Final 421 National Medal Standings

Rank	Country	Gold medals	Silver medals	Bronze medals	4-2-1 points	Total medals
1	China	51	21	28	274	100
2	United States	36	38	36	256	110
3	Russia	23	21	28	162	72
4	Great Britain	19	13	15	117	47
5	Australia	14	15	17	103	46
6	Germany	16	10	15	99	41
7	South Korea	13	10	8	80	31
8	France	7	16	17	77	40
9	Italy	8	10	10	62	28
10	Japan	9	6	10	58	25
11	Ukraine	7	5	15	53	27
12	Spain	5	10	3	43	18
13	Netherlands	7	5	4	42	16
14	Cuba	2	11	11	41	24
15	Canada	3	9	6	36	18
16	Kenya	5	5	4	34	14
17	Jamaica	6	3	2	32	11
18	Brazil	3	4	8	28	15
19	Poland	3	6	1	25	10
20	Hungary	3	5	2	24	10
20	Norway	3	5	2	24	10
22	Kazakhstan	2	4	7	23	13
23	Romania	4	1	3	21	8
24	Ethiopia	4	1	2	20	7
25	New Zealand	3	1	5	19	9
26	Czech Republic	3	3	0	18	6
27	Belarus	1	3	7	17	11
28	Slovakia	3	2	1	17	6
29	Turkey	1	4	3	15	8
30	Denmark	2	2	3	15	7
31	Georgia	3	0	3	15	6
32	North Korea	2	1	3	13	6
33	Azerbaijan	1	2	4	12	7
34	Argentina	2	0	4	12	6
34	Switzerland	2	0	4	12	6
36	Mongolia	2	2	0	12	4
36	Thailand	2	2	0	12	4
38	Uzbekistan	1	2	3	11	6
39	Slovenia	1	2	2	10	5
40	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	10	4
41	Bulgaria	1	1	3	9	5
41	Indonesia	1	1	3	9	5
43	Sweden	0	4	1	9	5
44	Mexico	2	0	1	9	3
45	Finland	1	1	2	8	4
46	Croatia	0	2	3	7	5
46	Lithuania	0	2	3	7	5
48	Latvia	1	1	1	7	3
49	Armenia	0	0	6	6	6
50	Greece	0	2	2	6	4
51	India	1	0	2	6	3
52	Belgium	1	1	0	6	2
52	Estonia	1	1	0	6	2
52	Portugal	1	1	0	6	2
55	Nigeria	0	1	3	5	4
56	Iran	1	0	1	5	2
57	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4	4
58	Austria	0	1	2	4	3
58	Ireland	0	1	2	4	3
58	Serbia	0	1	2	4	3
61	Trinidad and Tobago	0	2	0	4	2
62	Bahrain	1	0	0	4	1
62	Cameroon	1	0	0	4	1
62	Panama	1	0	0	4	1
62	Tunisia	1	0	0	4	1
66	Algeria	0	1	1	3	2
66	Bahamas	0	1	1	3	2
66	Colombia	0	1	1	3	2
66	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	3	2
66	Morocco	0	1	1	3	2
66	Tajikistan	0	1	1	3	2
72	Chile	0	1	0	2	1
72	Ecuador	0	1	0	2	1
72	Iceland	0	1	0	2	1
72	Malaysaia	0	1	0	2	1
72	Singapore	0	1	0	2	1
72	South Africa	0	1	0	2	1
72	Sudan	0	1	0	2	1
72	Vietnam	0	1	0	2	1
80	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1	1
80	Egypt	0	0	1	1	1
80	Israel	0	0	1	1	1
80	Mauritius	0	0	1	1	1
80	Moldova	0	0	1	1	1
80	Togo	0	0	1	1	1
80	Venezuela	0	0	1	1	1
	Totals	298	300	350	2110	937

Per Capita National Olympic Performance

Olympic medal standings neglect obvious comparative inequities. Most glaring of these are vast differences in national populations. Per capita, the US ranks only #34 and China ranks only #53. Leading per-capita national showings: #1 Jamaica and #4 Australia. Strongest regions are Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

