Brits lead Olympic Sailing Medal Count

'Paul Goodison (GBR) winner of the Gold Medal Mens Laser class 2008 Olympics' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

The Beijing Olympics 2008 British sailing campaign has swept all before them. Seems like the luck of the lottery draw for the small island nation, who could add another medal in the Star Class with Iain Percy and Andrew 'Bart'Simpson currently second going into tomorrow's Medal Race.

Below is the Beijing Olympics 2008 - Sailing - Qingdao venue Day 12 Medal tally

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size="1">5</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" height="17"><font size="1">Australia</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="2"><font size="1">2</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="2"><font size="1">2</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" height="17"><font size="1">USA</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="2"><font size="1">2</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" height="17"><font size="1">China</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font 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sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" height="17"><font size="1">Slovenia</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" height="17"><font size="1">Spain</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="0"><font size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" sdnum="3081;" sdval="1"><font size="1">1</font></td></tr><tr><td align="left" 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