# United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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United States at the Olympic Games
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IOC code | USA
NOC | United States Olympic Committee
Website | www.teamusa.org
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors | 596 in 27[1] sports
Flag bearer | Lopez Lomong[2] (opening) Khatuna Lorig (closing)
Medals Rank: 2 | Gold 36 | Silver 38 | Bronze 36 | Total 110
Olympic history (summary)
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The United States, represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted. The USOC sent a total of 596 athletes to Beijing (310 men and 286 women), and competed in all Olympic sports except handball.[1][3]

The USOC selected San Jose State University in San Jose, California, as the primary processing center for all Team USA members headed for Beijing 2008.[4] They flew into San Jose via San Jose International Airport or San Francisco International Airport for at least two days of document checks, health examinations, cultural briefings, portrait sittings, uniform fittings, and last-minute workout sessions.[5]

The U.S. did not win the most gold medals for the first time in a Summer Games since 1992, losing to China (51–36).[6] However, the U.S. won its most medals ever (110) in a non-boycotted games, the total medal count, and more silver and bronze medals than any other participating nation.[7] This games also marked the 8-gold medal record for U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who surpassed Mark Spitz's record of 7 golds in a single Olympic event in 1972.[8] Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (14).[9]

The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming. Natalie Coughlin won 6 medals in Beijing, the most for a female Olympic swimmer.[10] Dara Torres, who won 3 silver medals after her eight-year absence, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal, at age 41.[11] Gymnast Nastia Liukin became the third U.S. female to win a gold medal in individual all-around event.[12] It was also a successful Olympics for U.S. team-based sports, as men's and women's basketball teams both won gold, as did men's volleyball, men and women's beach volleyball, women's soccer, women's eight in rowing, and the men's and women's 4×400 meter-relay teams.[13] Several other sports saw silver and bronze medals in women's volleyball, softball, baseball, both men's and women's team gymnastics, men's fencing sabre team, women's fencing foil team, and both men's and women's water polo.

## Medalists[edit source | editbeta]

Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 ! Gold | Zagunis, Mariel Mariel Zagunis | Fencing | Women's sabre | 00009-08-01 August 9
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | 00010-08-01 August 10
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Nathan Adrian* Ben Wildman-Tobriner* Matt Grevers* | Swimming | Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay | 00011-08-01 August 11
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 00012-08-01 August 12
1 ! Gold | Coughlin, Natalie Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | 00012-08-01 August 12
1 ! Gold | Peirsol, Aaron Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | 00012-08-01 August 12
1 ! Gold | Eller, Walton Walton Eller | Shooting | Men's double trap | 00012-08-01 August 12
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | 00013-08-01 August 13
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Ricky Berens Peter Vanderkaay Klete Keller* Erik Vendt* David Walters* | Swimming | Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay | 00013-08-01 August 13
1 ! Gold | Armstrong, Kristin Kristin Armstrong | Cycling | Women's time trial | 00013-08-01 August 13
1 ! Gold | Soni, Rebecca Rebecca Soni | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 00015-08-01 August 15
1 ! Gold | Lochte, Ryan Ryan Lochte | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | 00015-08-01 August 15
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | 00015-08-01 August 15
1 ! Gold | Liukin, Nastia Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | 00015-08-01 August 15
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | 00016-08-01 August 16
1 ! Gold | Hancock, Vincent Vincent Hancock | Shooting | Men's skeet | 00016-08-01 August 16
1 ! Gold | Phelps, Michael Michael Phelps Brendan Hansen Aaron Peirsol Jason Lezak Ian Crocker* Mark Gangloff* Matt Grevers* Garrett Weber-Gale* | Swimming | Men's 4×100 m medley relay | 00017-08-01 August 17
1 ! Gold | Williams, Venus Venus Williams Serena Williams | Tennis | Women's doubles | 00017-08-01 August 17
1 ! Gold | Whipple, Mary Mary Whipple Caryn Davies Caroline Lind Susan Francia Anna Cummins Elle Logan Anna Goodale Lindsay Shoop Erin Cafaro | Rowing | Women's eight | 00017-08-01 August 17
1 ! Gold | Brown Trafton, Stephanie Stephanie Brown Trafton | Track & field | Women's discus throw | 00018-08-01 August 18
1 ! Gold | Taylor, Angelo Angelo Taylor | Track & field | Men's 400 m hurdles | 00018-08-01 August 18
1 ! Gold | Ward, McLain McLain Ward Laura Kraut Will Simpson Beezie Madden | Equestrian | Team jumping | 00018-08-01 August 18
1 ! Gold | Tunnicliffe, Anna Anna Tunnicliffe | Sailing | Women's Laser Radial class | 00019-08-01 August 19
1 ! Gold | Cejudo, Henry Henry Cejudo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 55 kg | 00019-08-01 August 19
1 ! Gold | Johnson, Shawn Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 00019-08-01 August 19
1 ! Gold | Harper, Dawn Dawn Harper | Track & field | Women's 100 m hurdles | 00019-08-01 August 19
1 ! Gold | May-Treanor, Misty Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh | Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | 00021-08-01 August 21
1 ! Gold | Merritt, LaShawn LaShawn Merritt | Track & field | Men's 400 m | 00021-08-01 August 21
1 ! Gold | women's national soccer team, United States United States women's national soccer team
Nicole Barnhart |  | Carli Lloyd |  |
Shannon Boxx |  | Kate Markgraf |  |
Rachel Buehler |  | Heather Mitts |  |
Lori Chalupny |  | Heather O'Reilly |  |
Lauren Cheney |  | Christie Rampone |  |
Stephanie Cox |  | Amy Rodriguez |  |
Tobin Heath |  | Hope Solo |  |
Angela Hucles |  | Lindsay Tarpley |  |
Natasha Kai |  | Aly Wagner |  |
| Football | Women's tournament | 00021-08-01 August 21
1 ! Gold | Dalhausser, Phil Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers | Beach volleyball | Men's tournament | 00022-08-01 August 22
1 ! Gold | Clay, Bryan Bryan Clay | Track & field | Men's decathlon | 00022-08-01 August 22
1 ! Gold | Merritt, LaShawn LaShawn Merritt David Neville Kerron Clement* Jeremy Wariner Angelo Taylor Reggie Witherspoon* | Track & field | Men's 4×400 m relay | 00023-08-01 August 23
1 ! Gold | Felix, Allyson Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings* Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Mary Wineberg | Track & field | Women's 4×400 m relay | 00023-08-01 August 23
1 ! Gold | women's national basketball team, United States United States women's national basketball team
Seimone Augustus |  | DeLisha Milton-Jones |  |
Sue Bird |  | Candace Parker |  |
Tamika Catchings |  | Cappie Pondexter |  |
Sylvia Fowles |  | Katie Smith |  |
Kara Lawson |  | Diana Taurasi |  |
Lisa Leslie |  | Tina Thompson |  |
| Basketball | Women's tournament | 00023-08-01 August 23
1 ! Gold | men's national volleyball team, United States United States men's national volleyball team
Lloy Ball |  | Ryan Millar |  |
Gabe Gardner |  | Reid Priddy |  |
Kevin Hansen |  | Sean Rooney |  |
Tom Hoff |  | Riley Salmon |  |
Rich Lambourne |  | Clay Stanley |  |
David Lee |  | Scott Touzinsky |  |
| Volleyball | Men's tournament | 00024-08-01 August 24
1 ! Gold | men's national basketball team, United States United States men's national basketball team
Carmelo Anthony |  | Jason Kidd |  |
Carlos Boozer |  | Chris Paul |  |
Chris Bosh |  | Tayshaun Prince |  |
Kobe Bryant |  | Michael Redd |  |
Dwight Howard |  | Dwyane Wade |  |
LeBron James |  | Deron Williams |  |
| Basketball | Men's tournament | 00024-08-01 August 24
2 ! Silver | Jacobson, Sada Sada Jacobson | Fencing | Women's sabre | 00009-08-01 August 9
2 ! Silver | Torres, Dara Dara Torres Natalie Coughlin Emily Silver* Lacey Nymeyer Kara Lynn Joyce Julia Smit* | Swimming | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay | 00010-08-01 August 10
2 ! Silver | Magnuson, Christine Christine Magnuson | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | 00011-08-01 August 11
2 ! Silver | Hoff, Katie Katie Hoff | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | 00011-08-01 August 11
2 ! Silver | Grevers, Matt Matt Grevers | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | 00012-08-01 August 12
2 ! Silver | Soni, Rebecca Rebecca Soni | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 00012-08-01 August 12
2 ! Silver | Miles, Gina Gina Miles | Equestrian | Individual eventing | 00012-08-01 August 12
2 ! Silver | Shawn Johnson Nastia Liukin Chellsie Memmel Samantha Peszek Alicia Sacramone Bridget Sloan | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | 00013-08-01 August 13
2 ! Silver | Rhode, Kimberly Kimberly Rhode | Shooting | Women's skeet | 00014-08-01 August 14
2 ! Silver | Peirsol, Aaron Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | 00015-08-01 August 15
2 ! Silver | Emmons, Matthew Matthew Emmons | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone | 00015-08-01 August 15
2 ! Silver | Johnson, Shawn Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | 00015-08-01 August 15
2 ! Silver | Cantwell, Christian Christian Cantwell | Track & field | Men's shot put | 00015-08-01 August 15
2 ! Silver | Hoelzer, Margaret Margaret Hoelzer | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | 00016-08-01 August 16
2 ! Silver | Guérette, Michelle Michelle Guérette | Rowing | Women's single sculls | 00016-08-01 August 16
2 ! Silver | Cross, Emily Emily Cross Erinn Smart Hanna Thompson | Fencing | Women's team foil | 00016-08-01 August 16
2 ! Silver | Fountain, Hyleas Hyleas Fountain | Track & field | Women's heptathlon | 00016-08-01 August 16
2 ! Silver | Torres, Dara Dara Torres | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | 00017-08-01 August 17
2 ! Silver | Coughlin, Natalie Natalie Coughlin Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres Margaret Hoelzer* Megan Jendrick* Elaine Breeden* Kara Lynn Joyce* | Swimming | Women's 4×100 m medley relay | 00017-08-01 August 17
2 ! Silver | Railey, Zach Zach Railey | Sailing | Finn class | 00017-08-01 August 17
2 ! Silver | Morehouse, Tim Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 00017-08-01 August 17
2 ! Silver | Johnson, Shawn Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Women's floor | 00017-08-01 August 17
2 ! Silver | Clement, Kerron Kerron Clement | Track & field | Men's 400 m hurdles | 00018-08-01 August 18
2 ! Silver | Liukin, Nastia Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 00018-08-01 August 18
2 ! Silver | Stuczynski, Jennifer Jennifer Stuczynski | Track & field | Women's pole vault | 00018-08-01 August 18
2 ! Silver | Liukin, Nastia Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 00019-08-01 August 19
2 ! Silver | Horton, Jonathan Jonathan Horton | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | 00019-08-01 August 19
2 ! Silver | Tosta, Sheena Sheena Tosta | Track & field | Women's 400 m hurdles | 00020-08-01 August 20
2 ! Silver | Crawford, Shawn Shawn Crawford | Track & field | Men's 200 m | 00020-08-01 August 20
2 ! Silver | women's national water polo team, United States United States women's national water polo team
Heather Petri |  | Jessica Steffens |  |
Brittany Hayes |  | Elsie Windes |  |
Brenda Villa |  | Alison Gregorka |  |
Lauren Wenger |  | Moriah van Norman |  |
Natalie Golda |  | Kami Craig |  |
Patty Cardenas |  | Elizabeth Armstrong |  |
|  | Jaime Hipp |  |
| Water polo | Women's tournament | 00021-08-01 August 21
2 ! Silver | women's national softball team, United States United States women's national softball team
Monica Abbott |  | Cat Osterman |  |
Stacey Nuveman |  | Tairia Flowers |  |
Crystl Bustos |  | Andrea Duran |  |
Jennie Finch |  | Jessica Mendoza |  |
Laura Berg |  | Victoria Galindo |  |
Lauren Lappin |  | Kelly Kretschman |  |
Lovieanne Jung |  | Caitlin Lowe |  |
|  | Natasha Watley |  |
| Softball | Women's tournament | 00021-08-01 August 21
2 ! Silver | Felix, Allyson Allyson Felix | Track & field | Women's 200 m | 00021-08-01 August 21
2 ! Silver | Lopez, Mark Mark Lopez | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | 00021-08-01 August 21
2 ! Silver | Wariner, Jeremy Jeremy Wariner | Track & field | Men's 400 m | 00021-08-01 August 21
2 ! Silver | Payne, David David Payne | Track & field | Men's 110 m hurdles | 00021-08-01 August 21
2 ! Silver | Day, Mike Mike Day | Cycling | Men's BMX | 00022-08-01 August 22
2 ! Silver | women's national volleyball team, United States United States women's national volleyball team
Ogonna Nnamani |  | Nicole Davis |  |
Kim Willoughby |  | Heather Bown |  |
Danielle Scott-Arruda |  | Jennifer Joines |  |
Tayyiba Haneef-Park |  | Kim Glass |  |
Lindsey Berg |  | Robyn Ah Mow-Santos |  |
Stacy Sykora |  | Logan Tom |  |
| Volleyball | Women's tournament | 00023-08-01 August 23
2 ! Silver | men's national water polo team, United States United States men's national water polo team
Merrill Moses |  | Layne Beaubien |  |
Peter Varellas |  | Tony Azevedo |  |
Peter Hudnut |  | Ryan Bailey |  |
Jeff Powers |  | Tim Hutten |  |
Adam Wright |  | Jesse Smith |  |
Rick Merlo |  | J. W. Krumpholz |  |
|  | Brandon Brooks |  |
| Water polo | Men's tournament | 00024-08-01 August 24
3 ! Bronze | Turner, Jason Jason Turner | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 00009-08-01 August 9
3 ! Bronze | Ward, Rebecca Rebecca Ward | Fencing | Women's sabre | 00009-08-01 August 9
3 ! Bronze | Lochte, Ryan Ryan Lochte | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | 00010-08-01 August 10
3 ! Bronze | Jensen, Larsen Larsen Jensen | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 00010-08-01 August 10
3 ! Bronze | Hoff, Katie Katie Hoff | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | 00010-08-01 August 10
3 ! Bronze | Cogdell, Corey Corey Cogdell | Shooting | Women's trap | 00011-08-01 August 11
3 ! Bronze | Vanderkaay, Peter Peter Vanderkaay | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 00012-08-01 August 12
3 ! Bronze | Hoelzer, Margaret Margaret Hoelzer | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | 00012-08-01 August 12
3 ! Bronze | Artemev, Alexander Alexander Artemev Raj Bhavsar Joe Hagerty Jonathan Horton Justin Spring Kevin Tan | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | 00012-08-01 August 12
3 ! Bronze | Coughlin, Natalie Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | 00013-08-01 August 13
3 ! Bronze | Leipheimer, Levi Levi Leipheimer | Cycling | Men's time trial | 00013-08-01 August 13
3 ! Bronze | Rousey, Ronda Ronda Rousey | Judo | Women's 70 kg | 00013-08-01 August 13
3 ! Bronze | Lezak, Jason Jason Lezak | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | 00014-08-01 August 14
3 ! Bronze | Schmitt, Allison Allison Schmitt Natalie Coughlin Caroline Burckle Katie Hoff Christine Marshall* Kim Vandenberg* Julia Smit* | Swimming | Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay | 00014-08-01 August 14
3 ! Bronze | Jacobson, Sada Sada Jacobson Rebecca Ward Mariel Zagunis | Fencing | Women's team sabre | 00014-08-01 August 14
3 ! Bronze | Wheeler, Adam Adam Wheeler | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | 00014-08-01 August 14
3 ! Bronze | Lochte, Ryan Ryan Lochte | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | 00015-08-01 August 15
3 ! Bronze | Coughlin, Natalie Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | 00015-08-01 August 15
3 ! Bronze | Flanagan, Shalane Shalane Flanagan | Track & field | Women's 10000 m | 00015-08-01 August 15
3 ! Bronze | Bryan, Bob Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Tennis | Men's doubles | 00016-08-01 August 16
3 ! Bronze | Dix, Walter Walter Dix | Track & field | Men's 100 m | 00016-08-01 August 16
3 ! Bronze | Miller, Randi Randi Miller | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 63 kg | 00017-08-01 August 17
3 ! Bronze | Inman, Josh Josh Inman Bryan Volpenhein Daniel Walsh Steven Coppola Micah Boyd Wyatt Allen Beau Hoopman Matt Schnobrich Marcus McElhenney | Rowing | Men's eight | 00017-08-01 August 17
3 ! Bronze | Liukin, Nastia Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's floor | 00017-08-01 August 17
3 ! Bronze | Jackson, Bershawn Bershawn Jackson | Track & field | Men's 400 meter hurdles | 00018-08-01 August 18
3 ! Bronze | Richards, Sanya Sanya Richards | Track & field | Women's 400 meters | 00019-08-01 August 19
3 ! Bronze | Dix, Walter Walter Dix | Track & field | Men's 200 meters | 00020-08-01 August 20
3 ! Bronze | Lopez, Diana Diana Lopez | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | 00021-08-01 August 21
3 ! Bronze | Neville, David David Neville | Track & field | Men's 400 m | 00021-08-01 August 21
3 ! Bronze | Oliver, David David Oliver | Track & field | Men's 110 m hurdles | 00021-08-01 August 21
3 ! Bronze | Madden, Beezie Beezie Madden | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 00021-08-01 August 21
3 ! Bronze | Kintner, Jill Jill Kintner | Cycling | Women's BMX | 00022-08-01 August 22
3 ! Bronze | Robinson, Donny Donny Robinson | Cycling | Men's BMX | 00022-08-01 August 22
3 ! Bronze | Wilder, Deontay Deontay Wilder | Boxing | Heavyweight | 00022-08-01 August 22
3 ! Bronze | López, Steven Steven López | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | 00022-08-01 August 22
3 ! Bronze | national baseball team, United States United States national baseball team
Brett Anderson |  | Blaine Neal |  | Jason Donald |
Jake Arrieta |  | Jeff Stevens |  | Mike Hessman |
Trevor Cahill |  | Stephen Strasburg |  | Jayson Nix |
Jeremy Cummings |  | Casey Weathers |  | Terry Tiffee |
Brian Duensing |  | Lou Marson |  | Dexter Fowler |
Kevin Jepsen |  | Taylor Teagarden |  | John Gall |
Brandon Knight |  | Brian Barden |  | Matthew LaPorta |
Mike Koplove |  | Matthew Brown |  | Nate Schierholtz |
| Baseball | Men's tournament | 00023-08-01 August 23
Medals by sport
Sport | 01 ! | 02 ! | 03 ! | Total
Swimming | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31
Track & field | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24
Gymnastics | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10
Fencing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6
Shooting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
Volleyball | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Rowing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
Basketball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Sailing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Water polo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
Baseball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Softball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Multiple medalists
Name | Sport | 01 ! | 02 ! | 03 ! | Total
Michael Phelps | Swimming | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8
Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6
Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5
Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4
Ryan Lochte | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4
Matt Grevers | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3
Jason Lezak | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
Rebecca Soni | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3
Dara Torres | Swimming | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3
Margaret Hoelzer | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3
Katie Hoff | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
LaShawn Merritt | Track & field | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Angelo Taylor | Track & field | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Garrett Weber-Gale | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
Kerron Clement | Track & field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Allyson Felix | Track & field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Jeremy Wariner | Track & field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Beezie Madden | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
David Neville | Track & field | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Sanya Richards | Track & field | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Peter Vanderkaay | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Mariel Zagunis | Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Christine Magnuson | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
Kara Lynn Joyce | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
Jonathan Horton | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Sada Jacobson | Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Julia Smit | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
Becca Ward | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
Walter Dix | Track & field | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2

