A quick look at the Olympic medal count, and it appears that China is leading in gold medals and the US in total medal count.
What I don't understand...
In certain sports, such as gymnastics, weightlifting, and swimming, the same sport done in different manners, sometimes rather slightly different manners, there are many gold medals awarded. For example, Phelps has won eight gold medals swimming in different styles and/or distances.
Yet in team sports, a gold medal win by a team counts as one gold medal. I think if multiple gold medals are awarded for the same sport performed in slightly different manners or distances, the medal count should include one medal for each member of teams that win gold, silver, bronze.
There are many athletes competing for three medals in each team sport, many times the number the relative handful of athletes competing for a plethora of medals in gymnastics, weightlifting, swimming, etc.
Thoughts?
What I don't understand...
In certain sports, such as gymnastics, weightlifting, and swimming, the same sport done in different manners, sometimes rather slightly different manners, there are many gold medals awarded. For example, Phelps has won eight gold medals swimming in different styles and/or distances.
Yet in team sports, a gold medal win by a team counts as one gold medal. I think if multiple gold medals are awarded for the same sport performed in slightly different manners or distances, the medal count should include one medal for each member of teams that win gold, silver, bronze.
There are many athletes competing for three medals in each team sport, many times the number the relative handful of athletes competing for a plethora of medals in gymnastics, weightlifting, swimming, etc.
Thoughts?
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