Having all the medals in one place illustrates their evolution and you can learn interesting trivia, like the fact that the first modern Olympics in 1896 lacked gold (silver was first place, bronze second and third place finishers received no medal), and since 1972, host cities have been free to change the design of one medal, usually the silver.

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Politico said that first, second or third place was a big win for him.

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But we do know that the three metros rank poorly in everything except the average salary ranking, where they place first, second and third, respectively.

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But the gap between London and New York, in first and second place, and Hong Kong and Singapore in third and fourth has narrowed in recent surveys.

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The first vote took place on Tuesday evening, with the second and third votes Wednesday morning producing no agreement.

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US-based Anheuser-Busch is the world's third biggest brewer, behind SABMiller in second place and first place InBev, a Belgian-Brazilian business.

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Then, in the decisive moment of the race, Button was able to take advantage of a mistake by Hamilton at the end of the first lap to pass the McLaren impressively and move into third place at Turn One on the second lap.

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He was not replaced with a player of similar quality so we had Alex, who had been third in the pecking order, moving up into second place and then first when Terry was injured.

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