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, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in Olympic history, winning 2,177 medals in total and 891 of them gold. The
(USOC) sent 596 athletes to Beijing (310 men and 286 women), and competed in 27 out of 28 Olympic sports. The U.S. did not qualify for either the men's or women's
, as the primary processing center for all Team USA members headed for Beijing 2008. Team USA members flew into San Jose via
for at least two days of document checks, health examinations, cultural briefings, portrait sittings, uniform fittings, and last-minute workout sessions.
The U.S. did not win the most gold medals for the first time in a Summer Games since 1992, losing the gold medal count to China (51-36). However, the U.S. won its most medals ever (110) in a non-boycotted games, the total medal count, and more silver and bronze medals than any other participating country. The Olympiad also marked the record 8 gold medal wins for American swimmer
. Phelps also surpassed Spitz,
The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming.
won 6 medals in Beijing, the most for a female Olympic swimmer.
, who won 3 silver medals after an eight year absence from the Olympic Games, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal at the age of 41. American Gymnast
won the coveted Gold medal in Individual All-Around, becoming the third American woman to win the title. It was also a successful Olympics for American team-based sports, as the United States men's and women's basketball teams both won gold, as did men's volleyball, men and women's beach volleyball, women's soccer, women's eight in rowing, and the men's and women's 4x400 meter relay teams. Several other sports saw silver and bronze medals in women's volleyball, softball, baseball, men's team gymnastics, women's team gymnastics, men's fencing sabre team, women's fencing foil team, and both men's and women's water polo.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games; all dates are for
. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are
.
| Medal |
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Sport |
Event |
Date |
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| FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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Women's saber |
9 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 400 meter individual medley |
10 |
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| Garrett Weber-GaleGarrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-College:Weber-Gale competed for the University of Texas from 2003-2007...
Cullen JonesCullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...
Jason LezakJason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
Nathan AdrianNathan Adrian is an American swimmer and an Olympic Gold medalist from Bremerton, WA. He currently swims for the University of California, Berkeley and is an American record holder in the 50 and the 100 free ....
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Ben Wildman-Tobriner (heats only)
Matt GreversMatt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...
(heats only)
Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 4×100 meter freestyle relayThe Men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10th and 11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using the front crawl. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long,...
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11 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 200 meter freestyle |
12 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 100 meter backstroke |
12 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 100 meter backstroke |
12 |
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| ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's double trap |
12 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 200 meter butterfly |
13 |
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| Ryan LochteRyan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer. He is a multiple world record holder and Olympic gold medalist. He is a 2004 Olympic Champion in the 4×200 m freestyle, Olympic silver medalist in the 200 m individual medley and 2008 Olympics champion in the 200 m backstroke, the...
Ricky BerensRichard Berens is an American Olympic swimmer.-Career:At the 2007 Pan American Games, Berens won a gold medal in the 4x100 m medley, and silver medals in both the 4x100 m freestyle and 4x200 m freestyle relays.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Berens won the gold medal in the men's 4x200 m freestyle...
Peter VanderkaayPeter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle...
Klete KellerKlete Keller is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds...
(heats)
Erik VendtErik Vendt is a retired American swimmer. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics...
(heats)
David Walters (heats)
Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 4×200 meter freestyle relay The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place August 12 — 13, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. The relay featured teams of four swimmers each swimming four lengths of the 50 m pool freestyle....
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| CyclingCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...
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Women's time trial |
13 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 200 meter breaststroke |
15 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 200 meter backstroke |
15 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 200 meter individual medley |
15 |
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Individual All-around |
15 |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 100 meter butterfly |
16 |
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| ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's skeet |
16 |
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| Brendan HansenBrendan Joseph Hansen is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. He is a four-time Olympic medalist.-Career:...
Aaron PeirsolAaron Wells Peirsol is an American backstroke swimmer and world record holder for the 100 and 200 m backstroke . He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals.He is best known for sweeping the gold medals in the...
Jason LezakJason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
Ian CrockerIan Crocker is a former American swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 100 m butterfly. -Career:...
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Mark GangloffMark Gangloff is an American swimmer who earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by swimming in the 4x100m medley relay preliminaries. He came in fourth place for the 100m breaststroke...
(heats)
Matt GreversMatt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...
(heats)
Garrett Weber-GaleGarrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-College:Weber-Gale competed for the University of Texas from 2003-2007...
(heats)
Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 4×100 meter medley relay The men's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 15 and August 17 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event uses medley swimming as a relay. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four swimmers completed two...
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17 |
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| Serena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions...
Tennis Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
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Women's doubles |
17 |
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| Caryn DaviesCaryn Davies is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal...
Caroline LindCaroline Lind is an American rower and debutante. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the seven-seat. She graduated from Phillips Academy in 2002 and Princeton University in 2006...
Susan FranciaSusan Francia is an American rower. Growing up in Abington, Pennsylvania, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey and is affiliated with the...
Anna Cummins
Elle LoganElle Logan is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight. She is also a student at Stanford University.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro...