Won all medals in one event

- Women's sabre
- Men's 400 m
- Men's 400 m hurdles

Won all gold medals in one sport

- Basketball (2 gold)
- Beach volleyball (2 gold)

Won gold medals in both men's and women's events

- 100 m backstroke
- 4×400 meter relay

## Archery[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States men's archery team took sixth place at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, earning the nation a full complement of three qualification spots for the Olympic men's competitions. The women's team finished in eleventh place, not qualifying the team. Jennifer Nichols earned a spot via individual qualification in that tournament.[14] Karen Scavotto earned the United States another women's spot by finishing second in the Pan American championship.[15]

The United States announced its Olympic team on May 5, 2008, following a national selection tournament.[16] The women's roster included 2004 Olympian Jennifer Nichols and three-time Olympian Khatuna Lorig, who previously represented the Unified Team (1992) and Georgia (1996 and 2000) at the Olympics.[17] On the men's side, first-time Olympian Brady Ellison joined four-time Olympian Butch Johnson and two-time Olympian Vic Wunderle.

Men

Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Brady Ellison | Individual | 664 | 15 | Burnes (CAN) (50) W 111–89 | Lyon (CAN) (47) L 107–113 | Did not advance
Butch Johnson | 653 | 40 | Abramov (RUS) (25) W 109 (26)–109 (25) | Im D-H (KOR) (8) L 106–115 | Did not advance
Vic Wunderle | 652 | 41 | Velez (MEX) (24) W 106–102 | di Buò (ITA) (9) W 108 (19)–108 (17) | Im D-H (KOR) (8) W 113–111 | Serrano (MEX) (1) L 106–113 | Did not advance
Brady Ellison Butch Johnson Vic Wunderle | Team | 1969 | 10 | N/A | Chinese Taipei (TPE) (7) L 218–222 | Did not advance

Women

Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Khatuna Lorig | Individual | 635 | 26 | Arnold (FRA) (39) W 107–105 | Williamson (GBR) (7) W 112–109 | Rendón (COL) (10) W 107–95 | Yun O-H (KOR) (2) L 105–111 | Did not advance
Jennifer Nichols | 637 | 24 | Rochmawati (INA) (41) W 114–101 | Hayakawa (JPN) (9) L 103–105 | Did not advance

## Athletics (track and field)[edit source | editbeta]

American David Neville dives for the bronze medal as Jeremy Wariner takes second place behind LaShawn Merritt, completing a sweep of the 400 m final.
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials were held in Eugene, Oregon, at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field from June 27 through July 6, 2008.[18] Hayward Field had previously hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1972, 1976 and 1980.

Key

- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank
Walter Dix[19] | 100 m | 10.35 | 3 Q | 10.08 | 2 Q | 9.95 | 2 Q | 9.91 | 03 !
Tyson Gay[19] | 10.22 | 1 Q | 10.09 | 2 Q | 10.05 | 5 | Did not advance
Darvis Patton[19] | 10.25 | 2 Q | 10.04 | 2 Q | 10.03 | 4 Q | 10.03 | 8
Shawn Crawford[19] | 200 m | 20.61 | 1 Q | 20.42 | 2 Q | 20.12 | 2 Q | 19.96 | 02 !
Walter Dix[19] | 20.77 | 2 Q | 20.27 | 2 Q | 20.19 | 3 Q | 19.98 | 03 !
Wallace Spearmon[19] | 20.46 | 1 Q | 20.39 | 2 Q | 20.14 | 3 Q | DSQ
LaShawn Merritt[20] | 400 m | 44.96 | 1 Q | N/A | 44.12 | 1 Q | 43.75 | 01 !
David Neville[20] | 45.22 | 2 Q | N/A | 44.91 | 2 Q | 44.80 | 03 !
Jeremy Wariner[20] | 45.23 | 1 Q | N/A | 44.15 | 1 Q | 44.74 | 02 !
Christian Smith[21] | 800 m | 1:48.20 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance
Nick Symmonds[21] | 1:46.01 | 1 Q | N/A | 1:46.96 | 5 | Did not advance
Andrew Wheating[21] | 1:47.05 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance
Leonel Manzano[22] | 1500 m | 3:36.67 | 1 Q | N/A | 3:50.33 | 12 | Did not advance
Bernard Lagat[22] | 3:41.98 | 4 Q | N/A | 3:37.79 | 6 | Did not advance
Lopez Lomong[22] | 3:36.70 | 5 Q | N/A | 3:41.00 | 12 | Did not advance
Ian Dobson[23] | 5000 m | 14:05.47 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance
Bernard Lagat[23] | 13:39.70 | 1 Q | N/A | 13:26.89 | 9
Matt Tegenkamp[23] | 13:37.36 | 1 Q | N/A | 13:33.13 | 13
Abdi Abdirahman[23] | 10000 m | N/A | 27:52.53 | 15
Galen Rupp[23] | N/A | 27:36.99 | 13
Jorge Torres[23] | N/A | 28:13.93 | 25
David Oliver[24] | 110 m hurdles | 13.30 | 1 Q | 13.16 | 1 Q | 13.31 | 1 Q | 13.18 | 03 !
David Payne[24] | 13.42 | 1 Q | 13.24 | 1 Q | 13.21 | 2 Q | 13.17 | 02 !
Terrence Trammell[24] | DNF | Did not advance
Kerron Clement[25] | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 | 1 Q | N/A | 48.27 | 1 Q | 47.98 | 02 !
Bershawn Jackson[25] | 49.20 | 1 Q | N/A | 48.02 | 2 Q | 48.06 | 03 !
Angelo Taylor[25] | 48.67 | 1 Q | N/A | 47.94 | 1 Q | 47.25 | 01 !
Anthony Famiglietti[26] | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.34 | 3 Q | N/A | 8:31.21 | 13
Josh McAdams[26] | 8:33.26 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance
William Nelson[26] | 8:36.66 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance
Walter Dix Leroy Dixon Tyson Gay Rodney Martin Travis Padgett Darvis Patton | 4×100 m relay[27] | DNF | N/A | Did not advance
Kerron Clement* LaShawn Merritt David Neville Jeremy Wariner Angelo Taylor Reggie Witherspoon* | 4×400 m relay[27] | 2:59.98 | 1 Q | N/A | 2:55.39 OR | 01 !
Ryan Hall[28] | Marathon | N/A | 2:12:33 | 10
Dathan Ritzenhein[28] | N/A | 2:11:59 | 9
Brian Sell[28] | N/A | 2:16:07 | 22
Kevin Eastler[29] | 20 km walk | N/A | 1:28:44 | 43
Philip Dunn[29] | 50 km walk | N/A | 4:08:32 | 39

Field events

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Distance | Position | Distance | Position
Brian Johnson[30] | Long jump | 7.79 | 22 | Did not advance
Miguel Pate[30] | 7.34 | 38 | Did not advance
Trevell Quinley[30] | 7.87 | 19 | Did not advance
Kenta Bell[31] | Triple jump | 16.55 | 25 | Did not advance
Rafeeq Curry[31] | 16.88 | 19 | Did not advance
Aarik Wilson[31] | 15.97 | 33 | Did not advance
Dusty Jonas[32] | High jump | 2.20 | =26 | Did not advance
Andra Manson[32] | 2.25 | 13 | Did not advance
Jesse Williams[32] | 2.25 | =19 | Did not advance
Jeff Hartwig[33] | Pole vault | 5.55 | =20 | Did not advance
Derek Miles[33] | 5.65 | =9 q | 5.70 | 4
Brad Walker[33] | NM | — | Did not advance
Christian Cantwell[34] | Shot put | 20.48 | 4 Q | 21.09 | 02 !
Reese Hoffa[34] | 20.41 | 6 Q | 20.53 | 7
Adam Nelson[34] | 20.56 | 2 Q | NM | —
Casey Malone[35] | Discus throw | 61.26 | 19 | Did not advance
Michael Robertson[35] | 61.64 | 16 | Did not advance
Ian Waltz[35] | 60.02 | 25 | Did not advance
Breaux Greer[36] | Javelin throw | 73.68 | 22 | Did not advance
Mike Hazle[36] | 72.75 | 25 | Did not advance
Leigh Smith[36] | 76.55 | 18 | Did not advance
AG Kruger[37] | Hammer throw | 71.21 | 27 | Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Bryan Clay[38] | Result | 10.44 | 7.78 | 16.27 | 1.99 | 48.92 | 13.94 | 53.79 | 5.00 | 70.97 | 5:06.59 | 8791 | 01 !
Points | 989 | 1005 | 868 | 794 | 865 | 984 | 950 | 910 | 904 | 522
Trey Hardee[38] | Result | 10.52 | 7.72 | 13.49 | 2.05 | 47.75 | 14.20 | 44.35 | NM | DNS | — | DNF
Points | 970 | 990 | 697 | 850 | 921 | 949 | 737 | 0 | 0 | —
Tom Pappas[38] | Result | 11.12 | 7.41 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF
Points | 834 | 913 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —

American Allyson Felix crosses the finish line for a first place finish in the second 200 m semifinal.

