Question

Selected 2008 Summer Olvimpic Results Total Gold Silver Nation Bronze 46 Australia (AUS) Bahamas (BAH) 0 100 28 China (CHN) 110 트United States (USA)| 36 38 36 4 Zimbabwe (ZIM) 0

Number your comments.
1) Come up with TWO other methods of ranking Olympic countries that would result in different countries (other than the U.S.) at the top. State your new ranking criteria. If your method includes medal type, then give the resulting order. If you method involves a related factor(s) obtained from outside sources, then you may indicate/speculate on the order (or just leave it blank).
2) The Olympic committee NEVER announces the country that is the overall winner of the games. Give at least TWO plausible reasons for this practice/policy?

Answer 1

1. If we order the Olympic countries on the basis of the number of Gold medals won then USA would not attain first spot. The arrangement would then be.

i. China

ii. USA

iii. Australia

iv. Zimbabwe

v. Bahamas

Also if we order the countries according to their population size, then USA would not be on top. China is the most populated country in the world and therefore it will be at the top.

2. The Olympic committee never announces the country that is the overall winner of the games because

i. There was no clearly stated rule for the scoring system that would determine an overall winner.

ii. There were certain games in which very few countries participated,if any, other than Great Britain.