Anna GoodaleAnna Goodale is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro* Anna Cummins* Caryn Davies...
Lindsay ShoopLindsay Shoop is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.-See also:* Rowing * Erin Cafaro* Anna Cummins...
Erin CafaroErin Cafaro is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight. She is a 2006 graduate of the University of California Berkeley where she rowed in the Women's Eight on the 2005 and 2006 Women's National Championship Teams...
RowingRowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...
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Women's eight |
17 |
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's discus The Women's discus throw at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 61.00 m and 59.00 m .- Medalists :- Records :...
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18 |
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 400 meter hurdles The Men's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 49.20 s and 49.50 s .-Records:...
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18 |
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| Laura KrautLaura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.-References:...
Will SimpsonWill Simpson is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Simpson won the gold medal as part of the United States team in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden.-References:...
Beezie MaddenElizabeth "Beezie" Madden is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion from Cazenovia, New York....
EquestrianEquestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Beas River Venue in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...
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Team jumping |
18 |
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| SailingSailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
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Women's Laser Radial class |
19 |
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| WrestlingWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12-21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
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Men's freestyle 55 kg |
19 |
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Balance beam |
19 |
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's 100 meter hurdles The Women's 100 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 12.96 s and 13.11 s .-Records:...
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19 |
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| Kerri WalshKerri Lee Walsh is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh and teammate, Misty May-Treanor, were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
VolleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Women's beach volleyballThe women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held fromAugust 9 to August 21, at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park....
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21 |
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 400 metersThe Men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 45.55 s and 45.95 s .-Records:...
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21 |
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Soccer Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...
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Women's competition |
21 |
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| Todd RogersTodd Jonathan Rogers is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his partner, Phil Dalhausser, are the 2007 AVP Tour champions and the reigning FIVB world champions....
VolleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Men's beach volleyball The men's Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park from August 9 to August 22....
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22 |
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Decathlon The Men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 8,000 points and 7,700 points .-Records:...
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22 |
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| David NevilleDavid Neville a sprinter, a native of Merrillville, Indiana, became the first individual track and field medalist out of Indiana University since Willie May won silver in the 110-meter hurdles in 1960. He won a gold medal in the men's 4×400 meter relay in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
Kerron ClementKerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Jeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and five World Championships medals...
Angelo TaylorAngelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
Reggie WitherspoonReggie Witherspoon has been the head coach of the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team since March 10, 2000. He was previously the interim head coach of the Bulls, head coach at Erie Community College, and head coach and assistant coach at Sweet Home High School...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 4×400 meter relay The Men's 4x400 metre relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...
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| Natasha HastingsNatasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete.Natasha atteneded the University of South Carolina to work under Curtis Frye. She won the gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Monique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece as well as in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.Monique prepped at Morse High School in San Diego '01...
Sanya RichardsSanya Richards is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won two Olympic Gold medals in the 4×400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She also won an individual bronze medal at the 2008...
Mary WinebergMary Wineberg is an American athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Walnut Hills High School, she attended the University of Cincinnati on a track scholarship, graduating in 2002 with a bachelors degree in education.Wineberg was an Olympic...
Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's 4x400 meter relay The Women's 4x400 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games will take place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There will be only 16 NOCs competing at this event...
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Basketball Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
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Women's competition The women's tournament of the basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when the United States defeated Australia 92-65 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.-Qualifying:...
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23 |
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| VolleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Men's competitionThe 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Beijing, China from August 10 to August 24, 2008....
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Basketball Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
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Men's competition The men's tournament of basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 10 and ended on August 24, when the United States defeated Spain 118-107 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.-Qualifying:-Format:...
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| FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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Women's saber |
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| Natalie CoughlinNatalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer who has represented the United States at the 2004 and the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m...
Emily SilverEmily Silver is a retired American swimmer. She was part of the silver medal winning team of the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics, after she swam in the heats.-External links:...
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Lacey NymeyerLacey Pearl Nymeyer is an Olympic swimmer from the United States.-Career:At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Nymeyer was part of the 4x100m freestyle team that won the silver medal...
Kara Lynn JoyceKara Lynn Joyce is an American swimmer and two-time Olympian. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, she earned a pair of silver medals as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle and the 4×100 m medley relays. In her individual events, Kara Lynn finished fifth in both the 50 meter freestyle and 100...
Julia SmitJulia Smit is an American swimmer.-Swimming career:As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 IM, swimming with the Three Village Swim Club....
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 4×100 meter freestyle relay The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9th and 10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using the front crawl. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long,...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 100 meter butterfly |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 400 meter freestyle |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 100 meter backstroke |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 100 meter breaststroke |
12 |
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| EquestrianEquestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Beas River Venue in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...
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Individual eventing |
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Shawn JohnsonShawn Machel Johnson is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist, the individual all-around silver medalist, the 2007 all-around World Champion, and the 2007 and 2008 U.S. all-around champion.-Personal life:Johnson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the...
