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[[User:W890702|W890702]] ([[User talk:W890702|talk]]) 10:20, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

:In the official olympic report ([http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v2pt2.pdf page 201]) she is listed as Mi-Na Son, and also at [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/son-mi-na-1.html sports-reference]. I'm going to go ahead and move the page based on those sources - [[User:Basement12|<font color="blue">Ba</font><font color="gold">se</font><font color="black">me</font><font color="green">nt</font><font color="red">12</font>]] [[User talk:Basement12|(T]].[[Special:Contributions/Basement12|C)]] 14:15, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

== China Olympic Medal Table ==

In reference to this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_at_the_Olympics#Medals_by_Summer_Games

There is a medal count table which displays China's rank as #1 for the 2008 games. China won the most gold medals, but not the most total medals. This column should be removed or renamed as it is ambiguous. Furthermore, the IOC does not endorse a Global Ranking:

The Charter goes even further in Chapter 5, section 58, expressly prohibiting the IOC from producing an official ranking:

{{cquote|The IOC and the OCOG shall not draw up any global ranking per country. A roll of honour bearing the names of medal winners and those awarded diplomas in each event shall be established by the OCOG and the names of the medal winners shall be featured prominently and be on permanent display in the main stadium.|20|20|International Olympic Committee}}

According to Australian IOC member [[Kevan Gosper]], the IOC began to accommodate medals tables in 1992, releasing 'information' based on the 'gold first' standard.<ref name="WSJ"/> The medal tables provided on its website carry this disclaimer:{{cquote|The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not recognise global ranking per country; the medal tables are displayed for information only. Furthermore, the results that we publish are official and are taken from the "Official Report" - a document published for each Olympic Games by the Organising Committee. However, for the first Olympic Games (until Antwerp in 1920), it is difficult to give the exact number of medals awarded to some countries, due to the fact that teams were composed of athletes from different countries. The medal tables by country are based on the number of medals won, with gold medals taking priority over silver and bronze. A team victory counts as one medal.|20|20|International Olympic Committee<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1896|title=Olympic Games Athens 1896 - Medal Table|publisher=''International Olympic Committee''|accessdate=2008-08-19}}</ref>}}

[[User:Evanthomas1|Evan]] ([[User talk:Evanthomas1|talk]]) 15:09, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

== China Olympic Medal Table ==