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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 ...
In boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class. [7] 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.
2008 Summer Olympics; IOC code: CHI: NOC: Chilean Olympic Committee: Website: www.coch.cl (in Spanish) in Beijing; Competitors: 26 in 14 sports: Flag bearer : Fernando González: Medals Ranked 70th: Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium.The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
The 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament saw 128 athletes from 43 countries participate, with medals awarded in 15 separate events; however, these were not to be added to the official medal tally since Wushu was not on the official program of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
For the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the Colombian roster won two medals: weightlifter Diego Salazar won silver [26] in the men's 62kg, and Jackeline Rentería won Colombia's first olympic medal in Wrestling, earning bronze in women's freestyle 55kg category.
Mexico competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 85 competitors (43 men and 42 women) and participated in 23 sports. Mexico's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony was diver Paola Espinosa. [1] Mexican athletes won two gold medals at the games for the first time since the 1984 Olympics.
In the bronze medal match, Serbia's Novak Djokovic defeated the United States' James Blake (who upset Federer in the quarterfinals), 6–3, 7–6 (7–4). It was Serbia's first Olympic tennis medal. The tournament was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing, China.