Women
Track & road events

Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank
Torri Edwards[19] | 100 m | 11.26 | 1 Q | 11.31 | 1 Q | 11.18 | 2 Q | 11.20 | 8
Muna Lee[19] | 11.33 | 1 Q | 11.08 | 2 Q | 11.06 | 2 Q | 11.07 | 5
Lauryn Williams[19] | 11.38 | 2 Q | 11.07 | 2 Q | 11.10 | 3 Q | 11.03 | 4
Allyson Felix[19] | 200 m | 23.02 | 1 Q | 22.74 | 2 Q | 22.33 | 1 Q | 21.93 | 02 !
Marshevet Hooker[19] | 23.07 | 1 Q | 22.76 | 3 Q | 22.50 | 2 Q | 22.34 | 5
Muna Lee[19] | 22.71 | 1 Q | 22.83 | 2 Q | 22.29 | 3 Q | 22.01 | 4
Sanya Richards[20] | 400 m | 50.54 | 1 Q | N/A | 49.90 | 1 Q | 49.93 | 03 !
DeeDee Trotter[20] | 51.41 | 4 Q | N/A | 51.87 | 7 | Did not advance
Mary Wineberg[20] | 51.46 | 2 Q | N/A | 51.13 | 5 | Did not advance
Hazel Clark[21] | 800 m | 2:01.59 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance
Alice Schmidt[21] | 2:02.33 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance
Nicole Teter[21] | DNF | N/A | Did not advance
Erin Donohue[22] | 1500 m | 4:16.05 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance
Shannon Rowbury[22] | 4:03.89 | 4 Q | N/A | 4:03.58 | 7
Christin Wurth-Thomas[22] | 4:09.70 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance
Shalane Flanagan[23] | 5000 m | 14:59.69 | 6 Q | N/A | 15:50.80 | 10
Kara Goucher[23] | 15:00.98 | 7 Q | N/A | 15:49.39 | 9
Jennifer Rhines[23] | 15:15.12 | 6 Q | N/A | 16:34.63 | 14
Amy Yoder Begley[23] | 10000 m | N/A | 32:38.28 | 26
Shalane Flanagan[23] | N/A | 30:22.22 | 03 !
Kara Goucher[23] | N/A | 30:55.16 | 10
Damu Cherry[39] | 100 m hurdles | 12.92 | 3 Q | N/A | 12.62 | 1 Q | 12.65 | 4
Dawn Harper[39] | 12.73 | 2 Q | N/A | 12.66 | 2 Q | 12.54 | 01 !
Lolo Jones[39] | 12.71 | 1 Q | N/A | 12.43 | 1 Q | 12.72 | 7
Queen Harrison[25] | 400 m hurdles | 55.96 | 4 Q | N/A | 55.88 | 7 | Did not advance
Sheena Tosta[25] | 56.12 | 5 Q | N/A | 54.07 | 1 Q | 53.70 | 02 !
Tiffany Williams[25] | 55.51 | 1 Q | N/A | 54.99 | 3 Q | 57.55 | 8
Lindsey Anderson[26] | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:36.81 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance
Jennifer Barringer[26] | 9:29.20 | 3 Q | N/A | 9:22.26 | 9
Anna Willard[26] | 9:28.52 | 6 Q | N/A | 9:25.63 | 10
Torri Edwards Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis LaShauntea Moore Angela Williams Lauryn Williams | 4×100 m relay[27] | DSQ | N/A | Did not advance
Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Mary Wineberg | 4×400 m relay[27] | 3:33.45 | 1 Q | N/A | 3:18.54 | 01 !
Deena Kastor[28] | Marathon | N/A | DNF
Magdalena Lewy Boulet[28] | N/A | DNF
Blake Russell[28] | N/A | 2:33:13 | 27
Joanne Dow[29] | 20 km walk | N/A | 1:34.15 | 31

Field events

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Distance | Position | Distance | Position
Funmi Jimoh[30] | Long jump | 6.61 | =9 q | 6.29 | 12
Brittney Reese[30] | 6.87 | 1 Q | 6.76 | 5
Grace Upshaw[30] | 6.68 | 6 Q | 6.58 | 8
Shani Marks[31] | Triple jump | 13.44 | 28 | Did not advance
Erica McLain[31] | 13.52 | 26 | Did not advance
Amy Acuff[32] | High jump | 1.89 | =19 | Did not advance
Sharon Day[32] | 1.85 | =24 | Did not advance
Chaunte Howard[32] | 1.93 | =8 q | 1.99 | 6
Erica Bartolina[33] | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance
April Steiner Bennett[33] | 4.50 | =6 q | 4.55 | 8
Jennifer Stuczynski[33] | 4.50 | =2 q | 4.80 | 02 !
Jillian Camarena[34] | Shot put | 18.51 | 12 Q | 18.24 | 12
Michelle Carter[34] | 18.49 | 13 Q | 17.74 | 15
Kristin Heaston[34] | 17.34 | 23 | Did not advance
Suzy Powell-Roos[35] | Discus throw | 58.02 | 26 | Did not advance
Aretha Thurmond[35] | 61.90 | 6 Q | 59.80 | 10
Stephanie Brown Trafton[35] | 62.77 | 1 Q | 64.74 | 01 !
Kim Kreiner[36] | Javelin throw | 55.13 | 38 | Did not advance
Kara Patterson[36] | 54.39 | 41 | Did not advance
Amber Campbell[37] | Hammer throw | 67.86 | 21 | Did not advance
Jessica Cosby[37] | NM | — | Did not advance
Loree Smith[37] | 63.60 | 39 | Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Hyleas Fountain[40] | Result | 12.78 | 1.89 | 13.36 | 23.21 | 6.38 | 41.93 | 2:15.45 | 6619 | 02 !*
Points | 1158 | 1093 | 751 | 1058 | 1058 | 704 | 886
Jacquelyn Johnson[40] | Result | 13.22 | 1.77 | 11.82 | 24.74 | 5.88 | DNS | — | DNF
Points | 1091 | 941 | 649 | 911 | 911 | 0 | —
Diana Pickler[40] | Result | 14.28 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF
Points | 939 | 0 | — | — | — | — | —

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[41] On August 22, Blonska was stripped of her medal and Hyleas Fountain was upgraded to silver.

## Badminton[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States was represented in four out of the five badminton events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and women's doubles. The U.S. had qualified a mixed doubles team, but the Badminton World Federation rescinded the slot.[42] No American has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992, although Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong became the first Americans to reach the quarter-finals.[43]

Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Raju Rai | Men's singles | BYE | Lång (FIN) L 9–21, 16–21 | Did not advance
Howard Bach Bob Malaythong | Men's doubles | N/A | C Dednam / R Dednam (RSA) W 21–10, 21–16 | Cai Y / Fu Hf (CHN) L 9–21, 10–21 | Did not advance
Eva Lee | Women's singles | Rice (CAN) L 15–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Did not advance
Eva Lee Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Women's doubles | N/A | Jiang Ym / Li Yj (SIN) L 12–21, 12–21 | Did not advance

## Baseball[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event.[44] This marked the return of the United States national baseball team to the Olympics after not qualifying in 2004; the United States had appeared in all three of the official baseball tournaments, and nearly all of the exhibition and demonstration events, before then.[45][46] The American team sought its second gold medal in the sport, but finished winning the bronze.[45]

Team roster and tournament statistics

See also: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team squads

USA Baseball named its Olympic roster on July 16, 2008.[45] The Olympic team was made up of anyone not on an Major League Baseball 25-man roster at the time of the tournament.

Manager: Davey Johnson, Bob Watson (General Manager)

Coaches: Marcel Lachemann – Pitching Coach, Reggie Smith – Hitting Coach, Rick Eckstein – 3rd Base Coach, Dick Cooke – Auxiliary Coach, Rolando de Armas – Auxiliary Coach.

Batting
№ | Player | Pos | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | OBP | SLG | BA
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2 | Donald, Jason Jason Donald | SS | 8 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .536 | .571 | .381
3 | Nix, Jayson Jayson Nix | 2B | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .500 | .214
6 | Marson, Lou Lou Marson | C | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .438 | .308 | .308
7 | Gall, John John Gall | LF | 8 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .455 | .242
10 | Hessman, Mike Mike Hessman | 3B | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .091 | .227 | .091
14 | Schierholtz, Nate Nate Schierholtz | CF | 9 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .275 | .405 | .216
17 | Brown, Matthew Matthew Brown | 1B | 9 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .390 | .563 | .281
18 | Barden, Brian Brian Barden | SS | 9 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .342 | .441 | .265
19 | Teagarden, Taylor Taylor Teagarden | C | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .381 | .313 | .188
24 | Fowler, Dexter Dexter Fowler | PR | 9 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .300 | .429 | .250
26 | Tiffee, Terry Terry Tiffee | DH | 9 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .341 | .486 | .324
44 | LaPorta, Matthew Matthew LaPorta | RF | 6 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .474 | .158
Team totals | 9 | 306 | 50 | 76 | 10 | 48 | 135 | 34 | 80 | 4 | .333 | .441 | .248

Pos – Position; GP – Games Played; AB – At Bat; R – Runs; H – Hits; HR – Home Runs; RBI – Runs Batted In; TB – Total Bases; BB – Base On Balls; SO – Strikeouts; SB – Stolen Bases; OBP – On-Base Percentage; SLG – Slugging Percentage; BA – Batting Average

Pitching
№ | Player | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | HR | SO | BB | ERA
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
15 | Knight, Brandon Brandon Knight | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6.75
21 | Koplove, Mike Mike Koplove | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00
29 | Strasburg, Stephen Stephen Strasburg | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1.64
30 | Cahill, Trevor Trevor Cahill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.25
34 | Arrieta, Jake Jake Arrieta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.00
35 | Weathers, Casey Casey Weathers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.00
37 | Stevens, Jeff Jeff Stevens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00
39 | Jepsen, Kevin Kevin Jepsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00
40 | Anderson, Brett Brett Anderson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4.98
45 | Duensing, Brian Brian Duensing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.17
47 | Cummings, Jeremy Jeremy Cummings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.80
49 | Neal, Blaine Blaine Neal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.38
Team totals | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 82.2 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 72 | 22 | 3.05

GP – Games Played; GS – Games Started; W – Wins; L – Losses; SV – Saves; IP – Innings Pitched; H – Hits; R – Runs; HR – Home Runs; SO – Strikeouts; BB – Base On Balls; ERA – Earned Run Average

Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1
South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1
WP: Suk Min Yoon (1–0) LP: Jeff Stevens (0–1) Home runs: USA: Nate Schierholtz (1), Mike Hessman (1) KOR: Dae-Ho Lee (1)

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 10 | 0
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0
WP: Stephen Strasburg (1–0) LP: Shairon Martis (0–1) Home runs: USA: Matt Brown (1), Matt Laporta (1) NED: None

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Cuba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0
WP: Pedro Luis Lazo (1–0) LP: Jeff Stevens (0–2) Home runs: CUB: Alfredo Despaigne (2) USA: Jayson Nix (1)

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1
WP: Brian Duensing (1–0) LP: Chris Reitsma (0–1) Home runs: CAN: None USA: Brian Barden (1)

China vs USA baseball on August 18, 2008.

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 9 | 0
WP: Jake Arrieta (1–0) LP: Chenhao Li (0–1) Home runs: CHN: Yang Yang (1) USA: None

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 10 | 2
WP: Brandon Knight (1–0) LP: Wen-Hsiung Hsu (0–1) Sv: Kevin Jepsen (1) Home runs: TPE: Chih-Sheng Lin (1) USA: John Gall (1)

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0
WP: Jeff Stevens (1–2) LP: Hitoki Iwase (0–2) Sv: Casey Weathers (1)

Preliminary round summary

The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.

Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | -
Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | -
United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | -
Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | -
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1–0
Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0–1
Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1–0
China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0–1

Semifinal

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | X | 10 | 14 | 2
WP: Norge Luis Vera (2–0) LP: Stephen Strasburg (1–1) Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (2) Home runs: USA: None CUB: Alfredo Despaigne (3), Frederich Cepeda (2), Alexei Bell (1), Ariel Pestano (2)

Bronze medal match

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1
United States | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 0
WP: Brett Anderson (1–0) LP: Kenshin Kawakami (0–1) Home runs: JPN: Masahiro Araki (1), Norichika Aoki (1) USA: Matt LaPorta (2), Matt Brown (2), Jason Donald (1)

Final rank
  3 ! Bronze

## Basketball[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States earned qualification spots for both men's and women's basketball by winning the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 and the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007.[47]

The women's team successfully defended their 2004 Olympic championship against Australia in the gold medal game for the third consecutive Olympics. The victory allowed Lisa Leslie to join former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players to win four Olympic gold medals.[48] After a disappointing third-place finish in Athens, the men's team adopted the name "Redeem Team."[49] In the gold medal match, they beat 2006 FIBA World Champion Spain to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men's international competition in eight years.[50]

### Men's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[51] view · talk

United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players | Coaches
--- | ---
Pos. | # | Name | Age - DOB | Ht. | Club | Club nat.
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
4.5 !F/C | 4 | Boozer, Carlos | 700126000000000000026 - (1981-11-20)November 20, 1981 | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | Utah Jazz | USA !
1.0 !PG | 5 | Kidd, Jason | 700135000000000000035 - (1973-03-23)March 23, 1973 | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Dallas Mavericks | USA !
3.0 !SF | 6 | James, LeBron | 700123000000000000023 - (1984-12-30)December 30, 1984 | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Cleveland Cavaliers | USA !
1.0 !PG | 7 | Williams, Deron | 700124000000000000024 - (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Utah Jazz | USA !
2.0 !SG | 8 | Redd, Michael | 700128000000000000028 - (1979-08-24)August 24, 1979 | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Milwaukee Bucks | USA !
2.0 !SG | 9 | Wade, Dwyane | 700126000000000000026 - (1982-01-17)January 17, 1982 | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Miami Heat | USA !
2.0 !SG | 10 | Bryant, Kobe | 700129000000000000029 - (1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Los Angeles Lakers | USA !
4.5 !F/C | 11 | Howard, Dwight | 700122000000000000022 - (1985-12-08)December 8, 1985 | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | Orlando Magic | USA !
4.5 !F/C | 12 | Bosh, Chris | 700124000000000000024 - (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Toronto Raptors | Canada !
1.0 !PG | 13 | Paul, Chris | 700123000000000000023 - (1985-05-06)May 6, 1985 | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | New Orleans Hornets | USA !
3.0 !SF | 14 | Prince, Tayshaun | 700128000000000000028 - (1980-02-28)February 28, 1980 | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | Detroit Pistons | USA !
3.0 !SF | 15 | Anthony, Carmelo | 700124000000000000024 - (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Denver Nuggets | USA !
| Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Jim Boeheim Nate McMillan Mike D'Antoni Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

Group play

| Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10
Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9
Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8
China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7
Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6
Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5

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United States | 101–70 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 29–21, 25–11, 27–22
Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Bosh 8 Asts: Paul 6 |  | Pts: Yao 13 Rebs: Yao 10 Asts: Chen, Liu, Zhu, Sun 2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

12 August 2008 20:00 v

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Angola | 76–97 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 19–26, 16–26, 23–16
Pts: Morais 24 Rebs: Gomes 8 Asts: Costa, Ambrosio 2 |  | Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Anthony 6 Asts: James 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG)

14 August 2008 20:00 v

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United States | 92–69 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 31–16, 23–22, 18–15
Pts: Bryant, Bosh 18 Rebs: James, Howard, Anthony 6 Asts: James 6 |  | Pts: Papaloukas 15 Rebs: Fotsis, Papaloukas 8 Asts: Diamantidis 3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

16 August 2008 22:15 v

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Spain | 82–119 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 23–30, 18–25, 19–33
Pts: Reyes 19 Rebs: Reyes 8 Asts: Fernández, Rubio 3 |  | Pts: James 18 Rebs: Bosh 7 Asts: James, Paul 8

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

18 August 2008 20:00 v

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United States | 106–57 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 22–17, 30–17, 23–11
Pts: Howard 22 Rebs: Howard 10 Asts: Williams 5 |  | Pts: Nowitzki 14 Rebs: Nowitzki 8 Asts: Hamann, Jagla 2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

Quarterfinals

20 August 2008 20:00 v

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United States | 116–85 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 30–19, 34–18, 27–24
Scoring by half: 55–43, 61–42
Pts: Bryant 25 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James, Paul, Wade, Williams 3 |  | Pts: Mills 20 Rebs: Worthington 6 Asts: Newley 3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

Semifinals

22 August 2008 22:00 v

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Argentina | 81–101 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 11–30, 29–19, 24–29, 17–23
Scoring by half: 40–49, 41–52
Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Prigioni 3 |  | Pts: Anthony 21 Rebs: Bosh 10 Asts: Kidd 7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

Gold medal match

24 August 2008 14:00 v

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Spain | 107–118 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 31–38, 30–31, 21–22, 25–27
Scoring by half: 61–69, 46–49
Pts: Fernández 22 Rebs: Reyes 7 Asts: Navarro 4 |  | Pts: Wade 27 Rebs: Bosh 7 Asts: Bryant 6