Nastia LiukinAnastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around gold medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars...
Chellsie MemmelChellsie Marie Memmel is an American gymnast. She is the 2005 World All-Around Champion, making her the third American woman, after Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller, to become World Champion in the All-Around. She is also a World Champion on the uneven bars and as part of the U.S. team...
Samantha PeszekSamantha Peszek is an American national team gymnast. She was a member of the United States' 2008 Olympic women's gymnastics team.- Career :...
Alicia SacramoneAlicia Marie Sacramone is an American artistic gymnast. A member of the U.S. National Team, she is the 2005 World Champion on floor exercise, the 2008 U.S. National Champion on vault, and a seven-time medalist at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...
Bridget SloanBridget Elizabeth Sloan is an American gymnast. She is the 2009 All-Around World Champion and the 2009 All-Around U.S. National Champion. Sloan was a member of the silver medal U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2008 Olympics....
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GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Team all-around |
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| ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Women's Skeet |
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Men's 200 meter backstroke |
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| ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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Men's 50m Rifle Prone |
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Individual All-around |
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's shot put The Men's shot put at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Records:...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 200 meter backstroke |
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| RowingRowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...
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Women's single sculls |
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| Erinn SmartErinn Smart is a U.S. fencer who is a member of the United States Fencing Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she is competing in the women's individual and team foil events. Smart is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, and is coached by Buckie Leach...
Hanna ThompsonHanna Thompson is an American foil fencer who is a member of the 2008 Olympics U.S. Women's foil team.-Personal life:...
FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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Women's team foil |
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Women's heptathlon The Women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 6,000 points and 5,800 points .-Records:...
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| Rebecca SoniRebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer of Hungarian ancestry. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she set the world record in winning the women's 200 m breaststroke.-Personal:...
Christine MagnusonChristine Magnuson is an American swimmer.-Biography:Magnuson went to high school at Victor J...
Dara TorresDara Grace Torres is an American swimmer. She is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008...
Margaret HoelzerMargaret Hoelzer is an American swimmer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-Swimming career:...
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Megan JendrickMegan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jendrick has set 27 American records and one World record in her swimming career up to date...
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Elaine BreedenElaine Breeden is an American swimmer. She qualified to swim in the 100m butterfly and 200m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics by placing second and first respectively in those two events at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Breeden was eliminated in the 100m semifinals and finished seventh in the 200m...
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Kara Lynn JoyceKara Lynn Joyce is an American swimmer and two-time Olympian. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, she earned a pair of silver medals as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle and the 4×100 m medley relays. In her individual events, Kara Lynn finished fifth in both the 50 meter freestyle and 100...
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 4×100 meter medley relay The women's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15th and 17 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. This swimming event used medley swimming as a relay. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, each of the four swimmers completed two...
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| Jason RogersJason Rogers is a U.S. saber fencer-Fencing career:Rogers was born in Houston, Texas. At the urging of his parents, he began to learn fencing at the Westside Fencing Center under the tutelage of his coach, Daniel Costin...
Keeth SmartKeeth Smart is a U.S. sabre fencer who became the first American to gain the sport's #1 ranking for males. He is an Olympic medalist at the Beijing Olympics 2008.-Fencing career:Smart was born in New York City, New York...
James WilliamsJames Leighman Williams is an American fencer. Williams is ranked 4th in sabre in the United States, and 36th in the world.-College career:...
FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 400 meter hurdles The Men's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 49.20 s and 49.50 s .-Records:...
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's pole vault The Women's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 16 and 18 at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 4.45 m and 4.30 m ....
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's 400 meter hurdles The Women's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 55.60 s and 56.50 s .-Schedule:...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 200 metersThe Men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.59 s and 20.75 s ....
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Water PoloWater polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 10 to August 24 2008, at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Water polo men:-Water polo women:-External links:**...
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SoftballSoftball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place over a ten day period starting August 12 and culminating with the medal finals on August 21. All games were played at the Fengtai Softball Field...
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Women's competitionSoftball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place over a ten day period starting August 12 and culminating with the medal finals on August 21. All games were played at the Fengtai Softball Field...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's 200 metersThe Women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 23.00 s and 23.20 s ....
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| Taekwondo Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events.-Medal summary:...
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Men's 68 kg The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 21. A total of 16 men competed in the event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 68 kilograms...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 400 metersThe Men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 45.55 s and 45.95 s .-Records:...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 110 meter hurdlesThe Men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 13.55 s and 13.72 s .-Records:...
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| CyclingCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...
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VolleyballVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
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Women's competitionThe Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from August 9 to August 23, 2008....
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| Water PoloWater polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 10 to August 24 2008, at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Water polo men:-Water polo women:-External links:**...
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| FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| ShootingShooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| Raj BhavsarRaj Bhavsar is an American artistic gymnast of Indian descent. He was a member of the 2001 and 2003 World Champion U.S. team. He earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, becoming the third Indian-American ever to medal at the Olympics, after Mohini Bhardwaj and Alexi Grewal...
