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| Thread ID: 48643 | 2004-08-28 22:57:00 | OT - Why are the Oz Olympians so much better? | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 266423 | 2004-08-30 09:34:00 | We are 7th overall . . . . while Oz is 9th . Found via Google: Olympic Medal Rankings, all years - population based ** Athens not counted . ** 1 Finland 2 Sweden 3 Hungary 4 Norway 5 Denmark 6 Bulgaria 7 New Zealand 8 Switzerland 9 Australia 10 Estonia 11 Cuba These rankings are designed to take into account 2 features… . a) rather than counting medals as single items, we have placed a value on medals - thus a gold medal is worth 10 points, a silver medal worth 3 points and a bronze is worth 1 point . So we firstly convert all medal tallies using our points system . b) then we divide the nations points total by its population to get its Adjusted Points Total (APT) . And this provides us with our standard for ranking the world's Olympic nations . |
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| 266424 | 2004-08-30 10:29:00 | Does it really matter? There were something like 202 countries represented at the Olympics. Most athletes and their countries scored no medals at all. The Aussies do seem to have an ability to perform above the average. Maybe it is their Sports Institute, maybe they really are the lucky country. ;) We still live in Godzone! Well done Kiwis. |
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