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

### Women's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[52] view · talk

United States women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players | Coaches
--- | ---
Pos. | # | Name | Age - DOB | Ht. | Club | Club nat.
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
3.5 !F | 5 | Augustus, Seimone | 700124000000000000024 - (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Minnesota Lynx | United States !
1.5 !G | 6 | Bird, Sue | 700127000000000000027 - (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 | 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Seattle Storm | United States !
3.5 !F | 10 | Catchings, Tamika | 700129000000000000029 - (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Indiana Fever | United States !
5.0 !C | 13 | Fowles, Sylvia | 700123000000000000023 - (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Chicago Sky | United States !
1.5 !G | 7 | Lawson, Kara | 700127000000000000027 - (1981-02-14)February 14, 1981 | 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Sacramento Monarchs | United States !
5.0 !C | 9 | Leslie, Lisa | 700136000000000000036 - (1972-07-07)July 7, 1972 | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Los Angeles Sparks | United States !
3.5 !F | 8 | Milton-Jones, DeLisha | 700133000000000000033 - (1974-09-11)September 11, 1974 | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Los Angeles Sparks | United States !
2.5 !G/F | 15 | Parker, Candace | 700122000000000000022 - (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Los Angeles Sparks | United States !
1.5 !G | 4 | Pondexter, Cappie | 700125000000000000025 - (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 | 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Phoenix Mercury | United States !
1.5 !G | 14 | Smith, Katie | 700134000000000000034 - (1974-06-04)June 4, 1974 | 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | Detroit Shock | United States !
2.5 !G/F | 12 | Taurasi, Diana | 700126000000000000026 - (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 | 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Phoenix Mercury | United States !
3.5 !F | 11 | Thompson, Tina | 700133000000000000033 - (1975-02-10)February 10, 1975 | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Houston Comets | United States !
| Head coach Anne Donovan Assistant coach(es) Gail Goestenkors Dawn Staley Mike Thibault Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

Group play

| Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10
China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9
Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8
Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7
New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6
Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5

9 August 2008 20:00 v

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Czech Republic | 57–97 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 14–27, 13–26, 13–22
Pts: Veselá 8 Rebs: Veselá 9 Asts: Machová 4 |  | Pts: Pondexter 12 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Lawson 3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS)

11 August 2008 20:00 v

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China | 63–108 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 11–33, 16–28, 19–20, 17–27
Pts: Miao 16 Rebs: Bian, Liu, Sui 4 Asts: Miao, Shao 3 |  | Pts: Thompson 27 Rebs: Leslie 10 Asts: Lawson, Pondexter 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

13 August 2008 22:15 v

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Mali | 41–97 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 16–27, 5–25, 9–21
Pts: Sininta 13 Rebs: Sissoko 7 Asts: Bagayoko 3 |  | Pts: Leslie 16 Rebs: Fowles 6 Asts: Lawson 7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Maogong Yang (CHN)

15 August 2008 20:00 v

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United States | 93–55 | Spain |
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 17–17, 23–10, 31–11
Pts: Thompson 17 Rebs: Leslie 11 Asts: Lawson, Leslie, Parker 2 |  | Pts: Valdemoro 17 Rebs: Nicholls 5 Asts: Martinez 2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)

17 August 2008 22:15 v

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New Zealand | 60–96 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 6–27, 18–25, 18–21
Pts: Marino 17 Rebs: Harmon 7 Asts: Marino 17 |  | Pts: Thompson 15 Rebs: Leslie, Fowles 6 Asts: Taurasi 5

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

Quarterfinals

19 August 2008 20:00 v

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United States | 104–60 | Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–9, 26–9, 27–21
Pts: Fowles 26 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Augustus 3 |  | Pts: Kim 14 Rebs: Kim 5 Asts: Park 7

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Stephen Seibel (USA)

Semifinals

21 August 2008 20:00 v

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Russia | 52–67 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 16–20, 8–15, 12–19
Pts: Stepanova 14 Rebs: Korstin 8 Asts: Six-way tie 1 |  | Pts: Taurasi 21 Rebs: Fowles 10 Asts: Smith 3

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

Gold medal match

23 August 2008 22:00 v

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United States | 92–65 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 25–15, 22–24, 23–11
Pts: Lawson 15 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Thompson 4 |  | Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Jackson 10 Asts: Grima 2

Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

## Boxing[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States qualified nine boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Five boxers (Yanez, Warren, Russell, Williams and Andrade) earned their spots at the 2007 World Championships.[53] Ali, Molina and Wilder qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.[54] Estrada was the last American boxer to qualify, doing so at the second American tournament.[55] The United States did not qualify in light heavyweight or super heavyweight classes.

The U.S. boxing team suffered several early setbacks from which it never recovered. Alternate Boyd Melson withdrew with an injury.[56] Before they arrived in Beijing, U.S. boxers were reportedly unhappy with training methods, coaching, and travel restrictions.[57] On August 8, 2008, two-time national champion and bantamweight boxer Gary Russell Jr. forcibly withdrew from the Olympics after collapsing before his weigh-in.[58] Under International Amateur Boxing Federation rules, the U.S. was not permitted to select another boxer to take his place. Reigning flyweight world champion Raushee Warren, America's best hope for gold, lost his opening bout to Lee Ok-Sung of South Korea.[59] In the end, the U.S. left Beijing with one bronze won by Deontay Wilder, its worst performance in Olympic history.[60] The U.S. had previously won a single silver in 1948 and no medals in 1908 and 1980, when it did not send a boxing team. On September 5, 2008, Dan Campbell, the national director of coaching for USA Boxing, resigned.[57]

Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Luis Yáñez | Light flyweight | de la Nieve (ESP) W 12–9 | Serdamba (MGL) L 7–8 | Did not advance
Raushee Warren | Flyweight | Lee O-S (KOR) L 8–9 | Did not advance
Raynell Williams | Featherweight | di Savino (ITA) W 9–1 | Djelkhir (FRA) L 7–9 | Did not advance
Sadam Ali | Lightweight | Popescu (ROU) L 5–20 | Did not advance
Javier Molina | Light welterweight | Georgiev (BUL) L 1–14 | Did not advance
Demetrius Andrade | Welterweight | Jvania (GEO) W 11–9 | Balanov (RUS) W 14–3 | Kim J-J (KOR) L 9–11 | Did not advance
Shawn Estrada | Middleweight | Maderna (ARG) W 10–2 | DeGale (GBR) L 5–11 | Did not advance
Deontay Wilder | Heavyweight | N/A | Touilbini (ALG) W 10–4 | Arjaoui (MAR) W 10+–10 | Russo (ITA) L 1–7 | Did not advance | 03 !

## Canoeing[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

### Slalom[edit source | editbeta]

The Augsburg World Cup event on July 6 served as the final selection event for the Canoe-Kayak Slalom team. The United States qualified in all four slalom events and sent five people to compete in the slalom races.[61]

Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank
Benn Fraker | Men's C-1 | 91.97 | 11 | 87.47 | 8 | 179.44 | 10 Q | 92.27 | 8 Q | 90.87 | 5 | 183.14 | 6
Scott Parsons | Men's K-1 | 84.91 | 3 | 135.63 | 20 | 220.54 | 20 | Did not advance
Casey Eichfeld Rick Powell | Men's C-2 | 101.69 | 10 | 151.65 | 11 | 253.34 | 11 | Did not advance
Heather Corrie | Women's K-1 | 105.78 | 12 | 105.53 | 13 | 211.31 | 10 Q | 114.51 | 8 Q | 156.37 | 8 | 270.88 | 8

### Sprint[edit source | editbeta]

The United States qualified in three out of twelve flatwater events and sent two people – one man and one woman – to compete in the flatwater sprint events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[62] The U.S. has not medaled in Olympic flatwater canoe and kayak racing since 1992.[63]

Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank
Rami Zur | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:39.037 | 3 QS | 1:47.163 | 6 | Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000m | 3:38.693 | 7 QS | 3:46.204 | 7 | Did not advance
Carrie Johnson | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:50.221 | 4 QS | 1:53.721 | 4 | Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Most of the United States’ cycling squad was announced on July 1, 2008. The team sent competitors in all four disciplines – BMX, mountain biking, road racing and track racing.[64] The final three members of the team were announced on July 10.[65]

### Road[edit source | editbeta]

Men

Athlete | Event | Time | Rank
--- | --- | --- | ---
George Hincapie | Road race | 6:26:25 | 40
Levi Leipheimer | Road race | 6:24:09 | 11
Time trial | 1:03:21 | 03 !
Jason McCartney | Road race | Did not finish
Christian Vande Velde | 6:24:19 | 17
David Zabriskie | Road race | Did not finish
Time trial | 1:05:18 | 12

Women

Athlete | Event | Time | Rank
--- | --- | --- | ---
Kristin Armstrong | Road race | 3:33:07 | 25
Time trial | 34:51.72 | 01 !
Amber Neben | Road race | 3:33:17 | 33
Christine Thorburn | Road race | 3:41:08 | 52
Time trial | 35:54.16 | 5

### Track[edit source | editbeta]

Sprint

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank
Michael Blatchford | Men's sprint | 10.470 68.767 | 15 Q | Sireau (FRA) L | Watanabe (JPN) Zhang L (CHN) L | Did not advance
Michael Blatchford Adam Duvendeck Giddeon Massie | Men's team sprint | 45.346 59.542 | 8 Q | Great Britain (GBR) L 45.423 59.441 | N/A | Did not advance | 8
Jennie Reed | Women's sprint | 11.400 63.157 | 8 Q | Krupeckaitė (LTU) W 11.955 60.225 | BYE | N/A | Kanis (NED) L | Did not advance | 5th place final Sanchez (FRA) Tsylinskaya (BLR) Krupeckaitė (LTU) L | 7

Pursuit

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank
Taylor Phinney | Men's individual pursuit | 4:22.860 | 7 Q | Roulston (NZL) 4:26.644 | 8 | Did not advance
Sarah Hammer | Women's individual pursuit | 3:35.471 | 5 Q | Shanks (NZL) 3:34.237 | 5 | Did not advance

Keirin

Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank
Giddeon Massie | Men's keirin | 3 R | 4 | Did not advance

Omnium

Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Bobby Lea | Men's points race | −20 | −1 | 22
Sarah Hammer | Women's points race | Did not finish
Michael Friedman Bobby Lea | Men's madison | 3 | −4 | 16

### Mountain biking[edit source | editbeta]

Athlete | Event | Time | Rank
--- | --- | --- | ---
Adam Craig | Men's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 29
Todd Wells | LAP (3 laps) | 43
Georgia Gould | Women's cross-country | 1:50:51 | 8
Mary McConneloug | 1:50:34 | 7

### BMX[edit source | editbeta]

Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank
Kyle Bennett | Men's BMX | 36.421 | 12 | 14 | 4 Q | 14 | 6 | Did not advance
Mike Day | 35.692 | 1 | 3 | 1 Q | 5 | 1 Q | 36.606 | 02 !
Donny Robinson | 36.810 | 24 | 11 | 3 Q | 10 | 3 Q | 36.972 | 03 !
Jill Kintner | Women's BMX | 37.913 | 7 | N/A | 9 | 2 Q | 38.647 | 03 !

## Diving[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States finalized its nomination process for the Olympic diving squad on July 7, 2008.[66] For the first time since 1996, the U.S. diving team qualified for all individual and synchronized events. It became a major power in the Olympics from 1904 to 2000, winning 47 of 90 gold medals, but left out of the medals for the second consecutive Olympics.[67][68]

Men

Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank
Chris Colwill | 3 m springboard | 464.75 | 7 Q | 480.95 | 6 Q | 425.90 | 12
Troy Dumais | 448.40 | 12 Q | 463.15 | 10 Q | 472.50 | 6
David Boudia | 10 m platform | 481.70 | 6 Q | 491.55 | 5 Q | 441.45 | 10
Thomas Finchum | 477.00 | 7 Q | 474.95 | 7 Q | 412.65 | 12
Chris Colwill Jevon Tarantino | 3 m synchronized springboard | N/A | 410.73 | 4
David Boudia Thomas Finchum | 10 m synchronized platform | N/A | 440.64 | 5

Women

Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank
Nancilea Foster | 3 m springboard | 300.15 | 11 Q | 338.90 | 4 Q | 316.70 | 8
Christina Loukas | 312.60 | 8 Q | 329.00 | 7 Q | 315.70 | 9
Haley Ishimatsu | 10 m platform | 329.00 | 10 Q | 292.95 | 14 | Did not advance
Laura Wilkinson | 370.70 | 5 Q | 346.10 | 6 Q | 311.80 | 9
Kelci Bryant Ariel Rittenhouse | 3 m synchronized springboard | N/A | 314.40 | 4
Mary Beth Dunnichay Haley Ishimatsu | 10 m synchronized platform | N/A | 309.12 | 5

## Equestrian[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

On July 15, 2008, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the rider/horse combinations for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.[69] The horses were shipped to England on July 17, placed under quarantine on July 22, 2008, and shipped to Hong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30, 2008.[69] Before the start of the games, Heidi White-Carty and her horse Northern Spy withdrew from the U.S. eventing team because of a veterinary issue. Karen O'Connor and her horse Mandiba took their place on the team.[70]

The U.S. successfully defended its gold medal from Athens in the team jumping competition against Canada for a timed jumpoff.[71]

On September 22, 2008, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) disqualified the U.S. fourth-place finish in the Olympic team dressage event and Courtney King's thirteenth-place finish in individual dressage after King's horse Harmony's Mythilus tested positive for the banned substance felbinac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. According to USA Today, the FEI did not believe King or "anyone on her behalf or related to the USEF had knowingly administered the medication to the horse."[72]

### Dressage[edit source | editbeta]

Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank
Courtney King-Dye | Harmony's Mythilus | Individual | 70.458 | 7 Q | 70.800 | 8 Q | 69.550 | 14 | 70.175 | DSQ*
Debbie McDonald | Brentina | 63.000 | 34 | Did not advance
Steffen Peters | Ravel | 70.000 | 10 Q | 71.800 | 4 Q | 76.500 | 3 | 74.150 | 4
Courtney King-Dye Debbie McDonald Steffen Peters | See above | Team | 67.819 | 4 | N/A | 67.819 | DSQ*

### Eventing[edit source | editbeta]

Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Qualifier | Final
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank
Phillip Dutton | Connaught | Individual | 40.60 # | 14 | 19.60 | 60.20 | 14 | 8.00 | 68.20 | 16 Q | Disqualified*
Becky Holder | Courageous Comet | 35.70 | 5 | 82.00 | 117.70 | 48 | 8.00 | 125.70 | 43 | Did not advance | 125.70 | 42
Gina Miles | McKinlaigh | 39.30 | 10 | 16.80 | 56.10 | 5 | 0.00 | 56.10 | 4 Q | 0.00 | 56.10 | 2 | 56.10 | 02 !
Karen O'Connor | Mandiba | 41.90 | 16 | 84.80 # | 126.70 | 54 | 5.00 | 131.70 | 45 | Did not advance | 131.70 | 44
Amy Tryon | Poggio II | 46.50 # | 24 | Eliminated | Did not advance
Phillip Dutton Becky Holder Gina Miles Amy Tryon Karen O'Connor | See above | Team | 115.60 | 3 | 118.40 | 234.00 | 7 | 16.00 | 250.00 | 7 | N/A | 250.00 | 7

# - Indicates that points do not count in team total
* Phillip Dutton qualified for the final show jumping event round on 68.2 faults (sixteenth place) and jumped a clear round to move up to twelfth place, but was disqualified because weighted boots worn by his horse exceeded the maximum limit.

### Show jumping[edit source | editbeta]

Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank
Laura Kraut | Cedric | Individual | 5 | 39 | 4 | 9 | =22 Q | 0 | 9 | 12 Q | 8 | =23 | Did not advance | 8 | =23
Beezie Madden | Authentic | 0 | =1 | 11 | 11 | 29 Q | 4 | 15 | 17 Q | 0 | =1 Q | 4 | 4 | =7 | 4 | 03 !
Will Simpson | Carlsson vom Dach | 0 | =1 | 8 | 8 | =16 Q | 8 | 16 | =18* | Did not advance | 16 | =18*
McLain Ward | Sapphire | 0 | =1 | 0 | 0 | =1 Q | 4 | 4 | =2 Q | 4 | =11 Q | 0 | 4 | =1 | 4 | 6
Laura Kraut Beezie Madden Will Simpson McLain Ward | See above | Team | N/A | 12 | =1 Q | 8 | =20 | =1 | 20 | 01 !

