Going for Gold

Looking at the 2012 Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?
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Here are the top ten nations in the table of medal winners for the 2016 Olympic Games:

 

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