America took first with 110 and China took second with 100, although China surpassed us in gold medals. The Russians took third place in the Olympics medal count, with 72.
Given the whining that Moscow has been forcing us to endure over their well-deserved loss of empire, I had a laugh when I realized that if you added in all the former bits of the former Soviet Union, the old USSR would have won with 179 medals.
I'm sorry, but that cracked me up. Heh.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
