How many medals did Canada win in the 2008 Olympics?
How many medals did Canada win in the 2008 Olympics?
There were more than 40 world records and 130 Olympic records broken. Canadian athletes won 20 medals, making it the country’s second-best non-boycotted summer Games ever behind the 22 won at Atlanta 1996.
Which of these athletes won 3 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics?
American swimmer Michael Phelps was the most successful athlete, winning eight gold medals and setting a new record for most golds won in a single edition of the Olympics (the previous record, seven, had been set in 1972 by Mark Spitz).
Who won Olympics in 2008?
2008 Summer Olympics medal table
| 2008 Summer Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals | China (48) |
| Most total medals | United States (112) |
What year did Canada win the most Olympic medals?
Canada has hosted two Olympic Winter Games: in Calgary in 1988 and Vancouver in 2010. In total, Canada has won 199 medals at the Olympic Winter Games: 73 gold, 64 silver and 62 bronze medals….Canada at the Olympic Winter Games Medal Table.
| Games | 2010 Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Silver | 7 |
| Bronze | 5 |
| Total | 26 |
| Rank (Overall Medal Count) | 3 |
How many gold medals did China win in the 2008 Olympics?
Map of the world showing the achievements of each country during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Gold for countries achieving at least one gold medal. Silver for countries achieving at least one silver medal.
What did Canada do in the 2008 Olympics?
Canada has qualified a six-man team and two women for Beijing. No Canadian man made an apparatus final, with Kyle Shewfelt finishing ninth on vault and eleventh on floor exercise in the qualifying round. The Canadian team similarly failed to advance to the final, finishing ninth and missing out by less than four-tenths of a point.
How many gold medals did Canada win in the Winter Olympics?
Canada has finished the 2010 Winter Olympics at the first place at the medal table,with 14 gold medals. Canada was the first nation to win 14 gold medals at a single Winter Games. In 2018, Germany and Norway matched this record.
Who was awarded a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics?
After the disqualification, the bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol went to Jason Turner of the United States, the silver medal in the 50 metre pistol went to Tan Zongliang of China, and the bronze to Vladimir Isakov of Russia. Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was originally awarded a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 84 kg event.