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  2. Blue asterisks display countries achieving their first medal ever in a Summer Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.

  3. Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2008's finest athletes.

  4. 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). Athletes from 87 countries won medals, while 55 nations won at least one gold medal, both setting new records for Olympic Games.

    Event
    Gold
    Silver
    Bronze
    Men's 100 m details
    Usain Bolt Jamaica
    Richard Thompson Trinidad and Tobago
    Walter Dix United States
    Women's 100 m details
    Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica
    Sherone Simpson Jamaica
    None
    Women's 100 m details
    Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica
    Kerron Stewart Jamaica
    None
    Men's 200 m details
    Usain Bolt Jamaica
    Shawn Crawford United States
    Walter Dix United States
  5. Aug 7, 2008 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

  6. An unprecedented 87 countries won at least one medal during the 2008 Games. Host nation China won the most gold medals (48), and became the seventh different team to top an overall Summer Olympics medal tally, winning a total of 100 medals overall.

  7. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.

  8. Summer Olympics history: U.S. gold medal count by event. The U.S. has won more gold medals at the Summer Olympics than any other country. Check out the medal count by event ahead of the...