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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.
It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions. In front of a crowd of 89,102, Argentina won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal in football, beating Nigeria, 1–0. [2]
"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.
All Olympic football tournaments from 1948 to 1980 were dominated by the Soviet Union and its satellites. [23] Between 1948 and 1980, 23 out of 28 Olympic medals were won by Eastern Europe, with only Sweden (gold in 1948 and bronze in 1952), Denmark (bronze in 1948 and silver in 1960), and Japan (bronze in 1968) breaking their dominance. [24]
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Kateřina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first gold medal of the games, setting an Olympic record for both the qualifying (with a perfect 400) and final scores, in the women's 10 m air rifle. [13] Swimming. Swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States set a world record in the first round of the men's 400 m individual medley. [14]
July 13, 2008 1–0 Friendly 420 Brazil: July 16, 2008 1–0 Friendly 421 Norway: August 6, 2008 0–2 Olympics: 422 Japan: August 9, 2008 1–0 Olympics: 423 New Zealand: August 12, 2008 4–0 Olympics: 424 Canada: August 15, 2008 2–1 Olympics QF: 425 Japan: August 18, 2008 4–2 Olympics SF: 426 Brazil: August 21, 2008 1–0 Olympics F: 427
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.