Summer Olympics News

USA 36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze, 110 total

China 51 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze, 100 total

Russia 23 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze, 72 total

Great Britain 19 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze, 47 total

Australia 14 gold, 15 silver, 17 bronze, 46 total

Germany 16 gold, 10 silver, 15 bronze, 41 total

France 7 gold, 16 silver, 17 bronze, 40 total

South Korea 13 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze, 31 total

Italy 8 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze, 28 total

Ukraine 7 gold, 5 silver, 15 bronze, 27 total

Japan 9 gold, 6 silver, 10 bronze, 25 total

Cuba 2 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze, 24 total

Belarus 4 gold, 5 silver, 10 bronze, 19 total

Spain 5 gold, 10 silver, 3 bronze, 18 total

Canada 3 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze, 18 total

Netherlands 7 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 16 total

Brazil 3 gold, 4 silver, 8 bronze, 15 total

Kenya 5 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 14 total

Kazakhstan 2 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze, 13 total

Jamaica 6 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 11 total

Poland 3 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze, 10 total

Hungary 3 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze, 10 total

Norway 3 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze, 10 total

New Zealand 3 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze, 9 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Turkey 1 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Ethiopia 4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 7 total

Denmark 2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 7 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Czech Republic 3 gold, 3 silver, 6 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 6 total

Georgia 3 gold, 3 bronze, 6 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Argentina 2 gold, 4 bronze, 6 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 4 bronze, 6 total

Uzbekistan 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Armenia 6 bronze, 6 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Sweden 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Lithuania 2 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Croatia 2 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Mongolia 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 total

Thailand 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Greece 2 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Nigeria 1 silver, 3 bronze, 4 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 4 bronze, 4 total

Mexico 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Latvia 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

India 1 gold, 2 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Serbia 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Ireland 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Estonia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Portugal 1 gold, 1silver, 2 total

Belgium 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Dominican Republic 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Iran 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Trinidad and Tobago 2 silver, 2 total

Morocco 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Bahamas 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Tajikistan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Bahrain 1 gold, 1 total

Cameroon 1 gold, 1 total

Panama 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Iceland 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

South Africa 1 silver, 1 total

Sudan 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Afghanastan 1 bronze, 1 total

Israel 1 bronze, 1 total

Venezuela 1 bronze, 1 total

Mauritius 1 bronze, 1 total

Moldova 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

USA 31 gold, 36 silver, 35 bronze, 102 total

China 47 gold, 17 silver, 25 bronze, 89 total

Russia 17 gold, 17 silver, 22 bronze, 56 total

Great Britain 18 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze, 44 total

Australia 11 gold, 14 silver, 16 bronze, 41 total

Germany 14 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze, 36 total

France 5 gold, 13 silver, 16 bronze, 34 total

South Korea 11 gold, 10 silver, 7 bronze, 28 total

Japan 9 gold, 6 silver, 10 bronze, 25 total

Italy 7 gold, 8 silver, 10 bronze, 25 total

Ukraine 5 gold, 4 silver, 11 bronze, 20 total

Cuba 2 gold, 6 silver, 11 bronze, 19 total

Canada 3 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze, 17 total

Netherlands 7 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 16 total

Belarus 4 gold, 4 silver, 8 bronze, 16 total

Spain 4 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze, 12 total

Brazil 2 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze, 12 total

Kazakhstan 1 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze, 11 total

Jamaica 6 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze, 10 total

New Zealand 3 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze, 9 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Poland 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze, 8 total

Kenya 2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 8 total

Hungary 1 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze, 8 total

Turkey 1 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Denmark 2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 7 total

Norway 1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 7 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Czech Republic 3 gold, 3 silver, 6 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 6 total

Georgia 3 gold, 3 bronze, 6 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Uzbekistan 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Armenia 6 bronze, 6 total

Ethiopia 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 3 bronze, 5 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Sweden 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Lithuania 2 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Argentina 1 gold, 3 bronze, 4 total

Croatia 1 silver, 3 bronze, 4 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 4 bronze, 4 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

