The 2012 007 Olympics ~ Final Medal Table

St_George · July 2012

Right, that'll do, peeps, here's the penultimate results of the tournament...

Event 27: 4 x 007 Relay / Third Leg ~ Results

1.

Richard Maibaum = 92 points
2.

Desmond Llewelyn = 91 points
3.

Ursula Andress = 54 points
4.

Ted Moore = 51 points
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Joseph Wiseman = 51 points
6.

Willy Bogner = 41 points
7.

Carole Bouquet = 40 points
8.

Cortina d'Ampezzo (FYEO) = 20 points

Congrats to Dickie Maibaum, for the man who scribbled so many lines of Bond dialogue has done the business for the States and won them this third leg, while Desmond Llewelyn, the man whose character provided 007 with so many of his invaluable gadgets, takes second place. And another icon from the very first Bond film DN, Ursula Andress, of course, is third.

A tight compromise of points-sharing in the middle of the results (this 'race' is getting tougher and tougher the closer it gets to its climax) sees Ted Moore and Dr No himself, Joseph Wiseman, share fourth place, while ski supremo Willy Bogner takes sixth and just behind him FYEO's Carole Bouquet is just squeezed out into seventh, while the beautiful Cortina, which also featured in FYEO, has to settle for eighth.

Standings:

1.

Wales = 252 points
2.

England = 235 points
3.

United States = 225 points
4.

Canada = 181 points
5.

France = 149 points
6.

Germany = 139 points
7.

Switzerland = 110 points
8.

Italy = 109 points

So, not much of a change in the standings following our last-but-one leg here, folks, aside from three important developments... first, the Swiss have hauled themselves back into the competition thanks to Ms Andress's Botticelli-inspired arrival in the contest, as they've now overtaken the Italians whom slip down to bottom place. Second, the top three have opened up a gap over the others - will they be our (final) medalists come tomorrow night? And, third and most significant of all, the Welsh dragons have wrestled the lead from the Anglo-Saxons, but will they still be roaring come the bitter end?

Well, only one way to find out, chaps - the fourth leg's coming right up...! :)

St_George · July 2012

Not much to say to introduce this post - except, of course, the fact it's the final, the final chance to vote at all in the entire tournament, peeps. This is it; it all comes down to this...!

Yes, as the Olympics traditionally comes to a close with one of its 'blue ribband' events the 4x100m Relay and/ or the 4x400m Relay, we're closing ours with the 4x007 Relay. But what's that, I hear you all ask...?

Well, it features the top eight nations in the Medal Table (which is why I've been banging on recently about why it's so important for those in the running to finish in eighth place or better for this event ;) ), each of which will compete against the other as teams of four competitors. These four competitors will be those who have performed the best for their respective nations - that is, those who've either won medals or the 'best colour' medal or whose (if many have won a gold medal) have accrued the highest percentage of total number of votes possible in their individual contests.

Then, as in a real relay race, one competitor from each nation will compete against a competitor from each other nation in a 'leg of the race', before 'passing the baton' on to the next competitor in their team who does the same, and the next does the same and the next does the same. All of which means there'll be four legs in total, after the last of which the result of the contest will be known.

It may well sound a little complicated, but don't worry, in practice it'll be simple as pie. Honest... ;)

The competitors:

John Barry

Albert R Broccoli

Luciana Paluzzi

Eva Green

Harry Saltzman

Ken Adam

Shirley Bassey

Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS)

So, the task is simple... please arrange the eight competitors above into your favoured ordering - first to last (greatest to least) in terms of their contribution to the cinematic James Bond.

Note: Voting for this last leg of the event should remain open for about 24 hours.

Oh, and just a reminder - when you do vote, please vote in this manner, chaps (as outlined in the thread's opening post); makes it a hell of a lot easier for me when I'm totting up the totals... ;)

1st place (Gold) = 10 points
2nd place (Silver) = 8 points
3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points
4th place = 5 points
5th place = 4 points
6th place = 3 points
7th place = 2 points
8th place = 1 points

Over to you, folks - get voting...! :)

St_George · July 2012

And here's my final vote... :)

1.

Albert R Broccoli = 10 points
2.

John Barry = 8 points
3.

Harry Saltzman = 7 points
4.

Ken Adam = 5 points
5.

Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS) = 4 points
6.

Shirley Bassey = 3 points
7.

Eva Green = 2 points
8.

