Sizing Things Up

Jamaica's 100-meter medalists vaulted the tiny country to second -- not in medals, of course, but in medals per capita -- as of Sunday night in Beijing.

SOURCES: IOC, Population Reference Bureau | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post ¿ August 18, 2008

This Story Jamaica Delivers Knockout In the 100 Article \| BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Depending on your perspective, the Olympic track and field competition Sunday featured either a stunning sweep or a shocking shutout. For the second night in a row, a fun-loving and exuberant 21-year-old Jamaican speedster ran away from the field in the 100 meters. Sizing Things Up		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: IOC, Population Reference Bureau \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post ¿ August 18, 2008 ¬es=Jamaica's 100-meter medalists vaulted the tiny country to second -- not in medals, of course, but in medals per capita -- as of Sunday night in Beijing." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: IOC, Population Reference Bureau \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post ¿ August 18, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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