The most popular multi-sport event is the Olympic Games. All over the world, many fans and supporters want to be crazy about it. Here lots of sports like Archery, Swimming, Athletes, Weightlifting, etc are the most amazing events – so that supports want to know about those events and sports news and views.
Read: 2004 Athens Summer Olympics Results
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
The Beijing Olympic Games were held in China in 2008. That season scheduled from 8 to 24 August 2008. With 10,942 athletes from 204 nations competed in 28 sports with 302 event features.
That was the first time hosted by China. In fact, the games started with an opening ceremony at Beijing National Stadium and ended up closing the ceremony at the same stadium on 24 August 2008.
Beijing Olympic was similar to Athens Olympic – which was held in 2004 that same as 28 sports with 302 events in Beijing.
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics – Results – Medalist – Medal Table
Most interestingly, in the Beijing Summer Olympics, the host nation China was the ranked number one with getting 48 gold medals; 22 silver medals and 30 bronze medals.
After China, the United States, Russia, and Great Britain were ranked on the medal table list. Here you can see the whole medal table of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Rank | Nations | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 |
| 2 | United States | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 |
| 3 | Russia | 24 | 13 | 23 | 60 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 19 | 13 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Germany | 16 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
| 6 | Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 | South Korea | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Japan | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 10 | France | 7 | 16 | 20 | 43 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | Kenya | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | Spain | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 15 | Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | Cuba | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 20 | Canada | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| 21 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 22 | Norway | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | Brazil | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 24 | Belarus | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 30 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | North Korea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 41 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 46 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | India | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 52 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 58 | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 59 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 60 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 61 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 62 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 65 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 67 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 68 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 69 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 70 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 72 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 81 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Team Sports Result at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Here, football fans can see the result of that event – Argentina was the champions where Nigeria was runners-up and Brazil was third-place with bronze medal.
On the other hand, from women football event – USA was the champions; where Brazil was the runners-up and Germany placed the 3rd position on that.
We created a table; with team result of other sports like Basketball, Handball, Water polo, Field Hockey and Volleyball.
Read: London 2012 Olympics Medal Results
| Sports | Champions (Gold Medalist) | Runners-up (Silver Medalist) | Third-place (Bronze Medalist) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Argentina (Men) USA (Women) | Nigeria (Men) Brazil (Women) | Brazil (Men) Germany (Women) |
| Basketball | USA (Men) USA (Women) | Spain (Men) Australia (Women) | Argentina (Men) Russia (Women) |
| Water Polo | Hungary (Men) Netherlands (Women) | USA (Men) USA (Women) | Serbia (Men) Australia (Women) |
| Field hockey | Germany (Men) Netherlands (Women) | Spain (Men) China (Women) | Australia (Men) Argentina (Women) |
| Handball | France (Men) Norway (Women) | Iceland (Men) Russia (Women) | Spain (Men) South Korea (Women) |
| Volleyball | USA (Men) Brazil (Women) | Brazil (Men) USA (Women) | Russia (Men) China (Women) |