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The 2008 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of medals won by their athletes during the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Approximately 11,028 athletes from 204 NOCs participated in 302 events in 28 sports.[1]
Afghanistan,[2] Bahrain,[3] Mauritius,[4] Sudan,[5] Tajikistan[6] and Togo[7] won their first Olympic medals. Bahrain, Mongolia (which had previously held the record for most medals without a gold)[8] and Panama[9] won their first gold medals.
Serbia won its first medal as an independent NOC, having previously won medals as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.[10] Singapore won its first medal as an independent country (its only previous medal had been won in 1960 as a self-governing British colony).
A total of 87 countries won medals, and 55 of them won at least one gold medal, and both of these categories set new records.
Medal table
The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ranking sorts by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have earned (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.
In boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class.[11] Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. Additionally there was a tie for the silver medal in the women's 100 metres in athletics and no bronze was awarded.[12] Ties for third in swimming's men's 100 metre backstroke and men's 100 metre freestyle meant that two bronze medals were awarded for those events.[13]
Host nation (China)
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| 1 |  China (CHN) |
51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) |
23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) |
16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) |
14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) |
13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) |
9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) |
8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) |
7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
7 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 12 |  Netherlands (NED) |
7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) |
5 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 15 |  Kenya (KEN) |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 16 |  Belarus (BLR) |
4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 17 |  Romania (ROU) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 18 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Canada (CAN) |
3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 20 |  Poland (POL) |
3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 21 |  Hungary (HUN) |
3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 21 |  Norway (NOR) |
3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 23 |  Brazil (BRA) |
3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 24 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 |  Georgia (GEO) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 |  Cuba (CUB) |
2 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 29 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 30 |  Denmark (DEN) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 |  Thailand (THA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 |  North Korea (PRK) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 |  Argentina (ARG) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 |  Mexico (MEX) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 |  Turkey (TUR) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 38 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 40 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 41 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 42 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 42 |  Indonesia (INA) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 |  Latvia (LAT) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 |  Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 |  Estonia (EST) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 |  Portugal (POR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 |  India (IND) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 51 |  Iran (IRI) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 52 |  Bahrain (BRN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 |  Panama (PAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 57 |  Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 57 |  Lithuania (LTU) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 59 |  Greece (GRE) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 60 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 62 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 62 |  Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 62 |  Serbia (SRB) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 65 |  Algeria (ALG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 |  Colombia (COL) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 |  Morocco (MAR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 |  Tajikistan (TJK) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 71 |  Chile (CHI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  Ecuador (ECU) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  Iceland (ISL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  Malaysia (MAS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  Singapore (SIN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  Sudan (SUD) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 |  Armenia (ARM) |
0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 80 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 81 |  Afghanistan (AFG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Israel (ISR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Moldova (MDA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Mauritius (MRI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Togo (TOG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 302 | 303 | 353 | 958 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NOCs not included in this table did not win any medals; all are listed in the infobox at the foot of this page.
Changes in medal standings
On August 15 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced North Korean shooter Kim Jong Su had tested positive for the banned substance of propranolol and thus stripped of his two medals from the 2008 Summer Olympics, making Kim the first medal winning athlete to test positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Olympic Games. He was originally placed 3rd in the 10 metre air pistol and 2nd in the 50 metre pistol. After Kim Jong Su was disqualified, the bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol went to Jason Turner of the United States; in the 50 metre pistol, the silver medal went to Tan Zongliang of China, and the bronze medal to Vladimir Isakov of Russia.[14]
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was originally awarded a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 84 kg event. However, at the medal ceremony he walked off the podium and dropped/put his medal on the mat. On August 16 2008, the International Olympic Committee decided to strip him of his medal because they felt it amounted to a political demonstration and was disrespectful to other athletes.[15]
Ukrainian athlete Lyudmila Blonska, who finished second in the women's heptathlon, tested positive for the steroid methyltestosterone. On August 22, 2008, the International Olympic Committee officially stripped Blonska of her medal, and as a result, the silver medal went to Hyleas Fountain of the United States, and the bronze medal went to Tatyana Chernova of Russia.[16]
Notes
- ^ "NOC entry forms received" (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
(...) confirmed the qualification of 11,028 athletes, including 363 supplement athletes holding a P card.
- ^ "Afghans win first Olympic medal". BBC Sports. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Balazs Koranyi (2008-08-19). "Ramzi takes first gold for Bahrain". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bantamweight clinches Mauritius' 1st Olympic medal". Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Darfur runner wins Sudan's first Olympic medal". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-24.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Italy, Azerbaijan win golds". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Togo claims first Olympic medal". BBC News. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Naidan wins Mongolia's first gold". BBC News. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Saladino wins first gold for Panama". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Serbian PM congratulates swimmer on winning medal in Beijing Olympics". Chinaview.cn. 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ "Beijing 2008–Games of the XXVIV Olympiad". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Randy Harvey (2008-08-17). "Jamaicans 1-2-3 in women's 100". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "GOLD: x2 for U.S." The Globe and Mail. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
Arkady Vyatchanin of Russia and Hayden Stoeckel of Australia tied for bronze.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2 more athletes fail doping tests". CBC Sports. 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ Jere Longman (2008-08-16). "Swede Stripped of His Medal After His Angry Reaction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ukrainian Blonska stripped of silver medal in heptathlon". ESPN.com. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
References
- "Overall Medal Standings". Beijing2008.com.
