List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners
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The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 August to 24 August 2008.[Note 1] Approximately 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated.[1] Overall, 302 events in 28 sports were held; 165 events were opened to men, 127 were opened to women and 10 were mixed events. In total there was one more event than in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[2]
Nine new events were held, including two from the new cycling discipline of BMX. Women competed in the 3000 metre steeplechase for the first time. Marathon open water swimming events for men and women, over the distance of 10 kilometres, were added to the swimming discipline. Team events (men and women) in table tennis replaced the doubles events.[3] In fencing, women's team foil and women's team sabre replaced men's team foil and women's team épée.[Note 2] Two sports were open only to men, baseball and boxing, while one sport and one discipline were open only to women, softball and synchronized swimming. Equestrian is the only sport in which men and women compete together in the same events.[4][5] Baseball and softball may have made their last appearances in Olympics history during these Games, as the International Olympic Committee voted to remove them from the programme of the 2012 Olympics.[6] A total of 958 medals for events (302 gold, 303 silver and 353 bronze) were awarded. In boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class.[7] Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. Additionally there were ties for a silver medal and two bronze medals.[8][9]
A total of 1,881 individual athletes won medals. Chinese athletes won the most gold medals with 48 (100 total), and the United States won the most total medals with 112 (including 36 gold).[10] Athletes from 87 countries won medals, while 55 nations won at least one gold medal, both setting new records for Olympic Games.[11] Athletes from Afghanistan (Rohullah Nikpai – Taekwondo, men's 58 kg),[12] Mauritius (Bruno Julie – boxing, bantamweight),[13] Sudan (Ismail Ahmed Ismail – athletics, men's 800 m),[14] Tajikistan (Rasul Boqiev – judo, men's 73 kg),[15] and Togo (Benjamin Boukpeti – canoeing, men's K-1 slalom)[16] won their NOCs' first Olympic medal. Athletes from Mongolia (Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar – judo, men's 100 kg),[17] and Panama (Irving Saladino – athletics, men's long jump)[18] won their nations' first gold medal.
American swimmer Michael Phelps was the most successful athlete, winning eight gold medals and setting a new record for most golds won in a single edition of the Olympics (the previous record, seven, had been set in 1972 by Mark Spitz).[19] Phelps also set a new record for most career gold medals (14), and his 16 total medals were ranked second all-time behind Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina (18) at the time. In 2012 Phelps set a record for most total medals.[20] Several records for career medals in a sport were tied or surpassed, including cycling (Bradley Wiggins of the United Kingdom won two gold, tied for record with six career medals); judo (Ryoko Tani of Japan won a bronze, five career medals); softball (Laura Berg of the United States won a gold and Natalie Ward, Melanie Roche and Tanya Harding of Australia won a bronze; all have four career medals); swimming (Michael Phelps, 16 career medals); taekwondo (Steven López of the United States won a bronze and Hadi Saei of Iran won a gold, both three career medals); and table tennis (Wang Nan of China won a gold and silver medal, five career medals).[20]
2008 Olympics has the most medals stripped for doping violations (50). The leading country is Russia with 14 medals stripped.
