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Who won the 2008 Olympics overall?
2008 Summer Olympics Medals – Totals by Country
| Total Medals by Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Gold | Total |
| United States | 36 | 110 |
| China | 51 | 100 |
| Russia | 23 | 72 |
Who won 8 gold medals at 2008 Olympics?
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps beats fellow American Mark Spitz with a record eight gold medals won at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Did China win the 2008 Olympics?
China won a total of 100 medals, 51 gold, 21 silver, and 28 bronze, which became its largest ever medal tally in Olympic history.
Who boycotted the 2008 Olympics?
China
On 10 April 2008, China announced that it had foiled a plot against the games by Uyghur separatists in Xinjiang. According to the Chinese security ministry, separatists planned suicide bomb attacks on Chinese cities and kidnappings in Beijing to disrupt the Olympic Games.
What country won the most medals in the 2008 Olympics?
List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners. Chinese athletes won the most gold medals with 48 (100 total), and the United States won the most total medals with 110 (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.
How many athletes have won a gold medal at the Olympics?
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 110 (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.
How many medals did Michael Phelps win in the 2008 Olympics?
List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners. American swimmer Michael Phelps was the most successful athlete, winning eight gold medals and setting a new record for most golds won in a single edition of the Olympics (the previous record, seven, had been set in 1972 by Mark Spitz ). Phelps also set a new record for most career gold medals (14),…
Which country has won the most Olympic medals without a gold?
Athletes from the United States won the most total medals, with 112. Afghanistan, Mauritius, Sudan, Tajikistan and Togo won their first Olympic medals. Athletes from Mongolia (which previously held the record for most medals without a gold) and Panama won their first gold medals.