Gold

[Jantar]

Double Sculls :first:

[Berries]

Is that a drinking race?

[turtleman]

Double Sculls :first:

Yes!
A perfectly timed race. Well done to those two. :headbang:

[Jantar]

It becomes a drinking race for both the winners and losers, and most other competitors as well after the main event.

[eelracing]

Top shelf racing from Cohen and Sullivan...hopefully more to come from the rest of the team.

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[sinfull]

Did we take it off the Ozzies ?

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[Swoop]

Good on them!

[Gremlin]

Did we take it off the Ozzies ?
Unfortunately not... would have been the only thing that could have made it any better... second was eyeties, third was a european country I think?

[willytheekid]

This was such a great race to watch:woohoo:

...and tonight...at 10:50...we release the Titans of rowing!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/rowing/7404918/Mighty-Kiwi-pair-huge-favourites-for-gold
:woohoo:

I am SOOOO gonna watch and record this race, there semi final run was just jaw dropping to watch!...but the Heat race:eek5:...SIX! seconds off the world record!...SIX SECONDS!!!...O..M...G!

And then...there is Mahe Drysdale
...I so hope he gets redemption, its was heart breaking to see him in the last olympics throwing up before and after his race...the man is on a mission

WOOOHOOO GO KIWIS!! (And who said we cant fly?)

[Maha]

The Bronze medals preceeding the gold are just as worthy....just saying.

[Road kill]

The Bronze medals preceeding the gold are just as worthy....just saying.

Too right man,,,GO THE KIWI'S.:wings:

[JimO]

dont know what all the fuss is its not rugby is it

[Brian d marge]

Double sculls , dont know what all the fuss is about , it was the thing to do in my Uni days , Vodka , tequila ....you name it ,,,,,,

We even used to dance ( flaming arse dance) while sculling .....

Stephen

[Jantar]

Men' coxless pairs :first:

[mashman]

Men' coxless pairs :first:

They may not have cox but they sure have balls :eek5:... that was an impressive win given that it's the Olympics.

[pete376403]

Woohoo soo impressive!!!!

(And the Aussies were somewhere near the back)

[pete376403]

And again!!!!!

[Jantar]

Men's single Sculls :first:

[Gremlin]

This is much easier than cheering on Bronze :clap:

[willytheekid]

WOOOOHOOO!!!! :first::first:

The TITANS just blew the field away! Bond and Murray were just amazing! :clap:

And then came...the KRAKEN!!! :woohoo::clap: Mahe was so deserving of that

GO NZ!!!

[Wiki Drifter]

'Straya where the bloody hell are ya? :bleh:

[Gremlin]

'Straya where the bloody hell are ya? :bleh:
Perhaps she's in the cricket...

http://www.topnews.in/files/Lara-Bingle3.jpg

[Berries]

Perhaps she's in the cricket...
Not sure about a gold medal, but a pearl necklace would look nice.

[flyingcrocodile46]

Looks like NZ :first: by a nose over Slovenia:scratch:


Last updated 2012-08-04 07:15:19.412713 (@+10GMT).
54 countries have won medals. 113 gold medals awarded.


Gold medals per million population

<tbody>
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold/Million


1
New Zealand
3
0
3
0.6932


2
Slovenia
1
0
2
0.5008


3
Lithuania
1
0
0
0.2836


4
Kazakhstan
4
0
0
0.2283


5
Georgia
1
0
0
0.2188


6
Hungary
2
1
2
0.2008


7
Republic of Korea
9
2
5
0.1842


8
Cuba
2
2
1
0.1806


9
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
4
0
1
0.1627


10
Great Britain
8
6
8
0.1269










14
United States of America
21
10
12
0.0669










17
South Africa
3
1
0
0.0615










20
Australia
1
9
4
0.0454










23
Russian Federation
3
12
8
0.0217


24
Japan
2
8
11
0.0157


25
People's Republic of China
20
13
9
0.0149

















</tbody>


Total medals per million population

<tbody>
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Medals
Total Medals
/Million


