Olympics

Jackson of Team GB Hockey in action at the London Olympics

The Olympic future of Wrestling, Canoeing and Hockey

Dan Thompson, one of GSN's three founding members, updates on future ins/outs among Olympic sports.

U. Bolt, Y. Blake and W. Weir of Jamaica dominate 200m

London 2012 Day 13: Jamaica treble in the 200m Men Sprint

Some had doubts that Usain Bolt could clinch a second Olympic double by winning gold in the London 2012 Games 200m sprint, even after his apparently easy defeat of Yohan Blake i...

The USA ladies strike gold in Olympic Football

London 2012 Day 13: USA score winning goal with Ladies Football

Gold in Women’s Football was the highlight of Day 13 for Olympic ranking leaders USA, and it may prove to be the decisive leap for the...

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London 2012 Day 12: USA powers on, China continues pursuit

 Twelve days into the London 2012 Olympic Games and the top four nations are powering on and stretching their lead over the rest of the Olympic pack.

The USA 4x100m Freestyle relay, featuring Michael Phelps

London 2012: USA triumph over Russia, Great Britain a well-earned fourth

 The London 2012 Olympic Games have finished in great style and the overall winners in GSN’s Olympic ranking deserve all the applause: the...

Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica

London 2012: the fastest nation on earth is also the sportiest
Jamaica is the fastest nation on the planet, home to the fastest man and woman: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Usain Bolt have won the 100m Women a...
Andy Murray (GBR) shooting his way to Olympic gold

London 2012 Day 9: GBR within inches of Russia and 3rd place, the USA leading
11 GSN points (or 0,2%): this is the gap between Russia, in third place of the GSN ranking of the London 2012 Olympic games, and...
The opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Dan Thompson writes on the IOC's decision on new Olympic sports

Dan Thompson is one of Greatest Sporting Nation’s three founding members.

 
The executive committee of the Interna...
Yuki Otsu (Japan) celebrates his goal vs Spain in the Olympic tournament

London 2012: the continental rankings
The London 2012 Olympic Games were an event for all continents, and our focus is on how the countries performed vs their territorial neighbours.
Mexico beat Brazil to clinch Olympic gold in London

London 2012: How did your country perform vs the 2008 Olympic Games?

 We’ve looked into the London 2012 results and compared them with those of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Jessica Ennis (GBR) rushes to Olympic gold

London 2012 Day 8:Team GBR in pursuit of Super Trio
If it isn’t an Olympic record then it must be very close. When the curtain closed on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Team GBR...
Natalya Zabolotnaya, a gentle lady from Russia

London 2012 Day 7: USA leading, Russia climbing steadily
Day 7 was another day of passion and drama at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Kyle Harrison (USA) and Emma Gibson (GBR) battling for gold

London 2012 early winners

 A week into the London 2012 Olympic Games and we already have some verdicts. Three sports have run all their events, and GSN is able to give its exclusive ranking of natio...

Gabrielle Douglas of the USA

London 2012 Day 6: USA stretch their lead, Russia advancing

 After Day 6 of one of the most exciting editions of the Olympic Games, the USA jump ahead of the pack and establish a convincing leade...

Ryan Lochte (USA) winning gold in 400m Individual Medley

London 2012 Day 3: the USA and China neck and neck
Only three days into the London 2012 Olympic Games and the battle is head on for two of the three sporting world’s major powers: the USA...
the Women's Hockey Team GB

Great Britain's Olympic sports funding: thrifty or profligate?

 Has the public money thrown into sport funding for the Olympics been money well spent?

Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad & Tobago

Jamaica clinches Per Capita title ahead of Trinidad & Tobago and New Zealand
Which was the sportiest nation at the London 2012 Olympic Games?
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Going for Gold: which country will win the London Olympics?

Striking gold at the Olympics is first of all a matter of passion. The same passion we put into distilling the results of hundreds of Olympics events to determine which country...

The Italian Foil Trio

London 2012 Day 1: first off the blocks are the USA, China and Italy

 Off to a strong start to claim their territory: two of the sporting world’s greats, the USA and China...

Ben Ainslie of GBR, Finn Class World Champion

The Olympic Story part 4: Britannia ruleth the waves

 In part 1 of this series we analyzed why Great Britain (GBR) fell short of reaching a better spot...

R. Adlington (GBR)

The Olympic Story part 3: Britannia rules the waves

 In part 1 of this series we analyzed why Great Britain (GBR) fell short of reaching a better spot than 6th in the GSN Beiji...

