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Title: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 09, 2008, 05:11:14 PM
...as of now:

1) USA=3
2) China= 2

3) S Korea=2
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 09, 2008, 09:29:32 PM
First update:

1) USA= 8 total medals

2) China=3 total medals

3) Korea= 3 total medals
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Lion666 on August 09, 2008, 09:35:23 PM
First update:

1) USA= 8 total medals

2) China=3 total medals

3) Korea= 3 total medals

USA, USA, USA............
 ;D
 8)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on August 09, 2008, 09:35:55 PM
Can't stop greatness, you can only deal with it. Like anal sex.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Bast000 on August 09, 2008, 09:37:27 PM
all drugs
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 09, 2008, 09:47:06 PM
UpDate

Gold /Silver/Bronze = Total
Flag of United States 2 2 4    8
Flag of China 3 1 0                4
Flag of South Korea 2 1 0      3
Flag of Australia 1 0 1           2
Flag of Netherlands 1 0 1       2

Damn
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: alejandro_torres on August 09, 2008, 09:58:16 PM
argentina has a bronce... :)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: musclehedz on August 09, 2008, 11:26:01 PM
all drugs

100% lifetime natural. Everyone is tested. Drugs tests can't be beaten nowadays.

ALL HUMAN EVOLUTION!
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: jtsunami on August 09, 2008, 11:28:41 PM
oh geez, hopefully China will pull this out
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 09, 2008, 11:30:49 PM
oh geez, hopefully China will pull this out

what the hell are you talking about?

has man juice crusted your eyes over?
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: closeline on August 10, 2008, 01:04:04 AM
all drugs

only the germans are naturals

and this ist why they will win nothing anymore compared to the good old DDR where they were juiced like us and russian athletes are today

 :'(
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 10, 2008, 01:05:32 AM
The US has twice as many medals as the number 2 country in all of the olympics... USA bitches.

Suck on it.

America! Fuck Yeah!
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: closeline on August 10, 2008, 01:17:38 AM
in 1988 Germany won 48 gold, usa 36

in 2004 us still 36 but germany only 13

by the way, if anyone can close up to DDR than it was UDSSR

fuck up this anti doping shit over here

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/20080804_MEDALCOUNT_MAP.html
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 10, 2008, 01:23:12 AM
in 1988 Germany won 48 gold, usa 36

in 2004 us still 36 but germany only 13

by the way, if anyone can close up to DDR than it was UDSSR

fuck up this anti doping shit over here

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/20080804_MEDALCOUNT_MAP.html

I find it interesting how world events played a huge impact on the number of medals... For instance, in in 1904 the games were in St. Louis and almost no other countries showed up (for whatever reason) and the US steamrolled everyone.

Anyone know why almost no one else showed up?

WWI wasn't underway yet, so what gives?
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: closeline on August 10, 2008, 01:28:35 AM
i took 3 weeks on a ship to travel to us in 1904

also it was to expensive for most athletes (all amateurs)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 10, 2008, 01:29:21 AM
i took 3 weeks on a ship to travel to us in 1904

also it was to expensive for most athletes (all amateurs)

Yes, but it was no so lopsided the previous olympiads... Nor those immediately following when transportation hadn't really changed.

 I don't think that's the reason.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: wavelength on August 10, 2008, 01:30:57 AM
Austria 0 1 0

:)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: closeline on August 10, 2008, 01:43:01 AM
Yes, but it was no so lopsided the previous olympiads... Nor those immediately following when transportation hadn't really changed.

 I don't think that's the reason.

i know now (called my granny ;) )

in 1900 Paris and 1904 the olympic games were integrated in the contemporaneous held Exposition Mondiale (EXPO) and the events were spread over several months.
So the interest in the games was very small
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 10, 2008, 06:00:02 AM
MMM China has more Gold. No one remembers who came second. 
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: El_Pajero on August 10, 2008, 06:02:01 AM
hup holland hup
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Fury on August 10, 2008, 06:12:43 AM
China implemented some program to win more medals this year. They're supposedly targeting events with multiple medal opportunities in a desperate attempt to win the most medals. Probably going after the events no one cares about. They get smacked around in the majority of the most popular sports.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: phish on August 10, 2008, 06:13:22 AM
MMM China has more Gold. No one remembers who came second. 

sure they do every1 knows vic took second last years.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 10, 2008, 06:24:20 AM
sure they do every1 knows vic took second last years.
Who is this Vic you speak off.     ;DChina now  8 gold ;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: phish on August 10, 2008, 06:47:38 AM
Who is this Vic you speak off.     ;DChina now  8 gold ;D

that spanish fella that took 2nd at the Olympia last year
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Bluto on August 10, 2008, 06:52:36 AM
is the olympis over already
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Mr. Zimbabwe on August 10, 2008, 08:41:31 AM
Austria 0 1 0

Zimbabwe has a silver medal (swimming) too... not bad considering what my home country is going through...
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: ManBearPig... on August 10, 2008, 08:44:54 AM
I have a question for China.