1
Slovenia
1
0
2
3
1.5025


2
New Zealand
3
0
3
6
1.3863


3
Australia
1
9
4
14
0.6359


4
Mongolia
0
1
1
2
0.6289


5
Slovakia
0
0
3
3
0.5471


6
Denmark
0
1
2
3
0.5412


7
Qatar
0
0
1
1
0.5124


8
Hungary
2
1
2
5
0.5021


9
Cuba
2
2
1
5
0.4515


10
Norway
0
1
1
2
0.4249











13
Great Britain
8
6
8
22
0.3489











30
Russian Federation
3
12
8
23
0.1666











31
Japan
2
8
11
21
0.1649











34
United States of America
21
10
12
43
0.1370











39
South Africa
3
1
0
4
0.0819











47
People's Republic of China
20
13
9
42
0.0313



















</tbody>


Weighted medal score per million population
(Gold=4 Silver=2 Bronze=1)

<tbody>
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Weighted
Medals
Weighted Medals
/Million


1
New Zealand
3
0
3
15
3.4658


2
Slovenia
1
0
2
6
3.0051


3
Hungary
2
1
2
12
1.2050


4
Australia
1
9
4
26
1.1810


5
Cuba
2
2
1
13
1.1738


6
Lithuania
1
0
0
4
1.1345


7
Mongolia
0
1
1
3
0.9434


8
Republic of Korea
9
2
5
45
0.9210


9
Kazakhstan
4
0
0
16
0.9131


10
Georgia
1
0
0
4
0.8751











12
Great Britain
8
6
8
52
0.8248











26
United States of America
21
10
12
116
0.3696











27
Russian Federation
3
12
8
44
0.3187











29
South Africa
3
1
0
14
0.2868











31
Japan
2
8
11
35
0.2748











44
People's Republic of China
20
13
9
115
0.0856

</tbody>

<tbody>








</tbody>
We should be super proud of our athletes

http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html

[Swoop]

dont know what all the fuss is its not rugby is it
Imagine what could happen if the sponsors dropped thugby and supported some of the olympic athletes instead?


Definately a win-win in my book...:whistle:

[pzkpfw]

Looks like NZ :first: by a nose over Slovenia:scratch: ...

Tables like that ought to (I think) include GDP as part of the weighting mix.

(In essence, cool when someone from a country without expensive training facilities and specialist coaches and all that has a person who just happens to be a very fast/strong/skilled/... person.)

((And, I think N.Z. would still come out well in such a table.))


Edit:

Oh, he's got them...

http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html (NZ 1st, 2nd and 3rd by Population)

http://simon.forsyth.net/olympicsGDP2012.html (NZ 6th, 9th and 10th by GDP)

http://simon.forsyth.net/olympicsGDPPC2012.html (NZ 21st, 32nd and 29th by GDP and Population)

(Gold medals, total medals, weighted medals.)

[Maha]

Imagine what could happen if the sponsors dropped thugby and supported some of the olympic athletes instead?


Definately a win-win in my book...:whistle:

Rugby is a game played by highly skilled and intelligent people...
What spacehead can't keep a boat going in a straight line for 6-7 minutes?...;)

[Swoop]

What spacehead can't keep a boat going in a straight line for 6-7 minutes?...;)
Some of those rowers have access to only one oar.:eek5:

[slofox]

Well, the antics were those of a 2yo anyway. Anyone else see the tantrum thrown by the hurdler (women's) who tripped and then threw herself on the ground and screamed and kicked about it afterwards? Entertaining (and somewhat embarrassing to see). Just like my grand-daughter (two and a half years old).

[avgas]

Grenada just kicked our arse

Gold medals per million population
<tbody>
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold/Million


1
Grenada
1
0
0
9.1734


2
New Zealand
3
1
4
0.6932


3
Jamaica
2
1
1
0.6922

</tbody>