India 1 gold, 2 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Greece 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Estonia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1silver, 2 total

Portugal 1 gold, 1silver, 2 total

Mexico 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Iran 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Latvia 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Trinidad and Tobago 2 silver, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Serbia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Tajikistan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Ireland 2 bronze, 2 total

Nigeria 2 bronze, 2 total

Bahrain 1 gold, 1 total

Cameroon 1 gold, 1 total

Panama 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Belgium 1 silver, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Dominican Republic 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

South Africa 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Afghanastan 1 bronze, 1 total

Israel 1 bronze, 1 total

Morocco 1 bronze, 1 total

Venezuela 1 bronze, 1 total

Mauritius 1 bronze, 1 total

Moldova 1 bronze, 1 total

Bahamas 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Here is a really cool way to keep track of the medal count in the 2008 Beijing Olympics:

http://live.idashboards.com/beijing2008/?guestuser=guest

The daily updated Olympic medal dashboard provides a summary of the day’s athletic results and an interactive world map highlights participating countries and corresponding medal tallies. The dashboards’ unique hover-and-click capabilities enable fans to drill down through each country’s results by sporting event and individual athlete performance. An additional dashboard provides even greater detail and the ability to compare results from across the globe with the help of graphic bar charts, speedometers, gauges, interactive country flags and medals.

Like I said, it’s pretty cool!

USA 27 gold, 31 silver, 29 bronze, 87 total

China 45 gold, 15 silver, 21 bronze, 81 total

Russia 16 gold, 16 silver, 19 bronze, 51 total

Great Britain 17 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze, 39 total

Australia 11 gold, 13 silver, 14 bronze, 38 total

Germany 11 gold, 8 silver, 11 bronze, 30 total

France 4 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze, 30 total

South Korea 10 gold, 10 silver, 6 bronze, 26 total

Japan 8 gold, 6 silver, 9 bronze, 23 total

Italy 6 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze, 21 total

Ukraine 5 gold, 5 silver, 9 bronze, 19 total

Netherlands 6 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 15 total

Canada 2 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze, 13 total

Belarus 2 gold, 3 silver, 8 bronze, 13 total

Cuba 1 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze, 13 total

Spain 4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze, 11 total

Kazakhstan 1 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze, 10 total

Jamaica 5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze, 9 total

New Zealand 3 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze, 9 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Poland 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze, 8 total

Kenya 2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 8 total

Brazil 1 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze, 7 total

Czech Republic 3 gold, 3 silver, 6 total

Georgia 3 gold, 3 bronze, 6 total

Denmark 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Norway 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 6 total

Turkey 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 6 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Uzbekistan 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 3 bronze, 5 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Hungary 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Lithuania 2 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Armenia 5 bronze, 5 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Sweden 3 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 4 bronze, 4 total

Ethiopia 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Argentina 1 gold, 2 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Croatia 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Greece 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Estonia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1silver, 2 total

India 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Mexico 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Serbia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Tajikistan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Bahrain 1 gold, 1 total

Cameroon 1 gold, 1 total

Panama 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Dominican Republic 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Portugal 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

South Africa 1 silver, 1 total

Trinidad and Tobago 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Afghanastan 1 bronze, 1 total

Iran 1 bronze, 1 total

Israel 1 bronze, 1 total

Latvia 1 bronze, 1 total

Morocco 1 bronze, 1 total

Venezuela 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

China 45 gold, 14 silver, 20 bronze, 79 total

USA 26 gold, 26 silver, 27 bronze, 79 total

Russia 13 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze, 45 total

Great Britain 16 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze, 36 total

Australia 11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze, 36 total

France 4 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze, 30 total

Germany 11 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze, 28 total

South Korea 8 gold, 10 silver, 6 bronze, 24 total

Japan 8 gold, 6 silver, 9 bronze, 23 total

Italy 6 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze, 20 total

Ukraine 5 gold, 5 silver, 8 bronze, 18 total

Netherlands 4 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 13 total

Canada 2 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze, 13 total

Belarus 2 gold, 3 silver, 8 bronze, 13 total

Cuba 1 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze, 13 total

Spain 3 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze, 10 total

New Zealand 3 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze, 9 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Poland 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze, 8 total

