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The men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 20–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] Fifty-eight athletes from 40 nations competed. [2] The qualifying standards were 1:46.00 (A standard) and 1:47.00 (B standard). [3]
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 and 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] 80 athletes from 64 nations competed. [2] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Jamaican Usain Bolt in a world record time of 9.69 seconds. It ...
The men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] Fifty-five athletes from 40 nations competed. [2]The winning margin was an impressive 0.99 seconds which as of 2023 remains the greatest winning margin for the men's Olympic 400 metres since the introduction of fully automatic timing.
Events in boxing result in a bronze medal being awarded to each of the two competitors who lose their semi-final matches, as opposed to fighting in a third place tie breaker. [23] Other combat sports, which include judo , taekwondo , and wrestling , use a repechage system which also results in two bronze medals being awarded. [ 24 ]
This was the 26th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five finalists from 2004 returned: silver medalist Bernard Lagat (who since immigrated from Kenya to the United States), fifth-place finisher Ivan Heshko of Ukraine, seventh-place finisher Reyes Estévez of Spain, tenth-place finisher Mulugeta Wendimu of Ethiopia, and ...
Jamaican Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 seconds in the final, and won by the largest margin of victory (0.66 seconds, after two disqualifications) in an Olympic 200 metres final (previously, Walter Tewksbury had a 0.6 seconds margin of victory in the first Olympic 200 m final in 1900). It was Jamaica's first victory in the event ...
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Forty-two athletes from 32 nations competed. [ 3 ] The event was won by Dayron Robles of Cuba, the nation's second gold medal in the high hurdles.
The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4, 2008, throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In North Carolina , voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .