How many gold medals were there in the 2008 Olympics?
2008 Summer Olympics Medals – Totals by Country
| Total Medals by Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Gold | Total |
| United States | 36 | 110 |
| China | 51 | 100 |
| Russia | 23 | 72 |
What was India position in medal tally in Beijing Olympic?
In doing so, he won the first ever individual gold medal for India, and the first medal in any event for India at the Beijing Games….
| India at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Flag bearers | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (opening) Vijender Singh (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 50th | Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3 |
Who are the medal winners of the 2008 Olympics in India?
2008 Olympics medal table: India. Gold – Abhinav Bindra – shooting. Bronze – Vijender Singh – boxing. Bronze – Sushil Kumar – wrestling
What kind of medals did India win in Beijing?
At the Beijing Olympics 2008, India’s medals tally covered boxing, shooting and wrestling. It was the country’s most successful outing at the Games till then. With 57 athletes, India headed to the 2008 Beijing Olympics with its biggest contingent at the time and came back with its most successful medal haul till then.
Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
On 11 August 2008, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men’s 10 m air rifle. It was a huge achievement for India at the Olympic games shooting event. In doing so, he won the first ever individual gold medal for India, and the first medal in any event for India at the Beijing Games.
When did the Beijing Olympics start in 2008?
The 2008 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, from 8 August to 24 August 2008.