2008 Summer Olympics medal count
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National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, held in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, the capital of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, from 8 August to 24 August 2008. Approximately 11,028 athletes from 204 NOCs participated in 302 events in 28 sports.
Athletes from 86 countries won medals, leaving 118 countries without a medal, and 54 of them won at least one gold medal. Both of these categories set new records. Athletes from China
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China....
won 51 gold medals, the most of any nation at these Olympics, and led the gold medal count for the first time in their Olympic history. Athletes from the United States
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. American athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in...
won the most total medals, with 110. Afghanistan
Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team consisted of three men and one woman. Initially, Mehboba Ahdyar prepared to run the 800 metres and 1500 metres, but left her training camp on June 4 to seek political asylum in Norway.The country was...
, Mauritius
Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mauritius competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever medal in boxing.-Medalist:- Archery:...
, Sudan
Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sudan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. As of July 31, 2008, at least eight Sudanese athletes have qualified to represent their country at the Beijing Games in athletics, and an unknown number in other sports....
, Tajikistan
Tajikistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tajikistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country has sent thirteen competitors to the Games, who took part in five sports: boxing, judo, swimming, hammer throw and freestyle wrestling.On August 11,...
and Togo
Togo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Togo competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.At the Men's Slalom K-1 event, Benjamin Boukpeti won a bronze medal in Canoeing, the first ever Olympic medal for the country.-Medalists:- Athletics:...
won their first Olympic medals. Athletes from Mongolia
Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mongolia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. 29 athletes competed in 7 events. The Beijing Olympics has been Mongolia's most successful games ever, winning two gold and two silver medals, exceeding the 1980 Moscow...
(which previously held the record for most medals without a gold) and Panama
Panama at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Panama competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Yesika Jimenez was the delegation's flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony.Panama's participation was initially uncertain...
won their first gold medals. An athlete from Serbia
Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Serbia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The country returned under the name Serbia after 96 years, previously competing under the names Yugoslavia , Independent Olympic Participants , Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro .The flag on the opening ceremony...
won its first medal as an independent NOC, having previously won medals as part of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia at the Olympics
Teams from Yugoslavia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920. Previously, several athletes from Croatia, Slovenia and Vojvodina had competed for Austria or Hungary when those countries were part of the Empire of Austria-Hungary...
and Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics
The former state union of Serbia and Montenegro was represented at the Olympic Games on seven occasions between 1992 and 2006, when the union was dissolved and Montenegro and Serbia each declared full independence.-History:...
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Medal table
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The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.
In boxing
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 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...
, judo
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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....
, taekwondo
Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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...
and wrestling
Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Wrestling 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...
, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. Additionally there was a tie for the silver medal in the women's 100 metres in athletics and no bronze was awarded. Ties for third in swimming's men's 100 metre backstroke
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:...
and men's 100 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The Men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 12 and 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant...
meant that two bronze medals were awarded for those events.
| 1 | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 | |
| 2 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 | |
| 3 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 73 | |
| 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 | |
| 5 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 | |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 | |
| 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | |
| 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
| 10 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 41 | |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 | |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | |
| 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
| 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 23 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
| 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 24 | |
| 29 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 37 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 39 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 41 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 55 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 56 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 56 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 79 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 302 | 303 | 353 | 958 | |
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Changes in medal standings
| List of changes in medal standings | |||||||
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| Ruling date | Sport | Event | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| August 15, 2008 | Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooting 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... |
Men's 10 metre air pistol | −1 | −1 | |||
| +1 | +1 | ||||||
| Men's 50 metre pistol | −1 | −1 | |||||
| +1 | −1 | ||||||
| +1 | +1 | ||||||
| August 16, 2008 | Wrestling Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestling 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... |
Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg | −1 | −1 | |||
| August 22, 2008 | Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics 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 and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Women's heptathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon -Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:... |
−1 | −1 | |||
| +1 | −1 | ||||||
| +1 | +1 | ||||||
| December 22, 2008 | Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River 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... |
Team jumping | −1 | −1 | |||
| +1 | +1 | ||||||
| November 18, 2009 | Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics 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 and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Men's 1500 metres | −1 | −1 | |||
| +1 | −1 | ||||||
| +1 | −1 | ||||||
| +1 | +1 | ||||||
| November 18, 2009 | Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling 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... |
Men's road race | −1 | −1 | |||
| +1 | −1 | ||||||
| +1 | +1 | ||||||
On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced North Korean
North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics
North Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country sent 63 athletes, competing in 11 sports....
shooter
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting 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...
Kim Jong-su had tested positive for the banned substance propranolol and was stripped of his two medals. He had won a bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol
-Qualification round:The qualification round was held between 12:00 and 13:45 China Standard Time , with all shooters fitting into a single relay.DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:...
and silver in the 50 metre pistol
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
-Qualification round:DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:DQ Disqualified...
. After Kim Jong-su was disqualified, the bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol went to Jason Turner
Jason Turner (sport shooter)
Jason Turner is an American sport shooter and Olympic athlete who finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the 10 metre air pistol final. Bronze medalist Kim Jong Su later tested positive for propranolol, disqualifying him and upgrading Turner's position to third...
of the United States
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. American athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in...
; in the 50 metre pistol, the silver medal went to Tan Zongliang
Tan Zongliang
Tan Zongliang is a male Chinese sports shooter. He has won two consecutive ISSF World Shooting Championships in 50 metre pistol: in 2002 in Lahti and in 2006 in Zagreb. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the same event, a medal that was upgraded to silver after Kim Jong-su's...
of China
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China....
