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Hes probably talking about the olympic games, there was some rubbish about NZ being right up there if you compared it per head of population.
aussies1st said:Hes probably talking about the olympic games, there was some rubbish about NZ being right up there if you compared it per head of population.
yes ozbash it was the olympics.ozbash said:was it the olyms ????? :shock:
oh well, close.
douglasallen91 said:yes ozbash it was the olympics.
how many athletes does aussie need to compete?
OVP said:I hope Roy and HG do a Commonwealth Games show. It was hilarious during the last Olympics how they had a NZ medal tally every night. 0-0-0 :lol: :lol:
over all the olympics not just one olympicsc_eagle said:Nope, we still beat you.
NZ's population (4 million) * 5 = Australia's population (20 million)
NZ's gold medal tally (3 gold) * 5 < Australia's gold medal tally (17 gold)
Turbo said:An Aussie journalist was in New Zealand doing stories where he saw a Kiwi farmer doing unnatural things with a sheep. He approached the Kiwi and firstly asked, "What sort of sheep is that?" He scribbled down the farmer's reply - "a Merino". The next question was, "Do you shear them?" The farmer replied hastily, "No! Go and find yer own!" (You'll need to know how a Kiwi's accent sounds to appreciate this joke!)
brendothejet said:well if you want to use the per head theory NZ get owned at the Olympics and Winter Olympics by aus, but unfortunately the Kiwis haven't won any medals at those competitions for a while
Coleman said:The Com Games just serve as a way to prove how good Australia are at sports.
Kiwi said:Then why the need to get people from other countires to represent australia?
AuckMel said:New Zealand needs one of those things Australia use to get their athletes up to scratch.
douglasallen91 said:lets look at the medals per capita:
from the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
The ABS said the traditional measure of medals as a 'raw score' did not take into account the population of the competing country, a possible factor in the ability of nations to field medal winning athletes. When this was considered, it presented a different picture to the traditional measure
can't find any for the latest two olympics included but here is a list of medals per capita since 1948 to 1998 (summer and winter)
source http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/reloly98.html
new zealand = 10th
aussie = 16th