FACTOID #
1:
Russia
won the first
World Air Games
, held in
Turkey
in 1997. Events included hang-gliding, sky-surfing, and ballooning.
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Air Games > Bronze medals
2
[11th of 24]
Air Games > Gold Medals
2
[11th of 16]
Air Games > Total medals
4
[14th of 27]
Chess > GrandMasters
0
[102nd of 135]
FIFA World Ranking > Men
712
[17th of 198]
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000
5
[13th of 48]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000
18
[12th of 75]
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000
36
[15th of 79]
Summer olympic medals > All time
296
[9th of 116]
United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics > Curling > Score
5-6
Volleyball World Championship > Medals per nation – Men > Total
2
[7th of 14]
Volleyball World Championship > Medals per nation – Women > Total
6
[1st of 14]
Winter olympic medals > All time
31
[16th of 36]
World Cup Totals > Draws
2
[37th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Goals against
14
[41st of 72]
World Cup Totals > Goals for
8
[40th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Losses
6
[37th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Matches played
10
[40th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Points
9
[36th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Wins
2
[46th of 72]
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SOURCES:
Air Sports International
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World Chess Federation
, 2006;
Federation Internationale de Football Association
(FIFA);
International Olympic Committee
; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games ; Wikipedia:
United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics
; Wikipedia:
Volleyball World Championship
; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster
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