How good are the Aussies with 1/12th the population have won half as many Medals as the USA?

Question

Trailing only behind China & the USA!

Finishing consistantly in the top 4, this time 3rd perhaps, not bad for a country with 1/3rd the population of England! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie...

Answer 1

Maybe you should be counting tax dollars spent per medal.

Australia would be world champs at money thrown at sports

Answer 2

thats right ! count the population/medals ratio !

than you realize, its actually not fair, cause there is a lot of chinese and us sportsmen

Answer 3

You Aussies have done a great job why use population as an excuse for anything. Take your medals and be proud you deserve everyone that you have earned.

Answer 4

Yes, Australia is certainly doing us proud.  we aren't only getting medals in the pool but in many of the other sports as well.

Answer 5

Well, actually, Australia is more multicultural then 1/3 English :)

Answer 6

Yeah that's true, but then again you could say the same thing about the USA which has 1/3 the population of China, but has still won more medals than China.

Answer 7

population size is irrelevant to winning medals. A country with large population does not necessarily always win largest medal. For example take India. India has over 1 billion people and only 1 gold medal in the Olympics.

Another example maybe Slovenia which has population of only 2 million but they have won 4 medals. So thats 44 medals for 22 million people.

However, I have to agree that Aussies performed wonderfully in Beijing 2008 and finished among the top 3.  Ofcourse if Australian population was 300 million,  like US, then it would have been a very different medal count.  

Answer 8

We have only 1/63rd the population of China who are leading.

So we are doing very well.

USA is actually 15 times our population.

Answer 9

It is amazing how well some countries are doing without the use of nearly as many professional athletes.  America has such an advantage also from getting things like BMX in the event to boost their count.  I think the rest of the world is doing very well.

Answer 10

yes Aussies are the best. that is true if we had as half as many as the population we would have easly beaten the US and always will. we are indeed the best country oi.  

Answer 11

Yes I agree, we're amazing.

At sport.

Answer 12

we are the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!go aussie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 13

Dont forget Australias Canada, New Zealand... 2 Golds, 2 bronze, 1 silver and final cycling events tonight