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Jonathan HortonJonathan Alan Horton is an American gymnast.Jonathan began gymnastics in 1990. "I was a wild child," Horton said. "I once climbed a pole in the middle of Target all the way to the ceiling...
Justin SpringJustin Edward Spring is a retired American gymnast. He is a member of the bronze medal winning U.S. team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He was also a top gymnast in NCAA competition, where he represented the University of Illinois....
Kevin TanKai Wen "Kevin" Tan is an American artistic gymnast.-Early life:Tan was born in Fremont, California in 1981. He graduated from Mission San Jose High School, Class of 2000....
GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| CyclingCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...
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| Judo Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :- Events :...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| Natalie CoughlinNatalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer who has represented the United States at the 2004 and the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m...
Caroline BurckleCaroline Burckle is an American swimmer. She was part of the bronze medal winning team of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
Katie HoffKathryn Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...
Christine MarshallChristine Marshall is an Olympic swimmer from the United States. She attends college at Texas A&M University, and swam for the Aggies from 2005-2009....
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Kim VandenbergKimberly Vandenberg is an American swimmer. She was part of the bronze medal winning team of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in the 200 m butterfly....
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Julia SmitJulia Smit is an American swimmer.-Swimming career:As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 IM, swimming with the Three Village Swim Club....
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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Women's 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 13th and 14 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using the front crawl. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long,...
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| Rebecca WardRebecca "Becca" Ward is an American sabre fencer. She won the gold medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Mariel Zagunis 15-11 in the final, and took bronze in both individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-History:A member of the Oregon Fencing...
Mariel ZagunisMariel Leigh Zagunis is an American Olympic sabre fencer, of Lithuanian heritage. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is only the second American ever to have won a gold medal in Olympic fencing.-Biography:Zagunis is the...
FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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| WrestlingWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12-21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
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| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's 10,000 meters The Women's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The race was won by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, who set a new Olympic record time of 29:54.66....
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| Mike BryanMichael Carl Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998.-College:...
Tennis Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 100 metersThe men's 100 metres sprint event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 and 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The final was won by Jamaican Usain Bolt in a world record time of 9.69 seconds....
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| WrestlingWrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12-21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...
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| Bryan VolpenheinBryan Volpenhein is an American rower. He is a three-time Olympian, having participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
Daniel WalshDaniel Walsh is an American rower. He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
Steven CoppolaSteven Coppola and is an American rower. He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Biography :...
Micah BoydMicah Boyd is a male crew rower who qualified for the prestigious eight-man rowing competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing for the United States...
Wyatt AllenWyatt Allen is an American rower. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer games. He is a graduate of Portland High School and the University of Virginia....
Beau HoopmanBeau Hoopman is an American Olympic athlete with a very decorated list of achievements with the US Rowing team.-Olympic career:Beau was part of the Olympic gold medal winning Men's 8+ team in 2004, which also set the M8+ 2000m World Record during a qualifying heat...
Matt SchnobrichMatt Schnobrich is a male rower who qualified for the prestigious bow seat in the United States Men's Eight in the rowing events of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....
Marcus McElhenneyMarcus McElhenney is an American coxswain. He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.His first major international success came at the 2003 World Rowing Championships in Milan where he won a gold medal in the coxed four event. A year later at the 2004 World Rowing...
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RowingRowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...
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| GymnasticsAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 400 meter hurdles The Men's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 49.20 s and 49.50 s .-Records:...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Women's 400 metersThe Women's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 51.55 s and 52.35 s .Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu won in 49.62 seconds....
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 200 metersThe Men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.59 s and 20.75 s ....
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| Taekwondo Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events.-Medal summary:...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 400 metersThe Men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 45.55 s and 45.95 s .-Records:...
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| Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Men's 110 meter hurdlesThe Men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 13.55 s and 13.72 s .-Records:...
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| EquestrianEquestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Beas River Venue in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...
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| CyclingCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...
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| CyclingCycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...
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| BoxingThe boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
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| Taekwondo Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events.-Medal summary:...
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BaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
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Men's competitionBaseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 13 to August 23. All games were played at Wukesong Baseball Field, a temporary venue constructed at the Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center...
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Michael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer, frequently cited as the greatest swimmer and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian...
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Natalie CoughlinNatalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer who has represented the United States at the 2004 and the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, she became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m...
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Nastia LiukinAnastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around gold medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Shawn JohnsonShawn Machel Johnson is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist, the individual all-around silver medalist, the 2007 all-around World Champion, and the 2007 and 2008 U.S. all-around champion.-Personal life:Johnson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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Ryan LochteRyan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer. He is a multiple world record holder and Olympic gold medalist. He is a 2004 Olympic Champion in the 4×200 m freestyle, Olympic silver medalist in the 200 m individual medley and 2008 Olympics champion in the 200 m backstroke, the...
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
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| Matt Grevers Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...
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Aaron PeirsolAaron Wells Peirsol is an American backstroke swimmer and world record holder for the 100 and 200 m backstroke . He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals.He is best known for sweeping the gold medals in the...
