Opinion

How they rank

August 22, 2008

The top three medal-winning countries in Beijing as of late Thursday, and how they would score using a 1908 British system.



Country

U.S.

China

Russia



Gold medals

30

46

16



Total medals

99

83

51



Point system (5-3-1)

289

297

148






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