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The 2008 Summer Olympics Football Final was a football match that took place at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on 23 August 2008 to determine the winner of the men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the ...
The men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's under-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament.
"Sports Competition Schedule". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006 "Athletics". International Olympic Committee. 2006 "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee.
Kosuke Kitajima of Japan won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 m breaststroke, and set a world record of 58.91. [38] Arkady Vyatchanin of Russia set a new Olympic record in the men's 100 m backstroke semifinal with a time of 53.06, only for the record to be set again in the second semifinal by Hayden Stoeckel of Australia, with a time of ...
[2] [3] Cycling BMX racing and 10 km (6.2 mi) marathon swimming were included as official medal events for the first time in history. [4] The Marshall Islands, Montenegro and Tuvalu made their Summer Olympic debuts in Beijing. [5] Overall, athletes from a record 87 countries won at least one medal, [6] and 55 of them won at least one gold medal ...
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament; Tournament details; Host country: China: Dates: 6–21 August: Teams: 12 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Final positions; Champions United States (3rd title) Runners-up Brazil: Third place Germany: Fourth place Japan: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 26: Goals scored: 66 (2. ...
The finals of the next two tournaments, in 2004 and 2008, also went to extra time, with the U.S. defeating Brazil both times. In 2012 the U.S. won their fourth gold medal defeating Japan 2–1 in the final.