How do our black basketball players balls taste?  They seem to be in their players mouths a lot.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 10, 2008, 09:06:24 AM
The US has twice as many medals as the number 2 country in all of the olympics... USA bitches.

Suck on it.

America! Fuck Yeah!


ah crap,

china now has 8 medals but with 6 freaking gold medals compared to our 2 we are tied at 8 and 8 with South Korea coming on at 5.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 10, 2008, 09:07:50 AM
Come on Phelps


Overall Medal Count Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of China 6 2 0 8
Flag of United States 2 2 4 8
Flag of South Korea 3 2 0 5
Flag of Italy 1 2 1 4
Flag of Russia 0 3 1 4
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: cannon_fodder on August 10, 2008, 11:00:14 AM
Zimbabwe has a silver medal (swimming) too... not bad considering what my home country is going through...

Coventry had an amazing race, pretty sure she should win at least one more medal
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: wavelength on August 10, 2008, 11:06:53 AM
Zimbabwe has a silver medal (swimming) too... not bad considering what my home country is going through...

And what's best,

Austria 0 1 0
Sweden 0 1 0
Hungary 0 1 0
Turkey 0 1 0
Simbabwe 0 1 0
Vietnam 0 1 0
.
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Germany 0 0 1

;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Mr. Zimbabwe on August 10, 2008, 01:00:18 PM
Coventry had an amazing race, pretty sure she should win at least one more medal

Thanks for noticing Kristy at the games, guys!  I'm hoping Kristy Coventry can win another medal in the backstroke.... her strongest event.  She has a good chance at Gold!



The last 15 years have been a tragic hell for anyone (black or white) living under President Mugabe.  My parents lost everything!!!!  This was just on the front page of the "LA Times"...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/inland/la-fg-farmer7-2008aug07,0,6278915.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/inland/la-fg-farmer7-2008aug07,0,6278915.story)



Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 10, 2008, 01:10:08 PM
Thanks for noticing Kristy at the games, guys!  I'm hoping Kristy Coventry can win another medal in the backstroke.... her strongest event.  She has a good chance at Gold!



The last 15 years have been a tragic hell for anyone (black or white) living under President Mugabe.  My parents lost everything!!!!  This was just on the front page of the "LA Times"...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/inland/la-fg-farmer7-2008aug07,0,6278915.story (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/inland/la-fg-farmer7-2008aug07,0,6278915.story)





Damn Grant, how are your parents doing?

Good to see you back around here.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 10, 2008, 02:50:27 PM
I have a question for China.

How do our black basketball players balls taste?  They seem to be in their players mouths a lot.
Apparently pretty good, next to Britney Spears tthe NBA players are very popular here. 
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on August 10, 2008, 03:03:10 PM
most of ur athletes are black

So only african americans can boast, its their achievements not yours. (since most USA people here are white)

Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: cannon_fodder on August 10, 2008, 03:07:36 PM
most of ur athletes are black

So only african americans can boast, its their achievements not yours. (since most USA people here are white)



Yet the 2 gold medals so far have been won by white Americans
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Leadog on August 10, 2008, 07:55:22 PM
On a per capita basis, Australia is the most successful all-round nation at the modern Olympics.

USA POPULATION 300mill     gold 2

Australia POP 20mill            gold 2

that is all
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 10, 2008, 08:01:36 PM
On a per capita basis, Australia is the most successful all-round nation at the modern Olympics.

USA POPULATION 300mill     gold 2

Australia POP 20mill            gold 2

that is all

There are many, many days left to go.

Let's revisit this when it's all said and done.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Leadog on August 10, 2008, 08:03:54 PM
There are many, many days left to go.

Let's revisit this when it's all said and done.

no doubt us will top the medal count. but per capita US wont even be the top 40. Australia will be top 5 overall and top 3 per capita
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 10, 2008, 08:05:36 PM
no doubt us will top the medal count. but per capita US wont even be the top 40. Australia will be top 5 overall and top 3 per capita


Quite possibly...

Off topic, but how does Australia do in the Winter games?
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Leadog on August 10, 2008, 08:16:51 PM
Quite possibly...

Off topic, but how does Australia do in the Winter games?


haha. for a country that has very little snow. not too bad. if u wanna see the luckiest mofo of all time. google steven bradbury. out first winter olympic gold. By far and away the luckiest gold medal winner ever. He was coming dead last in the speed skating by a long mile, everyone lese fell over at the line and he skated through for the gold
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 10, 2008, 09:11:05 PM
On a per capita basis, Australia is the most successful all-round nation at the modern Olympics.

