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2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:44 pm
by Ibanez
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 26 26 27 79
China 43 14 19 76
Russia 10 14 18 42
Australia 11 12 12 35
Great Britain 16 9 8 33
France 4 11 14 29
Germany 11 8 9 28
South Korea 8 10 6 24
Japan 8 6 8 22
Italy 6 6 7 19
Ukraine 5 4 8 17
Netherlands 4 5 4 13
Canada 2 6 5 13
Cuba 1 5 5 11
Belarus 1 3 7 11
Spain 3 4 2 9
Romania 4 1 3 8
Poland 3 4 1 8
Kenya 2 4 2 8
New Zealand 2 1 5 8
Kazakhstan 1 3 4 8
Denmark 2 1 3 6
North Korea 2 1 3 6
Brazil 1 -- 5 6
Czech Republic 2 3 -- 5
Jamaica 2 3 -- 5
Switzerland 2 -- 3 5
Azerbaijan 1 2 2 5
Norway 1 2 2 5
Slovenia 1 2 2 5
Indonesia 1 1 3 5
Hungary -- 4 1 5
Armenia -- -- 5 5
Slovakia 3 1 -- 4
Zimbabwe 1 3 -- 4
Bulgaria 1 1 2 4
Uzbekistan -- 1 3 4
Ethiopia 2 1 -- 3
Georgia 2 -- 1 3
Finland 1 1 1 3
Sweden -- 3 -- 3
Turkey -- 2 1 3
Austria -- 1 2 3
Greece -- 1 2 3
Lithuania -- 1 2 3
Estonia 1 1 -- 2
Mongolia 1 1 -- 2
Argentina 1 -- 1 2
Algeria -- 1 1 2
Colombia -- 1 1 2
Croatia -- 1 1 2
Kyrgyzstan -- 1 1 2
Serbia -- 1 1 2
Taiwan -- -- 2 2
Bahrain 1 -- -- 1
Cameroon 1 -- -- 1
India 1 -- -- 1
Panama 1 -- -- 1
Thailand 1 -- -- 1
Tunisia 1 -- -- 1
Chile -- 1 -- 1
Ecuador -- 1 -- 1
Malaysia -- 1 -- 1
Portugal -- 1 -- 1
Singapore -- 1 -- 1
South Africa -- 1 -- 1
Trinidad/Tobago -- 1 -- 1
Vietnam -- 1 -- 1
Egypt -- -- 1 1
Iran -- -- 1 1
Latvia -- -- 1 1
Mexico -- -- 1 1
Morocco -- -- 1 1
Tajikistan -- -- 1 1
Togo -- -- 1 1

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:45 pm
by Ibanez
Togo? I had to look that up, it's an African country.

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:56 pm
by dbackjon
MarkCCU wrote:Togo? I had to look that up, it's an African country.
Yup - first medal ever for Togo, as well.

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:40 pm
by AZGrizFan
Wow...it's kinda all or nothin' for the Chinks, ain't it?

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:42 pm
by dbackjon
AZGrizFan wrote:Wow...it's kinda all or nothin' for the Chinks, ain't it?

i didn't realize Pekin High School was in the Olympics.... :D

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:56 pm
by BlueHen86
AZGrizFan wrote:Wow...it's kinda all or nothin' for the Chinks, ain't it?
You'd win too if you were competing for your life. :lol:

I don't know what the Chinese equivalent of Siberia is (Tibet perhaps), but I'm guessing the athletes that don't bring home gold will find out.
:lol:

Maybe they get fed to Panda bears. I know Panda's eat mostly bamboo, but they might like Chinese food too. They might find General Tso tasty. :lol:

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:58 pm
by AZGrizFan
BlueHen86 wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:Wow...it's kinda all or nothin' for the Chinks, ain't it?
You'd win too if you were competing for your life. :lol:

I don't know what the Chinese equivalent of Siberia is (Tibet perhaps), but I'm guessing the athletes that don't bring home gold will find out.
:lol:

Maybe they get fed to Panda bears. I know Panda's eat mostly bamboo, but they might like Chinese food too. They might find General Tso tasty. :lol:
Its a bullet to the back of the head and dumped in a mass Olympic grave...

Re: 2008 Olympic Medal Totals

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:04 pm
by BlueHen86
AZGrizFan wrote:
BlueHen86 wrote: You'd win too if you were competing for your life. :lol:

I don't know what the Chinese equivalent of Siberia is (Tibet perhaps), but I'm guessing the athletes that don't bring home gold will find out.
:lol:

Maybe they get fed to Panda bears. I know Panda's eat mostly bamboo, but they might like Chinese food too. They might find General Tso tasty. :lol:
Its a bullet to the back of the head and dumped in a mass Olympic grave...
:lol: :lol: :lol: