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29 Golds so far - how many more?

Off_itOff_it
edited August 2012 in Other Football and Sports
Still got plenty of athletics to come, and the sailing results, and maybe even one (or two) in the tennis.

Can we beat the 19 at Beijing?
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  • Athletico CharltonAthletico Charlton
    thought it was 15?
  • Off_itOff_it
    Well, I'm not keeping a personal tally, but the Beeb seem to be saying 14.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/medals/countries

    If it's 15 then even better!


  • Harry GregoryHarry Gregory
    14 and another 5 possible in the cycling
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    I'm gonna go for 21
  • ISawLeaburnScoreISawLeaburnScore
    I think we can get to 20 golds...

    Mens 5,000M
    Mens 400M Hurdles
    Womens 400M
    Mens Triple Jump
    Mens Singles Tennis
    Mixed Doubles Tennis
    Sailing Events
    Mens Keirin
    Mens Sprint
    Mens Omnium
    Mens Triathalon

    I can see 6 more from that
  • Athletico CharltonAthletico Charlton
    Must have got carried away! In with a great chance of beating Beijing tally, couple more in cycling and couple in sailing look likely for starters.
  • cafcpolocafcpolo
    Still got some boxers going strong as well haven't we?
  • Off_itOff_it
    Lol ISLS - "Sailing events" all banded in together - and no, I don't know the difference either!

    I think we got 4 sailing golds at Beijing, so that looks promising.
  • ISawLeaburnScoreISawLeaburnScore
    Hoping if I snuck it in noone would notice.

    The Star class, that's one. Bugger knows about the rest.
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Ben Ainslie in the Finn class
    Paul Goodison Laser dinghy class
    Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson in the Star class
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  • Off_itOff_it
    So, without getting greedy, a couple in the sailing, a couple more in the cycling and a couple in the athletics will see us pass Beijing - with tennis and boxing a possible bonus.

    Brilliant.
  • ISawLeaburnScoreISawLeaburnScore
    Good job someone who knows what they are talking about is around... well there you go that's a few more big hopes! Heading for 20+!
  • ValleyGaryValleyGary
    I guarantee the laser dinghy is nowhere near as good as it sounds
  • Harry GregoryHarry Gregory
    We cannot compare our total medals to the top two who have 6 times and 18 times our popultation but compare our performance to other like-sized countries, truly brilliant.
  • stop_shoutingstop_shouting
    Modern pentathlon and open water swimming are genuine gold prospects.
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    There's also a possible medal in the BMX cycling as well - Shazne Read is expected to win a medal in the women's race. Remember Beijing? She was in silver with bronze way back, she challenged for gold fell and lost out altogether. She deserves something this time around.
  • Off_itOff_it
    ValleyGary said:

    I guarantee the laser dinghy is nowhere near as good as it sounds

    Oh I dunno - it looks pretty sexy to me!

    image
  • RothkoRothko
    Suspect Andy Murray might well get at least one gold tomorrow, plus another batch in the velodrome, Ainslie might be the hardest one to get
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    There are some good hopes in the canoeing - that kicks off at Eton Dorney now the rowing is over.
  • JTJT
    Murray's got to play the doubles after the singles, ridiculous if he goes 5 sets with Fed
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  • MacronateMacronate
    still got 6 boxers in the quarters.
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    JT said:

    Murray's got to play the doubles after the singles, ridiculous if he goes 5 sets with Fed

    They only play a max of 3 in the Olympics.
  • PlaaayerPlaaayer
    It's only 3 sets isn't it?
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Swimming - open water 10k Keri-Anne Payne is favourite for gold.
  • cafcpolocafcpolo
    Final is a 5 set Len.
  • JohnnyH2JohnnyH2
    LenGlover said:

    JT said:

    Murray's got to play the doubles after the singles, ridiculous if he goes 5 sets with Fed

    They only play a max of 3 in the Olympics.
    Its 5 sets in the final
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    I think the total medal count that they targeted for 2012 was 50 medals

    At the time I thought it was ambitious and right now I still think its ambitious

    However if we could get 20 golds I don't think the 50 would matter if the target did not get hit

    I would like to think that 25 golds is achievable an would be a feat that we would never beat in my life time

    However the slogan of the games is to inspire a generation

    And of there are young athletes watching this who knows what it could do


    London 2012 the most successful Olympic games for GB ever

    that would certainly inspire a generation
  • LenGloverLenGlover
    JohnnyH2 said:

    LenGlover said:

    JT said:

    Murray's got to play the doubles after the singles, ridiculous if he goes 5 sets with Fed

    They only play a max of 3 in the Olympics.
    Its 5 sets in the final
    Didn't know that.

    They've played 3 all the way through so I thought it was the same.

  • JohnnyH2JohnnyH2
    LenGlover said:

    JohnnyH2 said:

    LenGlover said:

    JT said:

    Murray's got to play the doubles after the singles, ridiculous if he goes 5 sets with Fed

    They only play a max of 3 in the Olympics.
    Its 5 sets in the final
    Didn't know that.

    They've played 3 all the way through so I thought it was the same.

    It makes very little sense
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Murray has two finals and potentially 8 sets of tennis to play tomorrow - and you just know some here are willing for him to lose.
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