Goldmember, the NZ Women's Basketball team DOES have a couple of Netballers in it. That's where the similarity ends.

Women's Archery - Team Gold Medal
Korea @ $1.14.
They've won every gold since they started competing.

Men's Archery - Individual Gold Medal
Two Aussies here worth a punt.
Michele FRANGILLI,Italy @ $3
Dong Hyun IM,South Korea @ $3
Kyung-Mo PARK,South Korea @ $6
David BARNES,Australia @ $8 *
...
Simon FAIRWEATHER,Australia @ $51

Barnes has been shooting very well, and got knocked out of the preliminary tornament by the eventual winner (Dong Hyun IM).

Fairweather won gold in Sydney, but his shooting has dropped off recently, and he's coming back after a lay-off. But $51 seems pretty good.

Hey guys,

What about most gold medals?

Only 3 real choices:

USA $1.28
Russia $3.85
China $8.00

Big improvement for the Russians and the Chinese over last 8 years. Plus this time, Greece is closer for Russia and China, and they can afford to send more athletes (I don't think the cost will affect the Americans). With both the Russians and the Chinese competing harder, it should make it closer all-around, and we might see the Russians pip the USA. But I'd want to see more than $3.85... I'd take $5.00+. So at these odds, USA looks the best.

Previous totals
2000 G S B T
1 United States of America 40 24 33 97
2 Russian Federation 32 28 28 88
3 China 28 16 15 59
4 Australia 16 25 17 58

1996
1 United States 44 32 25 101
2 Russia 26 21 16 63
3 Germany 20 18 27 65
4 China 16 22 12 50

1992
1 Unified Team (ex USSR) EUN 45 38 29
2 United States of America USA 37 34 37
3 Germany GER 33 21 28
4 China CHN 16 22 16

1988
1 USSR 55 31 46
2 German GDR 37 35 30
3 United States of America USA 36 31 27
4 Korea KOR 12 10 11

1984 (Russan Boycott)
1 United States of America USA 83 61 30
2 Romania ROM 20 16 17
3 Federal Republic of Germany 17 19 23
4 China 15 8 9

Barring a heap of their athletes failing drug tests, the U.S will probably come out on top.

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Swimming betting from Centrebet:

MEN
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50m FREESTYLE:
HALL Jnr, Gary (USA) 3.00
LEZAK, Jason (USA) 4.25
SCHOEMAN, Roland (RSA) 4.50
VAN DEN HOOGENBAND, Pieter (NED) 4.50
POPOV, Alexander (RUS) 6.00

100m FREESTYLE:
VAN DEN HOOGENBAND, Pieter (NED) 1.80
LEZAK, Jason (USA) 2.85
POPOV, Alexander (RUS) 6.50
CROCKER, Ian (USA) 13.00
THORPE, Ian (AUS) 13.00

200m FREESTYLE:
THORPE, Ian (AUS) 1.50
PHELPS, Michael (USA) 3.00
VAN DEN HOOGENBAND, Pieter (NED) 6.00
HACKETT, Grant (AUS) 9.00

400m FREESTYLE:
THORPE, Ian (AUS) 1.20
HACKETT, Grant (AUS) 4.00
KELLER, Klete (USA) 9.00

1500m FREESTYLE:
HACKETT, Grant (AUS) 1.02
JENSEN, Larsen (USA) 8.00

100m BUTTERFLY:
CROCKER, Ian (USA) 1.50
PHELPS, Michael (USA) 2.50
HUEGILL, Geoffry (AUS) 11.00

200m BUTTERFLY:
PHELPS, Michael (USA) 1.01

100m BREASTSTROKE:
HANSEN, Brendan (USA) 1.08
KITAJIMA, Kosuke (JPN) 6.00
MEW, Darren (ENG) 11.00

200m BREASTSTROKE:
HANSEN, Brendan (USA) 1.18
KITAJIMA, Kosuke (JPN) 4.50
PIPER, Jim (AUS) 10.00
USHER, Scott (USA) 10.00

100m BACKSTROKE:
PEIRSOL, Aaron (USA) 1.10
KRAYZELBURG, Lenny (USA) 6.00
WELSH, Matthew (AUS) 6.00

200m BACKSTROKE:
PEIRSOL, Aaron (USA) 1.01

200m IND MEDLEY:
PHELPS, Michael (USA) 1.01

400m IND MEDLEY:
PHELPS, Michael (USA) 1.01

4x100m FREESTYLE RELAY:
USA 1.45
AUSTRALIA 4.00
ITALY 4.25
SOUTH AFRICA 10.00

4x200m FREESTYLE RELAY:
AUSTRALIA 1.55
USA 2.75
ITALY 6.00

4x100m MEDLEY RELAY:
USA 1.05
AUSTRALIA 4.50

WOMEN
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50m FREESTYLE:
De BRUIJN, Inge (NED) 1.90
LENTON, Lisbeth (AUS) 2.50
ENGELSMAN, Michelle (AUS) 4.50

100m FREESTYLE:
LENTON, Lisbeth (AUS) 1.90
De BRUIJN, Inge (NED) 2.75
HENRY, Jodie (AUS) 3.50

200m FREESTYLE:
MARSHALL, Melanie (GBR) 4.25
JEDRZEJCZAK, Otylia (POL) 4.50
BENKO, Lindsay (USA) 6.50
POLL, Claudia (CRC) 6.50
VAN ALMSICK, Franziska (GER) 6.50
XU, Yanwei (CHN) 7.00

