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Originally posted by I_H8_Crawford@Aug 25 2004, 07:09 PM
Hmmm... interesting, but I think medals/number of athletes sent to the games would give a better picture.
what if 80% of the USA athletes are medalling as opposed to 10% of Canadian athletes?
Yes the US has a much higher population base to draw from, but at this level, does that mean that US athletes are inherently better than Canadians? A lot of our athletes receive the same training as they attend the same Univs and compete in the same NCAA events...
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Most countries send a very different number of athletes per population. It's not really a fair assessment as one country may send anyone who can get in and one may send only the cream of the crop.
I think the medals/population is a pretty accurate assessment of how well each country is doing. More people = more chance of great athletes.