Luciana Paluzzi = 1 point

Baltimore_007 · July 2012

This tougher than I first envisaged

#1 John Barry, England, 10 points, GOLD
#2 Albert Broccoli, United States, 8 points, SILVER
#3 Harry Saltzman, Canada, 7 points, BRONZE
#4 Shirley Bassey, Wales, 5 points
#5 Ken Adam, Germany, 4 points
#6 Piz Gloria, Grindewald and Berne, Switzerland, 4 points
#7 Luciana Paluzzi, Italy, 2 points
#8 Eva Green, France, 1 point

Is that it over now then, I was kind of enjoying these events...

St_George · July 2012

Baltimore_007 wrote:

Is that it over now then, I was kind of enjoying these events...

It's lasted seven months - what, do you want a whole year of the thing...?! :))

Baltimore_007 · July 2012

Has it really been seven months, by god, I didn't realize..

No, not a whole year maybe, seven months is good enough. It's been fun though, but even I know that The United States didn't win this tournament, but it's not about the winning, but taking part, so they say

LiveAndEatPie · July 2012

1. Albert R Broccoli
2. John Barry
3. Ken Adam

4. Harry Saltzman
5. Shirley Bassey
6. Luciana Paluzzi
7. Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS)
8. Eva Green

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 · July 2012

1.) Albert R. Broccoli
2.) Harry Saltzman
3.) Eva Green
4.) John Barry
5.) Ken Adam
6.) Luciana Paluzzi
7.) Shirley Bassey
8.) Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern

*Rolls tear as voting ends* :((

Baltimore_007 · July 2012

Brady's got Green over John Barry, Ken Adam and Shirley Bassey with regards to 'cinematic contribution to James Bond'

No offense, but maybe you're letting your heart rule your head, but it's all very good

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 · July 2012

Baltimore_007 wrote:

Brady's got Green over John Barry, Ken Adam and Shirley Bassey with regards to 'cinematic contribution to James Bond'

No offense, but maybe you're letting your heart rule your head, but it's all very good

It's just my opinion, sue me. She is my favorite Bond girl after all, and I have to go on what I know. I am by no means a listener to Barry's music and am not that wised in Ken's career as a set designer or the other non-Bond projects he has done, if any. I think Eva beats Shirley quite fine though.

Baltimore_007 · July 2012

It is your opinion and that is respected, and most will be aware of your adulation for the Vesper character, but to the casual observer, would most likely find it a bit questionable. Even if Seymour or Andress was involved no way would I put them ahead of figures such as the above mentioned. Just got my attention that's all, let's press on anyway..

Emilio · July 2012

Ken Adam
John Barry
Albert R Broccoli
Harry Saltzman
Luciana Paluzzi
Eva Green
Shirley Bassey
Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS)

Kerim · July 2012

(GOLD) Albert Broccoli (USA) - 10
(SILVER) John Barry (ENG) - 8
(BRONZE) Ken Adam (GER) - 7
4. Harry Saltzman (CAN) - 5
5. Shirley Bassey (WAL) - 4
6. Luciana Paluzzi (ITA) - 3
7. Eva Green (FRA) - 2
8. Piz Gloria (SUI) - 1

MajorDSmythe · July 2012

1. Albert R Broccoli - 10 pts
2. John Barry -8 pts
3. Ken Adam - 7 pts
4. Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS) - 5 pts
5. Shirley Bassey - 4 pts
6. Eva Green - 3 pts
7. Harry Saltzman - 2 pts
8. Luciana Paluzzi - 1 pt

For me, this had to be one of the toughest matches of the tournament. :-?

SaintMark · July 2012

1- John Barry - 10p
2- Albert R Broccoli - 8p
3- Harry Saltzman - 7p

4- Ken Adam - 5p
5- Shirley Bassey - 4p
6- Luciana Paluzzi - 3p
7- Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS) - 2p
8- Eva Green - 1p

PrinceKamalKhan · July 2012

001) Luciana Paluzzi-10 points
002) John Barry-8 points
003) Albert R Broccoli-7 points
004) Ken Adam-5 points
005) Harry Saltzman-4 points
006) Shirley Bassey-3 points
007) Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern-2 points
008) Eva Green-1 point

Samuel001 · July 2012

1.

Albert R Broccoli - 10 points
2.

Harry Saltzman - 8 points
3.

John Barry - 7 points
4.

Ken Adam - 5 points
5.

Shirley Bassey - 4 points
6.

Luciana Paluzzi - 3 points
7.

Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS) - 2 points
8.

