Hi Jess,
I love your angle on the discussion.
We all get it - China and the US are winning the majority of the Olympic medals!
But isn't this rightfully so, as we (the US) are one the largest populations in the world?

Another way of looking at the Olympic medal race, is to compare the number of medals won to the size of the country that actually won the medals.

I found a widget that does exactly that!
Check it out:-)
http://www.youcalc.com/pubapps/1219221778285/?cswid=48abc6bc903b61d0

The result is ultimately very different from what we are subjected to by the media.

Wouldn't you agree????

Let's talk!

James

Well the Chinese are top, the Americans 2nd, the Russians third, and Great Britain 4th. I notice that european countries are well behind the big 4, so perhaps if you pooled your resources you would do better.

Well the Chinese are top, the Americans 2nd, the Russians third, and Great Britain 4th. I notice that european countries are well behind the big 4, so perhaps if you pooled your resources you would do better.

Der einzig faire und richtige Weg die Sportstärke der Nationen einzuschätzen, heißt mit der Bevölerung zu wichten. Schließlich stellt China (und Indien) mit z.B. 1,3 Mrd. rund 20% der weltbevölkerung ...
Also:
http://abgeschmackt.blogspot.com/2008/08/24082008-medaillen-spiegel-der-einzig.html

Here you can find the only fair and tue population adyusted medal table of the Olympic Games Peking/Beijing 2008
Weighted by inhabitants Jamaica is firsttm tahn Bahrain before Estonia.

China, Russia and China THE nations of sports? Ridiculous!

http://abgeschmackt.blogspot.com/2008/08/24082008-medaillen-spiegel-der-einzig.html

Keep in mind that each country has a quota for participants, and the EU is not concerned by that quota. SO the EU had 27 times more participants than other countries were allowed to have and won twice more medals than the leaders. Pathetic.