USA POPULATION 300mill     gold 2

Australia POP 20mill            gold 2

that is all


that is stupid. many athletes hop to other countures for a myriad of reasons finances, citizenship. Coaches from the United States are couching Chinese athletes,

what is your point? Beyond stupidty


Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: CQ on August 10, 2008, 09:12:25 PM
Australia will be top 5 overall and top 3 per capita

Australia will most likely be #1 per capita, statisticially speaking they usually are every summer olympics and also are in all time medals in history [discounting mega tiny places that might have populations of say under 100,000 and scrape up a medal therefore wierdly skewing the per capita issue, like my home for example]

haha. for a country that has very little snow. not too bad. if u wanna see the luckiest mofo of all time. google steven bradbury. out first winter olympic gold. By far and away the luckiest gold medal winner ever. He was coming dead last in the speed skating by a long mile, everyone lese fell over at the line and he skated through for the gold

Hahah, we have the nerve to field a winter "team". It's brutal ;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 10, 2008, 10:08:16 PM
Overall Medal Count

Overall Medal Count Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 3 4 4 11
Flag of China 6 3 0 9
Flag of South Korea 3 2 0 5
Flag of Australia 2 0 3 5
Flag of France 0 3 2 5
Flag of Japan 2 0 2 4
Flag of Italy 1 2 1 4
Flag of Russia 0 3 1 4
Flag of Great Britain 2 0 1 3
Flag of North Korea 0 1 2 3
Flag of Czech Republic 2 0 0 2
Flag of Netherlands 1 0 1 2
Flag of Spain 1 0 1 2
Flag of Cuba 0 1 1 2
Flag of India 1 0 0 1
Flag of Romania 1 0 0 1
Flag of Thailand 1 0 0 1
Flag of Austria 0 1 0 1
Flag of Hungary 0 1 0 1
Flag of Norway 0 1 0 1
Flag of Sweden 0 1 0 1
Flag of Turkey 0 1 0 1
Flag of Vietnam 0 1 0 1
Flag of Zimbabwe 0 1 0 1
Flag of Algeria 0 0 1 1
Flag of Argentina 0 0 1 1
Flag of Belarus 0 0 1 1
Flag of Croatia 0 0 1 1
Flag of Finland 0 0 1 1
Flag of Georgia 0 0 1 1
Flag of Germany 0 0 1 1
Flag of Indonesia 0 0 1 1
Flag of Switzerland 0 0 1 1
Flag of Taiwan 0 0 1 1
Flag of Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Hypo on August 10, 2008, 10:14:29 PM
Medal tallies are judged by how many gold medals a country has won, not how many medals total.

I'd rather have one gold than 200 bronze.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 10, 2008, 10:17:25 PM
Medal tallies are judged by how many gold medals a country has won, not how many medals total.

I'd rather have one gold than 200 bronze.

medal tallies are judged by whatever standards the US sets for counting medals, and at this point in time it's a combined total.

Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: polychronopolous on August 10, 2008, 10:20:54 PM
Medal tallies are judged by how many gold medals a country has won, not how many medals total.

I'd rather have one gold than 200 bronze.
Agreed Gold medals should be the top factor when decidiing Nation Supremacy.

The per capita count is a little misleading, you can have a very small country that gets a couple gold medals and throws the statistic way off.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Leadog on August 10, 2008, 11:04:31 PM
medal tallies are judged by whatever standards the US sets for counting medals, and at this point in time it's a combined total.




HAHA
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 11, 2008, 02:03:12 AM
medal tallies are judged by whatever standards the US sets for counting medals, and at this point in time it's a combined total.



You want to look at medal tallies... Do it from the start of the modern olympiad and add them up.

No one beats the US.

NO ONE.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 04:59:01 AM
You want to look at medal tallies... Do it from the start of the modern olympiad and add them up.

No one beats the US.

NO ONE.

 ;)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: jr on August 11, 2008, 05:13:06 AM
America is good at coming second and third.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 05:45:36 AM
China again on top. Little quiet there Moosejay ;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 06:03:29 AM
China again on top. Little quiet there Moosejay ;D

The fact that anyone exults at USa being down simply states that we are nonpareil in most aspects of life on this planet.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 06:07:27 AM
The fact that anyone exults at USa being down simply states that we are nonpareil in most aspects of life on this planet.
yeah righht you are so delussional it's laughable. China out in front, thats all that matters
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Fury on August 11, 2008, 06:08:28 AM
yeah righht you are so delussional it's laughable. China out in front, thats all that matters

Yes, looking good until track starts. While you'll one win medal in the 110 hurdles, the USA will win probably half of all the events.

USA Men's Basketball - 101
China - 70
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 06:11:06 AM
yeah righht you are so delussional it's laughable. China out in front, thats all that matters

Well, ummm, no.

The fact is, it doesn't really matter how many medcals are won.