400m FREESTYLE:
STOCKBAUER, Hannah (GER) 3.00
POTEC, Camelia (ROM) 4.25
YAMADA, Sachiko (JPN) 5.00
RISZTOV, Eva (HUN) 8.00
JEDRZEJCZAK, Otylia (POL) 8.00

800m FREESTYLE:
YAMADA, Sachiko (JPN) 1.80
MUNZ, Diana (USA) 4.50
KELLER, Kalyn (USA) 5.50
STOCKBAUER, Hannah (GER) 5.50

100m BUTTERFLY:
THOMAS, Petria (AUS) 1.70
De BRUIJN, Inge (NED) 2.75
MORAVCOVA, Martina (SLO) 4.50

200m BUTTERFLY:
JEDRZEJCZAK, Otylia (POL) 1.60
THOMAS, Petria (AUS) 2.10

100m BREASTSTROKE:
JONES, Leisel (AUS) 2.10
HANSON, Brooke (AUS) 3.50
BEARD, Amanda (USA) 5.00
KIRK, Tara (USA) 7.00
LUO, Xuejuan (CHN) 9.00

200m BREASTSTROKE:
BEARD, Amanda (USA) 1.70
JONES, Leisel (AUS) 2.00
QI, Hui (CHN) 9.00
HANSON, Brooke (AUS) 17.00

100m BACKSTROKE:
COUGHLIN, Natalie (USA) 1.02

200m BACKSTROKE:
KOMAROVA, Stanislava (RUS) 2.00
NAKAMURA, Reiko (JPN) 2.50
SEXTON, Katy (ENG) 7.00
TERAKAWA, Aya (JPN) 7.50

200m IND MEDLEY:
KLOCHKOVA, Yana (UKR) 2.10
BEARD, Amanda (USA) 2.20
HOFF, Kathryn (USA) 6.00
MILLS, Alice (AUS) 9.00

400m IND MEDLEY:
KLOCHKOVA, Yana (UKR) 1.70
HOFF, Kathryn (USA) 2.00

4x100m FREESTYLE RELAY:
AUSTRALIA 2.00
GERMANY 3.50
USA 3.50

4x200m FREESTYLE RELAY:
AUSTRALIA 2.50
GREAT BRITAIN 2.50
USA 3.00
GERMANY 8.00

4x100m MEDLEY RELAY:
USA 1.50
AUSTRALIA 2.50


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AUSTRALIAN GOLD MEDAL TALLY

13 OR 14 GOLD MEDALS $4.00
11 OR 12 GOLD MEDALS $4.25
9 OR 10 GOLD MEDALS $5.00
15 OR 16 GOLD MEDALS $5.50
17 OR 18 GOLD MEDALS $7.50
7 OR 8 GOLD MEDALS $8.50
25 GOLD MEDALS OR MORE $11.00
19 OR 20 GOLD MEDALS $12.00
5 OR 6 GOLD MEDALS $14.00
21 OR 22 GOLD MEDALS $15.00
4 GOLD MEDALS OR LESS $16.00
23 OR 24 GOLD MEDALS $21.00

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AUSTRALIAN (ALL) MEDAL TALLY

AUST WIN 41-45 MEDALS $6.00
AUST WIN 46-48 MEDALS $7.00
AUST WIN 49-51 MEDALS $7.00
AUST WIN 30 MEDALS OR LESS $8.00
AUST WIN 36-40 MEDALS $8.00
AUST WIN 52-54 MEDALS $8.00
AUST WIN 55-57 MEDALS $8.00
AUST WIN 31-35 MEDALS $10.00
AUST WIN 58-60 MEDALS $10.00
AUST WIN 86 MEDALS OR MORE $11.00
AUST WIN 61-63 MEDALS $13.00
AUST WIN 64-66 MEDALS $15.00
AUST WIN 67-70 MEDALS $18.00
AUST WIN 71-75 MEDALS $21.00
AUST WIN 76-80 MEDALS $26.00
AUST WIN 81-85 MEDALS $31.00

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HOCKEY WOMENS GOLD MEDAL

AUSTRALIA $3.00
ARGENTINA $3.50
NETHERLANDS $3.85
CHINA $5.00
GERMANY $15.00
KOREA $17.00
SPAIN $21.00
NEW ZEALAND $41.00
JAPAN $51.00
SOUTH AFRICA $101.00

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HOCKEY MENS GOLD MEDAL

GERMANY $3.00
NETHERLANDS $3.00
AUSTRALIA $3.50
PAKISTAN $7.00
INDIA $17.00
KOREA $17.00
SPAIN $21.00
ARGENTINA $21.00
GREAT BRITAIN $61.00
NEW ZEALAND $201.00
EGYPT $501.00
SOUTH AFRICA $501.00

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MENS SOCCER GOLD MEDAL

ARGENTINA $3.75
ITALY $5.50
PARAGUAY $7.00
PORTUGAL $7.50
GREECE $9.00
TUNISIA $14.00
GHANA $15.00
MEXICO $15.00
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO $17.00
JAPAN $26.00
MALI $26.00
MOROCCO $26.00
COSTA RICO $26.00
AUSTRALIA $26.00
KOREA $35.00
IRAQ $101.00

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