The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the XXIX Olympic Summer Games, were celebrated in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 through August 24. The opening ceremony started at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium.
Bidding[]
Voting results for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games | ||||
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City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | |
Beijing | China | 44 | 56 | |
Toronto | Canada | 20 | 22 | |
Paris | France | 15 | 18 | |
Istanbul | Turkey | 17 | 9 | |
Osaka | Japan | 6 |
Venues[]
New competition venues[]
Existing competition venues[]
Temporary Competition Venues[]
Competition venues outside Beijing[]
Controversies, Embarrassments, and Scandals[]
Torch relay[]
Censorship[]
- IOC gave nod to website censorship (Toronto Star)
- Tessa Jowell condemns Chinese assault on ITN journalist as 'ugly breach' (Times Online UK; Tessa Jowell is a British MP and Minister of the Olympics for the UK)
- Chinese police rough up British TV reporter (The Olympian, McClatchy Newspapers)
Opening ceremony[]
- Beijing Olympic 2008 opening ceremony giant firework footprints 'faked' (Telegraph UK)
- Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting (Gizmodo)
- Olympic girl seen but not heard (CNN)
Human rights[]
- China's un-Olympic human rights record (Calgary Herald)
- Crackdown continues for Chinese human rights activists, with no Olympic truce during Games (Reporters sans frontieres aka Reporters without borders)
- Beijing Olympics 2008: Elderly evicted women given labour sentence (Guardian UK)
Age falsification[]
Medal table[]
Rank | Country | Total | |||
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1 | China | 48 | 22 | 30 | 100 |
2 | USA | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 |
3 | Russia | 24 | 13 | 23 | 60 |
4 | Great Britain | 19 | 13 | 19 | 51 |
5 | Germany | 16 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
6 | Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
7 | South Korea | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
8 | Japan | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
9 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
10 | France | 7 | 16 | 20 | 43 |
11 | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
12 | Ukraine | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
13 | Kenya | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
14 | Spain | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
15 | Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
16 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
17 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
18 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
19 | Cuba | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
20 | Canada | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
21 | Hungary | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
22 | Norway | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
23 | Brazil | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
24 | Belarus | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
25 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
26 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
27 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
28 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
29 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
30 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
31 | North Korea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
31 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
33 | Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
34 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
35 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
36 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
37 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
38 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
39 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
40 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
40 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
42 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
42 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
44 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
44 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
46 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
47 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
47 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
47 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
51 | India | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
52 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
53 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
53 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
53 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
56 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
57 | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
57 | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
59 | Croatia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
60 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
60 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
62 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
63 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
64 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
64 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
64 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
68 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
68 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
68 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
68 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
72 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
72 | Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
81 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
82 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
82 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
82 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
82 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
82 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
82 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Image Gallery[]
Sources and references[]
- ↑ Template:Cite press release
See Also[]
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.