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Archery
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's individual |
Viktor Ruban Ukraine
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Park Kyung-Mo South Korea
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Bair Badënov Russia
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| Women's individual |
Zhang Juanjuan China
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Park Sung-hyun South Korea
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Yun Ok-hee South Korea
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| Men's team |
 South Korea (KOR)Im Dong-Hyun Lee Chang-hwan Park Kyung-Mo |
 Italy (ITA)Ilario Di Buò Marco Galiazzo Mauro Nespoli |
 China (CHN)Jiang Lin Li Wenquan Xue Haifeng |
| Women's team |
South Korea (KOR) Joo Hyun-Jung Park Sung-hyun Yun Ok-hee |
China (CHN) Chen Ling Guo Dan Zhang Juanjuan |
 France (FRA)Virginie Arnold Sophie Dodemont Bérengère Schuh |
Athletics
Badminton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Lin Dan China
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Lee Chong Wei Malaysia
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Chen Jin China
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| Women's singles |
Zhang Ning China
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Xie Xingfang China
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Maria Kristin Yulianti Indonesia
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| Men's doubles |
 Indonesia (INA)Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
China (CHN) Fu Haifeng Cai Yun |
South Korea (KOR) Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man |
| Women's doubles |
China (CHN) Du Jing Yu Yang |
South Korea (KOR) Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung |
China (CHN) Zhang Yawen Wei Yili |
| Mixed doubles |
South Korea (KOR) Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung |
Indonesia (INA) Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir |
China (CHN) He Hanbin Yu Yang |
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Flatwater
Slalom
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's slalom C-1 |
Michal Martikán Slovakia
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David Florence Great Britain
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Robin Bell Australia
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| Men's slalom C-2 |
 Slovakia (SVK)Peter Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner |
 Czech Republic (CZE)Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek |
 Russia (RUS)Mikhail Kuznetsov Dmitry Larionov |
| Men's slalom K-1 |
Alexander Grimm Germany
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Fabien Lefèvre France
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Benjamin Boukpeti Togo
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| Women's slalom K-1 |
Elena Kaliská Slovakia
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Jacqueline Lawrence Australia
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Violetta Oblinger-Peters Austria
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Cycling
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's road race |
Samuel Sánchez Spain
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Fabian Cancellara [G] Switzerland
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Alexandr Kolobnev [G] Russia
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| Men's time trial |
Fabian Cancellara Switzerland
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Gustav Larsson Sweden
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Levi Leipheimer United States
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| Women's road race |
Nicole Cooke Great Britain
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Emma Johansson Sweden
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Tatiana Guderzo Italy
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| Women's time trial |
Kristin Armstrong United States
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Emma Pooley Great Britain
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Karin Thürig Switzerland
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Track
Mountain bike
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's cross-country |
Julien Absalon France
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Jean-Christophe Péraud France
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Nino Schurter Switzerland
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| Women's cross-country |
Sabine Spitz Germany
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Maja Włoszczowska Poland
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Irina Kalentieva Russia
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BMX
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's BMX |
Māris Štrombergs Latvia
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Mike Day United States
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Donny Robinson United States
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| Women's BMX |
Anne-Caroline Chausson France
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Laëtitia Le Corguillé France
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Jill Kintner United States
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Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3 m springboard |
He Chong China
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Alexandre Despatie Canada
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Qin Kai China
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| Women's 3 m springboard |
Guo Jingjing China
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Yuliya Pakhalina Russia
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Wu Minxia China
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| Men's 10 m platform |
Matthew Mitcham Australia
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Zhou Lüxin China
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Gleb Galperin Russia
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| Women's 10 m platform |
Chen Ruolin China
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Émilie Heymans Canada
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Wang Xin China
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| Men's synchronized 3 m springboard |
China (CHN) Qin Kai Wang Feng |
Russia (RUS) Dmitri Sautin Yuriy Kunakov |
 Ukraine (UKR)Illya Kvasha Oleksiy Prygorov |
| Women's synchronized 3 m springboard |
China (CHN) Guo Jingjing Wu Minxia |
Russia (RUS) Yuliya Pakhalina Anastasia Pozdniakova |
 Germany (GER)Ditte Kotzian Heike Fischer |
| Men's synchronized 10 m platform |
China (CHN) Lin Yue Huo Liang |
Germany (GER) Patrick Hausding Sascha Klein |
Russia (RUS) Gleb Galperin Dmitriy Dobroskok |
| Women's synchronized 10 m platform |
China (CHN) Wang Xin Chen Ruolin |
 Australia (AUS)Briony Cole Melissa Wu |
 Mexico (MEX)Paola Espinosa Tatiana Ortiz |
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Football