* Will Simpson received a qualifying score, but the US already had three other riders in the individual final.[73]

## Fencing[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 United States Olympic Fencing Team was announced on June 11, 2008.[74] After the 1904 Olympics, the United States did not win an Olympic fencing gold medal until 2004.[75] But on the first full day of Olympic competition, Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson and Becca Ward swept the fencing event in women's individual saber; it was the first American sweep of an Olympic fencing event since 1904. The U.S. left Beijing with a total of six medals.[6]

Men

Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Weston Kelsey | Individual épée | BYE | Jeannet (FRA) L 11–15 | Did not advance
Gerek Meinhardt | Individual foil | N/A | Nagaty (EGY) W 15–3 | Zhu J (CHN) L 9–15 | Did not advance
Timothy Morehouse | Individual sabre | BYE | Sanson (FRA) L 12–15 | Did not advance
Jason Rogers | Thiam (SEN) W 15–10 | Smart (USA) L 3–15 | Did not advance
Keeth Smart | BYE | Rogers (USA) W 15–3 | Szilagyi (HUN) W 15–10 | Pillet (FRA) L 13–15 | Did not advance
Timothy Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Team sabre | N/A | Hungary (HUN) W 45–44 | Russia (RUS) W 45–44 | France (FRA) L 37–45 | 02 !

Women

Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Kelley Hurley | Individual épée | N/A | Jung H-J (KOR) L 6–15 | Did not advance
Emily Cross | Individual foil | BYE | Su Ww (CHN) L 7–15 | Did not advance
Erinn Smart | Emanuel (GBR) W 15–7 | Maîtrejean (FRA) L 9–15 | Did not advance
Hanna Thompson | Khelfaoui (ALG) W 11–2 | Golubykskyi (GER) L 5–13 | Did not advance
Emily Cross Erinn Smart Hanna Thompson Doris Willette | Team foil | N/A | Poland (POL) W 31–30 | Hungary (HUN) W 33–35 | Russia (RUS) L 11–28 | 02 !
Sada Jacobson | Individual sabre | BYE | González (CUB) W 15–11 | Kharlan (UKR) W 15–13 | Khomrova (UKR) W 15–11 | Velikaya (RUS) W 15–11 | Zagunis (USA) L 8–15 | 02 !
Rebecca Ward | BYE | Navarro (ESP) W 12–7 | Nagy (HUN) W 15–5 | Besbes (TUN) W 15–14 | Zagunis (USA) L 11–15 | Velikaya (RUS) W 15–14 | 03 !
Mariel Zagunis | BYE | Sassine (CAN) W 15–10 | Jóźwiak (POL) W 15–13 | Bao Yy (CHN) W 15–9 | Ward (USA) W 15–11 | Jacobson (USA) W 15–8 | 01 !
Sada Jacobson Rebecca Ward Dagmara Wozniak Mariel Zagunis | Team sabre | N/A | South Africa (RSA) W 45–8 | Ukraine (UKR) L 39–45 | France (FRA) W 45–38 | 03 !

## Field hockey[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

For the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics, the United States sent a women's field hockey team to the Olympics. The team was announced on July 3 and consisted of 16 women.[76] The men's team failed to qualify for the Beijing games.

### Women's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[77] view · talk

Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade

Angela Loy Kelly Doton Jesse Gey Rachel Dawson Tiffany Snow Keli Smith Dana Sensenig Carrie Lingo | Caroline Nichols Kate Barber (c) Katelyn Falgowski Dina Rizzo Amy Tran (GK) Kayla Bashore Lauren Crandall Lauren Powley

Reserve:

1. Sara Silvetti
2. Barbara Weinberg (GK)

Group play

Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12
Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11
Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8
United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6
Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4
New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0

Advanced to semifinals

02008-08-10 August 10, 2008 18:30 v
Argentina | 2 – 2 | United States | Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)
Rebecchi 5', 11' | Report | Smith 18' Loy 64'

02008-08-12 August 12, 2008 18:00 v
United States | 1 – 1 | Japan | Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Barber 58' | Report | Chiba 12'

02008-08-14 August 14, 2008 10:30 v
United States | 2 – 4 | Germany | Umpires: Lee Keum-Ju (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Snow 27' Loy 60' | Report | Keller 34' Rinne 49' Rodewald 55' Kühn 64'

02008-08-16 August 16, 2008 08:30 v
New Zealand | 1 – 4 | United States | Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)
Galletly 37' | Report | Smith 1', 42' Loy 12' Bashore 47'

02008-08-18 August 18, 2008 18:00 v
Great Britain | 0 – 0 | United States | Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)
| Report |

7th–8th place

02008-08-20 August 20, 2008 11:00 v
Spain | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | United States | Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)
Termens 8' Huertas 68' Ybarra 84' | Report | Sensenig 30' Loy 59'

Final rank
  Eighth place

## Association football[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States earned spots in Beijing for both men's and women's soccer by advancing to the finals of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournaments in March and April 2008.[78][79] For the Olympic tournament, the full women's national team and the men's under-23 team (including three players over the age of 23) participated.[80] The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic women's soccer team was announced on June 23, 2008.[81] In the final match before the Olympics on July 16, the women's team lost leading scorer Abby Wambach after she broke her left leg in a collision with Brazilian defender Andréia Rosa.[82] Lauren Cheney, originally selected as an alternate, replaced Wambach on the roster.[83] The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Soccer Team was announced on July 17, 2008.[84] After aggravating a hamstring injury, defender Nathan Sturgis was replaced by midfielder Dax McCarty on the Olympic roster July 24, 2008.[85]

Despite playing without Wambach and an early first-round loss to Norway, the women's soccer team successfully defended their 2004 gold medal against Brazil in overtime; it was the third gold medal overall for the United States in women's soccer.[86] The team had lost its previous match against Brazil 4–0 in the semifinals of the 2007 Women's World Cup.

### Men's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the United States squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[87] view · talk

Head coach: Piotr Nowak

0#0 | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 1 GK | Chris Seitz | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Real Salt Lake
2 | 2 DF | Marvell Wynne | (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Toronto FC
3 | 2 DF | Michael Orozco | (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | San Luis
4 | 3 MF | Michael Bradley | (1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Heerenveen
5 | 3 MF | Dax McCarty | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | FC Dallas
6 | 2 DF | Maurice Edu | (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Toronto FC
7 | 3 MF | Stuart Holden | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Houston Dynamo
8 | 3 MF | Danny Szetela | (1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Brescia
9 | 4 FW | Charlie Davies | (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 22) | 6 | 1 | Hammarby
10 | 3 MF | Benny Feilhaber | (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Derby County
11 | 4 FW | Freddy Adu | (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 19) | 3 | 4 | Monaco
12 | 4 FW | Jozy Altidore | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | Villarreal
13 | 2 DF | Patrick Ianni | (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 23) | 5 | 1 | Houston Dynamo
14 | 3 MF | Robbie Rogers | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 21) | 2 | 1 | Columbus Crew
15 | 2 DF | Michael Parkhurst* | (1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | New England Revolution
16 | 3 MF | Sacha Kljestan | (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 22) | 7 | 1 | Chivas USA
17 | 4 FW | Brian McBride* (c) | (1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 36) | 0 | 0 | Chicago Fire
18 | 1 GK | Brad Guzan* | (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa

* Over-aged player.

Alternates

- Dominic Cervi (goalkeeper)
- Frankie Hejduk (defender)
- Robbie Findley (forward)

Group play

| Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5
United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0

7 August 2008 17:00 v

Japan | 0–1 | United States
--- | --- | ---
| Report | Holden 47'

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin Attendance: 57,102 Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

10 August 2008 19:45 v

United States | 2–2 | Netherlands
--- | --- | ---
Kljestan 64' Altidore 72' | Report | Babel 16' Sibon 90+3'

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin Attendance: 45,016 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)

13 August 2008 17:00 v

Nigeria | 2–1 | United States
--- | --- | ---
Isaac 39' Obinna 79' | Report | Kljestan 88' (pen.)

Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 48,096 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

### Women's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the United States squad in the women's soccer tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[88][89] view · talk

Coach: Pia Sundhage

0#0 | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 1 GK | Hope Solo | (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 27) | 64 | 0 | University of Washington
2 | 2 DF | Heather Mitts | (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 30) | 78 | 2 | University of Florida
3 | 2 DF | Christie Rampone (c) | (1975-06-24)24 June 1975 (aged 33) | 193 | 4 | Monmouth University
4 | 2 DF | Rachel Buehler | (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Stanford University
5 | 3 MF | Lindsay Tarpley | (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 24) | 96 | 26 | University of North Carolina
6 | 4 FW | Natasha Kai | (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 25) | 48 | 19 | University of Hawaiʻi
7 | 3 MF | Shannon Boxx | (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 31) | 92 | 18 | University of Notre Dame
8 | 4 FW | Amy Rodriguez | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 21) | 19 | 4 | University of Southern California
9 | 3 MF | Heather O'Reilly | (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 23) | 90 | 19 | University of North Carolina
10 | 3 MF | Aly Wagner | (1980-08-10)10 August 1980 (aged 27) | 121 | 21 | Santa Clara University
11 | 3 MF | Carli Lloyd | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 26) | 62 | 15 | Rutgers University
12 | 4 FW | Lauren Cheney | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 20) | 12 | 0 | University of California
13 | 3 MF | Tobin Heath | (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 20) | 12 | 2 | University of North Carolina
14 | 2 DF | Stephanie Cox | (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 22) | 42 | 0 | University of Portland
15 | 2 DF | Kate Markgraf (c) | (1976-08-23)23 August 1976 (aged 31) | 181 | 0 | University of Notre Dame
16 | 3 MF | Angela Hucles | (1978-07-05)5 July 1978 (aged 30) | 84 | 7 | University of Virginia
17 | 2 DF | Lori Chalupny | (1984-01-29)29 January 1984 (aged 24) | 70 | 6 | University of North Carolina
18 | 1 GK | Nicole Barnhart | (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 26) | 9 | 0 | Stanford University

Alternates

- Briana Scurry (goalkeeper)
- Ali Krieger (defender)
- Kacey White (midfielder)

Group play

| Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6
Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1

6 August 2008 19:45 v

Norway | 2–0 | United States
--- | --- | ---
Larsen Kaurin 2' Wiik 4' | Report |

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 17,673 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

9 August 2008 17:00 v

United States | 1–0 | Japan
--- | --- | ---
Lloyd 27' | Report |

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 16,912 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)

12 August 2008 19:45 v

United States | 4–0 | New Zealand
--- | --- | ---
O'Reilly 1' Rodriguez 43' Tarpley 56' Hucles 60' | Report |

Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

Quarterfinals

15 August 2008 18:00 v

United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Canada
--- | --- | ---
Hucles 12' Kai 101' | Report | Sinclair 30'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 26,129 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Semifinals

18 August 2008 21:00 v

United States | 4–2 | Japan
--- | --- | ---
Hucles 41', 80' Chalupny 44' O'Reilly 70' | Report | Ohno 16' Arakawa 90+3'

Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 50,937 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

Bronze medal game

21 August 2008 21:00 v

Brazil | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | United States
--- | --- | ---
| Report | Lloyd 96'

Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 51,612 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

Final rank

1 ! Gold

## Gymnastics[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

### Artistic[edit source | editbeta]

The United States qualified a full complement of six men and six women in artistic gymnastics. Two members of the U.S. men's gymnastics team, Paul Hamm and Jonathan Horton, were named at the conclusion of the Olympic Trials. The rest of the team was announced on Sunday, June 22. Because of the injury of his hand and shoulder, Paul Hamm withdrew from the Olympic team on July 28, 2008, and was replaced by alternate Raj Bhavsar. Additionally, Morgan Hamm withdrew from competition on August 7 because of an ankle injury, being replaced by Alexander Artemev.[90]

Two members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, were named at the end of the Olympic Trials on June 22. The remaining members were not named at the Trials, although Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek and Alicia Sacramone were projected to be on the team. This left one spot vacant. The complete team was not announced until the conclusion of the women's selection camp at the Karolyi Camp near Houston, Texas, on July 17.[91]

Men[92]
Team

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB
Alexander Artemev | Team | 14.875 | 15.250 Q | 13.675 | 15.825 | 15.175 | 14.925 | 89.725 | 19 Q | N/A | 15.350 | N/A
Raj Bhavsar | 14.175 | 14.050 | 15.325 | 16.175 | 15.625 | N/A | N/A | 13.750 | 15.325 | 16.125 | 15.575 | N/A
Joe Hagerty | 15.275 | 13.925 | N/A | 15.700 | 15.350 | 15.400 | N/A | 14.625 | N/A | 15.550 | N/A
Jonathan Horton | 15.350 | 13.925 | 15.325 | 15.950 | 15.525 | 15.575 Q | 91.650 | 8 Q | 15.575 | N/A | 15.625 | 16.200 | 15.625 | 15.700 | N/A
Justin Spring | 14.400 | N/A | 14.175 | 15.900 | 15.800 | 15.375 | N/A | 15.200 | N/A | 15.900 | 15.850 | 15.675 | N/A
Kevin Tan | N/A | 14.100 | 15.725 | N/A | 14.425 | N/A | N/A | 12.775 | 15.425 | N/A
Total | 59.900 | 57.325 | 60.550 | 63.850 | 62.300 | 61.275 | 365.200 | 6 Q | 45.400 | 41.875 | 46.375 | 48.225 | 47.050 | 46.925 | 275.850 | 03 !

Individual finals

Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB
Alexander Artemev | All-around | 14.625 | 15.525 | 14.275 | 15.975 | 15.200 | 15.075 | 90.675 | 12
Pommel horse | N/A | 14.975 | N/A | 14.975 | 7
Jonathan Horton | All-around | 15.600 | 13.675 | 15.575 | 16.100 | 15.275 | 15.350 | 91.575 | 9
Horizontal bar | N/A | 16.175 | 16.175 | 02 !

Shawn Johnson competes on vault during the team qualification.

Women[93]
Team

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB
Shawn Johnson | Team | 15.425 Q | 16.000 | 15.325 | 15.975 Q | 62.725 | 1 Q | 15.100 | 16.000 | 15.350 | 16.175 | N/A
Nastia Liukin | 15.350 Q | 15.100 | 15.950 Q | 15.975 Q | 62.375 | 2 Q | 15.200 | N/A | 16.900 | 15.975 | N/A
Chellsie Memmel* | N/A | 15.050 | N/A | N/A | 15.725 | N/A
Samantha Peszek* | N/A | 14.800 | N/A | Did not compete
Alicia Sacramone | 14.425 | 15.850 Q | N/A | 15.950 | N/A | 14.125 | 15.675 | N/A | 15.100 | N/A
Bridget Sloan | 15.275 | 14.800 | 15.500 | 14.850 | 60.425 | 11** | N/A | 15.200 | N/A
Total | 62.225 | 61.125 | 63.400 | 60.050 | 246.800 | 2 Q | 46.875 | 47.975 | 47.250 | 44.425 | 186.525 | 02 !

* Due to injury, Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek could only compete on the uneven bars.
** Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final.

Nastia Liukin competes on the balance beam during the individual all-around final.