Eva Green - 1 point

JrW_008 · July 2012

1.Albert R Broccoli - 10 points
2.Harry Saltzman - 8 points
3.Ken Adam - 7 points
4.John Barry - 5 points
5.Eva Green - 4 points
6.Shirley Bassey - 3 points
7.Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS) - 2 points
8.Luciana Paluzzi - 1 point

SirHenryLeeChaChing · July 2012

1. Albert R Broccoli- how can the man who pushed for Bond films not be #1?
2. John Barry- the man behind the best film music ever. Our Mozart.
3. Shirley Bassey- sang 3 brilliant themes, the most in the series.
4. Harry Saltzman- gets dropped because he didn't see the genius of #2 and #3.
5. Ken Adam- his sets are legendary, of course.
6. Luciana Paluzzi- the prototype evil Bond girl.
7. Eva Green- great job as Vesper, but will people remember her in posterity like they do Fiona Volpe?
8. Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS)- gorgeous locations for sure, but it doesn't replace a human being's contributions.

slyfox · July 2012

1.

Albert R Broccoli
2.

John Barry
3.

Ken Adam

4.

Shirley Bassey
5.

Harry Saltzman
6.

Luciana Paluzzi
7.

Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS)
8.

Eva Green

Thanks for the time put into this George, the real Olympics has got some living up to do after this one!

CommanderRoss · July 2012

1.Luciana Paluzzi-10 points
2. John Barry-8 points
3. Albert R Broccoli-7 points
4. Ken Adam-5 points
5. Harry Saltzman-4 points
6. Shirley Bassey-3 points
7. Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern-2 points
8. Eva Green-1 point

St_George · July 2012

slyfox wrote:

Thanks for the time put into this George, the real Olympics has got some living up to do after this one!

Ha ha, thanks for that, slyster, mate. :)

And yes, here it is, peeps - on the eve, or very early morning, of the real thing - it all ends here for The 2012 007 Olympics...

Event 27: 4 x 007 Relay / Anchor Leg ~ Results

1.

Albert R Broccoli = 127 points
2.

John Barry = 109 points
3.

Ken Adam = 82 points
4.

Harry Saltzman = 79 points
5.

Shirley Bassey = 53 points
6.

Luciana Paluzzi = 50 points
7.

Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern (OHMSS) = 30 points
=

Eva Green = 30 points

 Overall Results:

1.

United States = 352 points [10 points]
2.

England = 344 points [8 points]
3.

Wales = 305 points [7 points]
4.

Canada = 260 points [5 points]
5.

Germany = 221 points [4 points]
6.

France = 179 points [3 points]
7.

Italy = 159 points [2 points]
8.

Switzerland = 140 points [1 point]

You can't say fairer than that, can you? Yup, Cubby anchors the United States home to claim the gold in the Relay (and what a deserving winning team too - also boasting, of course, Richard Maibaum, Maurice Binder and, er, Robert Davi). Taking the silver, unsurprisingly, are the English, as John 'God' Barry does the business for his teammates (Chris Lee, the DB5 and Ted Moore), while the Welsh have to settle for - a nonethless excellent - bronze, as La Bassey's bomabastic tones secure that podium place for her fellow red dragons Roald Dahl, Timbo Dalton and, of course, Desmond Llewelyn.

And that, naturally, leads us to...

Final Medal Table
After Event 27/27
______________________.G___S__B_4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
1. -

England________11__9__8__5__9___6__9__7_.342 pts
2. -

United States___.5___3__5__7__5___7__5__6_.201 pts
3. -

Italy___________.3___2__1__4__1___0__2_.0__81 pts
4. -

France_________.2___1__3__2__0___5__2__1_.79 pts
5. -

Canada________.0___3__1__2__1___0__0__0__45 pts
6. -

Germany______...1___1__1__2__1___1__1__0_.44 pts
7. -

Wales_________..1___1__1__1__0___0__3__0__36 pts
8. -

Switzerland_____1___0__1__0__0___1__1__1__23 pts
9. -

Sweden________.0___2__0__0__1___0__0__1__21 pts
10.

Scotland______...1___0__0__0__1___0__0__2_.16 pts
11.

Ireland_________0___0__1__0__2___0__0__0__15 pts
12.

Denmark_______0___1__0__1__0___0__0__0_..13 pts
13.

Japan__________.0___0__1__0__1___0__0__1__12 pts
= -

Poland_________.0___1__0__0__0___1__0__1_.12 pts
15.

Brazil__________.1___0__0__0__0___0__0__0_.10 pts
= -

Mexico_________1___0__0__0__0___0__0__0_.10 pts
= -[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the Netherlands.svg.png[/img] Netherlands_____0___0__1__0__0___1__0__0_.10 pts
18.