Gymnastics
Artistic
Rhythmic
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| individual all-around |
Yevgeniya Kanayeva Russia
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Inna Zhukova Belarus
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Anna Bessonova Ukraine
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| team all-around |
Russia (RUS) Margarita Aliychuk Anna Gavrilenko Tatiana Gorbunova Yelena Posevina Daria Shkurikhina Natalia Zuyeva |
China (CHN) Cai Tongtong Chou Tao Lü Yuanyang Sui Jian-Shuang Sun Dan Zhang Shuo |
 Belarus (BLR)Olesya Babushkina Anastasia Ivankova Ksenia Sankovich Zinaida Lunina Glafira Martinovich Alina Tumilovich |
Trampoline
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's |
Lu Chunlong China
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Jason Burnett Canada
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Dong Dong China
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| Women's |
He Wenna China
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Karen Cockburn Canada
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Ekaterina Khilko Uzbekistan
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Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
Andrey Moiseyev Russia
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Edvinas Krungolcas Lithuania
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Andrejus Zadneprovskis Lithuania
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| Women's |
Lena Schöneborn Germany
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Heather Fell Great Britain
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Not Awarded |
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Ma Lin China
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Wang Hao China
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Wang Liqin China
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| Women's singles |
Zhang Yining China
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Wang Nan China
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Guo Yue China
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| Men's team |
China (CHN) Ma Lin Wang Hao Wang Liqin |
Germany (GER) Timo Boll Dimitrij Ovtcharov Christian Süß |
South Korea (KOR) Oh Sang-Eun Ryu Seung-Min Yoon Jae-Young |
| Women's team |
China (CHN) Guo Yue Wang Nan Zhang Yining |
 Singapore (SIN)Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu |
South Korea (KOR) Dang Ye-Seo Kim Kyung-Ah Park Mi-Young |
Taekwondo
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 58 kg |
Guillermo Pérez Mexico
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Gabriel Mercedes Dominican Republic
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Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei
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Rohullah Nikpai Afghanistan
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| Men's 68 kg |
Son Tae-Jin South Korea
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Mark López United States
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Servet Tazegül Turkey
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| Sung Yu-Chi Chinese Taipei
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| Men's 80 kg |
Hadi Saei Iran
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Mauro Sarmiento Italy
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Zhu Guo China
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| Steven López United States
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| Men's +80 kg |
Cha Dong-Min South Korea
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Alexandros Nikolaidis Greece
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Chika Chukwumerije Nigeria
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Arman Chilmanov Kazakhstan
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| Women's 49 kg |
Wu Jingyu China
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Buttree Puedpong Thailand
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Daynellis Montejo Cuba
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Dalia Contreras Venezuela
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| Women's 57 kg |
Lim Su-Jeong South Korea
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Azize Tanrıkulu Turkey
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Diana López United States
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Martina Zubčić Croatia
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| Women's 67 kg |
Hwang Kyung-Seon South Korea
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Karine Sergerie Canada
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Gwladys Épangue France
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| Sandra Šarić Croatia
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| Women's +67 kg |
Maria Espinoza Mexico
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Nina Solheim Norway
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Sarah Stevenson Great Britain
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Natália Falavigna Brazil
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Tennis
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Rafael Nadal Spain
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Fernando González Chile
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Novak Djokovic Serbia
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| Women's singles |
Elena Dementieva Russia
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Dinara Safina Russia
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Vera Zvonareva Russia
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| Men's doubles |
 Switzerland (SUI)Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka |
 Sweden (SWE)Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson |
 United States (USA)Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
| Women's doubles |
United States (USA) Serena Williams Venus Williams |
 Spain (ESP)Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual |
China (CHN) Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
Triathlon
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's |
Jan Frodeno Germany
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Simon Whitfield Canada
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Bevan Docherty New Zealand
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| Women's |
Emma Snowsill Australia
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Vanessa Fernandes Portugal
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Emma Moffatt Australia
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Volleyball
Beach
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
United States (USA) Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers |
Brazil (BRA) Márcio Araújo Fabio Magalhães |
Brazil (BRA) Ricardo Santos Emanuel Rego |
| Women's |
United States (USA) Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh |
China (CHN) Tian Jia Wang Jie |
China (CHN) Xue Chen Zhang Xi |
