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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 ...
Originally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1924 Summer Olympics to 1976 Winter Olympics, China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, although they only arrived in time during the last days to participate in one event. [3]
Reports also indicated that the Olympics boosted the political careers of pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong, as many Chinese gold medal winners campaigned on behalf of the pro-Beijing DAB during the 2008 election, [144] although any trend towards greater identification by Hong Kongers with mainland China appears to have been short-lived.
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 with 112 (including 36 gold). [10] Athletes from 87 countries won medals, while 55 nations won at least one gold medal, both setting new records for Olympic Games. [11]
Starting with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where China claimed its first diving gold, it had won 47 of 64 gold medals in diving. Add to that 23 silver and 10 bronze.
2008 Beijing: Artistic gymnastics: Women's team all-around Gold: He Kexin: 2008 Beijing: Artistic gymnastics: Women's uneven bars Gold: Lin Dan: 2008 Beijing: Badminton: Men's singles Gold: Zhang Ning: 2008 Beijing: Badminton: Women's singles Gold: Du Jing Yu Yang: 2008 Beijing: Badminton: Women's doubles Gold: Zou Shiming: 2008 Beijing: Boxing ...
Olympics. Medals table. Through Tuesday. Events finished: 56. Events scheduled: 273
The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account.