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The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14 and 16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington broke one of the oldest world records in the book to claim a second Olympic gold, following her first triumph in the 400 m freestyle.
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 11–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]Italy's Federica Pellegrini broke a new world record of 1:54.82 to claim a gold medal in the event.
The women's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 21 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams. For these Games, the women competed in a 12-team tournament.
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10–12 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Natalie Coughlin set a lifetime best and an American record of 58.96 to defend her title in the event.
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] The race was won by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia , who set a new Olympic record time of 29:54.66.
The women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 21–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1]The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard).
Pages in category "Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics" The following 131 pages are in this category, out of 131 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 (heats) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. [1]The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s (A standard) and 11.42 s (B standard).