The bar chart illustrates the figures for medals achieved by four nations at six consecutive Olympic Games between 1988 and 2008
The most striking feature from the data is the dominance of American medals while Japan and Great Britain won the least among 4 countries. Interestingly, all 4 nations witnessed an upward trend in the total of medals won.
Regarding the USA, the number of medals is the most compared with the other nations, however, there was not a considerable increase in their overall over 6 games. The figure for its medals won rose slightly between the 1988 and the 1992 Olympic Games, by 12 medals. After a slight decrease, there was a steady growth in their total, achieving 110 medals in 1992.
On the contrary, China witnessed an enormous rise in the medals won, from only 28 in 1988 to 100 in 2008. At the 2008 games, the Chinese medal total was almost 40 ones higher than the previous Olympics, which is seen as the most significant change over the time period.
Interestingly, the number of medals won by Great Britain and Japan were almost similar twice, in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. There was a decrease of 9 in British medals from 1988 to 1996 but the quantity won in 2008 was nearly doubled that of 1988. Besides, the Japanese medals total saw a fluctuation over these 20 years, and the greatest success was 37 medals in 2004.
The bar chart illustrates the figures for
medals
achieved by four nations at six consecutive Olympic
Games
between 1988 and 2008
The most striking feature from the data is the dominance of American
medals
while Japan and Great Britain won the least among 4 countries.
Interestingly
, all 4 nations witnessed an upward trend in the
total
of
medals
won.
Regarding the USA, the number of
medals
is the most compared with the other nations,
however
, there was not a considerable increase in their
overall
over 6
games
. The figure for its
medals
won rose
slightly
between the 1988 and the 1992 Olympic
Games
, by 12
medals
. After a slight decrease, there was a steady growth in their
total
, achieving 110
medals
in 1992.
On the contrary
, China witnessed an enormous rise in the
medals
won, from
only
28 in 1988 to 100 in 2008. At the 2008
games
, the Chinese
medal
total
was almost 40 ones higher than the previous Olympics, which is
seen
as the most significant
change
over the time period.
Interestingly
, the number of
medals
won by Great Britain and Japan were almost similar twice, in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. There was a decrease of 9 in British
medals
from 1988 to 1996
but
the quantity won in 2008 was
nearly
doubled that of 1988.
Besides
, the Japanese
medals
total
saw
a fluctuation over these 20 years, and the greatest success was 37
medals
in 2004.