Olympic Medal Count
China is perhaps the most consistent country in several sports and they even recorded a couple medals in swimming on Saturday. [1]
The Americans, who seem to received their very first gold medal in swimming comes with 5 medals (1 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes). [2]
Italy defeated the United States in archery to win the gold medal, which explains why it is ahead on the leaderboard despite being tied. [1]
The last Olympic gold medals that were made entirely out of gold were awarded in 1912. [3]
Familiar faces appear on top of the 2012 Summer Olympics medal count after several competitions. [1]
These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. [4]
For the second spot of the Olympic medal count is actually Italy having 2 golds, 2 silvers and a single bronze. [2]
First developed by Harvard student David Roher for the 2010 Winter Olympics, I adapted his model for the Summer Games to get a clearer view of the spectrum of international sporting supremacy. [...] In the spirit of PECOTA, KUBIAK, VUKOTA, and all other gratuitous acronyms by which sports analysts refer to their pet models, I now bring you COSTAS: the Congruent Olympic System for the Tabulation of Accolade Statistics. [5]
The silver medal was awarded to the winner of each event during the 1896 Summer Olympics. [4]
Sources:
[1] Olympic Medal Count 2012: Where USA and Other Top Countries …
[2] Olympic 2012 Medal Count: China leads with 4 gold, USA Ranks …
[3] Olympic Medal Standings, Charts, Counts | NBC Olympics
[4] All-time Olympic Games medal table - Wikipedia, the free …
[5] COSTAS: the weighted Olympic medal count - Stats Driven …