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Jason LezakJason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
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| Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer of Hungarian ancestry. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she set the world record in winning the women's 200 m breaststroke.-Personal:...
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Dara TorresDara Grace Torres is an American swimmer. She is the first swimmer from the United States to compete in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008...
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| Margaret Hoelzer Margaret Hoelzer is an American swimmer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-Swimming career:...
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Katie HoffKathryn Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...
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| LaShawn Merritt LaShawn Merritt is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.-Biography:Merritt is a native of where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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| Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Garrett Weber-GaleGarrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-College:Weber-Gale competed for the University of Texas from 2003-2007...
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| Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Allyson FelixAllyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist in that event, as well as being the only woman ever to be a three-time Athletics World Championship gold medalist for that...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Jeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and five World Championships medals...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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| Beezie Madden Elizabeth "Beezie" Madden is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion from Cazenovia, New York....
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EquestrianEquestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Beas River Venue in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...
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| David Neville David Neville a sprinter, a native of Merrillville, Indiana, became the first individual track and field medalist out of Indiana University since Willie May won silver in the 110-meter hurdles in 1960. He won a gold medal in the men's 4×400 meter relay in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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Sanya RichardsSanya Richards is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won two Olympic Gold medals in the 4×400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She also won an individual bronze medal at the 2008...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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| Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle...
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| Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis is an American Olympic sabre fencer, of Lithuanian heritage. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is only the second American ever to have won a gold medal in Olympic fencing.-Biography:Zagunis is the...
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FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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| Christine Magnuson Christine Magnuson is an American swimmer.-Biography:Magnuson went to high school at Victor J...
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| Kara Lynn Joyce Kara Lynn Joyce is an American swimmer and two-time Olympian. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, she earned a pair of silver medals as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle and the 4×100 m medley relays. In her individual events, Kara Lynn finished fifth in both the 50 meter freestyle and 100...
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| Jonathan Horton Jonathan Alan Horton is an American gymnast.Jonathan began gymnastics in 1990. "I was a wild child," Horton said. "I once climbed a pole in the middle of Target all the way to the ceiling...
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Gymnastics ArtisticAt the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9-19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
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| Sada Jacobson Sada Molly Jacobson is an American fencer. She is the 2008 Olympic Individual Sabre silver medalist and 2004 Olympic Individual Sabre bronze medalist.-Background:...
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FencingFencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :...
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| Julia Smit Julia Smit is an American swimmer.-Swimming career:As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 IM, swimming with the Three Village Swim Club....
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Walter DixWalter Dix is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the seventh fastest 200 m runner with a best of 19.69 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.91 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete,...
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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.Both men...
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The United States men's archery team took sixth place at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, earning the nation a full complement of three qualification spots for the Olympic men's competitions. The women's team finished in eleventh place, not qualifying the team.
earned a spot via individual qualification in that tournament.
The United States announced its Olympic team on May 5, 2008, following a national selection tournament. The women's roster included 2004 Olympian
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The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials were held in
from June 27 through July 6, 2008. Hayward Field had previously hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1972, 1976 and 1980.
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100 mThe men's 100 metres sprint event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 and 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The final was won by Jamaican Usain Bolt in a world record time of 9.69 seconds....
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Walter DixWalter Dix is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the seventh fastest 200 m runner with a best of 19.69 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.91 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete,...
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Tyson GayTyson Gay is an American track and field sprinter. His primary events are the 100 meters and 200 meters. His personal bests establish him as the second fastest athlete in the 100 meter dash and the third fastest athlete in the history of the 200 meter dash, with times of 9.69 and...
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| Darvis Patton Darvis "Doc" Darell Patton is an American sprint athlete.A very versatile athlete, Patton competed at both the long jump and triple jump in his High School and College days but now concentrates his time around the 200 metres and 100 metres events.On 28 June 2008, Patton achieved his best...
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200 mThe Men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.59 s and 20.75 s ....
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Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete from the United States. He competes over in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m....
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2 Q |
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Walter DixWalter Dix is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the seventh fastest 200 m runner with a best of 19.69 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.91 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur athlete,...
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Wallace SpearmonWallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete who specialises in the 200 meters. Spearmon is a graduate of Fayetteville High School and attended the University of Arkansas, where he competed collegiately for two seasons before turning pro. . Arkansas Business...
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400 mThe Men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 45.55 s and 45.95 s .-Records:...
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LaShawn Merritt LaShawn Merritt is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.-Biography:Merritt is a native of where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School...
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| David Neville David Neville a sprinter, a native of Merrillville, Indiana, became the first individual track and field medalist out of Indiana University since Willie May won silver in the 110-meter hurdles in 1960. He won a gold medal in the men's 4×400 meter relay in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
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45.22 |
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44.91 |
2 Q |
44.80 |
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Jeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and five World Championships medals...
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1 Q |
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| 800 m The Men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 20–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The final on 23 August resulted in a triumph for Kenyan runner Wilfred Bungei in an official time of 1:44.65...
