Medal Tally for 2004 Olympics with the population of country next to it.
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1 USA 35 39 29 103 (Population 295,734,134)
2 CHN 32 17 14 63 (Population 1,306,313,812)
3 RUS 27 27 38 92 (Population 143,420,309)
4 AUS 17 16 16 49 (Population 20,090,437)
5 JPN 16 9 12 37 (Population 127,417,244)
6 GER 14 16 18 48 (Population 82,431,390)
Per capita Australia wins by a big big margin. I think it is just because we are sports mad and have a healthier lifestyle because of it.
Originally posted by pythagorasnot enough medals to fill your mouth or head though...please ditch the flag..we would not have to tolerate your kind any more then...oh, remember the Ashes and what you were going to do
Australia is the greatest sporting nation in the world per capita. We never have the biggest Olympic team, not do we top the medal tally. In the Olympics we generally come 4th of the medal tally, but judging as we have only 20 million people (half the population of Tokyo) in out entire country, I reckon that's pretty good. In the Commonwealth Games we kic ...[text shortened]... e world.
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, OI OI OI!!!
PS. We need to ditch the Union Jack on our flag.
Originally posted by EsotericWhat about The Bahamas, Barbados and Iceland?
Medal Tally for 2004 Olympics with the population of country next to it.
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1 USA 35 39 29 103 (Population 295,734,134)
2 CHN 32 17 14 63 (Population 1,306,313,812)
3 RUS 27 27 38 92 (Population 143,420,309)
4 AUS 17 16 16 49 (Population 20,090,437)
5 JPN 16 9 12 37 (Population 127,417,244)
6 GER 14 16 18 48 (Population 82,431, ...[text shortened]... rgin. I think it is just because we are sports mad and have a healthier lifestyle because of it.
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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove🙂
Bloody convicts!
Amazingly, it used to be a prereq that you had to have a criminal record to get in. Now you can't get in if you have one!!
Also, the Australian desire for sport is due to the majority of Aussies being decendants from Britain who invented a number of sports played by the aussies. Cricket and rugby being good examples. Swimming has been picked up due to the abundance of water and the warm weather which therefore makes it a free sport.
In terms of the flag it is and always has been up to the people of australia to choose. I seem to recall that a vote was recently taken and much to the republican dismay was in favour of remaining part of the commonwhealth.
Oh and by the way. Kick the flag and leave the commonwealth and you wont be able to come on here bragging about how good you are anymore. Just a thought.
Originally posted by pythagorasPound for pound, the Aussies tend to punch pretty much above their weight. I notice you failed to mention the much vaunted men's swimming team.
Australia is the greatest sporting nation in the world per capita. We never have the biggest Olympic team, not do we top the medal tally. In the Olympics we generally come 4th of the medal tally, but judging as we have only 20 million people (half the population of Tokyo) in out entire country, I reckon that's pretty good. In the Commonwealth Games we kic ...[text shortened]... e world.
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, OI OI OI!!!
PS. We need to ditch the Union Jack on our flag.
Lose the arrogance, though.
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveWhat the hell drug are you on tonight? BTW, the next time you masterbate, try taking the glove off; it won't feel so "strange".....
Hahaha...
That makes [b]you about 245 years old I estimate.
btw, what part of we were you, and what part did you play in the "ditching"?
edit; I'll answer that for you..............bugger all/nuffink.[/b]
Originally posted by Daemon SinI think that's more like the figure of the New Zealand sheep population - the land of the sheep enjoyer. From all reports, they don't mind turning a sheep around.... ..that's what we hear!
Tokyo — Population: 12,369,000
Australia — Population: 20,090,437
Australian Sheep - Population: 102,700,000
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Originally posted by AussieGThe overall sheep population [Australian] is just under 100 million.
I think that's more like the figure of the New Zealand sheep population - the land of the sheep enjoyer. From all reports, they don't mind turning a sheep around.... ..that's what we hear!
http://www.wool.com.au/LivePage.aspx?pageId=1919
The Sheep population [New Zealand] 43.1 million
http://www.sheepworld.co.nz/SheepFarming.htm