Individual finals

Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
F | V | UB | BB
Shawn Johnson | All-around | 15.525 | 15.875 | 15.275 | 16.050 | 62.725 | 02 !
Floor | 15.500 | N/A | 15.500 | 02 !
Balance beam | N/A | 16.225 | 16.225 | 01 !
Nastia Liukin | All-around | 15.525 | 15.025 | 16.650 | 16.125 | 63.325 | 01 !
Floor | 15.425 | N/A | 15.425 | 03 !
Uneven bars | N/A | 16.725 | N/A | 16.725 | 02 !
Balance beam | N/A | 16.025 | 16.025 | 02 !
Alicia Sacramone | Vault | N/A | 15.537 | N/A | 15.537 | 4

### Trampoline[edit source | editbeta]

Two trampolinists competed for the United States in Beijing. Chris Estrada became the first U.S. male in trampoline. Additionally, the United States had representatives in both men's and women's events for the first time.[94][95] The U.S. has yet to have an athlete advance past the qualification stage.

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Score | Rank | Score | Rank
Chris Estrada | Men's | 65.90 | 15 | Did not advance
Erin Blanchard | Women's | 60.90 | 13 | Did not advance

## Judo[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

USA Judo announced their 2008 U.S. Olympic Team on June 18, 2008, following trials at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seven men and three women represented the United States in Judo.[96] On August 13, 2008, Ronda Rousey became the ninth American athlete and the first American woman to win a medal in Olympic Judo.[97][98]

Men

Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Taraje Williams-Murray | −60 kg | BYE | Hiraoka (JPN) W 0001–0000 | Guédez (VEN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance
Taylor Takata | −66 kg | BYE | Zintiridis (GRE) W 0010–0000 | Elmont (NED) W 0001–0000 | Arencibia (CUB) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | BYE | El Hady (EGY) L 0001–1000 | Did not advance
Ryan Reser | −73 kg | N/A | Dashdavaa (MGL) L 0100–0111 | Did not advance
Travis Stevens | −81 kg | BYE | Cisneros (ESA) W 1011–0000 | Bischof (GER) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | Azizov (AZE) W 0200–0001 | Camilo (BRA) L 0010–0011 | Did not advance
Brian Olson | −90 kg | N/A | Rosati (ARG) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance
Adler Volmar | −100 kg | N/A | Mekić (BIH) L 0000–0200 | Did not advance
Daniel McCormick | +100 kg | BYE | Bathily (SEN) W 0010–0001 | Gujejiani (GEO) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Blas Jr. (GUM) W 0100–0010 | Roudaki (IRI) L 0001–1001 | Did not advance

Women

Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Sayaka Matsumoto | −48 kg | Tani (JPN) L 0000–0020 | Did not advance | Wu Sg (CHN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance
Valerie Gotay | −57 kg | Uralbayeva (KAZ) W 1001–0100 | Fernández (ESP) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance
Ronda Rousey | −70 kg | Surkieva (TKM) W 1010–0000 | Piłocik (POL) W 1000–0000 | Bosch (NED) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | BYE | Ouerdane (ALG) W 1001–0000 | Mészáros (HUN) W 1010–0000 | Böhm (GER) W 0010–0001 | 03 !

## Modern pentathlon[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sheila Taormina, Margaux Isaksen and Eli Bremer were nominated to the pentathlon team after the U.S. was allocated three invitations by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), modern pentathlon's world governing body.[99] On the second allocation, both Sam Sacksen and Dennis Bowsher were offered bids by the UIPM.[100] Since one man was already on the squad, only one other slot was available. The U.S. used World Cup rankings to determine who would be on the squad and who would be named alternate. Bowsher appealed the decision but his claim was denied.[101]

On the men's team, U.S. Olympic Training Center residents Eli Bremer and Sam Sacksen both made their Olympic modern pentathlon debuts. They struggled early, with disappointing scores in shooting (10 m air pistol) and fencing (épée one touch).[102] For the women's team, 16-year-old Margaux Isaksen joined Sheila Taormina, the first woman to appear in the Olympics in three different sports. Like the men, Isaksen and Toarmina started off slowly, failing to rank higher than 24th in either shooting or fencing. Taormina, however, finished strongly, taking first place in riding (show jumping) and setting a modern pentathlon Olympic record in swimming (200 m freestyle).[103] The U.S. did not medal in modern pentathlon.

Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points
Eli Bremer | Men's | 165 | 34 | 916 | 14–21 | =29 | 736 | 2:02.80 | 7 | 1328 | 140 | 14 | 1060 | 9:19.61 | 7 | 1164 | 5204 | 23
Sam Sacksen | 178 | 23 | 1072 | 14–21 | =29 | 736 | 2:08.99 | 25 | 1256 | 96 | 7 | 1104 | 9:32.90 | 17 | 1112 | 5280 | 18
Margaux Isaksen | Women's | 171 | 29 | 988 | 15–20 | =24 | 760 | 2:20.30 | 20 | 1240 | 56 | 10 | 1144 | 10:40.41 | 14 | 1160 | 5292 | 21
Sheila Taormina | 173 | 28 | 1012 | 4–31 | 36 | 496 | 2:08.86 | 1 | 1376 OR | 0 | 1 | 1200 | 10:25.05 | 7 | 1220 | 5304 | 19

## Rowing[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Thirteen crews represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.[104]

Men

Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank
Ken Jurkowski | Single sculls | 7:25.13 | 4 QF | N/A | 6:53.26 | 3 SA/B | 7:11.52 | 5 FB | 7:22.75 | 11
Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss | Pair | 7:13.64 | 5 R | 6:36.87 | 1 SA/B | N/A | 6:36.65 | 2 FA | 7:05.58 | 6
Elliot Hovey Wes Piermarini | Double sculls | 6:39.37 | 5 R | 6:26.05 | 4 FC | N/A | BYE | 6:33.15 | 13
Scott Gault Matt Hughes Jamie Schroeder Sam Stitt | Quadruple sculls | 5:45.77 | 3 SA/B | BYE | N/A | 5:52.81 | 2 FA | 5:47.63 | 5
David Banks Brett Newlin Giuseppe Lanzone Paul Teti | Four | 6:03.96 | 3 SA/B | BYE | N/A | 5:57.52 | 5 FB | 6:07.17 | 9
Mike Altman Will Daly Tom Paradiso Patrick Todd | Lightweight four | 5:56.54 | 4 R | 6:27.43 | 3 SA/B | N/A | 6:16.30 | 6 FB | 6:07.79 | 11
Wyatt Allen Micah Boyd Steven Coppola Beau Hoopman Josh Inman Marcus McElhenney Matt Schnobrich Bryan Volpenhein Daniel Walsh | Eight | 5:29.60 | 2 R | 5:38.95 | 1 FA | N/A | 5:25.34 | 03 !

Women

Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank
Michelle Guérette | Single sculls | 7:49.14 | 2 QF | N/A | 7:28.91 | 1 SA/B | 7:35.69 | 2 FA | 7:22.78 | 02 !
Anna Cummins Portia McGee | Pair | 7:29.95 | 4 R | 7:32.26 | 3 FB | N/A | 7:33.17 | 7
Ellen Tomek Megan Kalmoe | Double sculls | 7:11.17 | 3 R | 6:58.54 | 1 FA | N/A | 7:17.53 | 5
Jennifer Goldsack Renee Hykel | Lightweight double sculls | 6:53.32 | 3 R | 7:22.22 | 1 SA/B | N/A | 7:12.15 | 4 FB | 7:09.02 | 10
Jennifer Kaido Lindsay Meyer Lia Pernell Margot Shumway | Quadruple sculls | 6:19.89 | 3 R | 6:39.53 | 2 FA | N/A | 6:25.86 | 5
Erin Cafaro Anna Cummins Caryn Davies Susan Francia Anna Goodale Caroline Lind Elle Logan Lindsay Shoop Mary Whipple | Eight | 6:06.53 | 1 FA | BYE | N/A | 6:05.34 | 01 !

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States qualified in all 11 Olympic sailing classes and sent 18 athletes to the races in Qingdao, China.[105] Laser Radial sailor Anna Tunnicliffe and Finn sailor Zach Railey became the first American sailors to win Olympic medals in their respective classes since 1992.[106]

Men

Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M*
Ben Barger | RS:X | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 31 | EL | 218 | 26
Andrew Campbell | Laser | 14 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 32 | BFD | 8 | DSQ | 31 | CAN | EL | 174 | 26
Graham Biehl Stu McNay | 470 | 26 | 12 | OCS | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | EL | 105 | 13
John Dane III Austin Sperry | Star | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | EL | 86 | 11

Women

Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M*
Nancy Rios | RS:X | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 27 | DNF | DNF | 26 | 22 | EL | 224 | 26
Anna Tunnicliffe | Laser Radial | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | CAN | 4 | 37 | 01 !
Amanda Clark Sara Mergenthaler | 470 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | EL | 89 | 12
Sally Barkow Debbie Capozzi Carrie Howe | Yngling | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 63 | 8

Open

Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M*
Zach Railey | Finn | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | CAN | CAN | N/A | 6 | 45 | 02 !
Chris Rast Tim Wadlow | 49er | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | CAN | CAN | CAN | 22 | 89 | 6
John Lovell Charlie Ogletree | Tornado | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | N/A | EL | 114 | 15

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Walton "Glenn" Eller bites his Olympic gold medal after winning the men's double trap event August 12 at the Beijing Shooting Range.

Men

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Points | Rank | Points | Rank
Jason Parker | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 23 | Did not advance
Stephen Scherer | 590 | 27 | Did not advance
Michael Anti | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 9 | Did not advance
Matt Emmons | 597 | 2 Q | 701.7 | 02 !
Matt Emmons | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1175 | 2 Q | 1270.3 | 4
Jason Parker | 1164 | 22 | Did not advance
Brian Beaman | 10 m air pistol | 581 | 6 Q | 682.0 | 4
Jason Turner | 583 | 4 Q | 682.0 | 03 !*
Keith Sanderson | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 583 OR | 1 Q | 776.6 | 5
Daryl Szarenski | 50 m pistol | 555 | 14 | Did not advance
Jason Turner | 553 | 21 | Did not advance
Bret Erickson | Trap | 113 | 22 | Did not advance
Dominic Grazioli | 113 | 23 | Did not advance
Walton Eller | Double trap | 145 OR | 1 Q | 190 OR | 01 !
Jeff Holguin | 140 | 3 Q | 182 | 4
Vincent Hancock | Skeet | 121 OR | 1 Q | 145 OR | 01 !
Randal McLelland | 118 | 11 | Did not advance

* Jason Turner originally finished fourth, behind Kim Jong Su of North Korea. On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced Kim had tested positive for the banned substance propranolol and thus stripped of his medals from the 2008 Summer Olympics. Turner was awarded the bronze in 10 m air pistol.[107]

Women

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final
--- | --- | --- | ---
Points | Rank | Points | Rank
Jamie Beyerle | 10 m air rifle | 397 | 5 Q | 499.8 | 4
Emily Caruso | 395 | 15 | Did not advance
Jamie Beyerle | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 586 | 5 Q | 686.9 | 5
Sandra Fong | 577 | 21 | Did not advance
Brenda Shinn | 10 m air pistol | 373 | 37 | Did not advance
Rebecca Snyder | 370 | 41 | Did not advance
Elizabeth Callahan | 25 m pistol | 575 | 25 | Did not advance
Rebecca Snyder | 575 | 28 | Did not advance
Corey Cogdell | Trap | 69 | 4 Q | 86 | 03 !
Kimberly Rhode | Skeet | 70 | 3 Q | 93 OR | 02 !

## Softball[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The team roster for USA Softball was released on March 28, 2008.[108] It included a fifteen-person team roster and a replacement roster of three players. The United States brought an impressive softball record to Beijing, winning every Olympic and world title since 1982.[109] Prior to Beijing, it had a record of 106–10 in World Championships and 32–4 in the Olympics.[109][110] It had won all three Olympic gold medals in softball, and outscored opponents 51–1 in Athens. American dominance may have contributed to the IOC's decision to remove the sport from the Olympics in 2005.[111]

But at the Beijing Olympics, the United States lost to Japan 3–1 in the gold medal game. Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno had an outstanding performance after pitching 21 innings the day before.[112] Following the surprise loss, the top three teams spelled "2016" using softballs in front of home plate in the hopes of Olympic reinstatement.[113]

Team roster Monica Abbott Laura Berg Crystl Bustos Andrea Duran Jennie Finch Tairia Flowers Vicky Galindo Lovieanne Jung Kelly Kretschman Lauren Lappin Caitlin Lowe Jessica Mendoza Stacey Nuveman Cat Osterman Natasha Watley | Head Coach Mike Candrea Assistant Coaches Chuck D'Arcy Karen Jonhs John Rittman Replacement roster Lisa Fernandez Alicia Hollowell Jenny Topping

Results

Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | X | X | 11 | 11 | 0
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 2
WP: Jennie Finch(1–0) LP: Johana Gómez(0–1) Home runs: USA: Natasha Watley(1), Caitlin Lowe(1), Crystl Bustos(1) VEN: None
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1
WP: Cat Osterman(2–0) LP: Dione Meier(0–1)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1
WP: Jennie Finch(2–0) LP: Su-Hua Lin(0–1) Home runs: USA: Jessica Mendoza(3) TPE: None
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1
United States | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 9 | 9 | 0
WP: Cat Osterman(3–0) LP: Wei Lu(1–3) Home runs: CHN: None USA: Kelly Kretschman(1)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 5 | 0
Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
WP: Cat Osterman(1–0) LP: Tanya Harding(0–1) Home runs: USA: Crystl Bustos(2) AUS: None
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 7 | 9 | 0
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1
WP: Monica Abbott(1–0) LP: Naho Emoto(0–1) Home runs: USA: Natasha Watley(2), Jessica Mendoza(1,2), Crystl Bustos(3) JPN: None
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 | 13 | 0
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 1
WP: Monica Abbott(2–0) LP: Rebecca Soumeru(0–1) Home runs: USA: Tairia Flowers(1), Crystl Bustos(4), Jessica Mendoza(4) NED: None

| Qualified for the semifinals
| Eliminated

The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.

Final group standings

Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | -
Japan | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | -
Australia | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | -
Canada | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | -
China | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | -
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | -
Venezuela | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | -
Netherlands | 1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | -

Semifinals

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0
WP: Monica Abbott(3–0) LP: Yukiko Ueno(3–1) Sv: Cat Osterman Home runs: USA: Crystl Bustos(5) JPN: None

Gold medal match

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2
WP: Yukiko Ueno(5–1) LP: Cat Osterman(3–1) Home runs: JPN: Eri Yamada (2) USA: Crystl Bustos (6)

Final rank
  2 ! Silver

Official Olympic softball schedule

## Swimming[edit source | editbeta]

From left to right: Ryan Lochte (bronze), Michael Phelps (gold) and László Cseh (silver) show off the medals they earned from the men's 400 metre individual medley.
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States Olympic Team Trials in Swimming were held on June 29 – July 6 in Omaha, Nebraska.[114] The U.S. sent two people in each individual discipline and up to six people for the 4x100 freestyle relays and 4x200 freestyle relays. On August 1, Jessica Hardy, who had qualified in the 100 meter breaststroke and the 50 meter freestyle, withdrew from the Olympic team after failing an anti-doping test at the national trials. Hardy opted to pull out instead of contesting the test results at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[115]

The U.S. left Beijing with 31 swimming medals: 12 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze.[116] This surpassed the 28 medals won by the swimming team in Athens.[6] In the process, the U.S. broke ten swimming world records and twenty-four American records.[117] The American performance in swimming was highlighted by Michael Phelps, who won a total of eight gold medals, surpassing Mark Spitz's 36-year-old single Games record of seven gold medals.[118] Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and American sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (fourteen).[9] All three men's relay teams set world records, and an additional six individual world records were set by Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Aaron Peirsol.

