Reply to: Curious Olympic stat

[centurian]

Aussie's currently in 20th place and the swimming is over as well

Even NZ is ranked 13th - which will really wind them up.

EDIT : In fact Aberdeenshire (if it was a country) would rank above AUS

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-...c-medal-table/

[DodgyAgent]

I thought that the only contribution the Aussies are making is to make sure they dig up enough gold to make our medals

[escapeUK]

Also, in the all-time medals table, 'Germany' is very highly placed, since their achievements whilst they were a split nation have since been combined. That can't be right. I'm sure many other countries would have higher results too if they'd been allowed to enter two teams for certain events like Gymnastics at points in their history*:

Clearly the master race.

[bless 'em all]

Thats simple, because no one remembers who comes second

My Mrs does, and never lets me forget it.

[BrilloPad]

Thats simple, because no one remembers who comes second

I know who came second! Its that giant alien lizard thingy. posts in tpd alot. always bored.

[EternalOptimist]

Maybe we should do the same for wars and give points for coming second. It would be some sort of consolation to the square heads and the froggies, maybe they could rustle up a points win between them

[SimonMac]

What I find weird is that the type of medal is given so much weight in the scoring system, leading to some misleading results. E.g., Russia is only one point behind a third-placed UK at present, yet they're trailing in tenth place, behind North Korea that has less than a fifth of their total points:

Thats simple, because no one remembers who comes second

[Robinho]

Ranking on # of golds means ranking on the number of events that country has won. We are miles ahead of the Russians because we've won 14 events so far, the Russians have won 3. It's only if two countries have won the same number of events that the # of silvers becomes a factor, and only if they are equal there do the bronzes come into it.

It's only misleading if you think the point of sport is finishing 3rd.

I never thought i would like one of your posts.

[centurian]

What I find weird is that the type of medal is given so much weight in the scoring system

Well there is no 'official' scoring system - it's just this way is how the majority of people tend to view it.

The US mostly use total medals - although cynics would claim this is because they are always top the board under this counting method (they were 2nd to China in 2008 using the Gold-first counting method).

[doodab]

What I find weird is that the type of medal is given so much weight in the scoring system, leading to some misleading results. E.g., Russia is only one point behind a third-placed UK at present, yet they're trailing in tenth place, behind North Korea that has less than a fifth of their total points.

Ranking on # of golds means ranking on the number of events that country has won. We are miles ahead of the Russians because we've won 14 events so far, the Russians have won 3. It's only if two countries have won the same number of events that the # of silvers becomes a factor, and only if they are equal there do the bronzes come into it.

It's only misleading if you think the point of sport is finishing 3rd.

[Gentile]

There's a curious stat about the Japs and the Aussies.

44 medals between them so far, but only 3 of them are gold. They can't seem to close the deal!

Could this point to why the Pacific war in 1945 ran on months longer than the war in Europe, and might still be going on today if not for Enola Gay and her Little Boy?

What I find weird is that the type of medal is given so much weight in the scoring system, leading to some misleading results. E.g., Russia is only one point behind a third-placed UK at present, yet they're trailing in tenth place, behind North Korea that has less than a fifth of their total points:

Also, in the all-time medals table, 'Germany' is very highly placed, since their achievements whilst they were a split nation have since been combined. That can't be right. I'm sure many other countries would have higher results too if they'd been allowed to enter two teams for certain events like Gymnastics at points in their history*:

* That said, splitting the UK into four for the World Cup hasn't done our aggregate stats us much good, now has it?

[MarillionFan]

It's cause the Aussies keep coming runners up to Team GB in the cycling and rowing. Muhahahahaha!

[Robinho]

The winners of the pacific war are currently top of the medal table.

[mudskipper]

There's a curious stat about the Japs and the Aussies.

44 medals between them so far, but only 3 of them are gold. They can't seem to close the deal!

Could this point to why the Pacific war in 1945 ran on months longer than the war in Europe, and might still be going on today if not for Enola Gay and her Little Boy?

The Aussies have got their own gold mines - they don't need our impure medals.

[BrilloPad]

Is it because they are so far from home?