There's a fairly prevalent myth that the former Soviet medal-generating machine is in disrepair, because Russia's a distant third (or fourth, depending on how you count) in the medal tally. A quick look at the tally shows, however, that this is a matter of bookkeeping. Here are the numbers:
Russia 17 + 17 + 22 = 56
Ukraine 5 + 4 + 10 = 19
Belarus 4 + 3 + 8 = 15
Georgia (!) 3 + 0 + 0 = 3
Kazakhstan 1 + 4 + 6 = 11
Azerbaijan 1 + 2 + 4 = 7
Uzbekistan 1 + 2 + 3 = 6
Estonia 1 + 1 + 0 = 2
Latvia 1 + 0 + 1 = 2
Lithuania 0 + 2 + 3 = 5
Subtotal (without Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan etc.): 34 + 35 + 60 = 129
(cf. US: 30 + 36 + 35 = 101)
So the former USSR is doing about as well as it was.
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