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Christian Smith Christian Smith is an American middle distance runner from Garfield, Kansas. He graduated from Pawnee Heights High School in 2002 and from Kansas State University in 2006....
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| Nick Symmonds Nicholas "Nick" Symmonds is an American middle-distance track athlete from Boise, Idaho, specializing in the 800m and 1,500m distances. In college at Willamette University he won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he won the 800m race at the Prefontaine Classic. On June 30,...
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| Andrew Wheating Andrew Wheating is an American middle-distance track athlete from Norwich, Vermont, specializing in the 800m and 1,500m distances. He will be a junior during the 2008/2009 season at the University of Oregon...
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| 1,500 m The Men's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 3:36.60 and 3:39.00 ....
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Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is a middle and long distance champion athlete who now represents the United States. In July, 2008, Lagat won the US Olympic Trials in the 1500 m and 5000 m, making the US Olympic team in both events...
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| Lopez Lomong Lopez Lomong is a Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. One of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Lomong came to the United States at age 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007...
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5 Q |
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| Leonel Manzano Leonel Manzano is an American cross-country and track and field athlete. Manzano represented the United States in the 1500m at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. At the age of four, Manzano's family moved from Mexico to Flatonia, Texas...
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5,000 mThe Men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 13:21.50 and 13:28.00 .-Records:...
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| Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat is a middle and long distance champion athlete who now represents the United States. In July, 2008, Lagat won the US Olympic Trials in the 1500 m and 5000 m, making the US Olympic team in both events...
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| Matt Tegenkamp Matthew Tegenkamp is a professional distance runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri. He is the American two-mile record holder, with a time of 8:07.07, set at the Prefontaine Classic in 2007 ....
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| 10,000 m The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 27:50.00 and 28:10.00 .-Records:...
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Abdi Abdirahman |
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Galen RuppGalen Rupp is an American cross-country and track and field athlete who competed for the University of Oregon.-Early career:...
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| Jorge Torres |
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110 m hurdlesThe Men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 13.55 s and 13.72 s .-Records:...
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David Oliver |
13.30 |
1 Q |
13.16 |
1 Q |
13.31 |
1 Q |
13.18 |
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| David Payne David Payne is an American hurdler. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and his family moved to the suburb of Wyoming, Ohio. Payne competed in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles while attending the University of Cincinnati...
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1 Q |
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1 Q |
13.21 |
2 Q |
13.17 |
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| Terrence Trammell Terrence R. Trammell is a track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics....
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| 400 m hurdles The Men's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 49.20 s and 49.50 s .-Records:...
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Kerron Clement Kerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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49.42 |
1 Q |
N/A |
48.27 |
1 Q |
47.98 |
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| Bershawn Jackson Bershawn "Batman" Jackson is an American athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m....
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49.20 |
1 Q |
N/A |
48.02 |
2 Q |
48.06 |
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| Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
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48.67 |
1 Q |
N/A |
47.94 |
1 Q |
47.25 |
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| 3000 m steeplechase The Men's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 8:24.60 and 8:32.00 ....
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Anthony Famiglietti Anthony Famiglietti is an American track and field athlete who competes professionally for Saucony. He was formerly sponsored by Adidas. He has competed for the U.S...
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3 Q |
N/A |
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| Josh McAdams Josh McAdams is a United States track and field athlete who competes in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.-Education:...
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N/A |
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| William Nelson |
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N/A |
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| 4x100 m relay The Men's 4x100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the...
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Rodney Martin Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. He is best known for winning the World Open in 1991, beating the legendary Pakistani player Jahangir Khan in the final 14-17, 15-9, 15-4, 15-13...
Travis PadgettTravis Padgett is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States. He was an All-American and national champion sprinter at Clemson University....
Darvis PattonDarvis "Doc" Darell Patton is an American sprint athlete.A very versatile athlete, Patton competed at both the long jump and triple jump in his High School and College days but now concentrates his time around the 200 metres and 100 metres events.On 28 June 2008, Patton achieved his best...
Tyson GayTyson Gay is an American track and field sprinter. His primary events are the 100 meters and 200 meters. His personal bests establish him as the second fastest athlete in the 100 meter dash and the third fastest athlete in the history of the 200 meter dash, with times of 9.69 and...
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| 4x400 m relay The Men's 4x400 metre relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...
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LaShawn MerrittLaShawn Merritt is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.-Biography:Merritt is a native of where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School...
David NevilleDavid Neville a sprinter, a native of Merrillville, Indiana, became the first individual track and field medalist out of Indiana University since Willie May won silver in the 110-meter hurdles in 1960. He won a gold medal in the men's 4×400 meter relay in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
Kerron ClementKerron Clement is an American sprinter who holds the indoor world record for the 400m sprint....
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Jeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and five World Championships medals...
Angelo TaylorAngelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
Reggie WitherspoonReggie Witherspoon has been the head coach of the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team since March 10, 2000. He was previously the interim head coach of the Bulls, head coach at Erie Community College, and head coach and assistant coach at Sweet Home High School...
