Rio Olympics: New Zealand rocket up medals per capita tableONE NEWS NOWNew Zealand is up to third on the Olympic medals per capita table after winning three medals on day six at the Rio Olympics. GOLD MEDALS PER CAPITALooking just at gold medals Fiji are leading the way, followed by Kosovo (one gold) and Hungary who have five gold medals and a population just less than 10 million. New Zealand's solitary gold medal is still good enough for seventh overall on the gold medals per capita table, one ahead of Australia whose five golds equates to one for every 4.75 million people. READ MORE:* Rio Olympics full coverage - day six* Gold for New Zealand - Bond and Murray row to victory* Sprint team happy with silver after record ride* Luuka Jones wins silver for NZ in canoe slalom* Olympics: Overnight recap - day six* Stuff's Rio 2016 Olympics guide* Rio Olympics: Meet New Zealand team* 2016 Rio Olympic Games medal table* Our Rio Olympics daily newsletterTHE STRAGGLERSAmongst countries to have won at least one medal, Indonesia is last on the per capita table, with two medals to share between its population of over 257 million. New Zealand won gold in the men's rowing pair, silver in the women's K1 canoe slalom, and silver in the men's cycling team sprint.

Source: Stuff August 12, 2016 04:06 UTC