Olympic Games Beijing 2008

August 26, 2008

As an image of Olympism, Coubertin thought the rings had deep significance: that of the union between men. He multiplied the image to create a total of five rings. He designed and commissioned the Olympic flag to mark the 20th anniversary of the IOC’s founding, on 23rd June 1914 in Paris

These five rings — blue, yellow, black, green and red — represent the five parts of the world now encompassed by Olympism and ready to compete against each other. Moreover, the six colors (including the white background) thus combined represent those of all nations, without exception. The blue and yellow of Sweden, the blue and white of Greece, the French, English, American, German, Belgian, Italian and Hungarian tricolors, the yellow and red of Spain are side by side with the new Brazilian and Australian flags, the old Japan and the new China. It is a true international emblem.”

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from August 8 (except football, which started on August 6) to August 24, 2008. A total of 10,500 athletes competed in 302 events in 28 sports

Medal Rank :

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NOC Name Men Women Open/Mixed Total Rank by Total
G S B T G S B T G S B T G S B T
1 ChinaCHN – China 24 10 8 42 27 11 19 57 1 1 51 21 28 100 2
2 United StatesUSA – United States 20 13 20 53 15 23 15 53 1 2 1 4 36 38 36 110 1
3 Russian Fed.RUS – Russian Fed. 12 8 20 40 11 13 8 32 23 21 28 72 3
4 Great BritainGBR – Great Britain 11 8 7 26 7 5 6 18 1 2 3 19 13 15 47 4
5 GermanyGER – Germany 7 7 6 20 6 2 7 15 3 1 2 6 16 10 15 41 6
6 AustraliaAUS – Australia 6 6 9 21 8 7 8 23 2 2 14 15 17 46 5
7 KoreaKOR – Korea 8 6 4 18 4 4 4 12 1 1 13 10 8 31 8
8 JapanJPN – Japan 4 4 5 13 5 2 5 12 9 6 10 25 11
9 ItalyITA – Italy 4 7 6 17 4 3 4 11 8 10 10 28 9
10 FranceFRA – France 6 14 12 32 1 2 4 7 1 1 7 16 17 40 7
11 UkraineUKR – Ukraine 4 3 8 15 3 2 7 12 7 5 15 27 10
12 NetherlandsNED – Netherlands 1 2 3 5 4 2 11 1 1 2 7 5 4 16 16
13 JamaicaJAM – Jamaica 3 3 3 3 2 8 6 3 2 11 20
14 SpainESP – Spain 4 6 2 12 3 1 4 1 1 2 5 10 3 18 =14
15 KenyaKEN – Kenya 3 2 4 9 2 3 5 5 5 4 14 18
16 BelarusBLR – Belarus 3 3 5 11 1 2 5 8 4 5 10 19 13
17 RomaniaROU – Romania 1 1 4 1 2 7 4 1 3 8 =25
18 EthiopiaETH – Ethiopia 2 1 1 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 7 =27
19 CanadaCAN – Canada 1 5 3 9 1 3 3 7 1 1 2 3 9 6 18 =14
20 PolandPOL – Poland 3 4 7 2 1 3 3 6 1 10 =21
21 HungaryHUN – Hungary 2 4 1 7 1 1 1 3 3 5 2 10 =21
21 NorwayNOR – Norway 2 3 5 1 2 1 4 1 1 3 5 2 10 =21
23 BrazilBRA – Brazil 1 3 5 9 2 1 3 6 3 4 8 15 17
24 Czech RepublicCZE – Czech Republic 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 6 =30
25 SlovakiaSVK – Slovakia 2 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 6 =30
26 New ZealandNZL – New Zealand 1 1 5 7 2 2 3 1 5 9 24
27 GeorgiaGEO – Georgia 3 2 5 1 1 3 3 6 =30
28 CubaCUB – Cuba 2 5 8 15 6 3 9 2 11 11 24 12
29 KazakhstanKAZ – Kazakhstan 2 2 5 9 2 2 4 2 4 7 13 19
30 DenmarkDEN – Denmark 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 7 =27
31 MongoliaMGL – Mongolia 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 =44
31 ThailandTHA – Thailand 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 =44
33 DPR KoreaPRK – DPR Korea 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 3 6 =30
34 ArgentinaARG – Argentina 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 4 6 =30
