OLYMPIC MEDALS TABLE

Through 206 medal events

Country G S B Tot

United States 26 26 27 79

China 43 14 19 76

Russia 11 14 18 43

Britain 16 10 9 35

Australia 11 12 12 35

France 4 11 14 29

Germany 11 8 9 28

South Korea 8 10 6 24

Japan 8 6 8 22

Italy 6 6 7 19

Ukraine 5 4 8 17

Netherlands 4 5 4 13

Canada 2 6 5 13

Cuba 1 5 5 11

Belarus 1 3 7 11

Spain 3 4 2 9

Romania 4 1 3 8

Poland 3 4 1 8

Kenya 2 4 2 8

New Zealand 2 1 5 8

Kazakhstan 1 3 4 8

Denmark 2 1 3 6

North Korea 2 1 3 6

Brazil 1 0 5 6

Czech Republic 2 3 0 5

Jamaica 2 3 0 5

Switzerland 2 0 3 5

Azerbaijan 1 2 2 5

Norway 1 2 2 5

Slovenia 1 2 2 5

Indonesia 1 1 3 5

Hungary 0 4 1 5

Armenia 0 0 5 5

Slovakia 3 1 0 4

Zimbabwe 1 3 0 4

Bulgaria 1 1 2 4

Uzbekistan 0 1 3 4

Ethiopia 2 1 0 3

Georgia 2 0 1 3

Finland 1 1 1 3

Sweden 0 3 0 3

Turkey 0 2 1 3

Austria 0 1 2 3

Greece 0 1 2 3

Lithuania 0 1 2 3

Estonia 1 1 0 2

Mongolia 1 1 0 2

Argentina 1 0 1 2

Algeria 0 1 1 2

Colombia 0 1 1 2

Croatia 0 1 1 2

Kyrgyzstan 0 1 1 2

Serbia 0 1 1 2

Taiwan 0 0 2 2

Bahrain 1 0 0 1

Cameroon 1 0 0 1

India 1 0 0 1

Panama 1 0 0 1

Thailand 1 0 0 1

Tunisia 1 0 0 1

Chile 0 1 0 1

Ecuador 0 1 0 1

Malaysia 0 1 0 1

Portugal 0 1 0 1

Singapore 0 1 0 1

South Africa 0 1 0 1

Trinidad & Tob. 0 1 0 1

Vietnam 0 1 0 1

Egypt 0 0 1 1

Iran 0 0 1 1

Latvia 0 0 1 1

Mexico 0 0 1 1

Morocco 0 0 1 1

Tajikistan 0 0 1 1

Togo 0 0 1 1

STAR OF THE DAY

SHAWN JOHNSON

The American gymnastics standout, already with three silver medals in Beijing, finally broke through for her first gold by winning the balance beam, the last event in the individual event finals.

INVENTION OF THE DAY

PRINTING

Using woodblocks carved with Chinese characters, the Chinese invented the process of printing. So well suited to the Chinese language were the blocks that, in China, they weren’t replaced by printing presses until the 19th century.

China invented woodblock printing first on textiles, which began making appearances in China around 220 A.D.

TODAY’S BEST BET

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh go for their second straight Olympic gold medal, taking on a Chinese duo today during NBC’s prime-time coverage, which will start at 8 p.m.

QUOTEWORTHY

“Of course, it is nice to win one of these.”

SHAWN JOHNSON

AMERICAN GYMNAST, LOOKING DOWN AT HER BALANCE BEAM GOLD MEDAL WHILE TRYING TO STILL PLAY UP THE THREE SILVER MEDALS SHE WON EARLIER IN THE GAMES

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