2012 Summer Olympics medal table this information is provided by the IOC, the IOC itself does not recognize or endorse any ranking system. In boxing, judo, taekwondo, and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class. Two silver medals (and no bronze) were awarded for second place ties in both the men's 200 metre freestyle swimming and the men's 100 metre butterfly swimming events. Two bronze medals were awarded for a third-place tie in the men's keirin cycling race; three bronze medals were awarded for a three-way third-place tie in the men's high jump. Changes in medal standings (see below) <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> On 29
Medal for Heroic Deeds Medal for Heroic Deeds The Medal for Heroic Deeds was instituted by royal resolution on 19 August 1885 and is awarded for honorable actions in saving lives or a comparable act. There was originally three classes, but from 1905 the medal has been awarded in gold and silver. To be awarded in gold the recipient must have committed an unusually notable rescue of life where the rescuer's life was put at risk. The medal is surmountet by the Crown of Norway and the adverse side features the portrait, name and title of the reigning monarch. At present the portrait is