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Afghanistan, [8] Mauritius, [9] Sudan, [10] Tajikistan [11] and Togo won their first Olympic medals of any kind. [12] Athletes from Mongolia (which previously held the record for most medals without a gold) [13] and Panama won their first Olympic gold medals. [14] Serbian swimmer Milorad Čavić won the first medal for the country as an ...
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 ...
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
1.5 2008 Beijing. 1.6 2012 London. ... Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ... This is a list of the United States athletes who won an Olympic medal ...
Pages in category "Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,874 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 2008 Beijing Olympics marked the first time Ralph Lauren designed Team USA's opening ceremony outfits. The brand said the uniforms were designed to "evoke the heritage and legacy of the 1920s ...
The reverse side of the medals of the 2008 Summer Olympics: silver (left), gold (center), bronze (right). Each medal has a ring of jade. Of the 204 nations that participated in the 2008 Games, 87 earned medals and 54 of those won at least one gold medal, both of these figures setting new records for Olympic Games.
List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners; O. The Olympic Adventures of Fuwa; 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; P. 2008 Summer Paralympics; Project 119; R.