The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming. Natalie Coughlin won six medals, more than any other female swimmer in Beijing.,[10] and the most for any American female athlete in a single Olympics. Rebecca Soni set a world record in the 200 meter breaststroke. Dara Torres, who won 3 silver medals after her eight-year absence, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal, at age 41.[11]

- Qualifiers for the latter rounds of swimming events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Men

Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank
Garrett Weber-Gale | 50 m freestyle[119] | 21.95 | 9 Q | 22.08 | 13 | Did not advance
Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 21.75 | 3 Q | 21.76 | 7 Q | 21.64 | 5
Jason Lezak | 100 m freestyle | 48.33 | 11 Q | 47.98 | 6 Q | 47.67 | 03 !
Garrett Weber-Gale | 48.19 | 8 Q | 48.12 | 10 | Did not advance
Michael Phelps | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.48 | 4 Q | 1:46.28 | 4 Q | 1:42.96 WR | 01 !
Peter Vanderkaay | 1:47.39 | 12 Q | 1:45.76 | 1 Q | 1:45.14 | 03 !
Larsen Jensen | 400 m freestyle | 3:43.10 AM | 1 Q | N/A | 3:42.78 AM | 03 !
Peter Vanderkaay | 3:44.22 | 6 Q | N/A | 3:43.11 | 4
Larsen Jensen | 1500 m freestyle | 14:49.53 | 8 Q | N/A | 14:48.16 | 5
Peter Vanderkaay | 14:52.11 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance
Matt Grevers | 100 m backstroke | 53.41 OR | 1 Q | 52.99 | 2 Q | 53.11 | 02 !
Aaron Peirsol | 53.65 | 3 Q | 53.56 | 5 Q | 52.54 WR | 01 !
Ryan Lochte | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.29 | 1 Q | 1:55.40 | 2 Q | 1:53.93 WR | 01 !
Aaron Peirsol | 1:56.35 | 2 Q | 1:55.26 | 1 Q | 1:54.33 | 02 !
Mark Gangloff | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.71 | 16 Q | 1:00.44 | 7 Q | 1:00.24 | 8
Brendan Hansen | 1:00.36 | 10 Q | 59.94 | 5 Q | 59.57 | 4
Eric Shanteau | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.29 | 7 Q | 2:10.10 | 10 | Did not advance
Scott Spann | 2:10.61 | 10 Q | 2:09.08 | 3 Q | 2:09.76 | 6
Ian Crocker | 100 m butterfly | 51.95 | 13 Q | 51.27 | 3 Q | 51.13 | 4
Michael Phelps | 50.87 | 2 Q | 50.97 | 2 Q | 50.58 OR | 01 !
Michael Phelps | 200 m butterfly | 1:53.70 OR | 1 Q | 1:53.70 =OR | 1 Q | 1:52.03 WR | 01 !
Gil Stovall | 1:55.42 | 8 Q | 1:55.36 | 9 | Did not advance
Ryan Lochte | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.15 | 1 Q | 1:57.69 | 1 Q | 1:56.53 | 03 !
Michael Phelps | 1:58.65 | 6 Q | 1:57.70 | 2 Q | 1:54.23 WR | 01 !
Ryan Lochte | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.33 | 4 Q | N/A | 4:08.09 | 03 !
Michael Phelps | 4:07.82 OR | 1 Q | N/A | 4:03.84 WR | 01 !
Nathan Adrian* Matt Grevers* Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Ben Wildman-Tobriner* | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:12.23 WR | 1 Q | N/A | 3:08.24 WR | 01 !
Ricky Berens Klete Keller* Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt* Dave Walters* | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:04.66 OR | 1 Q | N/A | 6:58.56 WR | 01 !
Ian Crocker* Matt Grevers* Mark Gangloff* Brendan Hansen Jason Lezak Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale* | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:32.75 | 1 Q | N/A | 3:29.34 WR | 01 !
Mark Warkentin | 10 km open water | N/A | 1:52:13.00 | 8

* Competed in the heats only

American swimmer Dara Torres waves to the crowd after taking silver in the women's 50 m freestyle event.

Women

Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank
Kara Lynn Joyce | 50 m freestyle[119] | 25.01 | 14 Q | 24.63 | 7 Q | 24.63 | 6
Dara Torres | 24.58 | 3 Q | 24.27 | 1 Q | 24.07 AM | 02 !
Natalie Coughlin | 100 m freestyle | 53.82 | 4 Q | 53.70 | 1 Q | 53.39 AM | 03 !
Lacey Nymeyer | 54.62 | 14 Q | 54.74 | 12 | Did not advance
Katie Hoff | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.20 | 4 Q | 1:57.01 | 2 Q | 1:55.78 AM | 4
Allison Schmitt | 1:57.38 | 7 Q | 1:58.01 | 9 | Did not advance
Katie Hoff | 400 m freestyle | 4:03.71 | 3 Q | N/A | 4:03.29 | 02 !
Kate Ziegler | 4:09.59 | 14 | N/A | Did not advance
Katie Hoff | 800 m freestyle | 8:27.78 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance
Kate Ziegler | 8:26.98 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance
Natalie Coughlin | 100 m backstroke | 59.69 | 4 Q | 59.43 | 2 Q | 58.96 AM | 01 !
Margaret Hoelzer | 1:00.13 | 7 Q | 59.84 | 6 Q | 59.34 | 03 !
Elizabeth Beisel | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.02 | 6 Q | 2:07.90 | 2 Q | 2:08.23 | 5
Margaret Hoelzer | 2:09.12 | 7 Q | 2:08.25 | 5 Q | 2:06.23 | 02 !
Megan Jendrick | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.07 | 9 Q | 1:08.07 | 7 Q | 1:07.62 | 5
Rebecca Soni | 1:07.44 | 4 Q | 1:07.07 | 2 Q | 1:06.73 | 02 !
Amanda Beard | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.70 | 18 | Did not advance
Rebecca Soni | 2:22.17 OR | 1 Q | 2:22.64 | 1 Q | 2:20.22 WR | 01 !
Elaine Breeden | 100 m butterfly | 58.06 | 2 Q | 58.55 | 10 | Did not advance
Christine Magnuson | 57.70 | 6 Q | 57.08 AM | 2 Q | 57.10 | 02 !
Elaine Breeden | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.92 | 9 Q | 2:07.73 | 8 Q | 2:07.57 | 7
Kathleen Hersey | 2:07.65 | 7 Q | 2:06.96 | 5 Q | 2:08.23 | 8
Natalie Coughlin | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.63 | 3 Q | 2:11.84 | 4 Q | 2:10.34 | 03 !
Katie Hoff | 2:11.58 | 2 Q | 2:10.90 | 3 Q | 2:10.68 | 4
Elizabeth Beisel | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.55 | 1 Q | N/A | 4:34.24 | 4
Katie Hoff | 4:34.63 | 2 Q | N/A | 4:31.71 | 03 !
Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Lacey Nymeyer* Emily Silver Julia Smit* Dara Torres | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.53 | 3 Q | N/A | 3:34.33 AM | 02 !
Caroline Burckle Natalie Coughlin Katie Hoff Christine Marshall* Allison Schmitt Julia Smit* Kim Vandenberg* | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:52.43 | 2 Q | N/A | 7:46.33 AM | 03 !
Elaine Breeden* Natalie Coughlin Margaret Hoelzer* Megan Jendrick* Kara Lynn Joyce* Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:59.15 | 3 Q | N/A | 3:53.30 AM | 02 !
Chloe Sutton | 10 km open water | N/A | 2:02:13.6 | 22

* Competed in the heats only

## Synchronized swimming[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

One of the first sports in which the U.S. qualified for Beijing and formalized its Olympic roster was synchronized swimming. Berths in the duet and team events were secured at the 2007 Pan American Games.[120][121] After winning both duet and team bronze medals in Athens, the U.S. failed to win a medal for the second time since synchronized swimming became an Olympic sport in 1984.[122]

Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final)
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank
Christina Jones Andrea Nott | Duet | 47.750 | 5 | 47.750 | 95.500 | 5 Q | 47.750 | 95.500 | 5
Brooke Abel Janet Culp Kate Hooven* Christina Jones Becky Kim Andrea Nott Annabelle Orme Jillian Penner Kim Probst* | Team | 47.584 | =5 | N/A | 47.750 | 95.334 | =5

*Team captain

## Table tennis[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States qualified for the women's team competition, 3 places in women's singles, and 1 place in men's singles. Gao Jun and Wang Chen automatically qualified in women's singles by being in the top 20 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings.[123] Yao "Crystal" Huang took the third and final North American women's spot by winning at the North American Trials in Vancouver, qualifying an American women's team in the process. David Zhuang secured the only American spot in men's singles at the North American Trials.

The entire American team was composed of Chinese-born athletes.[124] This included Gao Jun, doubles silver medalist for China at the 1992 Olympics, who competed as an American for the third time.[125] Although she failed to obtain a medal, Wang Chen became the first American player to advance to the quarter-finals in Olympic table tennis history after defeating 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Kim Kyung-Ah.[126] The fifth-place performance by the women's team was also the best finish for U.S in this sport.[125]

Singles

Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
David Zhuang | Men's singles | Toriola (NGR) L 3–4 | Did not advance
Gao Jun | Women's singles | BYE | Odorova (SVK) W 4–2 | Hirano (JPN) W 4–1 | Wu X (DOM) L 3–4 | Did not advance
Crystal Huang | Yang F (CGO) L 2–4 | Did not advance
Wang Chen | BYE | Tóth (HUN) W 4–1 | Kim K-A (KOR) W 4–3 | Li Jw (SIN) L 1–4 | Did not advance

Team

Athlete | Event | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Gao Jun Crystal Huang Wang Chen | Women's team | Group B Singapore (SIN) L 0 – 3 Netherlands (NED) W 3 – 1 Nigeria (NGR) W 3 – 0 | 2 | Did not advance | Romania (ROU) W 3 – 1 | South Korea (KOR) L 0 – 3 | Did not advance

## Taekwondo[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States sent the maximum of four athletes to compete in taekwondo; the team was announced after the final phase of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials for taekwondo on April 5, 2008.[127][128] Diana, Mark and Steven López became the first trio from the same family to compete for the United States since 1904.[129] All three of them won medals: one silver and two bronze. Steven López, a defending two-time Olympic gold medalist, lost his only match in six years after a controversial point deduction in the quarterfinals.[130][131]

Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Mark López | Men's −68 kg | Bahave (AFG) W 3–0 | Manz (GER) W 3–1 | López (PER) W 2–1 | BYE | Son T-J (KOR) L 2–3 | 02 !
Steven López | Men's −80 kg | B Tanrıkulu (TUR) W 3–0 | Sarmiento (ITA) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Konan (CIV) W 3–0 | Ahmadov (AZE) W 3–2 | Did not advance | 03 !
Charlotte Craig | Women's −49 kg | Bezzola (SUI) W 4–0 | Contreras (VEN) L 2–3 | Did not advance
Diana López | Women's −57 kg | Premwaew (THA) W 2–0 | A Tanrıkulu (TUR) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Teo (MAS) W 3–0 | Calabrese (ITA) W 3–2 | Did not advance | 03 !

## Tennis[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) formally announced their Olympic team for tennis on June 26, 2008.[132] Because of a nagging knee injury, Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the women's singles competition on August 8, 2008, although she still played in women's doubles.[58] In a last-minute decision, Jill Craybas was selected to participate in her first Olympics at age 34.[133]

After losing all eight previous matches against Roger Federer, James Blake defeated him in a surprise upset in the quarterfinals of men's singles.[134] But Federer went on to beat the top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles semifinals.[135] Blake finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Novak Djokovic, while the Bryan twins won a bronze medal by defeating Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Venus Williams, 2008 Wimbledon champion, and her sister Serena were both upset in the quarterfinals of women's singles.[136] However, they went on to win the gold in doubles over Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and in improving the sisters' Olympic record to 10–0.[137]

Men

Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
James Blake | Singles | Guccione (AUS) W 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | Hrbatý (SVK) W 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3 | Simon (FRA) W 6–4, 6–2 | Federer (SUI) W 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | González (CHI) L 6–4, 5–7, 9–11 | Djokovic (SRB) L 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | 4
Robby Ginepri | Djokovic (SRB) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance
Sam Querrey | Andreev (RUS) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance
James Blake Sam Querrey | Doubles | N/A | Andreev / Davydenko (RUS) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | N/A | Knowles / Mullings (BAH) W 6–2, 6–1 | Knowle / Melzer (AUT) W 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | Guccione / Hewitt (AUS) W 6–4, 6–3 | Federer / Wawrinka (SUI) L 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | Clément / Llodra (FRA) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 03 !

Women

Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Jill Craybas | Singles | Schnyder (SUI) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance
Serena Williams | Govortsova (BLR) W 6–3, 6–1 | Stosur (AUS) W 6–2, 6–0 | Cornet (FRA) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Dementieva (RUS) L 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | Did not advance
Venus Williams | Bacsinzsky (SUI) W 6–3, 6–2 | Benešová (CZE) W 6–1, 6–4 | Azarenka (BLR) W 6–3, 6–2 | Li N (CHN) L 5–7, 5–7 | Did not advance
Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber | Doubles | N/A | Jans / Rosolska (POL) W 6–2, 6–1 | Azarenka / Poutchek (BLR) W 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual (ESP) L 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–8 | Did not advance
Serena Williams Venus Williams | N/A | Benešová / Vaidišová (CZE) W 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Morita / Sugiyama (JPN) W 7–5, 6–2 | Vesnina / Zvonareva (RUS) W 6–4, 6–0 | A Bondarenko / K Bondarenko (UKR) W 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual (ESP) W 6–2, 6–0 | 01 !

## Triathlon[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

From September 2007 to April 2008, the U.S. held three selection events, with the top American man and woman securing a place on the U.S. Olympic team.[138] The U.S. qualified the maximum of three women and three men in Olympic triathlon, following the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships in June 2008 and the world rankings released by the International Triathlon Union.[139] Americans have medaled once since triathlon was added to the Olympic program in 2000: a bronze in Athens.[140]

Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Hunter Kemper | Men's | 18:04 | 0:30 | 59:06 | 0:28 | 31:40 | 1:49:48.75 | 7
Matt Reed | 18:25 | 0:30 | 58:48 | 0:28 | 34:19 | 1:52:30.44 | 32
Jarrod Shoemaker | 18:19 | 0:29 | 59:03 | 0:28 | 32:27 | 1:50:46.39 | 18
Laura Bennett | Women's | 19:49 | 0:30 | 1:04:23 | 0:29 | 35:10 | 2:00:21.54 | 4
Julie Ertel | 19:51 | 0:30 | 1:04:24 | 0:32 | 37:22 | 2:02:39.22 | 19
Sarah Haskins | 19:50 | 0:32 | 1:04:18 | 0:32 | 36:10 | 2:01:22.57 | 11

## Volleyball[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

### Beach[edit source | editbeta]

Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank
Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers | Men's | Pool B Pļaviņš – Samoilovs (LAT) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 18–21) Heuscher – Heyer (SUI) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–10) Baracetti – Conde (ARG) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–13) | 2 Q | Laciga – Schnider (SUI) W 2 – 1 (21–16, 21–23, 15–13) | Klemperer – Koreng (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 25–23) | Geor – Gia (GEO) W 2 – 0 (21–11, 21–13) | Araújo – Luiz (BRA) W 2 – 1 (23–21, 17–21, 15–4) | 01 !
Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal | Pool F Boersma – Ronnes (NED) W 2 – 0 (21–16, 21–15) Brink – Dieckmann (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–13) Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) W 2 – 1 (21–15, 19–21, 18–16) | 1 Q | Herrera – Mesa (ESP) W 2 – 0 (26–24, 21–17) | Emanuel – Ricardo (BRA) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 16–21) | Did not advance
Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh | Women's | Pool B Kusuhara – Saiki (JPN) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–15) Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–16) Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–15) | 1 Q | Mouha – van Breedam (BEL) W 2 – 0 (24–22, 21–10) | Larissa – Ana Paula (BRA) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–15) | Talita – Renata (BRA) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–14) | Tian J – Wang J (CHN) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–18) | 01 !
Nicole Branagh Elaine Youngs | Pool E Kadijk – Mooren (NED) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 27–25) Pohl – Rau (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–16) Crespo – Esteves (CUB) W 2 – 1 (21–19, 13–21, 15–12) | 2 Q | Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–13) | Xue C – Zhang X (CHN) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21) | Did not advance

- President George W. Bush poses with Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser during a practice session in Beijing.