Austria_________0___0__0__0__1___1__0__1___8 pts
= _

The Bahamas____0___1__0__0__0___0__0__0__.8 pts
= -

Greece__________0___1__0__0__0___0__0__0__.8 pts
= -

South Korea_____0___1__0__0__0___0__0__0__.8 pts
22.

India___________0___0__1__0__0___0__0__0_...7 pts
= -

Israel___________0___0__1__0__0___0__0__0__7 pts
= -

New Zealand____0___0__1__0__0___0__0__0__7 pts
25.

Russia_________0___0__0__1__0___0__0__0__5 pts
= -

Thailand_______.0___0__0__1__0___0__0__0__5 pts
= -

Turkey________..0___0__0__1__0___0__0__0__5 pts
28.

Egypt__________0___0__0__0__1___0__0__0__4 pts
= -

Gibraltar________0___0__0__0__1___0__0__0__4 pts
= -

Jamaica________.0___0__0__0__1___0__0__0_..4 pts
= -

Puerto Rico_____.0___0__0__0__1___0__0__0_..4 pts
32..

Australia_______.0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
= _

Chile___________.0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
= _

Nicaragua_______0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
= _

Ukraine_________0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
36.

China__________.0___0__0__0__0___0__1__0__2 pts
= _

Monaco________..0___0__0__0__0___0__1__0__2 pts
= _

Portugal________.0___0__0__0__0___0__1__0__2 pts
39.

Czech Republic__0___0__0__0__0___0__0__1__1 pt
= _

Malaysia________.0___0__0__0__0___0__0__1__1 pt
= _

Morocco________.0___0__0__0__0___0__0__1__1 pt

So, there we go, folks... the successful medalists' efforts in this final event may not have altered anything in this final Medal Table, but its results below them certainly did. Or, at least, they've clarified and tidied things up. Yup, we now know who's claimed fifth and sixth places on the board, as that fourth-place finish by Canada's Relay team has gained 'em one single extra, but crucially important point over the fifth-place finishing Germans, which sees the former finish a single point ahead of the latter in the table. And what of that seemingly eternal fight for third in the Medal Table? Well, finally it's all over - yes, the French may have narrowly beaten the Italians tonight, but not by enough... because it's the Azurri who've held on to that third place on the board, just pipping the Frogs who take fourth place.

Yet special, nay final, mention should surely be reserved for the teams from both England and the United States. The latter, winners of our last event of course, have been cracking competitors throughout; their strength in depth ensuring they secured that second place in the table long, long ago. And as for the former? Well, England have quite simply been awesome. An indubitably outstanding, utterly dominating performance - quite simply, the Medal Table doesn't lie; even a glance at it by that double-taking, no doubt pea-brained pigeon from MR would lead the little chap to conclude which team's been tops this tournament.

And, speaking of the tournament as a whole - well, that's pretty much it, folks. Save for some final housekeeping or, to be specific, further official data just for your interest...

