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2008 Olympics medal tally

As the Olympic Games continue in earnest, here's the latest Olympic Games medal count:

  • Agencies
  • Published: 12:42 August 9, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: AP
  • The Olympic Games features 5,000 competitors from 204 nations.

As the Olympic Games draw to a close, here's the complete Olympic Games medal count:
Latest Olympic Games medal tally
Rank Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1 China
51
21
28
100
2 U.S.
36
38
36
110
3 Russia
23
21
28
72
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
10
10
28
10 France
7
16
17
40
11 Ukraine
7
5
15
27
12 Netherlands
7
5
4
16
13 Jamaica
6
3
2
11
14 Spain
5
10
3
18
15 Kenya
5
5
4
14
16 Belarus
4
5
10
19
17 Romania
4
1
3
8
18 Ethiopia
4
1
2
7
19 Canada
3
9
6
18
20 Poland
3
6
1
10
21 Hungary
3
5
2
10
21 Norway
3
5
2
10
23 Brazil
3
4
8
15
24 Czech Republic
3
3
0
6
25 Slovakia
3
2
1
6
26 New Zealand
3
1
5
9
27 Georgia
3
0
3
6
28 Cuba
2
11
11
24
29 Kazakhstan
2
4
7
13
30 Denmark
2
2
3
7
31 Thailand
2
2
0
4
31 Mongolia
2
2
0
4
33 North Korea
2
1
3
6
34 Switzerland
2
0
4
6
34 Argentina
2
0
4
6
36 Mexico
2
0
1
3
37 Turkey
1
4
3
8
38 Zimbabwe
1
3
0
4
39 Azerbaijan
1
2
4
7
40 Uzbekistan
1
2
3
6
41 Slovenia
1
2
2
5
42 Bulgaria
1
1
3
5
42 Indonesia
1
1
3
5
42 Finland
1
1
2
4
44 Latvia
1
1
1
3
45 Estonia
1
1
0
2
46 Portugal
1
1
0
2
46 Domincan Republic
1
1
0
2
46 Belgium
1
1
0
2
50 India
1
0
2
3
51 Iran
1
0
1
2
52 Bahrain
1
0
0
1
52 Panama
1
0
0
1
52 Cameroon
1
0
0
1
52 Tunisia
1
0
0
1
56 Sweden
0
4
1
5
57 Lithuania
0
2
3
5
57 Croatia
0
2
3
5
59 Greece
0
2
2
4
60 Trinidad and Tobago
0
2
0
2
61 Nigeria
0
1
3
4
62 Austria
0
1
2
3
62 Serbia
0
1
2
3
62 Ireland
0
1
2
3
65 Algeria
0
1
1
2
65 Kyrgyzstan
0
1
1
2
65 Tajikistan
0
1
1
2
65 Colombia
0
1
1
2
65 Bahamas
0
1
1
2
65 Morocco
0
1
1
2
71 Ecuador
0
1
0
1
71 Chile
0
1
0
1
71 Singapore
0
1
0
1
71 Malaysia
0
1
0
1
71 Vietnam
0
1
0
1
0

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