We Yanks will go back to living lifestyles chock-full of splendor and opportunity.

500 Million Chinamen live on two dollars per day

Oh, yeah, and that doesn't matter if its yen, greenbacks, euros or whatever.

real civilized country. Shit in kitchen sinks.

They need our help.

Mcdonalds. Levis, Chocolate bars.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 06:13:31 AM
Well, ummm, no.

The fact is, it doesn't really matter how many medcals are won.

We Yanks will go back to living lifestyles chock-full of splendor and opportunity.

500 Million Chinamen live on two dollars per day

Oh, yeah, and that doesn't matter if its yen, greenbacks, euros or whatever.

real civilized country. Shit in kitchen sinks.

They need our help.

Mcdonalds. Levis, Chocolate bars.
Need your help? You have borrowed billions of dollars from the Chinese. Their ecconomey is thriving, people are very happy. They hate Americains. Fuck you really have no idea what goes on in this country do you?
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Fury on August 11, 2008, 06:14:33 AM
Need your help? You have borrowed billions of dollars from the Chinese. Their ecconomey is thriving, people are very happy. They hate Americains. Fuck you really have no idea what goes on in this country do you?

Is that why hundreds of millions of Chinese people jerk off all over the pictures of the American basketball players?  ::)

Can't say I'm obsessed with any Chinese athlete. Meanwhile, you guys love our athletes, celebrities, way of life.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 06:15:07 AM
Need your help? You have borrowed billions of dollars from the Chinese. Their ecconomey is thriving, people are very happy. They hate Americains. Fuck you really have no idea what goes on in this country do you?

 ;) Gotcha.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 06:17:33 AM
Is that why hundreds of millions of Chinese people jerk off all over the pictures of the American basketball players?  ::)

Can't say I'm obsessed with any Chinese athlete. Meanwhile, you guys love our athletes, celebrities, way of life.

BF, the NBA is poised to infiltrate the Chinese Republic not for their talent pools, which, by NBA standards, is mediocre, but for the fact that the Chinese are enamored of our fabulous players and league. This is very fertile ground for the financial and marketing arms the NBA firmly in tends to employ. Big USA Today article on this.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 06:22:01 AM
Is that why hundreds of millions of Chinese people jerk off all over the pictures of the American basketball players?  ::)

Can't say I'm obsessed with any Chinese athlete. Meanwhile, you guys love our athletes, celebrities, way of life.
Yes they love the NBA stars, but not much more than that. Americain way of life? Sory you have no idea how Chinese people live their lives.

Moosjay, How did you get me ? Yopu are sad little man. Go back to posting about your nephew and your litle list.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 06:23:41 AM
Yes they love the NBA stars, but not much more than that. Americain way of life? Sory you have no idea how Chinese people live their lives.

Moosjay, How did you get me ? Yopu are sad little man. Go back to posting about your nephew and your litle list.

I am American. That is all I need. Good luck to you and your people, my friend  :).
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 06:29:12 AM
No worries I am sure the Chinese will keep prospering so the Americains can go further into debt. ;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 08:38:52 AM
No worries I am sure the Chinese will keep prospering so the Americains can go further into debt. ;D

We don't have plans of paying them back.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: alejandro_torres on August 11, 2008, 09:57:13 AM


Mcdonalds.   WE GOT IT!Levis, no... :'( :'( :'(Chocolate bars. m and ms? hahaha
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: shootfighter1 on August 11, 2008, 10:05:43 AM
Amazing how many just assume the Americans are the best athletes...our athletes even have many advantages other countries don't.  Still the Chinese are beating us.  The U.S. dominates track and basketball but that domination doesn't apply nearly as well to the other sports.

I root for the U.S. but also love to see champions from small countries, they are truely amazing.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Fury on August 11, 2008, 10:09:15 AM
Amazing how many just assume the Americans are the best athletes...our athletes even have many advantages other countries don't.  Still the Chinese are beating us.  The U.S. dominates track and basketball but that domination doesn't apply nearly as well to the other sports.

I root for the U.S. but also love to see champions from small countries, they are truely amazing.

What advantages? You realize that China takes their athletes from their families at ages as young as three, moves them to a team center, and trains them 6-8 hours a day, 7 days a week for over a decade and then puts them in the Olympics. It's amazing that they don't win every medal doing that and it's funny that despite all that effort, they're still not that very good at a large number of sports.

It's estimated that 300 million people play basketball in China and they still can't assemble a team to even stay within 30 of the US men.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: phish on August 11, 2008, 10:14:25 AM
at the end of the day no body wants to live in china or russia or middle east or canada or africa or any crap hole country.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: CQ on August 11, 2008, 10:20:24 AM
Amazing how many just assume the Americans are the best athletes...our athletes even have many advantages other countries don't.  Still the Chinese are beating us.  The U.S. dominates track and basketball but that domination doesn't apply nearly as well to the other sports.

