wɪð sˈɛvən fˈɜːstplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃᵻz, ðeɪ ɡˈæðɚd lˈɛs ðɐn hˈæf ðə tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ðætðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈiːm dˈɪd æt sˈɪkstiːn, bˌʌt stˈɪl nˌɪɹli dˈʌbəld ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ tˈiːmz kəmbˈaɪnd fˈoːɹ ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəlz.
With 7 first-place finishes, they gathered less than half the championships that the American team did at 16, but still nearly doubled all other teams combined (4 gold medals).