Dawn Harper (USA) wins 100m hurdles at Beijing Olympics

The USA won the Beijing Games
The 2008 Beijing Olympics had one triumphant winner, says GSN: Team USA!
U. Bolt celebrating Olympic gold in Beijing

GSN exclusive: the USA tipped to win London Games
GSN alone is able to determine which country will win the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Mo Farah of GBR

The Olympic Story part 2: British excellence in London?
In part 1 of this series we analyzed why Great Britain (GBR) fell short of reaching a better spot than 6th in the GSN Beijing O...
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The Olympic Story part 1: was Team GBR's performance in Beijing overrated?
TEAM GBR: 4th or 6th?
Memories fade and naked facts remain: GBR’s performance at t...
Team GBR lifts gold in Beijing 2008

GSN vs medals tables

The mystique of “gold, silver and bronze” has always been the signature way of ranking sport competitions.

Global Cup - Olympics

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 United States 4729 12.1
2 Russia 2979 7.6
3 China 2175 5.6
4 Great Britain 2119 5.4
5 Japan 1810 4.6
6 Brazil 1590 4.1
7 France 1562 4.0
8 Germany 1501 3.8
9 Australia 1376 3.5
10 South Korea 1322 3.4

Per Capita Cup - Olympics

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Top Positions People Per Point Chg
1 Jamaica 4600
2 Trinidad and Tobago 7705
3 New Zealand 8038
4 Australia 15561
5 Lithuania 15669
6 Netherlands 18347
7 Hungary 18842
8 Denmark 20143
9 Croatia 20161
10 Slovenia 20704
2012: Olympic Marathon - Marathon
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Uganda 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Kenya 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Kenya 3
12 Aug 2012 Men United States 4
12 Aug 2012 Men Brazil 5
12 Aug 2012 Men Japan 6
12 Aug 2012 Men Zimbabwe 7
12 Aug 2012 Men Brazil 8
2012: Basketball - Team
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men United States 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Spain 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Russia 3
12 Aug 2012 Men Argentina 4
12 Aug 2012 Men Australia 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Lithuania 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men France 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Brazil 5=
2012: Boxing (Amateur) - 49-52kg
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Cuba 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Mongolia 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Russia 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Ireland 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Puerto Rico 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Great Britain 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men France 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Uzbekistan 5=
2012: Boxing (Amateur) - 57-60kg
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Ukraine 1
12 Aug 2012 Men South Korea 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Lithuania 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Cuba 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Puerto Rico 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Uzbekistan 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Italy 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Kazakhstan 5=
2012: Boxing (Amateur) - 64-69kg
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Kazakhstan 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Great Britain 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Ukraine 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Russia 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Venezuela 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men United States 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men France 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Canada 5=
2012: Boxing (Amateur) - 75-81kg
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Russia 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Kazakhstan 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Ukraine 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Brazil 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Uzbekistan 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Cuba 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Iran 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Algeria 5=
2012: Boxing (Amateur) - >91kg
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Great Britain 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Italy 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Azerbaijan 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Kazakhstan 3=
12 Aug 2012 Men Morocco 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Canada 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men China 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Russia 5=
2012: Handball - Team
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men France 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Sweden 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Croatia 3
12 Aug 2012 Men Hungary 4
12 Aug 2012 Men Tunisia 5
12 Aug 2012 Men Spain 6
12 Aug 2012 Men Denmark 7
12 Aug 2012 Men Iceland 8
2012: Modern Pentathlon - Individual
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Women Lithuania 1
12 Aug 2012 Women Great Britain 2
12 Aug 2012 Women Brazil 3
12 Aug 2012 Women United States 4
12 Aug 2012 Women China 5
12 Aug 2012 Women Belarus 6
12 Aug 2012 Women Australia 7
12 Aug 2012 Women Latvia 8
2012: Mountain Bike - Mountain Bike
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Czech Republic 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Switzerland 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Italy 3
12 Aug 2012 Men Spain 4
12 Aug 2012 Men South Africa 5
12 Aug 2012 Men Spain 6
12 Aug 2012 Men Germany 7
12 Aug 2012 Men Canada 8
2012: Rhythmic Gymnastics - Team
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Women Russia 1
12 Aug 2012 Women Belarus 2
12 Aug 2012 Women Italy 3
12 Aug 2012 Women Spain 4
12 Aug 2012 Women Ukraine 5
12 Aug 2012 Women Bulgaria 6
12 Aug 2012 Women Japan 7
12 Aug 2012 Women Israel 8
2012: Volleyball - Team
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Russia 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Brazil 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Italy 3
12 Aug 2012 Men Bulgaria 4
12 Aug 2012 Men Poland 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men United States 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Argentina 5=
12 Aug 2012 Men Germany 5=
2012: Water Polo - Team
Date Gender Country Position
12 Aug 2012 Men Croatia 1
12 Aug 2012 Men Italy 2
12 Aug 2012 Men Serbia 3
12 Aug 2012 Men Montenegro 4