Olympic Records
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below.
Rank
|
Nation
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
|
China (CHN)
United States (USA)
Russia (RUS)
Great Britain (GBR)
Germany (GER)
Australia (AUS)
South Korea (KOR)
Japan (JPN)
Italy (ITA)
France (FRA)
|
51
36
23
19
16
14
13
9
8
7
|
21
38
21
13
10
15
10
6
10
16
|
28
36
28
15
15
17
8
10
10
17
|
100
110
72
47
41
46
31
25
28
40
|
The Games saw 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records set. A
record 87 countries won a medal during the Games. Chinese athletes won 51 gold medals altogether and the United States won 110 medals. Michael Phelps broke he records for most gold in one Olympics and for most career gold medals for an Olympian, and equaled the record for most individual gold at a single Games. Usain Bolt secured the traditional title “World’s Fastest Man” by setting new world records in the 100m and 200m sprints.
record 87 countries won a medal during the Games. Chinese athletes won 51 gold medals altogether and the United States won 110 medals. Michael Phelps broke he records for most gold in one Olympics and for most career gold medals for an Olympian, and equaled the record for most individual gold at a single Games. Usain Bolt secured the traditional title “World’s Fastest Man” by setting new world records in the 100m and 200m sprints.
The Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was held in the Beijing National Stadium. It began at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture, and here it was a triple eight for the date and one extra for time (close to 08:08:08 pm). The ceremony was co-directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and Chinese choreographer Zhang Jigang. It featured a cast of over 15,000 performers, and was dubbed beforehand as “the most spectacular Olympics Opening Ceremony ever produced”.
Closing Ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony concluded the Beijing Games on August 24, 2008... It began at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8), and took place at the Beijing National Stadium.
The Ceremony included the handover of the Games from Beijing to London. Guo Jinlong, the Mayor of Beijing handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, followed by a performance organized by the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
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