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
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]
FIFA World Ranking > Men
764
[5th of 198]
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000
40
[1st of 48]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000
97
[1st of 75]
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000
201
[1st of 79]
Summer olympic medals > All time
2,116
[1st of 116]
Volleyball World Championship > Medals per nation – Men > Total
2
[9th of 14]
Volleyball World Championship > Medals per nation – Women > Total
3
[5th of 14]
Winter olympic medals > All time
193
[3rd of 36]
Women's Hockey World Cup > Successful national teams > Third-place
1
[9th of 9]
World Cup Totals > Draws
3
[31st of 72]
World Cup Totals > Goals against
51
[16th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Goals for
27
[24th of 72]
World Cup Totals > Losses
16
[9th 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
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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:
Volleyball World Championship
; Wikipedia:
Women's Hockey World Cup
; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
United States, United States of America, usa, America, The United States, u.s.
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