Kenya 2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 8 total

Kazakhstan 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Denmark 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Brazil 1 gold, 5 bronze, 6 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 3 silver, 5 total

Jamaica 2 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 3 bronze, 5 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Norway 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 3 bronze, 4 total

Hungary 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Uzbekistan 2 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Armenia 5 bronze, 5 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 1 silver, 4 total

Georgia 2 gold, 2 bronze, 4 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Turkey 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Ethiopia 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Sweden 3 silver, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Greece 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Lithuania 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 3 bronze, 3 total

Estonia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1silver, 2 total

Argentina 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

India 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Mexico 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Croatia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Serbia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Bahrain 1 gold, 1 total

Cameroon 1 gold, 1 total

Panama 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Dominican Republic 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Portugal 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

South Africa 1 silver, 1 total

Trinidad and Tobago 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Afghanastan 1 bronze, 1 total

Iran 1 bronze, 1 total

Israel 1 bronze, 1 total

Latvia 1 bronze, 1 total

Morocco 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Venezuela 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

USA 25 gold, 26 silver, 26 bronze, 77 total

China 42 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze, 74 total

Russia 10 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze, 42 total

Australia 11 gold, 11 silver, 12 bronze, 34 total

Great Britain 15 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze, 32 total

France 4 gold, 11 silver, 14 bronze, 29 total

Germany 11 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze, 26 total

South Korea 8 gold, 10 silver, 6 bronze, 24 total

Japan 8 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze, 22 total

Italy 6 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze, 19 total

Ukraine 5 gold, 4 silver, 8 bronze, 17 total

Netherlands 3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 12 total

Canada 2 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 11 total

Cuba 1 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze, 11 total

Belarus 1 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze, 11 total

Spain 3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 9 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Kazakhstan 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Poland 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze, 7 total

Kenya 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 7 total

New Zealand 2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Denmark 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Brazil 1 gold, 5 bronze, 6 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 3 silver, 5 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 3 bronze, 5 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Norway 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Hungary 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Armenia 5 bronze, 5 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 1 silver, 4 total

Jamaica 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Uzbekistan 1 silver, 3 bronze, 4 total

Ethiopia 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 total

Georgia 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Sweden 3 silver, 3 total

Turkey 2 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Greece 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Argentina 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Lithuania 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Serbia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Cameroon 1 gold, 1 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Panama 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Estonia 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Portugal 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

South Africa 1 silver, 1 total

Trinidad and Tobago 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Iran 1 bronze, 1 total

Latvia 1 bronze, 1 total

Morocco 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

China 39 gold, 14 silver, 14 bronze, 67 total

USA 20 gold, 22 silver, 25 bronze, 67 total

Russia 7 gold, 13 silver, 14 bronze, 34 total

Australia 11 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze, 33 total

Great Britain 12 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze, 27 total

France 4 gold, 10 silver, 13 bronze, 27 total

Germany 9 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze, 23 total

South Korea 8 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze, 23 total

Japan 8 gold, 5 silver, 7 bronze, 20 total

Italy 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze, 18 total

Ukraine 5 gold, 3 silver, 8 bronze, 16 total

Netherlands 3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 12 total

Belarus 1 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze, 11 total

Cuba 1 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 10 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Spain 3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 8 total

Canada 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Kazakhstan 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Poland 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze, 7 total

Denmark 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

New Zealand 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Brazil 1 gold, 5 bronze, 6 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 3 silver, 5 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 3 bronze, 5 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Hungary 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Armenia 5 bronze, 5 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 1 silver, 4 total

Jamaica 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Norway 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Ethiopia 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 total

Georgia 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Sweden 3 silver, 3 total

Kenya 2 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Turkey 2 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Greece 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Uzbekistan 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Serbia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Cameroon 1 gold, 1 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Estonia 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Portugal 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

Trinidad and Tobago 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Lithuania 1 bronze, 1 total