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421 National Medal Standings Tuesday 8-19

Rank		Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	4-2-1
1		China	43	14	19	76	219
2		United States	26	26	27	79	183
3		Great Britain	16	9	8	33	90
4		Russia	10	14	18	42	86
5		Australia	11	12	12	35	80
6		Germany	11	8	9	28	69
7		South Korea	8	10	6	24	58
8		France	4	11	14	29	52
9		Japan	8	6	8	22	52
10		Italy	6	6	7	19	43
11		Ukraine	5	4	8	17	36
12		Netherlands	4	5	4	13	30
13		Canada	2	6	5	13	25
14		Spain	3	4	2	9	22
15		Romania	4	1	3	8	21
16		Poland	3	4	1	8	21
17		Cuba	1	5	5	11	19
18		Belarus	1	3	7	11	17
19		Kenya	2	3	2	7	16
20		Kazakhstan	1	3	4	8	14
21		North Korea	2	1	4	7	14
22		Czech Republic	2	3	0	5	14
23		Jamaica	2	3	0	5	14
24		Slovakia	3	1	0	4	14
25		Denmark	2	1	3	6	13
26		New Zealand	2	1	3	6	13
27		Switzerland	2	0	3	5	11
28		Azerbaijan	1	2	2	5	10
29		Norway	1	2	2	5	10
30		Slovenia	1	2	2	5	10
31		Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4	10
32		Ethiopia	2	1	0	3	10
33		Brazil	1	0	5	6	9
34		Indonesia	1	1	3	5	9
35		Hungary	0	4	1	5	9
36		Georgia	2	0	1	3	9
37		Bulgaria	1	1	2	4	8
38		Finland	1	1	1	3	7
39		Sweden	0	3	0	3	6
40		Estonia	1	1	0	2	6
41		Mongolia	1	1	0	2	6
42		Armenia	0	0	5	5	5
43		Uzbekistan	0	1	3	4	5
44		Turkey	0	2	1	3	5
45		Argentina	1	0	1	2	5
46		Austria	0	1	2	3	4
47		Greece	0	1	2	3	4
48		Lithuania	0	1	2	3	4
49		Cameroon	1	0	0	1	4
50		India	1	0	0	1	4
51		Panama	1	0	0	1	4
52		Thailand	1	0	0	1	4
53		Tunisia	1	0	0	1	4
54		Algeria	0	1	1	2	3
55		Colombia	0	1	1	2	3
56		Croatia	0	1	1	2	3
57		Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2	3
58		Serbia	0	1	1	2	3
59		Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	2	2
60		Chile	0	1	0	1	2
61		Ecuador	0	1	0	1	2
62		Malaysaia	0	1	0	1	2
63		Portugal	0	1	0	1	2
64		Singapore	0	1	0	1	2
65		South Africa	0	1	0	1	2
66		Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1	2
67		Vietnam	0	1	0	1	2
68		Egypt	0	0	1	1	1
69		Iran	0	0	1	1	1
70		Latvia	0	0	1	1	1
71		Mexico	0	0	1	1	1
72		Morocco	0	0	1	1	1
73		Tajikistan	0	0	1	1	1
74		Togo	0	0	1	1	1
231		Totals	204	205	231	640	1457

Per Capita National Olympic Performance

Standard Olympic medal standings neglect obvious comparative inequities. The most glaring of these are vast differences in national populations. Per capita, the US ranks only #35 in medal performance and China ranks only #53. China's 39 gold medals -- 21% of the Olympic total -- are impressive until you realize that China also has 20% of the world's population. Its 15% take of total medals is considerably less than its share of world population, even though it has all the advantages of being the home country (and may well have cheated).

The leading per-capita national showings are Jamaica at #1 and Australia at #3, far outperforming other medals leaders. The strongest regions are eastern Europe with Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Belarus and Hungary in the top 12; and Scandinavia, with three of the region's four countries (Finland, Denmark and Norway) in the top nine.

