The medal Results from Beijing 2008 (click on links below)
August 8 to August 24, 2008
Full details, including all medal winners from
Athens are on the CD after the games.
1873 athletes won medals at Beijing (of whom 840 are females). The oldest
medalist was Canadian equestrian rider Ian Millar who was 61 years old when his
team won Silver at the Team Jumping event. This is the oldest medalist for 40
years.
The youngest was 15-year old Chinese diver Chen Ruolin. She won Gold in the two
platform diving events (individual and synchronised).
Some doubts exist over the ages of a number of Chinese gymnasts whose year of
birth must be at least 1992 to be eligible to compete. He Kexin was rumoured to
be only 14 when she won two gold medals (team and asymmetrical bars). The rumour
is denied by both He and Chinese authorities. The other gymnasts whose age was
questioned by some are Jiang Yuyuan and Yang Yilin. More...
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TRACK
& FIELD women's 3000m Steeplechase added |
In the Water SWIMMING (10km marathon events added) DIVING SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING |
| GYMNASTICS |
On the Water CANOEING ROWING SAILING (minor event changes) |
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CYCLING BMX events added, time trial events dropped |
On Court BADMINTON TABLE TENNIS (doubles events replaced by team events) TENNIS |
| EQUESTRIAN |
In Combat BOXING JUDO WRESTLING, Greco-Roman and Freestyle TAEKWONDO FENCING (changes to team events) |
| WEIGHTLIFTING |
Other Sports
ARCHERY TRIATHLON SHOOTING (men's running game target and women's double trap events dropped) MODERN PENTATHLON |
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Team Sports BASEBALL, BASKETBALL HANDBALL, HOCKEY FOOTBALL (Soccer), SOFTBALL VOLLEYBALL, WATER POLO |