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Study: Gold Medals Are Linked to Economics.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| June 30, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Moscow Times)

Medal Count

CountryAthens*Sydney**

U.S.7097

Russia6488

China5059

Germany4557

Australia4158

France3138

Greece2913

Italy2834

U.K.2528

S. Korea2428

*Forecasted total medal count

**Actual total medal count

Source: PriceWatershouseCoopers

Russia's bid to host the 2012 Olympics may still be up in the air, but the country's performance at the 2004 Athens Games is a foregone conclusion: Russia will win 64 medals, second only to the United States, which will earn 70.

At least that is what a report …

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