Well, the
Netherlands Antilles achieve their second-greatest sporting moment*. Congratulations to Churandy Martina for finishing second to Usain Bolt in the 200m.
Worth mentioning, because with a population of about 183,000 they're probably the smallest nation to win a medal here (and going by that Wikipedia entry, they might not be a nation for much longer! Heck, they might even end up as another US airbase...).
I wonder, if a medals table was done on a population ratio basis, would they come first? A quick glance through the Beeb's medal table didn't reveal any other medallists with a sub-million population.
*
Oh well, OK their greatest sporting achievement. They did actually hold the Unofficial World Cup in football in the 60s.
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