Argentina 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

USA 19 gold, 21 silver, 25 bronze, 65 total

China 35 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze, 61 total

Russia 7 gold, 11 silver, 12 bronze, 30 total

Australia 8 gold, 10 silver, 11 bronze, 29 total

Great Britain 11 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze, 25 total

France 4 gold, 9 silver, 12 bronze, 25 total

South Korea 8 gold, 9 silver, 5 bronze, 22 total

Germany 9 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze, 21 total

Japan 8 gold, 5 silver, 7 bronze, 20 total

Italy 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze, 18 total

Ukraine 5 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze, 14 total

Netherlands 2 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze, 10 total

Belarus 3 silver, 7 bronze, 10 total

Romania 4 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 8 total

Cuba 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Kazakhstan 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Canada 2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Spain 3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 6 total

Poland 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

North Korea 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 6 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 3 silver, 5 total

New Zealand 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Switzerland 2 gold, 3 bronze, 5 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Indonesia 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 3 total

Brazil 1 gold, 4 bronze, 5 total

Hungary 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Armenia 5 bronze, 5 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 1 silver, 4 total

Jamaica 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 total

Zimbabwe 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 total

Norway 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Slovenia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Denmark 1 gold, 3 bronze, 4 total

Georgia 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Bulgaria 1 gold, 1silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Sweden 3 silver, 3 total

Turkey 2 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Kenya 2 silver, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Greece 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Serbia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Uzbekistan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Ethiopia 1 gold, 1 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Tunisia 1 gold, 1 total

Chile 1 silver, 1 total

Ecuador 1 silver, 1 total

Estonia 1 silver, 1 total

Malysia 1 silver, 1 total

Singapore 1 silver, 1 total

Trinidad and Tobago 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Lithuania 1 bronze, 1 total

Argentina 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

Here’s another advantage of doing the medal count by hand. When we were adjusting the medal count this morning, we noticed that North Korea had moved DOWN in the medal count. I thought perhaps I had made a mistake, but figured I’d better check it out anyway. I didn’t see any major headlines about medals being stripped from anyone, even on the NBC site, but upon further research I found an article that stated that several athletes had tested positive for prohibited substances, including North Korea’s Kim Jong-Su, who won silver and bronze in shooting events. Because of the positive test, North Korea’s medal count was revised to one gold, one silver and three bronze.

USA 14 gold, 12 silver, 18 bronze, 44 total

China 25 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze, 40 total

Australia 5 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze, 20 total

Russia 3 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze, 19 total

France 3 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze, 18 total

South Korea 6 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze, 17 total

Germany 8 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 14 total

Italy 6 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze, 14 total

Japan 6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 13 total

Great Britain 3 gold, 2 bronze, 3 bronze, 8 total

Cuba 1 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 8 total

Ukraine 3 gold, 4 bronze, 7 total

Netherlands 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

North Korea 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Hungary 4 silver, 1 bronze, 5 total

Kazakhstan 3 silver, 2 bronze, 5 total

Armenia 5 bronze, 5 total

Slovakia 3 gold, 1 silver, 4 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Romania 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Switzerland 1 gold, 3 bronze, 4 total

Belarus 1 silver, 3 bronze, 4 total

Brazil 4 bronze, 4 total

Georgia 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Zimbabwe 3 silver, 3 total

Sweden 2 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Austria 1 silver, 2 bronze, 3 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 total

Poland 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Spain 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Norway 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Slovenia 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Turkey 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Uzbekistan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Indonesia 2 bronze, 2 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Lithuania 1 bronze, 1 total

Argentina 1 bronze, 1 total

Bulgaria 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 bronze, 1 total

Denmark 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

China 22 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze, 35 total

USA 10 gold, 9 silver, 15 bronze, 29 total

South Korea 6 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze, 16 total

Australia 5 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze, 16 total

France 2 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze, 15 total

Russia 3 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze, 14 total

Italy 6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 13 total

Germany 6 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 11 total

Japan 5 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze, 11 total

Great Britain 2 gold, 2 bronze, 3 bronze, 7 total

North Korea 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Cuba 1gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 6 total

