Olympic Medal Tally
Aug 16th 2004, 7:15 am
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Olympic Medal Tally
Australia is currently second in the world , behind China, with 4 gold medals,
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
Last edited by wombat42; Aug 16th 2004 at 7:25 am.
Aug 16th 2004, 7:23 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by wombat42
Australia is currently second in the world , behind China, with 4 gold medals,
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympic...edal_table.php
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympic...edal_table.php
Wombat you have the greatest way of showing aussies up at their worst. Try saying what you wrote.
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
This is such a typical but sad aussie attitide, anyone who lives here will know what I mean, its not pride its little dick syndrome, makes us look like we cant do much else so we have to brag about sport.
Tonights news will be just the same, probably wont even hear who came first
Aug 16th 2004, 7:26 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by wombat42
Australia is currently second in the world , behind China, with 4 gold medals,
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympic...edal_table.php
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympic...edal_table.php
Shouldn't crow too much at this early stage, the warm beer chugging comps are yet to come.
Aug 16th 2004, 7:38 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Wombat you have the greatest way of showing aussies up at their worst. Try saying what you wrote.
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
This is such a typical but sad aussie attitide, anyone who lives here will know what I mean, its not pride its little dick syndrome, makes us look like we cant do much else so we have to brag about sport.
Tonights news will be just the same, probably wont even hear who came first
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
This is such a typical but sad aussie attitide, anyone who lives here will know what I mean, its not pride its little dick syndrome, makes us look like we cant do much else so we have to brag about sport.
Tonights news will be just the same, probably wont even hear who came first
China:
August 15
Women's -52kg (Judo) Gold: Dongmei Xian
Men's 56kg (Weightlifting) Silver: Meijin Wu
August 14
Women's 10m Air Rifle Gold: Li Du
Men's 10m Air Pistol Gold: Yifu Wang
Women's -48kg (Judo) Bronze: Gao Feng
Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Gold: Guo Jingjing & Minxia Wu
Women's 48kg (Weightlifting) Silver: Zhuo Li
Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Gold: Liang Tian & Jinghui Yang
Australia:
August 15
Men's Trap Bronze: Adam Vella
Women's Individual Road Race Gold: Sara Carrigan
Women's 100m Butterfly Gold: Petria Thomas
August 14
Men's 400m Freestyle Gold: Ian Thorpe
Men's 400m Freestyle Silver: Grant Hackett
Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Gold: Team
Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Bronze: Irina Lashko & Chantelle Newbery
Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Bronze: Mathew Helm & Robert Newbery
Now show us your dgong.
Aug 16th 2004, 7:45 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Wombat you have the greatest way of showing aussies up at their worst. Try saying what you wrote.
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
This is such a typical but sad aussie attitide, anyone who lives here will know what I mean, its not pride its little dick syndrome, makes us look like we cant do much else so we have to brag about sport.
Tonights news will be just the same, probably wont even hear who came first
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
This is such a typical but sad aussie attitide, anyone who lives here will know what I mean, its not pride its little dick syndrome, makes us look like we cant do much else so we have to brag about sport.
Tonights news will be just the same, probably wont even hear who came first
Aug 16th 2004, 7:48 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by Quinkana
Oh, that's why there's no channel 7 TV coverage of the Pom team.
Shouldn't crow too much at this early stage, the warm beer chugging comps are yet to come.
Shouldn't crow too much at this early stage, the warm beer chugging comps are yet to come.
Aug 16th 2004, 8:29 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
My lot are doing OK for a small country 
Aug 16th 2004, 8:30 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by wombat42
Australia is currently second in the world , behind China, with 4 gold medals,
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
Nice one. Congratulations.
However, in soccer, the sport that any poms actually care about, England are currently ranked 7th in the world. Australia is well down the list, somewhere behind Latvia.
Aug 16th 2004, 8:32 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
[QUOTE=jad n rich]
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
QUOTE]
I've just said it to myself, and it sounds no different to how it reads..??
confused?...
"Australia is second in the WORLD great britain way down the list somewhere behind slovakia".
QUOTE]
I've just said it to myself, and it sounds no different to how it reads..??
confused?...
Aug 16th 2004, 8:39 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Just gonna to say : nothing wrong with being good at sport. The USA has a big world city, New York, has high per capita income, all the economic bells and whistles that anti-Australia people comment on and they do OK in world sport.
Years ago you could not get in to a decent uni unless you were an all rounder, and in this respect, sport always looked good on the old CV so don't knock it. Keeps you fit as well. Tell the oxford and cambridge blues they are only good at sport and they will laugh.
lol (!)
BM
Years ago you could not get in to a decent uni unless you were an all rounder, and in this respect, sport always looked good on the old CV so don't knock it. Keeps you fit as well. Tell the oxford and cambridge blues they are only good at sport and they will laugh.
lol (!)
BM
Aug 16th 2004, 8:41 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by PopeyeDoyle
Nice one. Congratulations.
However, in soccer, the sport that any poms actually care about, England are currently ranked 7th in the world. Australia is well down the list, somewhere behind Latvia.
However, in soccer, the sport that any poms actually care about, England are currently ranked 7th in the world. Australia is well down the list, somewhere behind Latvia.
BM
Aug 16th 2004, 8:43 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by wombat42
Australia is currently second in the world , behind China, with 4 gold medals,
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
Great Britain is way down the list, somewhere behind Slovakia.
Australia does well in the pool hence the traditional early high medals tally. Australia also has a team as big as the US and China and chucks a huge amount of money at sport. The expected final position is 5th, 4th would be a better than expected performance. Anything less they we can call em a bunch of uncos
. Personally I find the jingoism surrounding the Olympics nauseating but fortunately I haven't had to watch any of it. I found Britain bad and guilty of it before and I shall be avoiding any channel except SBS. Without medals tallies and national anthems the event would be great.
Aug 16th 2004, 8:53 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by badgersmount
Good point! How well will England do in the Olympics then?? Forgot it was an Olympic sport. cheers
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Aug 16th 2004, 8:57 am
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Re: Olympic Medal Tally
Originally Posted by PopeyeDoyle
Nice one. Congratulations.
However, in soccer, the sport that any poms actually care about, England are currently ranked 7th in the world. Australia is well down the list, somewhere behind Latvia.
However, in soccer, the sport that any poms actually care about, England are currently ranked 7th in the world. Australia is well down the list, somewhere behind Latvia.
Seriously though, Australia's prowess at sport has a very simple origin: Australia's climate. It's conducive to sport and physical activity.
Aug 16th 2004, 9:36 am
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Maybe Wombatboy has a point,
"Slow start to Britain's medal pursuit"
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/olympics...284050,00.html
"Slow start to Britain's medal pursuit"
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/olympics...284050,00.html