Olympic champion, Debbie Ferguson was the first to make the observation, only minutes after collecting her Bronze in the women’s 200 metre event. But it took a clever columnist, Mike Wise (his name says it all) from the Washington Post, to bring it to the world’s attention.
The Bahamas has won more medals, per capita, than any nation competing in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
“The Bahamians are really king of the hill. Yes, it turns out, due to a compilation by my friend at Newsday, Chuck Culpepper, Bahamas leads in the world’s all-important per capita medal race,” Wise reveals in a column titled, “Forget U.S. Team; Bahamas Rules”, published on August 27, 2004.
“The little hamlet of a Caribbean nation, famous for the luxurious and kitschy Atlantis Hotel… has won a medal for every 149,848 people, ” he adds.
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