Indoor
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 55 kg |
Nazyr Mankiev (RUS)
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 Rovshan Bayramov (AZE)
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Park Eun-Chul (KOR)
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 Roman Amoyan (ARM)
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| Men's 60 kg |
Islambek Albiev (RUS)
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 Nurbakyt Tengizbayev (KAZ)
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 Ruslan Tyumenbayev (KGZ)
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| Sheng Jiang (CHN)
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| Men's 66 kg |
Steeve Guenot (FRA)
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Kanatbek Begaliev (KGZ)
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Armen Vardanyan (UKR)
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| Mikhail Siamionau (BLR)
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| Men's 74 kg |
 Manuchar Kvirkelia (GEO)
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Chang Yongxiang (CHN)
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 Yavor Yanakiev (BUL)
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| Christophe Guenot (FRA)
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| Men's 84 kg |
Andrea Minguzzi (ITA)
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 Zoltán Fodor (HUN)
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 Nazmi Avluca (TUR)
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| Vacant [E] | |||
| Men's 96 kg |
Aslanbek Khushtov (RUS)
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Mirko Englich (GER)
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Adam Wheeler (USA)
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| Marek Švec (CZE)
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| Men's 120 kg |
 Mijaín López (CUB)
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 Mindaugas Mizgaitis (LTU)
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Yury Patrikeyev (ARM)
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| Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA)
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Statistics
Medal leaders
Athletes that won at least three gold medals or at least four total medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
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Michael Phelps | United States (USA)
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Swimming | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Chris Hoy |  Great Britain (GBR)
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Cycling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Zou Kai | China (CHN)
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Gymnastics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Stephanie Rice | Australia (AUS)
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Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Libby Trickett | Australia (AUS)
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Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Ryan Lochte | United States (USA)
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Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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Nastia Liukin | United States (USA)
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Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
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Swimming | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
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Shawn Johnson | United States (USA)
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Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Natalie Coughlin | United States (USA)
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Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Source:[21]
Notes
^ Note 1. Although the official opening of the Games was on 8 August 2008, football matches were held beginning on 6 August.[22]
^ Note 2. The fencing programme included six individual events and four team events, though the team events were a different set than were held in 2004. The International Fencing Federation's rules call for events not held in the previous Games to receive automatic selection and for at least one team event in each weapon to be held. Voting is conducted to determine the fourth event. In 2004, the three men's team events and the women's épée were held. Thus, in 2008, the women's foil and sabre events and men's épée were automatically selected. Men's sabre was chosen over foil by a 45–20 vote.[23]
See also
References
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(...) confirmed the qualification of 11,028 athletes, including 363 supplement athletes holding a P card.
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- ^ "A 2008 Summer Olympics primer". New York Daily News. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Games Programme Finalised". International Olympic Committee. 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
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- ^ Michaelis, Vicki (2005-07-08). "Baseball, softball bumped from Olympics". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "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.
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Arkady Vyatchanin of Russia and Hayden Stoeckel of Australia tied for bronze.
- ^ "BBC Sport | Beijing 2008, Medals table". BBC. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ Crary, David (2009-08-24). "The final count: China's gold rush". NBCOlympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Afghans win first Olympic medal". BBC Sports. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Mauritian delight at first ever medal". Times of India. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Osman, Mohamed (2008-08-24). "Darfur runner wins Sudan's first Olympic medal". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Talmadge, Eric (2008-08-11). "Italy, Azerbaijan win golds". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Togo claims first Olympic medal". BBC News. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Naidan wins Mongolia's first gold". BBC News. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Liu out, Isinbayeva gets world record". The New York Times. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Caple, Jim (2008-08-17). "How can one not be won over by Phelps' feat?". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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- ^ "Multiple-Medal Winners". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
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External links
- "Beijing 2008". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- "Schedules & results". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- "Total Medals By Nation". Sports Illustrated. 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- Official Website of the 2008 Summer Olympics