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2:59.98 |
1 Q |
N/A |
2:55.39 |
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MarathonThe Men's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 24 August at 7:30am in Beijing, ending in the Beijing National Stadium. The winner of the event was Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, who set an Olympic record in the time of two hours, six minutes, and 32 seconds...
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Ryan HallRyan Hall is an American long distance runner. He won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials and recently placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing. He also holds the U.S. record in the half marathon with a time of 59:43, becoming the first and only U.S...
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10 |
| Dathan Ritzenhein Dathan Ritzenhein is an American long-distance runner. He is the American record holder in the 5,000 metres with a time of 12:56.27....
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N/A |
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9 |
Brian SellBrian Sell is an American marathoner and distance runner who trains with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. He attended Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania...
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N/A |
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22 |
| 20 km walk The Men's 20 kilometre walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 and 1:24:30 .-Records:...
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N/A |
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43 |
| 50 km walk The Men's 50 kilometre walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 22 at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 4:00:00 and 4:07:00 .-Records:...
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Philip Dunn |
N/A |
4:08:32 |
39 |
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Semifinal |
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| 100 m The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 and 17 at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s and 11.42 s ....
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Torri Edwards Torri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...
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11.26 |
1 Q |
11.31 |
1 Q |
11.18 |
2 Q |
11.20 |
8 |
| Muna Lee |
11.33 |
1 Q |
11.08 |
2 Q |
11.06 |
2 Q |
11.07 |
5 |
Lauryn WilliamsLauryn Williams is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States.Williams was born and raised in suburban Pittsburgh and Detroit, Michigan...
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11.38 |
2 Q |
11.07 |
2 Q |
11.10 |
3 Q |
11.03 |
4 |
200 mThe Women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 23.00 s and 23.20 s ....
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Allyson FelixAllyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist in that event, as well as being the only woman ever to be a three-time Athletics World Championship gold medalist for that...
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23.02 |
1 Q |
22.74 |
2 Q |
22.33 |
1 Q |
21.93 |
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| Marshevet Hooker Marshevet Hooker is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States and is sponsored by adidas. Hooker qualified for the U.S. Olympic team competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
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23.07 |
1 Q |
22.76 |
3 Q |
22.50 |
2 Q |
22.34 |
5 |
| Muna Lee |
22.71 |
1 Q |
22.83 |
2 Q |
22.29 |
3 Q |
22.01 |
4 |
400 mThe Women's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 51.55 s and 52.35 s .Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu won in 49.62 seconds....
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Sanya RichardsSanya Richards is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won two Olympic Gold medals in the 4×400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She also won an individual bronze medal at the 2008...
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50.54 |
1 Q |
N/A |
49.90 |
1 Q |
49.93 |
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| DeeDee Trotter De'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she studies at the University of Tennessee and trains at Tom Black Track....
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51.41 |
4 Q |
N/A |
51.87 |
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| Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg is an American athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Walnut Hills High School, she attended the University of Cincinnati on a track scholarship, graduating in 2002 with a bachelors degree in education.Wineberg was an Olympic...
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51.46 |
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51.13 |
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| 800 m The Women's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 2:00.00 and 2:01.30 .-Records:...
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Hazel Clark Hazel Clark-Riley is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres distance. Clark made the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008....
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| Alice Schmidt |
2:02:33 |
6 |
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| Nicole Teter |
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| 1,500 m The Women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 19–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 and 4:08.00 ....
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Erin Donohue Erin Donohue is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S...
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Shannon RowburyShannon Rowbury is an American middle distance runner under contract with Nike currently residing in San Francisco, California. Rowbury competed for the United States in the Women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China...
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4:03.89 |
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4:03.58 |
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| Christin Wurth-Thomas Christin Wurth-Thomas is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Wurth-Thomas competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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| 5,000 m The Women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19 - 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 15:09.00 and 15:24.00 .-Records:...
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Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner, and currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m, 5000 m, and 10,000 m. She won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics in the 10,000 m....
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6 Q |
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15:50.80 |
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Kara GoucherKara Goucher is an American middle and long-distance runner.-Personal life:Goucher was born in Queens, New York. When she was 4 years old her family moved to Duluth, Minnesota after her father was killed by a drunk driver on the Harlem River Drive....
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15:49.39 |
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| Jennifer Rhines Jennifer "Jen" Rhines is an American athlete who competes in distance running events. She has competed in three different Summer Olympics....
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16:34.63 |
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| 10,000 m The Women's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The race was won by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, who set a new Olympic record time of 29:54.66....
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Amy Yoder Begley |
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32:38.28 |
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| Shalane Flanagan Shalane Flanagan is an American distance runner, and currently holds the American record times in the 3000 m, 5000 m, and 10,000 m. She won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics in the 10,000 m....
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30:22.22 AR |
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Kara GoucherKara Goucher is an American middle and long-distance runner.-Personal life:Goucher was born in Queens, New York. When she was 4 years old her family moved to Duluth, Minnesota after her father was killed by a drunk driver on the Harlem River Drive....