I root for the U.S. but also love to see champions from small countries, they are truely amazing.

Yes, I like the ones who did it againest the odds.

Like the South African amputee... a swimmer. The 50 yr old French lady in her 5th Olympics. The German gymnast who at 33 is up againest all the 16 yr olds, while raising a son with leukemia. The Americans have a swimmer in who has cancer and postponed his treatment [doctors said he can to no harm] and he is competing while fighting cancer. Tiny islands like mine, who some have populations as low as 10,000 are in, love them.

We won't medal obviously, but for a micronation that has less that 40,000 people overall as we do - we are happy to be there agianest the big nations. 1 million population islands like Jamaica are huge to us, let alone the big boys like 300 million Americans, and the billion Chinese..so just to be there on a world stage is huge to us.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Camel Jockey on August 11, 2008, 10:25:15 AM
Amazing how many just assume the Americans are the best athletes...our athletes even have many advantages other countries don't.  Still the Chinese are beating us.  The U.S. dominates track and basketball but that domination doesn't apply nearly as well to the other sports.

I root for the U.S. but also love to see champions from small countries, they are truely amazing.


Like BZ said, China and other nations recruit athletes to be something from a very young age. Not only are the young kids trained 7 days a week, but they're all properly fed and monitored by the state. China chooses from a pool of about 1 billion, yet they still can't beat the US. A chinese basketball player trained his whole life wouldn't be able to hang with a street baller who smokes weed and drinks old english all day..

What makes the US so great? It's pretty much the genetics. The only sport the US can't dominate is soccer because that's more of a skill and endurance sport that anything.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: cannon_fodder on August 11, 2008, 12:40:38 PM
Need your help? You have borrowed billions of dollars from the Chinese. Their ecconomey is thriving, people are very happy. They hate Americains. Fuck you really have no idea what goes on in this country do you?

They hate Americans? All 1.3 billion of them? Wow hope they realize such a douchebag speaks for them.

The Chinese I work with here in the US and the ones in the Jing (oh my I said it again!) are very pro US. China has a wonderful history and they all respect that, they however are more than happy to live the modern life.

You seem to be very angry at the US, did they deny you a visa or what
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: bodybuilder1234 on August 11, 2008, 02:39:01 PM
what gold medals are the chinese winning though?

Nobody cares about Ping Pong and that shite
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: monstercalves on August 11, 2008, 02:54:32 PM

Like BZ said, China and other nations recruit athletes to be something from a very young age. Not only are the young kids trained 7 days a week, but they're all properly fed and monitored by the state. China chooses from a pool of about 1 billion, yet they still can't beat the US. A chinese basketball player trained his whole life wouldn't be able to hang with a street baller who smokes weed and drinks old english all day..

What makes the US so great? It's pretty much the genetics. The only sport the US can't dominate is soccer because that's more of a skill and endurance sport that anything.

skill and endurance has nothing to do with why amercans are shite at soccer
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 11, 2008, 03:02:50 PM
skill and endurance has nothing to do with why amercans are shite at soccer

No, it has more to do with the fact that young kids don't give a shit about soccer in the US because there's not any money in it, so parents to don't waste their time.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 03:06:24 PM
They hate Americans? All 1.3 billion of them? Wow hope they realize such a douchebag speaks for them.

The Chinese I work with here in the US and the ones in the Jing (oh my I said it again!) are very pro US. China has a wonderful history and they all respect that, they however are more than happy to live the modern life.

You seem to be very angry at the US, did they deny you a visa or what
Still waiting for you to name which JIng, fact you haven't leeds me to beleave you are full of shit.  I say cme to China andsee how popular you are, the ones you dealwith are not speaking for the majority. 

Oh I exspect you to ignore answering my question again.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 11, 2008, 03:11:36 PM
Still waiting for you to name which JIng, fact you haven't leeds me to beleave you are full of shit.  I say cme to China andsee how popular you are, the ones you dealwith are not speaking for the majority. 

Oh I exspect you to ignore answering my question again.

Do you know why the US is the top of the chain?

This kind of post right here.

Ask Americans how much they care about any OTHER country and it's simple... Americans don't really give a shit.

Is it a bit ignorant? Maybe, but the point is that every other country cares a hell of a lot more about the US than the US cares about them.

The US doesn't give 2 shits about you unless there's something we need from you, so if it's not oil, gadgets, or food, we don't really care so much.

People are always worried about the US though.

Americans are in the heads of EVERY OTHER person in EVERY OTHER country on the planet.

How'd the chinese do in Water Polo today?

Oh... that's right the US beat their ass.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: cannon_fodder on August 11, 2008, 03:38:54 PM
Still waiting for you to name which JIng, fact you haven't leeds me to beleave you are full of shit.  I say cme to China andsee how popular you are, the ones you dealwith are not speaking for the majority. 

