CREATE TABLE table_204_979 (id NUMBER, "place" NUMBER, "nation" CLOB, "5 hoops" CLOB, "3 balls , \ 2 ribbons" CLOB, "total" NUMBER)

what nation was the top scoring in the games ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_204_979 ORDER BY "total" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_204_979" ORDER BY "total" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY