In Olympics getting more gold better than more total medals or vice versa?

Question

China is kicking our "tush" in gold.

Answer 1

i reckon getting more medals matterz.

coz the silver medalist may lose even by 1/100th of a second.

even thousg in the total medals list China is almost topping the charts.

Answer 2

I think a gold is twice as good as a silver, and a silver is twice as good as a bronze.

By this point scale, the United States currently has 183 points to China's 219.

Answer 3

Quality > Quantity.

Answer 4

I suppose for simple-minded people more shiny gold medals would be better. Either way, a country of 1.3 billion people should have 4 times as many gold medals and total medals than a country of 300 million. How embarrassing for them to not have more medals than they do. Well, at least they have ping-pong and biased judges on their side! Woohoo!

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Answer 6

gold is better

Answer 7

Well, generally its nice to have more gold and have the most medals but I think its the effort that counts. :D

Answer 8

getting gold is better, which is the way the countries are ranked.  

I would like to add that answerer number 3 made a very good point, quality over quantity :)