2008 Summer Olympic Games
Beijing, China
The 26th Summer Games was just the second to be held in Asia, following Tokyo in 1964. A record 204 nations participated and the 11,000 competitors was also an unprecedented tally. China topped the medal table at an Olympic Games for the first time.
Medal Table
| | GLD | SVR | BRZ | 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 |
| 31= | THAILAND | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | MONGOLIA | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 34 | SWITZERLAND | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | ARGENTINA | 2 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | MEXICO | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | BELGIUM | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 38 | ZIMBABWE | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 39 | SLOVENIA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 40= | AZERBAIJAN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 40= | INDONESIA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 42= | BULGARIA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 42= | TURKEY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 44= | CHINESE TAIPEI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 44= | FINLAND | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 46 | LATVIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 47= | DOMINICAN REP | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 47= | ESTONIA | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 47= | PORTUGAL | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 47= | TRINIDAD & T | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 51 | INDIA | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 52 | IRAN | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 53= | CAMEROON | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 53= | PANAMA | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 53= | TUNISIA | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 56 | SWEDEN | - | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 57= | LITHUANIA | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 57= | NIGERIA | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 59 | CROATIA | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 60= | COLOMBIA | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 60= | GREECE | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 62 | ARMENIA | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 63 | UZBEKISTAN | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 64= | AUSTRIA | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 64= | IRELAND | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 64= | KYRGYZSTAN | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 64= | SERBIA | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 68= | ALGERIA | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68= | BAHAMAS | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68= | MOROCCO | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68= | TAJIKISTAN | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 72= | CHILE | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | ECUADOR | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | ICELAND | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | MALAYSIA | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | SAMOA | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | SINGAPORE | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | SOUTH AFRICA | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | SUDAN | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 72= | VIETNAM | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 81 | EGYPT | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 82= | AFGHANISTAN | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 82= | ISRAEL | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 82= | MAURITIUS | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 82= | MOLDOVA | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 82= | TOGO | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 82= | VENEZUELA | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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