Who won gold medals in Beijing Olympics?

August 20: Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his second sprinting gold medal of the Beijing Games by taking the 200-metre sprint in 19.30 seconds, breaking Michael Johnson’s 12-year-old world record in the process.

Who won the Beijing Olympic 2008 first gold medal?

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.

Are you a swimmer who won 5 gold medals?

Ian James Thorpe (nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey) is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and, at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship.

When did Geeta Phogat won gold medal?

2010
Geeta Phogat – the elder of the two siblings – made history at the 2010 Commonwealth Games when she won the gold medal in the women’s 55kg category. It was the first gold medal by a female Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games. Younger sister Babita Phogat won silver in the 51kg.

Which country has the most gold medals in swimming?

The USA keeps the lead by more than 20 medals:

• USA: 113 (25% of USA’s medals came from swimming!)
• China: 88.
• Russian Olympic Committee: 71.
• Great Britain: 65.
• Japan: 58.

Is Geeta Phogat an Olympic medalist?

Geeta Phogat (born 15 December 1988) is a freestyle wrestler who won India’s first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Summer Games….Geeta Phogat.

Who was the silver medalist in the 2008 Olympics?

On August 22, 2008, the International Olympic Committee officially stripped Blonska of her medal, and as a result, the silver medal went to Hyleas Fountain of the United States, and the bronze medal to Tatyana Chernova of Russia.

Who was the oldest person to compete in the Beijing Olympics?

In Beijing, almost 50 years separated the oldest from the youngest athlete: Japanese horse rider Hiroshi Hoketsu took part in his third Olympic Games at the age of 67, whilst Cameroon swimmer, Antoinette Joyce Guedia Mouafo participated in the Games for the first time at the tender age of 12.

How many medals were stripped from the 2008 Olympics?

2008 Olympics has the most medals stripped for doping violations (50). The leading country is Russia with 14 medals stripped. Athletes that won at least three gold medals or at least four total medals are listed below.

Who was the first athlete from Bahrain to win an Olympic gold medal?

On November 18, 2009, the IOC announced that Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain had been stripped of the gold medal in the men’s 1500 m race. Ramzi had been the first athlete from Bahrain to win an Olympic gold medal.