Oh I exspect you to ignore answering my question again.

BEIjing, everyone I worked with there called it the same thing THE JING. So the ones I work with don't speak for the majority but you do? Quite the ego you got going there buddy. Are you Chinese by birth? Somehow I doubt it, the Chinese are wonderful polite people, you are none of those.

Oh an I am not American by the way.

Here are a few pics
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Jeffro on August 11, 2008, 03:52:07 PM
Still waiting for you to name which JIng, fact you haven't leeds me to beleave you are full of shit.  I say cme to China andsee how popular you are, the ones you dealwith are not speaking for the majority. 

Oh I exspect you to ignore answering my question again.
Brutal internet tough guy. ::)

Epic jealousy of a far more superior country.

The U.S. owns your country and your mind. :-\  Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Camel Jockey on August 11, 2008, 04:02:10 PM
No, it has more to do with the fact that young kids don't give a shit about soccer in the US because there's not any money in it, so parents to don't waste their time.

lol Don't be silly of course there's money. European league players make a lot of money and get international recognition.

More people around the world know who Ronaldo is than Kobe or Lebron
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 11, 2008, 04:18:49 PM
lol Don't be silly of course there's money. European league players make a lot of money and get international recognition.

More people around the world know who Ronaldo is than Kobe or Lebron

Not in the US... We're talking about why US people don't excel in soccer.

In the US the money is in baseball or football... pretty simple.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: MAXX on August 11, 2008, 04:23:49 PM
sweden,,,, 1 shitty silver in womens road cykling   :'(
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: cannon_fodder on August 11, 2008, 04:27:43 PM
sweden,,,, 1 shitty silver in womens road cykling   :'(

It's OK, just remember how hot your women are!
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: ManBearPig... on August 11, 2008, 04:31:37 PM
America should sell all the real estate they're taking up in filthy foreigner's heads.

And as far as "chinese economy booming", i've said it before, i'll say it again.

If someone who makes a million dollars a year (America) , and its' income goes up 1,000 a year, that's only a growth of .001 %.

if someone who makes a thousand a year (China), and its income goes up 1,000 a year, that's a growth of 100%.

America would rather take its .001 than Chinese 100 any day.

Why?  Cuz China sucks.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 04:57:56 PM
BEIjing, everyone I worked with there called it the same thing THE JING. So the ones I work with don't speak for the majority but you do? Quite the ego you got going there buddy. Are you Chinese by birth? Somehow I doubt it, the Chinese are wonderful polite people, you are none of those.

Oh an I am not American by the way.

Here are a few pics
Thanks for answering. I don't disagree with you about the CHinese people and readers of my posts know that I defend them to the hilt. Maybe you should not read selectively. Peoples opions of others difer I really don't care what you think of me. I deal with the local people on many different levels ( government professionals to the local street marketeers) and have never had issues with any. My main pionts have only been on critisnm when the facts are not correct. Your photo's mean nothing to me, avaiable on the net anywhere
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 04:58:32 PM
Do you know why the US is the top of the chain?

This kind of post right here.

Ask Americans how much they care about any OTHER country and it's simple... Americans don't really give a shit.

Is it a bit ignorant? Maybe, but the point is that every other country cares a hell of a lot more about the US than the US cares about them.

The US doesn't give 2 shits about you unless there's something we need from you, so if it's not oil, gadgets, or food, we don't really care so much.

People are always worried about the US though.

Americans are in the heads of EVERY OTHER person in EVERY OTHER country on the planet.

How'd the chinese do in Water Polo today?

Oh... that's right the US beat their ass.
Being why most countries hate you.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 04:59:53 PM
Brutal internet tough guy. ::)

Epic jealousy of a far more superior country.

The U.S. owns your country and your mind. :-\  Hope this helps.
Please clarify your post?  How am I a tough guy. How does the US own Australia and my mind?
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Michaeloz on August 11, 2008, 05:01:38 PM
America should sell all the real estate they're taking up in filthy foreigner's heads.

And as far as "chinese economy booming", i've said it before, i'll say it again.

If someone who makes a million dollars a year (America) , and its' income goes up 1,000 a year, that's only a growth of .001 %.

if someone who makes a thousand a year (China), and its income goes up 1,000 a year, that's a growth of 100%.

America would rather take its .001 than Chinese 100 any day.

Why?  Cuz China sucks.
Your a little of the mark when it comes to economics. Lot more factors to consider, but carry on if you're happy
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Jeffro on August 11, 2008, 05:07:43 PM
Please clarify your post?  How am I a tough guy. How does the US own Australia and my mind?
Your a tough guy because you challenged him to come to China to find out how many people dont like Americans. ::)

Youve been melting all over this thread, defending China and hating on the U.S.  Obviously the U.S. is in your head because you took the time to go on several tirades about how everyone hates us. 

