WHO PRODUCES themost medalists? Big countries (the U.S. won 110 medals and China took 100) andbig states (California had 92 U.S. medalists), of course. But take away theirsize advantages and it's a different story. Here's how the 87 countries thatmedaled in Beijing rank by area and population, as well as which statesproduced the most medalists per capita.
MEDALS BY AREA
(1 medal per ___square miles)
1. Bahrain (1)257
2. Singapore (1)268
3. Jamaica (11)386
4. Mauritius (1)788
5. Trinidad andTobago (2) 990
53. United States(110) 33,798
55. China (100)37,054
83. Egypt (1)386,662
84. India (3)423,115
85. Algeria (2)459,797
86. South Africa(1) 471,010
87. Sudan (1)967,498
Largest countriesnot to win a medal: Democratic Republic of the Congo (905,567 sq. mi.); SaudiArabia (756,985); Libya (679,362)
MEDALS PERCAPITA
(1 medal per ___people)
1. Bahamas (2)152,828
2. Jamaica (11)252,739
3. Iceland (1)301,931
4. Slovenia (5)401,849
5. Australia (46)444,221
45. United States(110) 2,737,636
68. China (100)13,218,519
83. South Africa(1) 43,997,828
84. Indonesia (5)46,938,799
85. Egypt (1)80,335,036
86. Vietnam (1)85,262,356
87. India (3)376,622,051
Most populouscountries not to win a medal: Pakistan (164,741,924); Bangladesh (150,448,339);Philippines (91,077,287)
U.S. MEDALS BYSTATE PER CAPITA
(1 medal per ___people)
1. Hawaii (6)213,898
2. Maine (4)329,302
3. Alaska (2)341,739
4. California (92)397,318
5. District ofColumbia (1) 588,292
6. Washington (7)924,061
California (92),Texas (18), New York (12), Illinois (10), Florida (9) and Ohio (9) produced themost medalists.
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TOM HAUCK/ICON SMI (COUGHLIN)
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GEORGIOS KEFALAS/EPA (FANS)
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LAWRENCE MANNING/CORBIS (FLAG)
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HEINZ KLUETMEIER (USAIN BOLT)