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30:55.16 |
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| 100 m hurdles The Women's 100 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 12.96 s and 13.11 s .-Records:...
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Damu Cherry Damu Cherry is an American hurdler.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final.Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne....
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12.62 |
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12.65 |
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Dawn HarperDawn Harper from East St. Louis, Illinois is a US gold medalist in 100 meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games....
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12.73 |
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12.66 |
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12.54 |
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Lolo JonesLori "Lolo" Jones, more commonly known as Lolo Jones, is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU...
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12.43 |
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12.72 |
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| 400 m hurdles The Women's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 55.60 s and 56.50 s .-Schedule:...
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Queen Harrison Queen Harrison is an American hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 400 meter hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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55.96 |
4 Q |
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55.88 |
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| Sheena Tosta |
56.12 |
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54.07 |
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53.70 |
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| Tiffany Williams |
55.51 |
1 Q |
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54.99 |
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57.55 |
8 |
| 3000 m steeplechase The Women's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Stadium, the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics....
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Lindsey Anderson |
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Jennifer BarringerJennifer Barringer is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Barringer competed for the United States in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
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9:22.26 |
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| Anna Willard Anna Willard is a American middle distance runner.-Career:Willard set the U.S. women's record for the 3000 meter steeplechase of 9:27.56 at the 2008 United States Olympic track and field trials on July 3, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon en route to qualifying for the United States Olympic team.Willard's U.S...
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9:25.63 |
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| 4x100 m relay The Women's 4x100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...
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Angela Williams Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002....
Mechelle LewisMechelle Lewis is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States....
Torri EdwardsTorri Edwards is an American sprinter. She was a rising young star in 100 and 200 metres, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100 metres relay in 2000. In 2003 she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship gold...
Lauryn WilliamsLauryn Williams is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States.Williams was born and raised in suburban Pittsburgh and Detroit, Michigan...
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| 4x400 m relay The Women's 4x400 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games will take place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There will be only 16 NOCs competing at this event...
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Allyson FelixAllyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist in that event, as well as being the only woman ever to be a three-time Athletics World Championship gold medalist for that...
Natasha HastingsNatasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete.Natasha atteneded the University of South Carolina to work under Curtis Frye. She won the gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
Monique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece as well as in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.Monique prepped at Morse High School in San Diego '01...
Sanya RichardsSanya Richards is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won two Olympic Gold medals in the 4×400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She also won an individual bronze medal at the 2008...
Mary WinebergMary Wineberg is an American athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Walnut Hills High School, she attended the University of Cincinnati on a track scholarship, graduating in 2002 with a bachelors degree in education.Wineberg was an Olympic...
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3:18.54 |
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| Marathon The Women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium...
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Deena Kastor Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long distance runner. She holds American records in the marathon, half-marathon, and numerous road distances...
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| Magdalena Lewy Boulet |
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| Blake Russell Blake Russell is a runner originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and currently residing in Pacific Grove, California. She finished third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon, held on April 20, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. She represented the U.S...
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| 20 km walk The Women's 20 kilometre walk at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 and 1:38.00 .-Records:...
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Joanne Dow Joanne Dow is an American athlete who competes in racewalking. Dow competed in the 20 kilometer walk for the United States Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She placed thirty-first with a time of 1:34:15.-Early life and education:Dow graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester in 1982...
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, tested positive for the anabolic steroid methyltestosterone. On August 22, Blonska was stripped of her medal and Hyleas Fountain was upgraded to silver.
The United States was represented in four out of the five badminton events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and women's doubles. The U.S. had qualified a mixed doubles team, but the Badminton World Federation rescinded the slot. No American has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992, although
The United States earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event. This marked the return of the
to the Olympics after not qualifying in 2004; the United States had appeared in all three of the official baseball tournaments, and nearly all of the exhibition and demonstration events, before then. The American team sought its second gold medal in the sport, but finished winning the bronze.
USA Baseball named its Olympic roster on July 16, 2008. The Olympic team was made up of anyone not on an
- 3rd Base Coach, Dick Cooke - Auxiliary Coach, Rolando de Armas - Auxiliary Coach.
The United States earned qualification spots for both men's and women's basketball by winning the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 and the
. It was the sixteenth appearance of the nation in the men's tournament and the eighth in the women's tournament; the United States missed only the boycotted 1980 Games for each. The 12-player roster for the USA Men's Basketball Senior National Team was announced on June 23, 2008. The first nine members of the eventual 12-player 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team were announced on May 31, 2008. The final three members were named on July 10, 2008.
The women's team successfully defended their 2004 Olympic championship, defeating Australia in the gold medal game for the third consecutive Olympics. The victory allowed
as the only basketball players to win four Olympic gold medals. After a disappointing third-place finish in Athens, the men's team adopted the name "Redeem Team." In the gold medal match, they beat
Spain to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men's international competition in eight years.