, and the bronze medal to Vladimir Isakov
Vladimir Isakov
Vladimir Isakov , is a male Russian sport shooter.He has been a member of the Russian national shooting team since 1991. He lives in Pushkino, and his married to Irina...
of Russia
Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, football, field hockey, softball and taekwondo.-Medalists:...
.
Swedish
Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swedish athletes who have qualified for the Olympics.-Medalists:- Archery:Men-Men's team:-Women's team:- Badminton :...
wrestler
Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Wrestling 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...
Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian
Ara Abrahamian is a retired Armenian-Swedish wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling...
was originally awarded a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 84 kg event
Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium. Italian wrestler Andrea Minguzzi won the gold medal in this event....
. However, at the medal ceremony he walked off the podium and dropped his medal on the mat in protest of the judging in his event. On August 16, 2008, the International Olympic Committee decided to strip him of his medal because they felt it amounted to a political demonstration and was disrespectful to other athletes.
Ukrainian
Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:- Archery:Ukraine's men's archery team took seventh 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 tenth place, six points shy of qualifying as well...
athlete Lyudmyla Blonska, who finished second in the women's heptathlon, tested positive for the steroid methyltestosterone
Methyltestosterone
Methyltestosterone is a 17-alpha-alkylated anabolic steroid used to treat men with a testosterone deficiency. It is also used in women to treat breast cancer, breast pain, swelling due to pregnancy, and with the addition of estrogen it can treat symptoms of menopause...
. On August 22, 2008, the International Olympic Committee officially stripped Blonska of her medal, and as a result, the silver medal went to Hyleas Fountain
Hyleas Fountain
Hyleas Fountain is an American heptathlete.-Early years:Fountain attended Central Dauphin East High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she was under the coaching of Al Moten, and continued her career at the University of Georgia under coach Wayne Norton...
of the United States
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. American athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in...
, and the bronze medal to Tatyana Chernova
Tatyana Chernova
Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova is a Russian heptathlete. She was the bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where she set her personal best of 6880 points....
of Russia
Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, football, field hockey, softball and taekwondo.-Medalists:...
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Belarussian
Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Belarus attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A team of 181 athletes competed in 28 different sports.-Medalists:- Archery:Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's.Men...
athletes Vadim Devyatovskiy
Vadim Devyatovskiy
Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky is a Belarusian hammer thrower.He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships silver medal. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the 2008...
and Ivan Tsikhan, who won silver and bronze respectively in the men's hammer throw, both tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone
Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands...
. After attending a disciplinary hearing in September, they were stripped of their medals on December 11, 2008. Krisztián Pars
Krisztián Pars
Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...
of Hungary
Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team for a total of 171 Hungarian athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games...
was given the silver medal, and Koji Murofushi
Koji Murofushi
is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...
of Japan
Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation of athletes and officials were represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.The list of qualified entries for Japan is shown...
was given the bronze. However, both of the Belarussian athletes had their medals reinstated because the doping tests weren't handled properly.
Norwegian
Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games. A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June, 1 July, 14 July and 17 July...
equestrian athlete Tony André Hansen
Tony André Hansen
Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...
's horse tested positive for the pain relieving medication capsaicin
Capsaicin
Capsaicin 2CHCH=CH4CONHCH2C6H3-4--3- ) is the active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is an irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact...
, a banned substance. Hansen, who won a bronze medal in the team jumping event
Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team jumping
The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round...
, was disqualified. In the team jumping system, the top three scores garnered by the four riders are counted. Hansen had the best score on his team, and it was removed from the total. Without Hansen's score, his team was below the bronze medal threshold so the medal was awarded to the team from Switzerland
Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Swiss athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and have been nominated by Swiss Olympic Association.-Medalists:- Archery:...
on December 22, 2008.
On November 18, 2009, the IOC announced that two medalists had been stripped of their medals. First, Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
of Bahrain
Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Bahrain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent a total of 15 competitors to the Games, competing in athletics, swimming and shooting,. This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date. Among the country's representatives is Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning...
had been stripped of the gold medal in the men's 1500 m race. Ramzi had been the first athlete from Bahrain to win an Olympic gold medal. His frozen blood sample was re-tested and found to contain traces of Cera, a stamina-building blood-booster. Kenyan
Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Kenya competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Kenya won a toal of 14 medals, 6 of the gold, its best ever performance at the Olympics....
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop was upgraded to gold, Nicholas Willis of New Zealand
New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics
New Zealand took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country sent 182 competitors, making this its largest ever delegation to the Olympic Games. It was also one of the most successful, equalling New Zealand's combined medal tally from the previous two games...
was given the silver and Mehdi Baala
Mehdi Baala
Mehdi Baala is a French middle-distance athlete competing mainly at 1500 metres. Baala has won numerous major medals, including two European titles. Baala is considered to be the best French middle-distance runner of all time...
of France
France at the 2008 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:- Diving:MenNo CompetitorsWomen- Swimming:France will be represented by 35 swimmers, including Alain Bernard and Laure Manaudou.MenWomen- Synchronised Swimming:...
received the bronze. Also, Italian
Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China.The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete.-Medalists:- Archery:...
cyclist Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...
had tested positive for Cera and had been stripped of the silver medal he earned in the men's road race
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race
The men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...
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External links
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