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Hungary in the world’s top in Olympic gold medals per capita!
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Hungary has always been at the top of the list concerning the number of Olympic medals since the start of the modern-age Olympic Games. We are very proud of that fact, but Hungary may drop from the front runners.
Hungary on the top of the world’s sports
According to G7.hu, Hungary is in second place, concerning the number of Olympic golds, with 19.2 per 1 million people. Only the Bahamas precede it with 19.4. Finland is the third with 18.2.
If we take the number of medals won at the modern Olympic Games per one million citizens, Hungary is third, following San Marino and Finland.
Hungary’s bronze medallists at the Paris summer olympics:
A country can advance on the list if it wins more medals and with a shrinking population. That is what happened in the “duel” between Hungary and Sweden. Thanks to migration, the Scandinavian country’s population is growing, while Hungary’s continues to decrease despite all government efforts.
This is fantastic news as if a country has a larger population then it should win more medals i.e. by probability, but Hungary has a higher sporting pedigree i.e. more gold medals per person (or 1,000,000 people)
Well done and thank you for an enjoyable read.
Best wishes
Andrew James