Only 8% of the population but 20% of the medals and 21% of the golds

Spotted by Davy Gow, above, but all-too-predictably, grudged and down-played by the BBC, below: However, the 36-strong contingent of Scots returns home with three gold, four silver, six bronze. Specifically on gold, with 3, Scotland won nearly three times as many, per head, than the just over 1 of the 14 UK total, their 8% population share should have meant.