Netherlands 1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze, 6 total

Ukraine 1 gold, 4 bronze, 5 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Romania 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Switzerland 1 gold, 3 bronze, 4 total

Hungary 3 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Kazakhstan 2 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Armenia 4 bronze, 4 total

Brazil 4 bronze, 4 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 total

Georgia 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Zimbabwe 3 silver, 3 total

Sweden 2 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Mongolia 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 total

Slovakia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Spain 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Austria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Turkey 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Belarus 2 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Indonesia 2 bronze, 2 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 total

Norway 1 silver, 1 total

Slovenia 1 silver, 1 total

Uzbekistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Lithuania 1 bronze, 1 total

Argentina 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

Poland 1 bronze, 1 total

USA 10 gold, 8 silver, 11 bronze, 29 total

China 17 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze, 27 total

South Korea 6 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze, 13 total

Australia 4 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze, 12 total

Russia 2 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze, 12 total

Italy 4 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 11 total

France 1 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze, 11 total

Germany 6 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 9 total

Japan 4 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze, 9 total

Great Britain 2 gold, 2 bronze, 3 bronze, 7 total

North Korea 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Netherlands 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze, 5 total

Romania 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Switzerland 1 gold, 3 bronze, 4 total

Ukraine 4 bronze, 4 total

Georgia 2 gold, 1 bronze, 3 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 total

Zimbabwe 3 silver, 3 total

Cuba 2 silver, 1 bronze, 3 total

Hungary 2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 total

Armenia 3 bronze, 3 total

Brazil 3 bronze, 3 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 2 total

Slovakia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Spain 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Sweden 2 silver, 2 total

Algeria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Austria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kazakhstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Belarus 2 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Indonesia 2 bronze, 2 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 total

Mongolia 1 silver, 1 total

Turkey 1 silver, 1 total

Norway 1 silver, 1 total

Slovenia 1 silver, 1 total

Uzbekistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Egypt 1 bronze, 1 total

Argentina 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Togo 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

Poland 1 bronze, 1 total

When I post the medal standings each day, I have to hand write/ cut and paste all that information. We’ve looked at ways to automate the process (we’re still looking), but there are problems with each of the widgets we’ve found. My biggest problem has been this. I want to post ALL of the results. I don’t want to show top 3, or top 10, even though that’s all most people care about (and all that will fit on our site when we use a widget). Why do I think it’s so important to show all of the medal counts?

Because all medals are important to the person/country that won them. Take India, for example. India just won their first individual gold medal. Period. Ever. The country had never before won an individual gold medal until Abhinav Bindra won the 10m air rifle event during the Beijing Olympics. I don’t want to leave off their gold medal, just because they don’t have 10 other medals to go along with it.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m proud to be an American, and I really love it when our name tops the medal count. But if you look at Togo’s bronze medal and realize that Benjamin Thomas Boukpeti’s medal in whitewater is the only medal that country has ever won and the only whitewater medal ever won by an Africa competitor, period— I don’t know, to me that’s what the Olympics are all about.

So, I’ll continue typing the medal counts by hand until we come up with a better solution. Maybe I don’t even want a better solution. If a widget was taking care of it, I might not even know that Kyrgyzstan won a bronze medal in this Olympics (their first, also, by the way).

USA 7 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze, 21 total

China 13 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 20 total

South Korea 5 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze, 12 total

Australia 3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze, 10 total

Italy 3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 9 total

Russia 2 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 9 total

France 6 silver, 3 bronze, 9 total

North Korea 1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze, 7 total

Japan 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 6 total

Germany 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, 4 total

Great Britain 2 gold, 2 bronze, 4 total

Netherlands 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze, 4 total

Czech Republic 2 gold, 1 silver, 3 total

Azerbaijan 1 gold, 2 silver, 3 total

Brazil 3 bronze, 3 total

Slovakia 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 total

Spain 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Finland 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Romania 1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 total

Zimbabwe 2 silver, 2 total

Kazakhstan 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Austria 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Cuba 1 silver, 1 bronze, 2 total

