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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 ...
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This page is a template linking to unofficial medal tables of the Olympic games (as the IOC doesn't recognize medal tables by nation), both Summer and Winter. There is also a link to the total medal table, which shows all-time medal totals by tablery.
A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before, during, and after the 2008 Summer Olympics, and which received major media coverage.Leading up to the Olympics, there were concerns about human rights in China, [1] [2] [3] such that many high-profile individuals, such as politicians and celebrities, announced intentions to boycott the games to protest China's role in the Darfur conflict ...
1 List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: Featured list candidates/List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners/archive1.
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.