34 SwitzerlandSUI – Switzerland 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 6 =30
36 MexicoMEX – Mexico 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 =51
37 TurkeyTUR – Turkey 1 3 4 4 4 1 4 3 8 =25
38 ZimbabweZIM – Zimbabwe 1 3 4 1 3 4 =44
39 AzerbaijanAZE – Azerbaijan 1 2 3 6 1 1 1 2 4 7 =27
40 UzbekistanUZB – Uzbekistan 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 2 3 6 =30
41 SloveniaSLO – Slovenia 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 =38
42 BulgariaBUL – Bulgaria 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 =38
42 IndonesiaINA – Indonesia 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 =38
44 FinlandFIN – Finland 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 =44
45 LatviaLAT – Latvia 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 =51
46 BelgiumBEL – Belgium 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
46 Dominican Rep.DOM – Dominican Rep. 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
46 EstoniaEST – Estonia 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
46 PortugalPOR – Portugal 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =57
50 IndiaIND – India 1 2 3 1 2 3 =51
51 IranIRI – Iran 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
52 BahrainBRN – Bahrain 1 1 1 1 =69
52 CameroonCMR – Cameroon 1 1 1 1 =69
52 PanamaPAN – Panama 1 1 1 1 =69
52 TunisiaTUN – Tunisia 1 1 1 1 =69
56 SwedenSWE – Sweden 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 5 =38
57 CroatiaCRO – Croatia 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 5 =38
57 LithuaniaLTU – Lithuania 1 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 =38
59 GreeceGRE – Greece 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 =44
60 Trinidad/TobagoTRI – Trinidad/Tobago 2 2 2 2 =57
61 NigeriaNGR – Nigeria 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 =44
62 AustriaAUT – Austria 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 =51
62 IrelandIRL – Ireland 1 2 3 1 2 3 =51
62 SerbiaSRB – Serbia 1 2 3 1 2 3 =51
65 AlgeriaALG – Algeria 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =57
65 BahamasBAH – Bahamas 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
65 ColombiaCOL – Colombia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =57
65 KyrgyzstanKGZ – Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
65 MoroccoMAR – Morocco 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =57
65 TajikistanTJK – Tajikistan 1 1 2 1 1 2 =57
71 ChileCHI – Chile 1 1 1 1 =69
71 EcuadorECU – Ecuador 1 1 1 1 =69
71 IcelandISL – Iceland 1 1 1 1 =69
71 MalaysiaMAS – Malaysia 1 1 1 1 =69
71 South AfricaRSA – South Africa 1 1 1 1 =69
71 SingaporeSIN – Singapore 1 1 1 1 =69
71 SudanSUD – Sudan 1 1 1 1 =69
71 VietnamVIE – Vietnam 1 1 1 1 =69
79 ArmeniaARM – Armenia 6 6 6 6 =30
80 Chinese TaipeiTPE – Chinese Taipei 2 2 2 2 4 4 =44
81 AfghanistanAFG – Afghanistan 1 1 1 1 =69
81 EgyptEGY – Egypt 1 1 1 1 =69
81 IsraelISR – Israel 1 1 1 1 =69
81 Rep. of MoldovaMDA – Rep. of Moldova 1 1 1 1 =69
81 MauritiusMRI – Mauritius 1 1 1 1 =69
81 TogoTOG – Togo 1 1 1 1 =69
81 VenezuelaVEN – Venezuela 1 1 1 1 =69
Total: 165 165 202 532 127 128 141 396 10 10 10 30 302 303 353 958
Legend
G – Gold S – Silver B – Bronze T – Total
‘=’ – Equal sign indicates that two or more NOCs share the same rank by total
Note
Rank by total is calculated by total number of gold, silver and bronze medals.