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"Peking 2008"
 		  
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Games of the XXIX Olympiad - Beijing 2008
Date: 08 - 24 August.
Nations: 204
Athletes:  10.708
Sports: 28.
Official opening of the Games by:
President of the PR of China Hu Jintao
Olympic flame:
Li Ning (Gymnastics).
Olympic oath:
Zhang Yining (Table tennis)
Official oath:
Huang Liping (Gymnastics)
Number of medal-winning nations:
1. China 100 (51, 21, 28)
 
 		  
                   
     

The most successful were the Chinese athletes with 51 gold medals.

Serbia participates (for the second time after 96 years under that name) with 92 athletes in 11 sports and wins one silver medal -  Milorad Čavić in swimming and two bronze medals -  Novak Đoković in tennis and national water polo team.

      
      SPORTS (28)        
               
     
  • Archery
  • Aquatics
    - Water Polo, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Diving
  • Athletics
  • Baseball
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Cycling
    - BMX, Mountain bike, Road, Track
  • Canoe / Kayak
    - flatwater, slalom
  • Rowing
  • Gymnastics
    - Artistic, Rhytmic, Trampoline
  • Weightlifting
  • Sailing
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Modern Pentathlon
  • Volleyball
    - Volleyball, Bech volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Handball
  • Softball
  • Table tennis
  • Shooting
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Judo
     
       

 

 

      
      NATIONAL MEDAL TOTAL      
             
     
  Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL

1

China

51

21

28

100

2

United States

36

38

36

110

3

Russian Fed.

23

21

28

72

4

Great Britain

19

13

15

47

5

Germany

16

10

15

41

6

Australia

14

15

17

46

7

Korea

13

10

8

31

8

Japan

9

6

10

25

9

Italy

8

10

10

28

10

France

7

16

17

40

11

Ukraine

7

5

15

27

12

Netherlands

7

5

4

16

13

Jamaica

6

3

2

11

14

Spain

5

10

3

18

15

Kenya

5

5

4

14

16

Belarus

4

5

10

19

17

Romania

4

1

3

8

18

Ethiopia

4

1

2

7

19

Canada

3

9

6

18

20

Poland

3

6

1

10

21

Hungary

3

5

2

10

21

Norway

3

5

2

10

23

Brazil

3

4

8

15

24

Czech Republic

3

3

 

6

25

Slovakia

3

2

1

6

26

New Zealand

3

1

5

9

27

Georgia

3

 

3

6

28

Cuba

2

11

11

24

29

Kazakhstan

2

4

7

13

30

Denmark

2

2

3

7

31

Mongolia

2

2

 

4

31

Thailand

2

2

 

4

33

DPR Korea

2

1

3

6

34

Argentina

2

 

4

6

34

Switzerland

2

 

4

6

36

Mexico

2

 

1

3

37

Turkey

1

4

3

8

38

Zimbabwe

1

3

 

4

39

Azerbaijan

1

2

4

7

40

Uzbekistan

1

2

3

6

41

Slovenia

1

2

2

5

42

Bulgaria

1

1

3

5

42

Indonesia

1

1

3

5

44

Finland

1

1

2

4

45

Latvia

1

1

1

3

46

Belgium

1

1

 

2

46

Dominican Rep.

1

1

 

2

46

Estonia

1