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considering how small GB is were still 3rd on the all time list

GB: One medal/90000 citizen

Sweden: One medal/21000 citizen

Finland: One medal/16000 citizen

A good stat might be, how many olympic participants, or perhaps how many entries into competitions per country.

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Latest medal count update as of 8/10/08 11:25 PM BBK time.

A_Traveller,

I did express my congratulations to Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon and Thailand on their first gold of the 2008 Olympics in a thread that was started just on that topic. I am hoping to keep this topic going by posting the medal counts. :o

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considering how small GB is were still 3rd on the all time list

GB: One medal/90000 citizen

Sweden: One medal/21000 citizen

Finland: One medal/16000 citizen

ireland just won gold medal for sharp shooting.................

but were disqualified as they refused to take their balaclavas off. :o

question; how do they determine who gets to play football in the tournament. ireland &england not there. why?

anybody know?

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question; how do they determine who gets to play football in the tournament. ireland &england not there. why?

anybody know?

Don't know about Ireland, but England, Wales, Scotland and N. Ireland don't take part as they would have to field an all-British team. One fear is that this could be seen as such a good idea that FIFA might suggest a combined team in all competitions. Basically though, I think it's the various FAs being able to agree to how to manage a British team.

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Korea Fighting!!!!!! dae han min gook!!!!!!! :o

go the KOREANS!

i have big dilemas when korea go heads up againest Australia!

but i keep it in the blood ...so......... DAE HAN MING GOOK!!!

^________^

but go korea, australia, and thailand !

o-O I didn't know there were another Korean fellows in this Forum. :D An-nyong-ha-se-yo?

Yeah, I am rooting for Korea, too.

16 medals so far. Not bad for a tiny country. Yay!

Taekwondo starts next week and I am hoping they can add some more medals.

Go Dae han min gook!

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Korea Fighting!!!!!! dae han min gook!!!!!!! :o

go the KOREANS!

i have big dilemas when korea go heads up againest Australia!

but i keep it in the blood ...so......... DAE HAN MING GOOK!!!

^________^

but go korea, australia, and thailand !

o-O I didn't know there were another Korean fellows in this Forum. :D An-nyong-ha-se-yo?

Yeah, I am rooting for Korea, too.

16 medals so far. Not bad for a tiny country. Yay!

Taekwondo starts next week and I am hoping they can add some more medals.

Go Dae han min gook!

Ah nyoung ha sae yo!

your the second korean i`ve met here....jin ja bang gah wo yo!

OMG!! i cant believe we lost in archery last night against China!!

we`ve been undefeated for 24years since 1984 and our first seed park sung hyun lost by 1 point!

i was on my toes last night very exciting match.......but well done to the chinese first gold medal in archery....

i guess home olympics has a little advantage??? ^________^

we still took silver and bronze!

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Never have paid much attention to "medal counts" because I feel the Olympics should be a celebration of individual athletic achievement (at least in non-team sports). So this nationalistic fervor we see every four years for the Olympics just sickens me.

Then is totally surprises me that you even opened this posting with the title that is displayed.... :o

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