A lot of success was found by Team U.S.A. at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, and it was just relegated to a single sport. The United States won medals in baketball, track & field, swimming, baseball, and even BMX racing along the way to winning a total of 110 Medals. It was interesting to note that the U.S. had 53 medals taken home by men and men’s teams as well as 53 medals taken home by women and women’s teams. An additional 4 medals were taken home by mixed teams, to bring the total up to 110. 36 of those medals were Gold, 38 were Silver, and 36 were Bronze. The United States finished first overall in total medals, second in Gold (to China’s 51), and first in both Silver and Bronze Medals.
The following is a list of those people who won Olympic Medals for the United States, which sports they were in, and what types of medals were brought home during the competitions.
The Medal List:
Gold
LaShawn Merritt — Men’s 400 Meter
Angelo Taylor — Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Bryan Clay — Men’s Decathlon
Dawn Harper — Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles
Stephanie Brown-Trafton — Women’s Discus Throw
Kristin Armstrong — Women’s Individual Time Trial (Road Cycling)
Anna Tunnicliffe — Laser Radial Sailing
Henry Cejudo — Men’s Wrestling (Freestyle 55 kg)
Walton Eller — Shooting (Men’s Double Trap)
Vincent Hancock — Shooting (Men’s Skeet)
Mariel Zagunis — Fencing — Women’s Individual Sabre
Natalie Coughlin — Swimming (Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke)
Rebecca Soni — Swimming (Women’s 200 Meter Breaststroke)
Michael Phelps — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle)
Nastia Liukin — Women’s Gymnastics (All-Around)
Aaron Peirsol — Swimming (Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke)
Ryan Lochte — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Backstroke)
Michael Phelps — Swimming (Men’s 100 Meter Butterfly)
Michael Phelps — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Butterfly)
Michael Phelps — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Individual Medley)
Michael Pehlps — Swimming (Men’s 400 Meter Individual Medley)
Men’s Volleyball
Tennis — Women’s Doubles — Venus Williams and Serena Williams
Men’s 4×100 Meter Freestyle Relay — Matt Grevers, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Nathan Adrian, Jason Lezak, Cullen Jones, Garrett Weber-Gale, Michael Phelps
Men’s 4×200 Meter Freestyle Relay — Klete Killer, Erik Vendt, David Walters, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps
Men’s 4×100 Meter Medley Relay — Garrett Weber-Gale, Ian Crocker, Mark Gangloff, Matt Grevers, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps, Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol
Women’s Soccer (Football)
Equestrian — Jumping Team — Beezie Madden, Will Simpson, Laura Kraut, Mclain Ward
Rowing — Women’s Eight
4×100 Relay — Women’s — Sanya Richards, Monique Henderson, Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg
4×400 Relay — Men’s — Jeremy Wariner, David Neville, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt
Beach Volleyball — Men’s — Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
Beach Volleyball — Men’s — Todd Rogers and Philip Dalhausser
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Silver
Shawn Crawford — Men’s 200 Meter
Jeremy Wariner — Men’s 400 Meter
David Payne — Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Kerron Clement — Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Christian Cantwell — Men’s Shot Put
Mike Day — Men’s BMX
Sheena Tosta — Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Jennifer Stuzynski — Women’s Pole Vault
Hyleas Fountain — Women’s Heptathlon
Allyson Felix — Women’s 200 Meter
Zach Railey — Finn Sailing
Matthew Emmons — Men’s Shooting (50 Meter Rifle)
Gina Miles – Equestrian (Eventing-Individual)
Kimberly Rhode — Shooting (Women’s Skeet)
Dara Torres — Swimming (Women’s 50 Meter Freestyle)
Sada Jacobson — Fencing — Women’s Individual Sabre
Katie Hoff — Swimming (Women’s 400 Meter Freestyle)
Margaret Hoelzer — Swimming (Women’s 200 Meter Backstroke)
Rebecca Soni — Swimming (Women’s 100 Meter Breaststroke)
Christine Magnuson — Swimming (Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly)
Jonathan Horton — Men’s Gymnastics (Horizontal Bar)
Shawn Johnson — Women’s Gymnastics (All-Around)
Nastia Liukin — Women’s Gymnastics (Uneven Bars)
Nastia Liukin — Women’s Gymnastics (Balance Beam)
Matt Grevers — Swimming (Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke)
Aaron Peirsol — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Backstroke)
Shawn Johnson — Women’s Gynmastics (Women’s Floor Exercise)
Mark Lopez — Taekwondo (Men’s 68 kg)
Michelle Guerette — Rowing (Women’s Single Sculls)
Women’s Water Polo
Men’s Water Polo
Women’s Volleyball
Women’s Gymnastics — Bridget Sloan, Alicia Sacramone, Samantha Peszek, Chellsie Memmel, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson
Women’s 4×100 Meter Medley Relay — Kara Lynn Joyce, Elaine Breeden, Megan Jendrick, Margaret Hoelzer, Dara Torres, Christine Magnuson, Rebecca Soni, Natalie Coughlin
Women’s 4×100 Meter Freestyle Medley — Emily Silver, Julia Smit, Dara Torres, Kara Lynn Joyce, Lacey Nymeyer, Natalie Coughlin
Women’s Team Foil — Fencing — Hanna Thompson, Erinn Smart, Emily Cross
Men’s Team Sabre — Fencing — James Williams, Keeth Smart, Jason Rogers, Tim Morehouse
Women’s Softball
Bronze
Walter Dix — Men’s 100 Meter
Walter Dix — Men’s 200 Meter
David Neville — Men’s 400 Meter
David Oliver — Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
Bershawn Jackson — Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
Shalane Flanagan — Women’s 10,000 Meter
Donny Robinson — Men’s BMX
Jill Kintner — Women’s BMX
Deontay Wilder — Men’s Boxing — Heavyweight
Sanya Richards — Women’s 400 Meter
Levi Leipheimer — Men’s Individual Time Trial (Road Cycling)
Adam Wheeler — Wrestling (Greco-Roman 96 kg)
Jason Turner — Shooting (Men’s 10 Meter Air Pistol)
Beezie Madden — Equestrian (Jumping Individual)
Corey Cogdell — Shooting (Women’s Trap)
Randi Miller — Wrestling (Women’s Freestyle 63 kg)
Becca Ward — Fencing — Women’s Individual Sabre
Natalie Coughlin — Swimming (Women’s 100 Meter Freestyle)
Margaret Hoelzer — Swimming (Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke)
Natalie Couglin — Swimming (Women’s 200 Meter Individual Medley)
Katie Hoff — Swimming (Women’s 400 Meter Individual Medley)
Jason Lezak — Swimming (Men’s 100 Meter Freestyle)
Peter Vanderkaay — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle)
Larsen Jensen — Swimming (Men’s 400 Meter Freestyle)
Shawn Johnson — Women’s Gymnastics (Balance Beam)
Nastia Liukin — Women’s Gymnastics (Floor Exercise)
Ryan Lochte — Swimming (Men’s 200 Meter Individual Medley)
Ryan Lochte — Swimming (Men’s 400 Meter Individual Medley)
Steven Lopez — Taekwondo (Men’s 80 kg)
Diana Lopez — Taekwondo (Women’s 57 kg)
Ronda Rousey — Judo (Women’s 70 kg)
