Search results
An unprecedented 87 countries won at least one medal during the 2008 Games. Host nation China won the most gold medals (48), and became the seventh different team to top an overall Summer Olympics medal tally, winning a total of 100 medals overall.
8 de ago. de 2008 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
1 de abr. de 2024 · Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Beijing that took place August 8–24, 2008. The Beijing Games were the 26th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Some 200 Olympic committees sent almost 11,000 athletes to compete in 28 sports.
On August 17, 2008, China achieved its greatest ever Olympic performance when the women's table tennis team defeated Singapore in the final to claim the nation's 33rd gold medal, surpassing the previous best tally of 32 at Athens 2004.
In 2008 the Olympic Games were held in China for the first time. In the months prior to the Games’ start, a devastating earthquake in Sichuan province, international focus on China’s pollution problems, and protests over China’s human rights record and Tibet became part of the Olympic story.
Medal Table. Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2008's finest athletes.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
