FACTOID # 2: Russia won the first World Air Games, held in Turkey in 1997. Events included hang-gliding, sky-surfing, and ballooning.
 
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North America > United States > Sports

AMERICAN SPORTS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air Games > Bronze medals 4 [6th of 24]
Air Games > Gold Medals 8 [2nd of 16]
Air Games > Total medals 19 [3rd of 27]
Chess > GrandMasters 60 [3rd of 135]
Chess > International Masters 99 [5th of 135]
Chess > World Chess Rankings 2,625 [3rd of 135]
FIFA World Ranking > Men 764 [5th of 198]
Ice hockey > Number of registered players > Players 485,018 [2nd of 18]
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000 40 [1st of 48]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000 97 [1st of 75]
Rugby World Cup > 2003 standings 3 [15th of 20]
Rugby World Cup Overall Record > 1987-2003 > % 15.38 [12th of 19]
Summer olympic medals > All time 2,116 [1st of 116]
Top international goal scorers > Name Eric Wynalda
Winter olympic medals > All time 193 [3rd of 36]
World Cup Totals > Draws 3 [31st of 72]
World Cup Totals > Goals for 27 [24th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Matches played 25 [22nd of 72]
World Cup Totals > Points 17 [26th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Wins 6 [25th of 72]

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SOURCES: Air Sports International; World Chess Federation, 2006; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Wikipedia: Ice hockey ; International Olympic Committee; Tarik's SANZAR Rugby Guide; Wikipedia: Rugby World Cup Overall Record ; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games ; Wikipedia: Top international goal scorers ; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United States, United States of America, usa, America, The United States, u.s.

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