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Olympic rankings vary depending on where you look at them. Some use gold medals to rank, then silver for draws, then bronze; some use a bold sum of any medal types ('Sum' column below). I like to give a weight to each medal type, with a bigger one on gold, as harder to obtain (requiring more efforts, or more won games to achieve). This e.g. ranks down a bit Australia, currently equalling Great-Britain, with respect to the default ranking proposed on olympics.com #Paris2024 #olympics #5continents #sportsfirst The last column shows the fraction of the weighted-score a country has with respect to that directly ahead of it.

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Get ready to witness the world's greatest athletes go for gold! The Summer Olympics 2024 is kicking off, bringing together nations, dreams, and unforgettable moments. Let's cheer on the champions and celebrate the spirit of sportsmanship! What is your favorite Olympic sport? #SummerOlympics #GoForGold #PrestonProud #IndustrialRefrigeration #Ammonia #ColdStorage #PrestonRefrigeration

Have we reached the point in sports where coming second and third dont count. Clearly the medal table now ranks the number of Gold medals and no credit for the accumulative effort of collecting silver and bronze medals. So, if a team came 1st, 2nd and 3rd to collect 3 medals i.e. "Team Work", its only the athlete who received Gold that ranks overall. Team GB got a total of 65 medals which in my books puts them in 3rd place. I think Ukraine should be top for winning 3 Gold for battling against the odds, that would stick it to the Russians. https://lnkd.in/gaU7xvtT

1984 Olympic 2x Bronze medalist (200 & 4x100m) Thomas Jefferson and I had a friendly debate. Which US Olympic team had the most medals 1984 or 2016? This answer is a little complicated. We called our in-house track and field statition and historian Duffy Mahoney for this answer. He said 1984 won 40 medals but they put an astrik by it because Russia boycotted the 1984 Olympic Games. 2016 the U.S. competed against Russia and the rest of the world and we won 32 medals. Technically 1984 has the most but they didn’t compete against the whole world. Do you think the 1984 Olympic team won this debate or do you think 2016 Olympic Team won? #ShotDiva #TeamUSA #History #Olympians

🚨 Insight into Olympic Medal Performance of Host Nations (2000 - 2022) As we wrapped up the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, I recently delved into how host nations have performed over the last two decades. Here's an interesting breakdown of medal counts when countries hosted the Olympics versus their average performance in the previous five Games (same season). 📊 #Olympics #SportsAnalytics #Paris2024 #DataDriven #Performance #OlympicGames #France #SportsPerformance #LinkedInInsights

💥‼️Change in Athletics Competition Schedule due to the number of confirmed athletes in the Men’s 100m Preliminary Round * Change from 5 to 6 heats (the gap between heats will be 7 minutes). * Qualification criteria: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to Round 1 #Paris2024 #AthleticsAfrica #Olympics #Athletics

Host Nation Performance at the Summer Games #Paris2024 is officially underway! The soccer and rugby tournaments start today, and the International Olympic Committee – IOC will take center stage for the next few weeks. It is often reported that host nations perform better at the Games. This has been the case in recent years: when comparing host nations to their performance at the previous Games, hosts get more medals: #London2012 - 51 UK medals in 2008, 65 UK medals in 2012 #Rio2016 - 17 Brazil medals in 2012, 19 Brazil medals in 2016 #Tokyo2020 - 41 Japan medals in 2016, 58 Japan medals in 2021 However, one metric is often overlooked: these host nations send more athletes. In fact, due to a rise in athlete counts, all three previous hosts saw their medal per athlete drop during their host year: #London2012 - 0.16 medals/Olympian in 2008, 0.12 medals/Olympian in 2012 #Rio2016 - 0.07 medals/Olympian in 2012, 0.04 medals/Olympian in 2016 #Tokyo2020 - 0.12 medals/Olympian in 2016, 0.10 medals/Olympian in 2021 After earning 33 medals in 2021, France will need 50 from their 573 current Olympians to outperform their Tokyo medal/athlete rate. Can they be the first hosts to outperform their pre-hosting medal rate in a generation?

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Olympic Showdown: Imane Khelif’s Quest for Gold Amidst Controversy and Exciting Finals in Paris As the Paris 2024 Olympics approaches its climax, a mix of high drama and thrilling sports action marks the final days of competition. Central to this drama is Algerian boxer… #Algeria #Boxing #ImaneKhelifs #ParisOlympics >>> Read more