Characteristics of the distribution of the 29~(th) Olympic medals won by China,the United States and Russia
The author analyzed the characteristics of the distribution of events in which medals are won by athletes of China,the United States and Russia in the 29th Olympic Games,and revealed the following findings: the Chinese Olympic team has made major breakthroughs in competitive performance-it won medals in more events;it won 39 gold medals in its traditional advantageous events,showing that it continued to maintain its advantages,and it has made contributions to the increase of the total number of gold medals in its potentially advantageous events;how-ever,most of the medals won by China are gold medals,and the proportions of gold medals,silver medals and bronze medals present the sign of a reverse pyramid;in such events as swimming and track and field,China is seri-ously lacking in medals,especially there is no gold or silver medal won by China in track and field events.As for the United States,besides such two advantageous events as track and field and swimming,its medals are evenly dis-tributed in various major events;the proportions of gold medals,silver medals and bronze medals won by the United States are relatively balanced,showing that its strengths are quite powerful.Russia’s performance was seri-ously lowered,it lost in quite a few events in which it should have won a gold medal or other medals,and its num-bers of gold medals and silver medals are both listed the third.