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) 2 bronze, 2 total

Armenia 2 bronze, 2 total

Indonesia 2 bronze, 2 total

Togo 1 gold, 1 total

India 1 gold, 1 total

Thailand 1 gold, 1 total

Vietnam 1 silver, 1 total

Colombia 1 silver, 1 total

Hungary 1 silver, 1 total

Turkey 1 silver, 1 total

Sweden 1 silver, 1 total

Norway 1 silver, 1 total

Uzbekistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Algeria 1 bronze, 1 total

Georgia 1 bronze, 1 total

Argentina 1 bronze, 1 total

Belarus 1 bronze, 1 total

Croatia 1 bronze, 1 total

Tajikistan 1 bronze, 1 total

Ukraine 1 bronze, 1 total

Switzerland 1 bronze, 1 total

Kyrgyzstan 1 bronze, 1 total

Mexico 1 bronze, 1 total

Poland 1 bronze, 1 total

China 9 gold3 silver2 bronze14 total
U.S. 3 gold4 silver5 bronze 12 total
South Korea 4 gold3 silver0 bronze 7 total
Italy 2 gold3 silver1 bronze 6 total
Russia 0 gold4 silver2 bronze 6 total
Australia 2 gold0 silver3 bronze 5 total
France 0 gold3 silver2 bronze 5 total
Japan 2 gold0 silver2 bronze 4 total
North Korea 0 gold1 silver3 bronze 4 total
Great Britain 2 gold0 silver1 bronze 3 total
Netherlands 1 gold1 silver1 bronze 3 total
Czech Repub. 2 gold0 silver0 bronze 2 total
Finland 1 gold0 silver1 bronze 2 total
Spain 1 gold0 silver1 bronze 2 total
Cuba 0 gold1 silver1 bronze 2 total
Germany 0 gold1 silver1 bronze 2 total
Brazil 0 gold0 silver2 bronze 2 total
Indonesia 0 gold0 silver2 bronze 2 total
Azerbaijan 1 gold0 silver0 bronze 1 total
India 1 gold0 silver0 bronze 1 total
Romania 1 gold0 silver0 bronze 1 total
Thailand 1 gold0 silver0 bronze 1 total
Austria 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Colombia 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Hungary 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Norway 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Slovakia 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Sweden 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Turkey 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Vietnam 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Zimbabwe 0 gold1 silver0 bronze 1 total
Algeria 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Argentina 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Belarus 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Chinese Taipei0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Croatia 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Georgia 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Switzerland 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Tajikistan 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total
Uzbekistan 0 gold0 silver1 bronze 1 total

There sure lot of medals in the Summer Olympics. When I blogged the Winter Olympics, there were only 33 Olympics awarded by this time. So far, there have 67 medals awarded in the Beijing Olympics. That’s a LOT of medals. Here’s the breakdown, as of this morning (last night in Beijing).

China 6 gold, 2 silver
United States 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze
South Korea 3 gold, 2 silver
Italy 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
Russia 3 silver, 1 bronze
Japan 1 gold, 2 bronze
France 2 silver, 1 bronze
North Korea 1 silver, 2 bronze
Czech Republic 2 gold
Australia 1 gold, 1 bronze
Netherlands 1 gold, 1 bronze
Spain 1 gold, 1 bronze
Cuba 1 silver, 1 bronze
Great Britain 1 gold
Romania 1 gold
Thailand 1 gold
Austria 1 silver
Hungary 1 silver
Sweden 1 silver
Turkey 1 silver
Vietnam 1 silver
Zimbabwe 1 silver
Algeria 1 bronze
Argentina 1 bronze
Belarus 1 bronze
Chinese Taipei 1 bronze
Croatia 1 bronze
Georgia 1 bronze
Germany 1 bronze
Indonesia 1 bronze
Switzerland 1 bronze
Uzbekistan 1 bronze

The first medals for the U.S. came in a sweep of the women’s sabre competition. Below are the names of the winners.

Mariel Zagunis— gold
Sada Jacobson— silver
Becca Ward— bronze