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Olympics v Paralympics

  • 07-09-2011 7:17am
    #1
    Slideshowbob
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    Hard question but ..,

    How does an olympic gold medal compare with a Paralympic gold medal in relation to return on investment for a nation?


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  • #2
    finbarrk
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    99.99% better, the real medal for a Nation. Investment is irrelevent if one is secured.


  • #3
    Sparks
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    Slideshowbob wrote: »
    Hard question but ..,
    How does an olympic gold medal compare with a Paralympic gold medal in relation to return on investment for a nation?
    Not so much "hard" as "broken".
    How exactly do you judge the monetary value of an Olympic medal?


  • #4
    Slideshowbob
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    Sparks wrote: »
    Not so much "hard" as "broken".
    How exactly do you judge the monetary value of an Olympic medal?

    Something like this?

    http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/08/beijing-olympic-medal-price.html


  • #5
    Sparks
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    No, because that's estimating how much money was invested to get the medal; not what the medal is worth. You'd need to know both to estimate the return on investment.


  • #6
    Slideshowbob
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    yeah did a quick web search on worth of a medal - nothing jumping out


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