If you dont like us, then go fuck yourself, you whiney bitch.  Your opinion means nothing here.  Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 11, 2008, 05:48:28 PM
Being why most countries hate you.

Hate all you want, I don't see anyone doing anything except bitching.

Take all of the polls, the statistics... take it all... do whatever you want to do with it and at the end of the day... Everyone is still worried about the US and the US isn't worried about everyone else.

Welcome to a planetary sized meltdown.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 05:58:42 PM
Being why most countries hate you.

They definitely hate the fact that it has taken us only a bit more tha 200 years to surpass the rest of the world in  most facets-where many hateful countries have been inexistence for thousands of years.

Yeah...that would rankle my rhubarb a bit, too ;)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 11, 2008, 06:00:56 PM
Not in the US... We're talking about why US people don't excel in soccer.

In the US the money is in baseball or football... pretty simple.


And you forgot-socker sucks moosecock.

Take it from the Moose ;)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: phish on August 11, 2008, 10:22:25 PM
medal count usa 20 china 16. back on top cant wait till track comes and we win 90 percent of the events.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: youandme on August 11, 2008, 10:27:03 PM
Overall Medal Count
Overall Medal Count Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 6 6 8 20
Flag of China 10 3 3 16
Flag of South Korea 5 5 0 10
Flag of Italy 3 3 2 8
Flag of Australia 3 0 4 7
Flag of Russia 0 4 3 7
Flag of Japan 2 1 2 5
Flag of France 0 3 2 5


Did anyone see the relay race last night against France, and their big mouths, wow that was insane, the upset in the France swimmers face was awesome and the excitement of the United States winning after so much talk from France.

Phelps got another, tonite on top of breaking a World record.


Looks like as I'm watching the Us will take a silver if lucky in mens' gymnastics


Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Leadog on August 12, 2008, 04:29:16 AM
hahaha, u yanks. as impressive as u guys are in some events if u take your population into account you are coming twenty third.......nice work!!!.......Austraila first as usual best sporting nation in the world.....watch out Kazakhstan is catching you guys should be a great race between u two


Total medals per million population Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Medals
/Million
1 Australia 3 1 5 9 0.4404

2 Finland 1 0 1 2 0.3818

3 Slovakia 1 1 0 2 0.3671

4 DPR Korea 1 2 3 6 0.2575

5 Austria 0 1 1 2 0.2439

6 Croatia 0 0 1 1 0.2226

7 Norway 0 1 0 1 0.2161

8 Georgia 0 0 1 1 0.2152

9 Korea 5 5 0 10 0.2039

10 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0.1955

11 Netherlands 1 1 1 3 0.1810

12 Cuba 0 1 1 2 0.1755

13 Zimbabwe 0 2 0 2 0.1625

14 Italy 3 4 2 9 0.1548

15 Tajikistan 0 0 1 1 0.1413

16 Switzerland 0 0 1 1 0.1324

17 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0.1231

18 Sweden 0 1 0 1 0.1107

19 Belarus 0 0 1 1 0.1028

20 Hungary 0 1 0 1 0.1004

21 Chinese Taipei 0 0 2 2 0.0875

22 France 0 3 2 5 0.0785

23 United States 7 6 8 21 0.0697

24 Great Britain 2 1 1 4 0.0658

25 Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1 0.0654

26 Russian Fed. 0 4 3 7 0.0495

27 Spain 1 0 1 2 0.0494

28 Romania 1 0 0 1 0.0449

29 Japan 2 1 2 5 0.0392

30 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 0.0360

31 Algeria 0 0 1 1 0.0300

32 Argentina 0 0 1 1 0.0248

33 Germany 0 1 1 2 0.0243

34 Colombia 0 1 0 1 0.0225

35 Thailand 1 0 0 1 0.0154

36 Turkey 0 1 0 1 0.0141

37 China 11 3 4 18 0.0136

38 Vietnam 0 1 0 1 0.0117

39 Brazil 0 0 2 2 0.0105

40 Mexico 0 0 1 1 0.0092

41 Indonesia 0 0 2 2 0.0085

42 India 1 0 0 1 0.0009



Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: tu_holmes on August 12, 2008, 09:50:00 AM
hahaha, u yanks. as impressive as u guys are in some events if u take your population into account you are coming twenty third.......nice work!!!.......Austraila first as usual best sporting nation in the world.....watch out Kazakhstan is catching you guys should be a great race between u two


No one cares about per capita... In the medal columns are numbers and none of them is population.

When most of your continent is in "summer" type weather all year long, you should win damn near all of the medals.