Rank		Country	Gold	Sil- ver	Bro- nze	Total medals	4-2-1 points		pop (mil)	Gold medals /mil	Total medals /million	421 points /million
1		Jamaica	2	2	0	4	12		3	.737	1.47	4.42
2		Slovenia	1	1	2	4	8		2	.493	1.97	3.94
3		Australia	11	10	12	33	76		21	.514	1.54	3.55
4		Azerbaijan	1	2	2	5	10		3	.333	1.67	3.33
5		Slovakia	3	1	0	4	14		5	.628	.84	2.93
6		Finland	1	1	1	3	7		3	.380	1.14	2.66
7		Denmark	2	1	3	6	13		5	.364	1.09	2.37
8		Canada	2	3	4	9	18		8	.262	1.18	2.36
9		Norway	1	2	2	5	10		4	.227	1.14	2.27
10		Romania	4	1	3	8	21		11	.355	.71	1.86

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2008 Olympics Complete Medal Standings as of 8/18, 11:00 PM Beijing Time

Rank		COUNTRY	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	4-2-1
1		China	39	14	14	67	198
2		United States	22	24	26	72	162
3		Australia	11	10	12	33	76
4		Russia	8	13	15	36	73
5		Great Britain	12	7	8	27	70
6		Germany	9	7	7	23	57
7		South Korea	8	9	6	23	56
8		France	4	11	13	28	51
9		Japan	8	5	7	20	49
10		Italy	6	6	6	18	42
11		Ukraine	5	3	8	16	34
12		Netherlands	3	5	4	12	26
13		Romania	4	1	3	8	21
14		Spain	3	3	2	8	20
15		Cuba	1	5	5	11	19
16		Poland	3	3	1	7	19
17		Canada	2	3	4	9	18
18		Belarus	1	3	7	11	17
19		Kenya	2	3	2	7	16
20		Kazakhstan	1	3	4	8	14
21		Czech Republic	2	3	0	5	14
22		Slovakia	3	1	0	4	14
23		Denmark	2	1	3	6	13
24		North Korea	2	1	3	6	13
25		New Zealand	2	1	3	6	13
26		Jamaica	2	2	0	4	12
27		Switzerland	2	0	3	5	11
28		Azerbaijan	1	2	2	5	10
29		Norway	1	2	2	5	10
30		Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4	10
31		Ethiopia	2	1	0	3	10
32		Brazil	1	0	5	6	9
33		Hungary	0	4	1	5	9
34		Indonesia	1	1	3	5	9
35		Georgia	2	0	1	3	9
36		Slovenia	1	1	2	4	8
37		Finland	1	1	1	3	7
38		Bulgaria	1	1	1	3	7
39		Sweden	0	3	0	3	6
40		Mongolia	1	1	0	2	6
41		Armenia	0	0	5	5	5
42		Turkey	0	2	1	3	5
43		Austria	0	1	2	3	4
44		Greece	0	1	2	3	4
45		Uzbekistan	0	1	2	3	4
46		Panama	1	0	0	1	4
47		Tunisia	1	0	0	1	4
48		Cameroon	1	0	0	1	4
49		Thailand	1	0	0	1	4
50		India	1	0	0	1	4
51		Croatia	0	1	1	2	3
52		Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2	3
53		Serbia	0	1	1	2	3
54		Algeria	0	1	1	2	3
55		Colombia	0	1	1	2	3
56		Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	2	2
57		Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1	2
58		Estonia	0	1	0	1	2
59		Singapore	0	1	0	1	2
60		Portugal	0	1	0	1	2
61		Ecuador	0	1	0	1	2
62		Chile	0	1	0	1	2
63		Malaysaia	0	1	0	1	2
64		South Africa	0	1	0	1	2
65		Vietnam	0	1	0	1	2
66		Lithuania	0	0	1	1	1
67		Togo	0	0	1	1	1
68		Tajikistan	0	0	1	1	1
69		Argentina	0	0	1	1	1
70		Egypt	0	0	1	1	1
71		Mexico	0	0	1	1	1
			185	186	209	580	1321