Here are the top ten nations in the table of medal winners for the 2016 Olympic Games:

Position	Flag	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		United States	46	37	38	121
2		Great Britain	27	23	17	67
3		China	26	18	26	70
4		Russia	19	17	20	56
5		Germany	17	10	15	42
6		Japan	12	8	21	41
7		France	10	18	14	42
8		South Korea	9	3	9	21
9		Italy	8	12	8	28
10		Australia	8	11	10	29

Is your own nation in the list?

If not find the data on the internet and compare it with the table.

How do you think the positions have been decided?

Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?

How would this affect other results in the table?