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borat sagdiyev Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-04 12:30 AM
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Why are Olympic medals listed by country
and not by events completed?
Who cares which country has the most.....
Also, I noticed the medal winners for shooting have all been china or russia, heh.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-04 12:34 AM
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1. The media.
Medal count totals by country are not recognized by the IOC. The media started the medal race count when we were still fighting the evil Soviet Union. It's a shame, because when an American medals at, say cross country skiing or fencing, it's as much a miracle as when an athlete from a small country wins any medal. I hate the medal count, it takes away from individual accomplishment and makes it into a country contest!
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-04 12:35 AM
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2. Remnant of the Cold War...n/t
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onebigbadwulf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-04 12:35 AM
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3. Because of Hitler in 1936
he made it a national competition to boost morale.

Listen to Thom Hartmann - knowledge is power.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-04 12:36 AM
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4. Nationalisitc pride.
It's just one way of saying, "we're better than you". It was a lot more played up in the cold war days.
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