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Revision as of 14:15, 1 August 2012

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the XXIX Olympic Summer Games, were celebrated in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 through August 24. The opening ceremony started at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium.


Venues

New competition venues

Venue Sports Capacity
Beijing National Stadium Athletics, Football 91,000
Beijing National Aquatics Centre Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming 17,000
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Handball 19,000
Beijing Shooting Range Hall Qualifications and finals 10-, 25-, and 50-meter range shooting events 9,000
Wukesong Indoor Stadium Basketball 18,000
Laoshan Velodrome Cycling (track) 6,000
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (flat-water racing and Slalom Racing) 37,000
China Agricultural University Gymnasium Wrestling 8,000
Peking University Gymnasium Table tennis 8,000
University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium Judo and Taekwondo 8,024
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics 7,500
Olympic Green Tennis Center Tennis 17,400

Existing competition venues

Venue Sports
Olympic Football, Modern Pentathlon (running and equestrian)
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Handball
Workers Stadium Football
Workers Indoor Arena Boxing
Capital Indoor Stadium Volleyball
Fengtai Softball Field Softball
Ying Tung Natatorium Water Polo, Modern Pentathlon (swimming)
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Cycling (Mountain Bike)
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field Shooting
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Volleyball
Beihang University Gymnasium Weightlifting

Temporary Competition Venues

Venue Sports
Olympic Green Convention Centre Fencing preliminaries and finals, and Modern Pentathlon at Beijing 2008|Modern Pentathlon (fencing and shooting)
Olympic Green Hockey Field Hockey
Olympic Green Archery Field Archery
Wukesong Baseball Field Baseball
Beach Volleyball Ground Beach volleyball
BMX Field Cycling (BMX)
Triathlon Venue Triathlon
Urban Road Cycling Course Cycling (road race)

Competition venues outside Beijing

Venue Sports
Quingdao International Sailing Centre Sailing
Shanghai Stadium Football Preliminary
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium Football Preliminary
Hong Kong Equestrian Venues Equestrian
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Football Preliminary
Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium Football Preliminary

Controversies, Embarrassments, and Scandals

Torch relay

Censorship

Opening ceremony

Human rights

Age falsification

Medals

  1. United States of America 36 Gold, 38 Silver and 36 Bronze. 110 Medals
  2. China 51 Gold, 21 Silver and 28 Bronze. 100 Medals.
  3. Russia 23 Gold, 21 Silver and 28 Bronze. 72 Total
  4. Great Britain 19 Gold, 13 Silver and 15 Bronze. 47 Total.
  5. Australia 14 Gold, 15 Silver and 17 Bronze. 46 Total.
  6. Germany 16 Gold, 10 Silver and 15 Bronze. 41 Total.
  7. France 7 Gold, 16 Silver and 17 Bronze. 40 Total.
  8. South Korea 13 Gold, 10 Silver and 8 Bronze. 31 Total.
  9. Italy 8 Gold, 10 Silver and 10 Bronze. 28 Total.
  10. Ukraine 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 15 Bronze. 27 Total.
  11. Japan 9 Gold, 6 Silver and 10 Bronze. 25 Total.
  12. Cuba 2 Gold, 11 Silver and 11 Bronze. 24 Total.
  13. Belarus 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 10 Bronze. 19 Total.
  14. Spain 5 Gold, 10 Silver and 3 Bronze. 18 Total.
  15. Canada 3 Gold, 9 Silver and 6 Bronze. 18 Total.
  16. Netherlands 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze. 16 Total.
  17. Brazil 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze. 15 Total.
  18. Kenya 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze. 14 Total
  19. Kazakhstan 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze. 13 Total.
  20. Jamaica 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 11 Total.
  21. Poland 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 1 Bronze. 10 Total.
  22. Hungary 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze. 10 Total.
  23. Norway 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze. 10 Total.
  24. New Zealand 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze. 9 Total.
  25. Romania 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze. 8 Total.
  26. Turkey 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. 8 Total.
  27. Ethiopia 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 7 Total.
  28. Denmark 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 7 Total.
  29. Azerbaijan 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze. 7 Total.
  30. Czech Republic 3 Gold and 3 Silver. 6 Total.
  31. Slovakia 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 6 Total.
  32. Georgia 3 Gold and 3 Silver. 6 Total.
  33. North Korea 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total.
  34. Argentina 2 Gold and 4 Bronze. 6 Total.
  35. Switzerland 2 Gold and 4 Bronze. 6 Total.
  36. Uzbekistan 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total.
  37. Armenia 6 Bronze. 6 Total.
  38. Slovenia 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 5 Total.
  39. Bulgaria 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
  40. Indonesia 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
  41. Sweden 4 Silver and 1 Bronze. 5 Total.
  42. Croatia 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
  43. Lithuania 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
  44. Mongolia 2 Gold and 2 Silver. 4 Total.
  45. Thailand 2 Gold and 2 Silver. 4 Total.
  46. Zimbabwe 1 Gold and 3 Silver. 4 Total.
  47. Finland 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 4 Total.
  48. Greece 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 4 Total.
  49. Nigeria 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 4 Total.
  50. Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 4 Bronze. 4 Total.
  51. Mexico 2 Gold and 1 Silver. 3 Total.
  52. Latvia 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 3 Total.
  53. India 1 Gold and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
  54. Austria 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
  55. Ireland 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
  56. Serbia 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. 3 Total.
  57. Belgium 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
  58. Dominican Republic 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
  59. Estonia 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
  60. Portugal 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
  61. Iran 1 Gold and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  62. Trinidad and Tobago. 2 Silver. 2 Total.
  63. Algeria 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  64. Bahamas 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  65. Colombia 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  66. Kyrgyzstan 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  67. Morocco 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  68. Tajikistan 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
  69. Bahrain 1 Gold. 1 Total.
  70. Cameroon 1 Gold. 1 Total.
  71. Panama 1 Gold. 1 Total.
  72. Tunisia 1 Gold. 1 Total.
  73. Chile 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  74. Ecuador 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  75. Iceland 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  76. Malaysia 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  77. Singapore 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  78. South Africa 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  79. Sudan 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  80. Vietnam 1 Silver. 1 Total.
  81. Afganistan 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  82. Egypt 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  83. Israel 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  84. Mauritius 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  85. Moldova 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  86. Togo 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
  87. Venezuela 1 Bronze. 1 Total.

Image Gallery

Sources and references

  1. Template:Cite press release

See Also

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Preceded by
Torino 2006
Winter Olympics
2008
Succeeded by
Vancouver 2010
Preceded by
Athens 2004
Summer Olympics
2008
Succeeded by
London 2012