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- 2008 Olympics were held from August 8-24
- 205 nations are eligible to qualify
- United States sent its largest team ever (596 participants)United States Olympic Committee: 2008 United States Olympic Team Entered Into XXVIV Olympic Games in Beijing, China (July 23, 2008)
- 302 total events in 34 sports for 2008NBCOlympics.com: NBC plans extensive Olympic coverage (July 8, 2008)
- Nine new events in 2008
- United States has won a total of 2189 medals (895 gold) in the Summer Olympics
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The 2008 Olympic medal count lists each participating country by number of medals won at the games in Beijing. Any of the 205 National Olympic Committees are eligible to participate in qualifying events. The United States brought 596 athletes to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics.United States Olympic Committee: 2008 United States Olympic Team Entered Into XXVIV Olympic Games in Beijing, China (July 23, 2008)
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Overall Medal Leaders 2008
Overall Medal Leaders Nation Gold Medals Silver Medals Bronze Medals Total Medals United States 36 38 36 110 China 51 21 28 100 Russia 23 21 28 72 Great Britain 19 13 15 47 Australia 14 15 17 46 Germany 16 10 15 41 France 7 16 17 40 South Korea 13 10 8 31 Italy 8 10 10 28 Ukraine 7 5 15 27 Japan 9 6 10 25
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Olympic Medal Count 2008 Questions
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how many of the 110 medals were won by the Men? 1 Answer53 medals won by men. Please read more interesting info below. -quote--- A lot of success was found by Team U.S.A. at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing... read more -
Which country won the most medals in total at the 2008 Summer Olympics? 2 AnswersUnited States won the most total medals with 110. China won the most gold medals with 51 and second overall, with 100. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF... read more -
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What happened in the 1972 Olympics gold medal basketball game? 4 AnswersDoug Collins of America sank two free throws with 3 seconds on the clock to put USA up 50-49 at the buzzer. The Soviet coaches charged the scorers' table, sayi... read more
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USA Basketball Leadership
- 2005-2008 USA Basketball Executive Committee
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Men's Preliminary Round
Men's Preliminary Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Score/Winner August 9 9:00 p.m. Russia Iran 71-49 Russia August 9 11:15 p.m. Germany Angola 95-66 Germany August 10 2:30 a.m. Spain Greece 81-66 Spain August 10 4:45 a.m. Lithuania Argentina 79-75 Lithuania August 10 8:00 a.m. Australia Croatia 97-82 Croatia August 10 10:15 a.m. United States China 101-70 United States August 11 9:00 p.m. Iran Lithuania 99-67 Lithuania August 11 11:15 a.m. Croatia Russia 85-78 Croatia August 12 2:30 a.m. Greece Germany 87-64 Greece August 12 4:45 a.m. China Spain 85-75 Spain August 12 8:00 a.m. Angola United States 97-76 United States August 12 10:15 a.m. Argentina Australia 85-68 Argentina August 13 9:00 p.m. Germany Spain 72-59 Spain August 13 11:15 p.m. Australia Iran 106-68 Australia August 14 2:30 a.m. Angola China 85-68 China August 14 4:45 a.m. Lithuania Russia 86-79 Lithuania August 14 8:00 a.m. United States Greece 92-69 United States August 14 10:15 a.m Argentina Croatia 77-53 Argentina August 15 9:00 p.m. Greece Angola 102-61 Greece August 15 11:15 p.m. Russia Australia 95-80 Australia August 16 2:30 a.m. Croatia Lithuania 86-73 Lithuania August 16 4:45 a.m. Iran Argentina 97-82 Argentina August 16 8:00 a.m. China Germany 59-55 China August 16 10:15 a.m. Spain United States 119-82 United States August 17 9:00 p.m. Iran Croatia 91-57 Croatia August 17 11:15 p.m. Australia Lithuania 106-75 Australia August 18 2:30 a.m. Greece China 91-77 Greece August 18 4:45 a.m. Angola Spain 98-50 Spain August 18 8:00 a.m. United States Germany 106-57 United States August 18 10:15 a.m. Argentina Russia 91-79 Argentina
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Men's Playoff Round
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USA Men's Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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USA Basketball Timeline
- 1936-1968: US men dominant in international play
- 1972: Team USA refuses silver medals after controversy at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- 1980: Team does not participate in the Olympics due to a boycott
- 1984: Michael Jordan makes Olympic debut
- 1988: Team finishes with bronze medal
- 1992: "Dream Team" - first professional players allowed to participate in the Olympics
- 1994: "Dream Team II"
- 1998: NBA players not permitted to participate due to NBA lockout
- 2008: "Redeem Team" sweeps the Summer Olympics, winning gold
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USA Women's Basketball Timeline
- 1953: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1957: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1976: Summer Olympics, silver medal
- 1979: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1983: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 1984: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1986: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1988: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1990: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1992: Summer Olympics, bronze medal
- 1994: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 1996: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1998: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 2000: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 2002: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 2004: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 2006: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 2008: Summer Olympics, gold medal
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Women's Preliminary Round
Women's Preliminary Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Score/Winner August 8 9:00 p.m. Belarus Australia 83-64 Australia August 8 11:15 p.m. Mali New Zealand 76-72 New Zealand August 9 2:30 a.m. Spain China 67-64 China August 9 4:45 a.m. Brazil South Korea 68-62 South Korea August 9 8:00 a.m. United States Czech Republic 97-57 United States August 9 10:15 a.m Russia Latvia 62-57 Russia August 10 9:00 p.m. New Zealand Spain 85-62 Spain August 10 11:15 p.m. Czech Republic Mali 81-47 Czech Republic August 11 2:30 a.m. South Korea Russia 77-72 Russia August 11 4:45 a.m. Latvia Belarus 79-57 Belarus August 11 8:00 a.m. China United States 108-63 United States August 11 10:15 a.m Australia Brazil 80-65 Australia August 12 9:00 p.m. Belarus Russia 71-65 Russia August 12 11:15 p.m. Spain Czech Republic 74-55 Spain August 13 2:30 a.m. Brazil Latvia 79-78 Latvia August 13 4:45 a.m. New Zealand China 80-63 China August 13 8:00 a.m. Australia South Korea 90-62 Australia August 13 10:15 a.m Mali United States 97-41 United States August 14 9:00 p.m. Czech Republic New Zealand 90-59 Czech Republic August 14 11:15 p.m. Latvia Australia 96-73 Australia August 15 2:30 a.m. Russia Brazil 74-64 Russia August 15 4:45 a.m. China Mali 69-48 China August 15 8:00 a.m. United States Spain 93-55 United States August 15 10:15 a.m South Korea Belarus 63-53 Belarus August 16 9:00 p.m. Spain Mali 79-47 Spain August 16 11:15 p.m. Australia Russia 75-55 Australia August 17 2:30 a.m. Latvia South Korea 72-68 South Korea August 17 4:45 a.m. Brazil Belarus 68-53 Brazil August 17 8:00 a.m. Czech Republic China 79-63 China August 17 10:15 a.m New Zealand United States 96-60 United States
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Women's Playoff Round
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USA Women's Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Basketball
- Mahalo's Guide to Olympic Basketball | Olympic Basketball Scores 2008 | Gold Medal Game
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Synchronized Swimming
- Mahalo's Guide to Olympic Synchronized Swimming
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