Projected Medal Count - 07.23.12

	July 23, 2012 Projected Medal Count BRIAN CAZENEUVE

COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL	2008 TOTAL
U.S.	42	26	31	99	110 (RANK: 1)
CHINA	42	30	25	97	100 (RANK: 2)
RUSSIA	28	23	28	79	73 (RANK: 3)
GREAT BRITAIN	23	23	19	65	47 (RANK: 4)
GERMANY	11	15	23	49	41 (RANK: T-6)
AUSTRALIA	16	13	11	40	46 (RANK: 5)
JAPAN	12	14	13	39	25 (RANK: 11)
FRANCE	8	15	9	32	41 (RANK: T-6)
ITALY	7	5	13	25	27 (RANK: T-9)
SOUTH KOREA	8	9	6	23	31 (RANK: 8)
UKRAINE	5	5	8	18	27 (RANK: T-9)

The U.S. retains the overall crown, with China once again close behind, but the home country adds the most—by far—to its haul from Beijing

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