 6 9 23
9 Italy 6 7 8 21
10 Ukraine 5 5 8 18
11 Netherlands 5 5 4 14
12 France 4 12 14 30
13 Spain 4 5 2 11
14 Jamaica 4 3 0 7
15 Romania 4 1 3 8

Using those figures:

    Country        Golds    Population(M)    Population / Gold 
1   Jamaica            4         2.8              0.7  
2   Australia         11         20.4             1.9  
3   Netherlands        5         16.6             3.3  
4   Great Britain     17         65               3.8  
5   South Korea        8         49               6.1  
6   Germany           11         82               7.5  
7   Ukraine            5         46               9.2  
8   Italy              6         58               9.7  
9   Spain              4         40              10   
10  Russia            14        141              10.1 
11  United States     26        301              11.6 
12  France             4         62              15.5 
13  Japan              8        127              15.9 
14  China             44       1322              30

Though using the larger set provided before, GB is doing less well at converting £'s of flesh into £'s of Gold.

    Country        Golds    Population(M)    Population / Gold 
1   Jamaica            2        2.8               1.4  
2   Slovakia           3        5.5               1.8  
3   Australia         11       20.4               1.9  
4   Slovenia           1          2               2    
5   New Zealand        2        4.1               2.1  
6   Georgia            2        4.6               2.3  
7   Denmark            2        5.5               2.8  
8   Mongolia           1          3               3    
9   Panama             1        3.2               3.2  
10  Switzerland        2        7.6               3.8  
11  Great Britain     15         65               4.3  
12  Norway             1        4.6               4.6  
13  Czech Republic     2         10               5    
14  Finland            1        5.2               5.2  
15  Netherlands        3       16.6               5.5  
16  Romania            4       22.3               5.6  
17  South Korea        8         49               6.1  
18  Bulgaria           1        7.3               7.3  
19  Azerbaijan         1        8.1               8.1  
20  Germany           10         82               8.2  
21  Ukraine            5         46               9.2  
22  Italy              6         58               9.7  
23  Belarus            1        9.7               9.7  
24  Cuba               1       11.4               11.4 
25  North Korea        2         23               11.5 
26  United States     25        301               12   
27  Poland             3         39               13   
28  Spain              3         40               13.3 
29  Zimbabwe           1       13.4               13.4 
30  Kazakhstan         1       15.3               15.3 
31  France             4         62               15.5 
32  Russia             9        141               15.7 
33  Japan              8        127               15.9 
34  Canada             2         33               16.5 
35  Kenya              2         35               17.5 
36  Cameroon           1       17.8               17.8 
37  China             40       1322               33.1 
38  Ethiopia           2         78               39   
39  Argentina          1         40               40   
40  Thailand           1         63               63   
41  Brazil             1        187               187  
42  Indonesia          1        234               234  
43  India              1       1130               1130

[TimberWolf]

If you assign value to Silver and Bronze medals too, we still don't come out on top.

E.g. Gold = 3, Silver = 2, Bronze = 1

    Country         G  S  B    Population(M)    Population / (3G + 2S + B) 
1   Slovenia        1  2  2          2               0.22 
2   Jamaica         2  2  0        2.8               0.28 
3   Australia      11 11 12       20.4               0.3  
4   New Zealand     2  1  4        4.1               0.34 
5   Slovakia        3  1  0        5.5               0.5  
6   Denmark         2  1  3        5.5               0.5  
7   Norway          1  2  2        4.6               0.51 
8   Mongolia        1  1  0          3               0.6  
9   Belarus         1  3  7        9.7               0.61 
10  Cuba            1  5  5       11.4               0.63 
11  Georgia         2  0  1        4.6               0.66 
12  Netherlands     3  5  4       16.6               0.72 
13  Czech Republic  2  3  0         10               0.83 
14  Switzerland     2  0  3        7.6               0.84 
15  Finland         1  1  1        5.2               0.87 
16  Azerbaijan      1  2  2        8.1               0.9  
17  Great Britain  15  8  8         65               0.94 
18  South Korea     8 10  6         49               0.98 
19  Bulgaria        1  1  2        7.3               1.04 
20  Panama          1  0  0        3.2               1.07 
21  Kazakhstan      1  3  4       15.3               1.18 
22  France          4 11 14         62               1.29 
23  Romania         4  1  3       22.3               1.31 
24  Ukraine         5  4  8         46               1.48 
25  Zimbabwe        1  3  0       13.4               1.49 
26  Italy           6  6  7         58               1.57 
27  Germany        10  7  7         82               1.61 
28  Canada          2  4  4         33               1.83 
29  United States  25 25 26        301               1.99 
30  Russia          9 13 17        141               2.01 
31  North Korea     2  1  3         23               2.09 
32  Spain           3  4  2         40               2.11 
33  Poland          3  3  1         39               2.44 
34  Kenya           2  3  2         35               2.5  
35  Japan           8  6  8        127               2.89 
36  Cameroon        1  0  0       17.8               5.93 
37  China          40 14 17       1322               8.01 
38  Ethiopia        2  1  0         78               9.75 
39  Argentina       1  0  1         40               10   
40  Thailand        1  0  0         63               21   
41  Brazil          1  0  5        187               23.38
42  Indonesia       1  1  3        234               29.25
43  India           1  0  0       1130               376.67

[Xenophon]

Overall medal table
Last updated: Aug 21 2008
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 44 14 19 77
2 United States 26 30 29 85
3 Great Britain 17 11 11 39
4 Russia 16 16 19 51
5 Australia 11 13 12 36
6 Germany 11 8 11 30
7 South Korea 10 10 6 26
8 Japan 8 6 9 23
9 Italy 6 7 8 21
10 Ukraine 5 5 9 19

Gah! Those pesky Russians are closing in on GB.