The 2012 007 Olympics ~ Contest medalists

<ul>
<li> Bond Actors (18/01/2012)
G

Sean Connery S

Daniel Craig B

Roger Moore

<li> Producers (22/07/2012)
G

Albert R Broccoli S

Harry Saltzman B

Michael G Wilson

<li> Directors (16/07/2012)
G

Terence Young S

Peter Hunt B

Martin Campbell

<li> Screenwriters (15/03/2012)
G

Richard Maibaum S

Michael G Wilson B

Tom Mankiewicz

<li> Composers (29/02/2012)
G

John Barry S

George Martin B

David Arnold

<li> Title Song Performers (01/02/2012)
G

Shirley Bassey S

Paul McCartney and Wings B

Carly Simon

<li> Cinematographers (03/06/2012)
G

Ted Moore S

Freddie Young B

Michael Reed

<li> Production Designers (08/02/2012)
G

Ken Adam S

Peter Lamont B

Syd Cain

<li> Title Designers (29/06/2012)
G

Maurice Binder S

Daniel Kleinman B

Robert Brownjohn

<li> Stunt Performers (17/05/2012)
G

Bob Simmons S

Willy Bogner B

Martin Grace

<li> '60s Bond Girls (25/01/2012)
G

Diana Rigg S

Claudine Auger B

Ursula Andress

<li> '70s Bond Girls (03/07/2012)
G

Jane Seymour S

Maud Adams B

Caroline Munro

<li> '80s Bond Girls (08/03/2012)
G

Carole Bouquet S

Maud Adams B

Maryam d'Abo

<li> '90s/ '00s Bond Girls (02/05/2012)
G

Eva Green S

Izabella Scorupco B

Famke Janssen

<li> '60s Bond Villains (07/07/2012)
G

Robert Shaw S

Joseph Wiseman B

Gert Fröbe

<li> '70s Bond Villains (11/04/2012)
G

Christopher Lee S

Yaphett Kotto B

Michael Lonsdale

<li> '80s Bond Villains (10/06/2012)
G

Robert Davi S

Christopher Walken B

Louis Jourdan

<li> '90s/ '00s Bond Villains (22/02/2012)
G

Alec Bean S

Mads Mikkelsen B

Sophie Marceau

<li> Henchmen/ women (17/06/2012)
G

Luciana Paluzzi S

Harold Sakata B

Richard Kiel

<li> Allies (25/04/2012)
G

Pedro Armendariz S

Gabriele Ferzetti B

Topol

<li> MI6 Staff (28/02/2012)
G

Bernard Lee S

Desmond Llewelyn B

Lois Maxwell

<li> Bond Vehicles (17/04/2012)
G

Aston Martin DB5 S

Lotus Esprit B

Aston Martin V8 Vantage

<li> '60s Bond Locations (24/06/2012)
G

Piz Gloria, Grindewald, Murren-Schilthorn and Bern
S

Nassau, New Providence Island and Paradise Island B

Tokyo, Kobe and volcanic islands

<li> '70s Bond Locations (15/02/2012)
G

Rio de Janeiro and Iguaçu Falls S

Mount Asgard B

Venice

<li> '80s Bond Locations (25/05/2012)
G

Cortina d'Ampezzo S

Meteora ('St. Cyril's') and Corfu B

Udaipur

<li> '90s/ '00s Bond Locations (04/04/2012)
G

Venice S

Lakes Como and Garda B

Greenwich and the Millennium Dome

<li> 4 X 007 Relay (27/07/2012)
G

United States (Albert R Broccoli, Richard Maibaum, Maurice Binder and Robert Davi)
 S

England (John Barry, Ted Moore, Christopher Lee and Aston Martin DB5)
B

Wales (Shirley Bassey, Desmond Llewelyn, Timothy Dalton and Roald Dahl)</ul>

... And for me to say thank you so much to all of you've participated in this thing over the last seven months and a few days (especially those of you who've practically or actually voted every time there's been a new contest in which to do so). It's been a marathon of a tournament, no question; quite an undertaking on my part, now I look back on it as a whole. But it hasn't really felt like that because it's been so much fun to put on, not least because, as a Bond fan, I've found it rather fascinating to find out how folks rate different people and entities in so many different facets of the cinematic 007.

And with that... well, that really is that, peeps, so - finally - until the next time, Roger and out (quite literally - and good luck Blighty in the real Olympics!)... ;)

Baltimore_007 · July 2012

Thanks for that George, a very good and well presented tournament, it's been fun. A lot of hard work and effort put it, and it is appreciated, well done to all involved

Sadly no medal for Dalton as James Bond, McCartney and Wings beaten by Bassey in the music race (?!), Binder wins for title designs (I never liked his work), and some other questionable outcomes I won't elaborate on, and we were never going to catch the British at the top of the table, but second place is still a worthy achievement

Disappointed to an extent this seems to be other now for another (four years?) maybe, I wasn't here for the last one, but people enjoyed themselves for sure. Thanks again

Kerim · July 2012

Thanks St. George for running such an outstanding event.

PrinceKamalKhan · July 2012

Good work, SG. Looking foward to the next tournament your creative mind comes up with.

Artemis81 · July 2012

Too bad I was unable to participate in the half of the categories, but the some of the results were surprising. Thanks.

Samuel001 · July 2012

Thnaks for the fun @St_George, even moreso that you were able to make this list about seven months. It's been great to have a regular tournament going all the time, throughout this big year.

I'll miss it but I'm so glad England were able to win something!

Emilio · July 2012

Thank you for this, I really enjoyed :-)

SirHenryLeeChaChing · July 2012

Would like to note that Harold "Oddjob" Sakata was born in Hawaii and while of Japanese descent, may have been a American citizen.

Great job George, excellent contest. Don't agree with everything (Lonsdale and Jourdan in particular) but nice to see the contributions of my homeland recognized so well. Looking forward to my fellow Americans winning the real thing :D

St_George · July 2012

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Glad to learn you all appreciate my efforts and enjoyed the tournament. Who knows, maybe it will return in four years' time? ;)

Hopefully, rather sooner, I'll return with another tournament around these parts - once I cook up something I think fitting and haven't done before. For now, though, I'm going to have a little rest and lie on the proverbial beach... :p

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