The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and officially branded as Beijing 2008, were an international multi-sport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A
Olympic Green, from above
Beijing National Stadium, or "Bird's Nest"
National Aquatics Center or "Water Cube"
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008.
2008 Summer Olympics
…These are the top ten nations that won medals in the 2008 Games ‡ Changes in medal standings (see here). * Host nation (China…
From left to right: Tore Brovold from Norway (silver), Vincent Hancock from USA (gold) and Anthony Terras from France (bronze) with the medals they earned in the men's skeet shooting.
Maarten van der Weijden from the Netherlands won a gold medal in the men's 10 km open water.
Left to right: Lu Chunlong (gold), Dong Dong (bronze), both from China, and Jason Burnett from Canada (silver) won medals in the men's trampoline gymnastics.
Femke Dekker from the Netherlands won a silver medal in the women's eights in rowing.