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    3. WHEN A "TEAM" WINS OLYMPIC GOLD METALS, DOES IT COUNT AS ONE METAL FOR THAT COUNTRY?
    WHEN A "TEAM" WINS OLYMPIC GOLD METALS, DOES IT COUNT AS ONE METAL FOR THAT COUNTRY?

    I've been watching the Olympic metal count since the games began and at last count the US led China by 12 or 13 overall metals. For instance, if the women's basketball teams wins gold, does every womans gold metal count toward the overall metal total?


     


     

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    +1  Views: 1838 Answers: 6 Posted: 13 years ago
    Tags: olympic games
    Colleen

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    I believe only 1 metal that counts. That's why it's say, "team USA". The team wins one metal for the USA but each get a personal metal to have for their own.
    Commented 13 years ago
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      Yes, only one.

      13 years ago. Rating: 6
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        Each member of the team receive a gold medal but the count is only one additional gold medal for that country 

        13 years ago. Rating: 5
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          Most events reward the top 3 athletes or teams. Each counts as 1 medal to their respective country. Some events reward the top 4, whereby the bottom two EACH get a bronze. In such an event, 4 medals get added to the nations' totals.

          13 years ago. Rating: 5
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            TSC

            OK, so the women's basketball team won the gold today. Do they get 1 Gold Metal added to the US (as a country) now?
            If yes, that means the United States has pulled ahead of China winning more events then them ANYWAY. Great.
            commented 13 years ago
            digger

            Yes, one ( 1 ) gold medal is added to the team's total.
            commented 13 years ago

            I believe so, one metal for the Country if a team win.

            13 years ago. Rating: 4
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              EACH medal COUNTS! after winning a medal as a team of 6 persons (for example), the US team has got 6 medals more!!!!

              13 years ago. Rating: 3
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                digger

                You are incorrect.
                commented 13 years ago

                So, now that the USA men's basketball team won gold....is it one more medal added to our total or about 25 more medals added for EACH player?

                13 years ago. Rating: 1
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                  Dardaigh

                  One medal per win, regardless of how many people are on a team.
                  commented 13 years ago


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