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HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE IN THE SUMMER 1000 host country performance vs. avg. historical performance Beijing. China Gold-51 Silver-21 Bronze-28 1st that year and 11th all time 2008 - 2004 - Athens, Greece 1Sth that year and 29th all time Gold-6 Silver-6 Bronze-4 2000 - Sydney, Australia Gold-16 Silver-25 Bronze-17 4th that year and th all time 1996 - Atlanta, Georgia Gold-44 Silver-32 Bronze-25 1st that year and 1st all time 1992 - Barcelona, Spain Gold-13 Silver-7 Bronze-2 68h that year and 27th all time 4th that year and 19th all time 1988 - Seoul, South Korea Gold-12 Silver-10 Bronze-2 1984 - Los Angeles, U.S.A. Gold-83 Silver-61 Bronze-30 1st that year and 1st all time 1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union 1st that year and Gold-80 Silver-69 Bronze-46 2nd all time 1976 - Montreal, Canada Gold-o Silver-S Bronze-6 27th that year and 17th all time 1972 - Munich, Germany Ch that year and 3rd all time Gold-13 Silver-11 Bronze-16 1968- Mexico City, MX Gold-3 Silver-3 Bronze-3 15th that year and 4oth all time 1964 - Tokyo, Japan Gold-16 Silver-5 Bronze-8 4th that year and 12th all time 1960 - Rome, Italy 4th that year and Gth all time Gold-10 Silver-13 Bronze-13 TOP 10 COUNTRIES COUNTRY Y8 8 TOTAL 638 2,296 296 1,010 1. UNITED STATES 2. SOVIET UNION 3. GERMANY 4. GREAT BRITAIN 5. FRANCE 6. ITALY 7. SWEDEN 8. HUNGARY 9. AUSTRALIA 10. EAST GERMANY 929 395 729 319 247 284 320 851 207 255 253 715 637 522 191 212 234 191 157 174 142 160 173 475 159 141 159 459 131 153 432 409 137 164 129 127 THE HOTTEST AND COLDEST SUMMER OLYMPICS MOSCOW SEOUL (HIGH) 99° ATLANTA 36 (LOW) 37° (LOW) (HIGH) 96° SYDNEY HIGHEST U.S. TV VIEWERSHIP FOR OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY SINCE 1992 2-london, England - 40.7 million 1996 - Atlanta, United States -39.8 million. 2008 - Beijing, China - 34.9 million Sydney, Australia- 27.3 million 2000 - Athens, Greece - 25 JA million 2004 - 1998- Seoul, Korea - 22.7 million 1992 - Barcelona, Spain - 21.6 million HIGHEST ATTENDANCE FOR OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY SINCE 1996, 110,000 91,000 83,000 T1,030 60,000 1. SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 2. BEIJING, CHINA 3. ATLANTA, UNITED STATES 4. ATHENS GREECE 5. LONDON, ENGLAND MOST MEDALS WON BY AN INDIMIDUAL ATHLETE PRIOR TO THE 2012 GAMES LARISA LATYNINA 9. 5 4 18 MICHAEL PHELPS 14 17 NIKOLAY ANDRIANOV 5 3 15 BORIS SHAKHLIN 4 13 EDOARDO MANGIAROTTI 5 13 PAAVO NURMI 3 12 MOST EXPENSIVE SUMMER OLYMPICS SINCE 1976 1. 2008 BEIJING, CHINA 2. 2004 ATHENS, GREECE 3. 1992 BARCELONA, SPAIN 4. 1988 SEOUL, KOREA 5. 2000 SYDNEY, AUSTRĂLIA 6. 2012 LONDON, ENGLAND 7. 1980 MOSCOW, 8. 1996 ATLANTA, U.S.A 9. 1976 MONTREAL, CANADA 10. 1984 LOS ANGELES, U.S.A. $546 MILLION $40 BILLION $15 BILLION $9.4 BILLION $4 BILLION $3.8 BILLION $3.27 BILLION $2 BILLION RUSSIA $1.8 BILLION $1.2 BILLION Presented By: WestiBound 215 SOURCES: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ed45ejlil/the-most-expensive-summer-olympics/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o£_multiple_Olympic_medalists http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/ http://tvbythenumbers.zapzit.com/2012/07/28/nbc-airs-most watched-summer- games-opening-ceremony-on-record/143145/ TOTA