Introduction
Gracenote (Infostrada) has produced a pre-Rio Olympics virtual medal table.
I have compared their predictions with the medal outcomes in London, 2012.
Gracenote’s top ten medal winners in Rio are:
- USA (38 gold, a total of 88 medals)
- China (29, 71)
- Great Britain (18, 56)
- Germany (16, 51)
- Australia (16, 41)
- Russia (15, 42)
- Japan (14, 36)
- France (13, 47)
- Korea (10, 25)
- Brazil (8, 20)
Comparing 2016 with 2012
United States
China
Great Britain
Germany
Australia
Russia
Japan
France
Korea
Brazil
Photo Credit
@Leodasneves_ (Twitter)
Postscript
Ian McHale and his colleagues at the University of Salford’s Centre for Sports Business have estimated the following total medals:
- USA – 99 medals
- China – 90
- Great Britain – 51
- Russia – 42
- Australia – 37
- Germany – 36
- Japan – 31
- France – 30
- Italy – 26
- Netherlands – 20, Spain – 20