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Old Aug 19th 2004, 1:13 am
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Originally Posted by ladyofthelake
USA is now top of the medals table...


cos they choose to count the total number of medals

twisting the results to suit
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Old Aug 19th 2004, 1:42 am
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Originally Posted by bobz
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USA 29 medals with 297 million people, one medal for every 10.24 million
Britain 6 medals with 60 million people, one medal for every 10 million

we're actually doing better under the Manc Medal Count Method.
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Originally Posted by manc1976
USA 29 medals with 297 million people, one medal for every 10.24 million
Britain 6 medals with 60 million people, one medal for every 10 million

we're actually doing better under the Manc Medal Count Method.
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Woo hoo! Britain's first Gold!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olym...ng/3579964.stm

Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew won Britain's first gold medal of the Athens Games on Thursday.
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Originally Posted by James Box
Woo hoo! Britain's first Gold!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olym...ng/3579964.stm

Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew won Britain's first gold medal of the Athens Games on Thursday.
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Not looking all that rosey in the Badminton Final though
Latest score: Robertson/Emms (GB) 1-15 6-3 Zhang/Gao (Chn)
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Gotta love those sailors! Should have another 3 sailing golds pretty soon.
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Originally Posted by manc1976
Not looking all that rosey in the Badminton Final though
Latest score: Robertson/Emms (GB) 1-15 6-3 Zhang/Gao (Chn)
They won the second game though!

Latest score: Robertson/Emms (GB) 1-15 15-12 Zhang/Gao (Chn)
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Originally Posted by James Box
They won the second game though!

Latest score: Robertson/Emms (GB) 1-15 15-12 Zhang/Gao (Chn)

Just imagine it.... 2 gold medals, we'd be at the dizzy heights of number 12 on the medal table !!

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Originally Posted by anotherlimey
Just imagine it.... 2 gold medals, we'd be at the dizzy heights of number 12 on the medal table !!

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And well above the Yanks in the Manc Medal Count Method.
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Latest score: Robertson/Emms (GB) 1-15 15-12 7-3 Zhang/Gao (Chn)
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Originally Posted by manc1976
USA 29 medals with 297 million people, one medal for every 10.24 million
Britain 6 medals with 60 million people, one medal for every 10 million

we're actually doing better under the Manc Medal Count Method.
Best not to judge the Aussies by that method.
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Originally Posted by Oggie Oi!
Best not to judge the Aussies by that method.
yeah but I'd learn to swim quick if I lived within 5 miles of sharks and crocodilles.
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