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2008 Beijing Medal Tally

Here are the top 10 ranked countries based on Olympic medals won in 2008. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze. See more about the Olympics Games in 2008. See how the predicted rankings for 2008 compared to the actual results below.



In 2008, the leading country on the medal table was China, though the US won more medals in total.

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 USA 36 38 36 110
3 Russia 23 21 29 73
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 South Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 9 10 27
10 France 7 16 18 41


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