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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 6 to 23 August 2008 in various locations in China.

Medal Table[]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Argentina Argentina 1 0 0 1
United States United States 1 0 0 1
3 Brazil Brazil 0 1 1 2
4 Nigeria Nigeria 0 1 0 1
5 Germany Germany 0 0 1 1

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men Argentina Argentina
Lautaro Acosta
Sergio Aguero
Ever Banega
Diego Buonanotte
Angel Di Maria
Federico Fazio
Fernando Gago
Ezequiel Garay
Ezquiel Lavezzi
Javier Mascherano
Lionel Messi
Luciano Monzon
Nicolas Navarro
Nicolas Pareja
Juan Riquelme
Sergio Romero
Jose Sosa
Oscar Ustari
Pablo Zabaleta
Nigeria Nigeria
Olubayo Adefemi
Dele Adeleye
Ebenezer Ajilore
Efe Ambrose
Victor Anichebe
Onyekachi Apam
Emmanuel Ekpo
Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Promise Isaac
Monday James
Sani Kaita
Victor Obinna
Peter Odemwingie
Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi
Chibuzor Okonkwo
Solomon Okoronkwo
Oladapo Olufemi
Taye Taiwo
Abruse Vanzekin
Brazil Brazil
Alex Silva
Alexandre Pato
Anderson
Breno
Diego
Diego Alves
Hernanes
Ilsinho
Jo
Lucas
Marcelo
Rafael Sobis
Rafinha
Ramires
Renan
Ronaldinho
Thiago Neves
Thiago Silva
Women United States United States
Nicole Barnhart
Shannon Boxx
Rachel Buehler
Lori Chalupny
Lauren Cheney
Stephanie Cox
Tobin Heath
Angela Hucles
Natasha Kai
Carli Lloyd
Kate Markgraf
Heather Mitts
Heather O'Reilly
Christie Rampone
Amy Rodriguez
Hope Solo
Lindsay Tarpley
Aly Wagner
Brazil Brazil
Andreia
Andreia Rosa
Barbara
Cristiane
Daniela
Erika
Ester
Fabiana
Formiga
Francielle
Marta
Maurine
Maycon
Pretinha
Renata Costa
Rosana
Simone
Tania
Germany Germany
Nadine Angerer
Fatmire Bajramaj
Saskia Bartusiak
Melanie Behringer
Linda Bresonik
Kerstin Garefrekes
Ariane Hingst
Ursula Holl
Annike Krahn
Simone Laudehr
Renate Lingor
Anja Mittag
Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi
Babett Peter
Conny Pohlers
Birgit Prinz
Sandra Smisek
Kerstin Stegemann

Statistics[]

  • There were 469 total athletes from 21 countries.
  • Lou Jiahui was the youngest participant with 17 years and 72 days.
  • Brian McBride was the oldest participant with 36 years and 49 days.
  • No participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
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