An Alternative Olympic Medal Table
So Great Britain did really well in the Olympics this year, coming forth in both total number of medals, and in the number of gold, silver and bronze.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Great Britain 19 13 15 47So well done to all the Olympic Athletes for taking part, from whatever country.
Britain is of course part of the European Union. Alexander Stubb, the Finnish Foreign Minister who is in the news at lot a the moment after taking charge in Georgia, one said that "the EU will always be more than an international organisation, but less than a state." (Source - PDF)
So the people running the young Europeans website, had the fab idea of adding all the EU's medals up.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total EU 87 101 92 280 China 51 21 28 100 USA 36 38 36 110 Russia 23 21 28 72Only a couple of medals away from getting more than the next three regions combined!
Maybe you disagree with Stubb and think the EU is not any different than other international organisations. In that case we would compare the EU to America's and Russia's international organisations.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total EU 87 101 92 280 NAFTA 41 47 43 131 CIS 31 35 56 122Still win!
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