302 Gold Medalists at Beijing Games

Aquatics (46 golds) 

 

Phelps, the greatest Olympian in history 

Swimming: Phelps's 8th gold wraps up  pool competition

    Beijing's bubble-shaped Water Cube will long be remembered as the birthplace of an epic story - Michael Phelps and eight Olympic gold medals.

    Nine days, 17 races. American superfish Phelps carefully measured every step and went through his Beijing adventure with flawless performance.  [ 34 swimming golds ]

Diving: China dominates, challenge emerges

    When 140 divers from 29 Beijing Olympic delegations ended their competitions in eight categories on Saturday, Chinese divers stunned the world by snatching seven of all the eight gold medals on offer. [ 8 diving golds ]

 

4 golds

5 golds

1 gold

2 golds

11 golds

16 golds  

Athletics (47 golds) 

Lightning Bolt blitzs Beijing sky   

Liu Xiang quits games, but never out

    It was a heartbreaking moment for Liu Xiang and for numerous Olympics audiences.

    Liu Xiang, the defending Olympic champion of men's 110m hurdles and icon of Chinese sport, limped out of the Bird's Nest stadium after just managing a few awkward steps in his opening heat Monday morning. [Latest ]

Jamaicans complete sweep of all Olympic sprint golds

    Defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown completed on Thursday night Jamaica's sweep of all the men's and women's sprint gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games. [Analysis]

6 golds

10 golds

2 golds

2 golds

2 golds

14 golds  

Cycling ( 18 golds) 

Cycling gold medalists at Beijing Olympics 

A British cycling empire rises in Beijing

    As the Beijing Olympic Games cycling dropped its curtain on Saturday, a new empire has been established by the Britons, who will host the next Olympics in London in 2012.

    Britain finally topped the medal table with eight golds, four silvers and two bronzes, leaving their arch rival France far back with two golds, three silvers and one bronze. [Crash ]

BMX stages perfect debut at Beijing Olympics

    The Laoshan BMX field on Friday witnessed a fabulous debut of the sport at the Olympics Games with roller-coaster processes and dramatic results, despite a one-day postponement due to heavy rain on Thursday. [Slip]

2 golds

14 golds

11 golds

15 golds

1 gold

4 golds

Gymnastics ( 18 golds) 

Gold medals for gymnasts at Olympics

Chinese gymnasts back on top with best-ever Olympic performance

    China's all-conquering gymnasts concluded their gold haul at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday, snatching nine out of the 14 golds on offer.

    It's the Chinese gymnasts' best Olympic record. The previous record was set in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, when the Chinese harvested 5 gold medals, 4 silver and 2 bronze in gymnastics. [Feature ]

Liukin, Johnson one-two on women's all-around 

    Nastia Liukin of the United States edged her compatriot Shawn Johnson to win the women's all-around after a breathtaking Olympic gymnastics competition on Friday. [Johnson ]

8 golds

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18 golds

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