Really, it's kind of a shame you don't do better.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Jeffro on August 12, 2008, 09:57:51 AM
hahaha, u yanks. as impressive as u guys are in some events if u take your population into account you are coming twenty third.......nice work!!!.......Austraila first as usual best sporting nation in the world.....watch out Kazakhstan is catching you guys should be a great race between u two
::) ::) ::)

This is the only stat that matters:

USA:  21 medals (7g 6s 8b)
Austrailia:  9 medals (3g 1s 5b)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: monstercalves on August 12, 2008, 09:58:50 AM
They definitely hate the fact that it has taken us only a bit more tha 200 years to surpass the rest of the world in  most facets-where many hateful countries have been inexistence for thousands of years.

Yeah...that would rankle my rhubarb a bit, too ;)

i thought u were quite smart aswell.....  ::)
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: El_Pajero on August 12, 2008, 02:03:05 PM
stupid australian hype and phelps is also a stupid hype

without australia and phelps i would enjoy the olympics more
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 12, 2008, 03:17:18 PM
hahaha, u yanks. as impressive as u guys are in some events if u take your population into account you are coming twenty third.......nice work!!!.......Austraila first as usual best sporting nation in the world.....watch out Kazakhstan is catching you guys should be a great race between u two


Total medals per million population Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Medals
/Million
1 Australia 3 1 5 9 0.4404

2 Finland 1 0 1 2 0.3818

3 Slovakia 1 1 0 2 0.3671

4 DPR Korea 1 2 3 6 0.2575

5 Austria 0 1 1 2 0.2439

6 Croatia 0 0 1 1 0.2226

7 Norway 0 1 0 1 0.2161

8 Georgia 0 0 1 1 0.2152

9 Korea 5 5 0 10 0.2039

10 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0.1955

11 Netherlands 1 1 1 3 0.1810

12 Cuba 0 1 1 2 0.1755

13 Zimbabwe 0 2 0 2 0.1625

14 Italy 3 4 2 9 0.1548

15 Tajikistan 0 0 1 1 0.1413

16 Switzerland 0 0 1 1 0.1324

17 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0.1231

18 Sweden 0 1 0 1 0.1107

19 Belarus 0 0 1 1 0.1028

20 Hungary 0 1 0 1 0.1004

21 Chinese Taipei 0 0 2 2 0.0875

22 France 0 3 2 5 0.0785

23 United States 7 6 8 21 0.0697

24 Great Britain 2 1 1 4 0.0658

25 Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1 0.0654

26 Russian Fed. 0 4 3 7 0.0495

27 Spain 1 0 1 2 0.0494

28 Romania 1 0 0 1 0.0449

29 Japan 2 1 2 5 0.0392

30 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 0.0360

31 Algeria 0 0 1 1 0.0300

32 Argentina 0 0 1 1 0.0248

33 Germany 0 1 1 2 0.0243

34 Colombia 0 1 0 1 0.0225

35 Thailand 1 0 0 1 0.0154

36 Turkey 0 1 0 1 0.0141

37 China 11 3 4 18 0.0136

38 Vietnam 0 1 0 1 0.0117

39 Brazil 0 0 2 2 0.0105

40 Mexico 0 0 1 1 0.0092

41 Indonesia 0 0 2 2 0.0085

42 India 1 0 0 1 0.0009





Don't worry.

When the aliens attack, we will save the world.   
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 12, 2008, 03:17:59 PM
i thought u were quite smart aswell.....  ::)

Thank you.

I am a part of it all.
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 13, 2008, 03:43:35 PM
Just wait till track and field begins.

Then it will be all over
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: ibfasport on August 13, 2008, 04:15:06 PM
Flag of United States 6 6 8 20
Flag of China 10 3 3 16
Flag of South Korea 5 5 0 10
Flag of Italy 3 3 2 8
Flag of Australia 3 0 4 7
Flag of Russia 0 4 3 7
Flag of Japan 2 1 2 5
Flag of France 0 3 2 5

We are the 1st European  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: nzmusclemonster on August 13, 2008, 04:16:43 PM
NZ is still waiting for its first medal  :(
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: closeline on August 14, 2008, 02:28:52 AM
We are the 1st European  ;D ;D

BS

Germany has 6 Gold
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: ibfasport on August 14, 2008, 04:33:31 AM
shit! but we beat them at home 2-0 in the Soccer World Cup  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: Moosejay on August 14, 2008, 04:56:36 AM
China up one overall medal on us now. They are putting up a good showing.

Again, wait till track
Title: Re: Total Olympic Medal Counts...
Post by: cannon_fodder on August 15, 2008, 07:06:02 PM
Thanks for noticing Kristy at the games, guys!  I'm hoping Kristy Coventry can win another medal in the backstroke.... her strongest event.  She has a good chance at Gold!

Did you watch the 200m backstroke final? Exceptional performance from her. Not only the gold medal but a new world record as well.