August 18, 2008
Map of Olympic Medals
shows a geographic representation of medals won for every Olympic Games since 1896.
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From 1956-1964, East and West German sent a United Team. Why then and why did they stop, I wonder? If only there was some form of encyclopedia in online form...
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Wow, talk about your home court advantage! ;-)
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Did China not win anything until 1984?
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What happened to all of Africa in 1976? Did they boycott the Montreal games, or something?
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Turns out they did. I don't remember this happening at all. And it was all New Zealand's fault, too.
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Wow, talk about your home court advantage! It's interesting how that stabilizes as the century progresses, with a few exceptions.
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China - Orwell's dream come true. The Beijing Olympics can be encapsulated by the stories of four people: Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Wu Dianyuan and Wang Xiuying.