- President George W. Bush poses with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh during a practice session in Beijing.

### Indoor[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States was one of nine NOCs that managed to qualify a team in both then men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won all their matches in the tournament, and earned the gold medal. The women's team won all group matches but one, and qualified to the final round, where they continued the winning streak until losing the gold medal match, ending the tournament with the silver medal.

#### Men's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[77][141] view · talk

The United States team just before the group stage match against Italy. From left: Stanley, Lee, Hansen, Priddy, Ball, Touzinsky, Gardner, Salmon, Rooney, Millar, Lambourne, Hoff.

№ | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
01 !1 | Ball, Lloy Lloy Ball | 01972-02-17 February 17, 1972 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (210 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 316 cm (124 in) | Zenit Kazan
02 !2 | Rooney, Sean Sean Rooney | 01982-11-13 November 13, 1982 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Dinamo-Yantar Kalingrad
04 !4 | Lee, David David Lee | 01982-03-08 March 8, 1982 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (230 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Halkbank Ankara
05 !5 | Lambourne, Richard Richard Lambourne | 01975-05-06 May 6, 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | AZS Olsztyn
08 !8 | Priddy, William William Priddy | 01977-10-01 October 1, 1977 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (200 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
09 !9 | Millar, Ryan Ryan Millar | 01978-01-22 January 22, 1978 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (220 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | Sparkling Milano
10 | Salmon, Riley Riley Salmon | 01976-07-02 July 2, 1976 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (200 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | Top Volley SRL
12 | Hoff, Thomas Thomas Hoff | 01973-06-09 June 9, 1973 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (210 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Fakel New Urengoy
13 | Stanley, Clay Clay Stanley | 01978-01-20 January 20, 1978 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 104 kg (230 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Zenit Kazan
14 | Hansen, Kevin Kevin Hansen | 01982-03-19 March 19, 1982 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (210 lb) | 349 cm (137 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Stade Poitevin Poitiers
15 | Gardner, Gabe Gabe Gardner | 01976-03-18 March 18, 1976 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | 103 kg (230 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Sparkling Milano
18 | Touzinsky, Scott Scott Touzinsky | 01982-04-22 April 22, 1982 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | ACH Volley Bled

Group play

| Qualified for the quarterfinals

| Matches | Points | Sets
--- | --- | --- | ---
Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio
1 | United States | 10 | 5 | 0 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750
2 | Italy | 9 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167
3 | Bulgaria | 8 | 3 | 2 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111
4 | China | 7 | 2 | 3 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692
5 | Venezuela | 6 | 1 | 4 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667
6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267

02008-08-10 August 10, 2008 12:35 v | United States | 3 – 2 | Venezuela | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Konstantin Tufekchiev (BUL), Umit Sokullu (TUR) Report(s): result statistics
25 25 22 21 15 108 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total | 18 18 25 25 10 96

02008-08-12 August 12, 2008 12:30 v | United States | 3 – 1 | Italy | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referee(s): Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) Report(s): result statistics
24 25 25 25 99 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total | 26 22 15 21 84

02008-08-14 August 14, 2008 22:30 v | Bulgaria | 1 – 3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referee(s): Laert Souza (BRA), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) Report(s): result statistics
29 21 14 24 88 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total | 27 25 25 26 103

02008-08-16 August 16, 2008 10:00 v | United States | 3 – 0 | China | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,650 Referee(s): Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA), Laert Souza (BRA) Report(s): result statistics
25 25 25 75 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total | 22 12 18 52

02008-08-18 August 18, 2008 22:35 v | Japan | 0 – 3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,800 Referee(s): Dejan Jovanovic (SRB), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) Report(s): result statistics
18 12 21 51 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total | 25 25 25 75

Quarterfinal

20 August 2008 20:00 v | China | 0 – 3 | Brazil | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Massimo Menghini (ITA), Frank Leuthauser (GER) Report(s): result statistics
17 15 16 48 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total | 25 25 25 75

Semifinal

02008-08-22 August 22, 2008 12:35 v | United States | 3 – 2 | Russia | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referee(s): Osamu Sakaide (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) Report(s): result statistics
25 25 25 22 15 112 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total | 22 21 27 25 13 108

Gold medal match

02008-08-24 August 24, 2008 12:00 v | 1 ! United States | 3 – 1 | Brazil 2 ! | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN) Report(s): result statistics
20 25 25 25 95 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total | 25 22 21 23 91

#### Women's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[77][142] view · talk

№ | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
01 !1 | Nnamani, Ogonna Ogonna Nnamani | 01983-07-29 July 29, 1983 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Asystel Novara
02 !2 | Scott-Arruda, Danielle Danielle Scott-Arruda | 01972-10-01 October 1, 1972 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (190 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | Florens Castellana
03 !3 | Haneef-Park, Tayyiba Tayyiba Haneef-Park | 01979-03-23 March 23, 1979 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (180 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
04 !4 | Berg, Lindsey Lindsey Berg | 01980-07-16 July 16, 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (170 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 274 cm (108 in) | Asystel Novara
05 !5 | Sykora, Stacy Stacy Sykora | 01977-06-24 June 24, 1977 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 61 kg (130 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Lines Ecocapitanata Altamura
06 !6 | Davis, Nicole Nicole Davis | 01982-04-24 April 24, 1982 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (160 lb) | 284 cm (112 in) | 266 cm (105 in) | Fenerbahçe
07 !7 | Bown, Heather Heather Bown | 01978-11-29 November 29, 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Marche Jesi
09 !9 | Joines, Jennifer Jennifer Joines | 01982-11-23 November 23, 1982 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (180 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 301 cm (119 in) | Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
10 | Glass, Kim Kim Glass | 01984-08-18 August 18, 1984 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 75 kg (170 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Fenerbahçe
11 | Ah Mow-Santos, Robyn Robyn Ah Mow-Santos | 01975-09-15 September 15, 1975 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (150 lb) | 291 cm (115 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | Voléro Zürich
12 | Willoughby, Kim Kim Willoughby | 01980-11-07 November 7, 1980 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (170 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Famila Chieri
15 | Tom, Logan Logan Tom | 01981-05-25 May 25, 1981 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 306 cm (120 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Dynamo Moscow

Group play

| Qualified for the quarterfinals
| Eliminated

| Matches | Points | Sets
--- | --- | --- | ---
Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio
1 | Cuba | 10 | 5 | 0 | 426 | 371 | 1.148 | 15 | 3 | 5.000
2 | United States | 9 | 4 | 1 | 459 | 441 | 1.041 | 12 | 9 | 1.333
3 | China | 8 | 3 | 2 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857
4 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636
5 | Poland | 6 | 1 | 4 | 441 | 445 | 0.991 | 9 | 12 | 0.750
6 | Venezuela | 5 | 0 | 5 | 262 | 395 | 0.663 | 1 | 15 | 0.067

02008-08-09 August 9, 2008 22:00 v | Japan | 1 – 3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee(s): Massimo Menghini (Italy), Andrei Zenovich (Russia) Report(s): result statistics
20 25 19 21 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 | 25 20 25 25

02008-08-11 August 11, 2008 12:35 v | United States | 0 – 3 | Cuba | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee(s): Umit Sokullu (Turkey), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) Report(s): result statistics
15 24 17 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 | 25 26 25

02008-08-13 August 13, 2008 12:00 v | Venezuela | 1 – 3 | United States | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referee(s): Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) Report(s): result statistics
17 25 14 18 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 | 25 20 25 25

02008-08-15 August 15, 2008 20:00 v | United States | 3 – 2 | China | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) Report(s): result statistics
23 25 23 25 15 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 | 25 22 25 20 11

02008-08-17 August 17, 2008 12:30 v | Poland | 2 – 3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) Report(s): result statistics
25 21 25 19 13 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 | 18 25 19 25 15

Quarterfinal

02008-08-19 August 19, 2008 22:00 v | United States | 3 – 2 | Italy | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee(s): Francisco de Souza (Brazil), Osamu Sakaide (Japan) Report(s): result statistics
20 25 19 25 15 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 | 25 21 25 18 6

Semifinal

02008-08-21 August 21, 2008 12:35 v | Cuba | 0 – 3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) Report(s): result statistics
20 16 17 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 | 25 25 26

Gold medal match

02008-08-23 August 23, 2008 20:00 v | 2 ! United States | 1 – 3 | Brazil 1 ! | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referee(s): Massimo Menghini (Italy), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) Report(s): result statistics
15 25 13 21 | Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 | 25 18 25 25

## Water polo[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

United States participated in both the men's and women's tournaments. Both teams won the silver medal.

### Men's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The United States men's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007 Pan American Games tournament, held July 21–26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[143] The 13-man Olympic roster was set by U.S. head coach Terry Schroeder on June 30. For the first time since 1988, the American men reached the finals of the water polo tournament. They won the silver after a loss to the two-time defending gold medalists from Hungary.[144]

Roster

The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[77] view · talk

№ | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
01 !1 | Moses, Merrill Merrill Moses | GK | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (220 lb) | 01977-08-13 August 13, 1977 | The New York Athletic Club
02 !2 | Varellas, Peter Peter Varellas | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 01984-10-02 October 2, 1984 | Olympic Club
03 !3 | Hudnut, Peter Peter Hudnut | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (220 lb) | 01980-02-16 February 16, 1980 | Los Angeles WP Club
04 !4 | Powers, Jeff Jeff Powers | CB | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | 01980-01-21 January 21, 1980 | Newport Aquatics Foundation
05 !5 | Wright, Adam Adam Wright | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (190 lb) | 01977-05-04 May 4, 1977 | The New York Athletic Club
06 !6 | Merlo, Rick Rick Merlo | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (220 lb) | 01982-08-05 August 5, 1982 | The New York Athletic Club
07 !7 | Beaubien, Layne Layne Beaubien | D | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 01976-07-04 July 4, 1976 | The New York Athletic Club
08 !8 | Azevedo, Tony Tony Azevedo | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (200 lb) | 01981-11-21 November 21, 1981 | The New York Athletic Club
09 !9 | Bailey, Ryan Ryan Bailey | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 111 kg (240 lb) | 01975-08-28 August 28, 1975 | Newport Aquatics Foundation
10 | Hutten, Tim Tim Hutten | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 01985-06-04 June 4, 1985 | Newport Aquatics Foundation
11 | Smith, Jesse Jesse Smith | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 105 kg (230 lb) | 01983-04-27 April 27, 1983 | Los Angeles WP Club
12 | Krumpholz, J. W.J. W. Krumpholz | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (210 lb) | 01987-11-22 November 22, 1987 | Los Angeles WP Club
13 | Brooks, Brandon Brandon Brooks | GK | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 111 kg (240 lb) | 01981-04-29 April 29, 1981 | Los Angeles WP Club

    Head coach: Terry Schroeder

Group play

| Qualified for the semifinals
| Qualified for the quarterfinals
| Will play for places 7–10
| Will play for places 7–12

Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 8
Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 8
Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 6
Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4
Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 4
China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

02008-08-10 August 10, 2008 16:40 v | Game reference | United States | 8 – 4 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-0
Azevedo 5, Beaubien 2 | Goals | Wang B. 2

02008-08-12 August 12, 2008 12:10 v | Game reference | Italy | 11 – 12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 2-3, 4-3, 4-4
Gallo 3, Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2, Sottani 2 | Goals | Powers 3, Azevedo 2

02008-08-14 August 14, 2008 10:50 v | Game reference | United States | 2 – 4 | Serbia | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Antsiferov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR)
Score by quarters: 0-0, 1-2, 0-2, 1-0
Varellas 2 | Goals | Udovičić 1, Pijetlović 1, Šapić 1, Vujasinović 1

02008-08-16 August 16, 2008 12:10 v | Game reference | Croatia | 5 – 7 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-2
Đogaš 2 | Goals | Azevedo 3

02008-08-18 August 18, 2008 14:00 v | Game reference | United States | 8 – 7 | Germany | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Margeta (SLO), Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-1, 2-2, 1-2
Powers 2, Wright 2 | Goals | Nossek 5

Semifinal

02008-08-22 August 22, 2008 19:40 v | Game reference | United States | 10 – 5 | Serbia | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-1, 2-1, 3-0
Azevedo 3, Beaubien 2, Bailey 2 | Goals | Pijetlović 2, Vujasinović 2

Final

02008-08-24 August 24, 2008 15:40 v | Game reference | 1 ! Hungary | 14 – 10 | United States 2 ! | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Brguljan (MNE)
Score by quarters: 6-4, 3-4, 2-1, 3-1
Dá. Varga 3, Biros 3, Dé. Varga 2 | Goals | Azevedo 4, Beaubien 2, Smith 2

### Women's tournament[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The United States women's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007 Pan American Games tournament, held July 14–20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[145] The U.S. Olympic roster of 13 was named by head coach Guy Baker on June 30. In Beijing, the American women won their second silver medal in the last three Olympics. The U.S. also became the only nation to medal in all three Olympics featuring women's water polo.[146]

Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[77] view · talk

№ | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
01 !1 | Armstrong, Elizabeth Elizabeth Armstrong | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 01983-01-31 January 31, 1983 | Great Lakes Ann Arbor
02 !2 | Petri, Heather Heather Petri | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (170 lb) | 01978-06-13 June 13, 1978 | The New York Athletic Club
03 !3 | Hayes, Brittany Brittany Hayes | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (160 lb) | 01985-02-07 February 7, 1985 | Socal Tustin
04 !4 | Villa, Brenda Brenda Villa | D | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 01980-04-18 April 18, 1980 | Orizzonta Catania
05 !5 | Wenger, Lauren Lauren Wenger | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 01984-03-11 March 11, 1984 | Glyfada Athens
06 !6 | Golda, Natalie Natalie Golda | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (190 lb) | 01981-12-28 December 28, 1981 | The New York Athletic Club
07 !7 | Cardenas, Patty Patty Cardenas | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (160 lb) | 01984-08-19 August 19, 1984 | Commerce
08 !8 | Steffens, Jessica Jessica Steffens | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 01987-04-07 April 7, 1987 | Sunset San Diego
09 !9 | Windes, Elsie Elsie Windes | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (170 lb) | 01985-06-17 June 17, 1985 | Tualatin Hills
10 | Gregorka, Alison Alison Gregorka | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (160 lb) | 01985-06-29 June 29, 1985 | Great Lakes Ann Arbor
11 | Norman, Moriah Moriah van Norman | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (210 lb) | 01984-05-30 May 30, 1984 | The New York Athletic Club
12 | Craig, Kami Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (200 lb) | 01987-07-21 July 21, 1987 | Santa Barbara
13 | Hipp, Jamie Jamie Hipp | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (160 lb) | 01981-09-01 September 1, 1981 | CN Ondaretta Alcorcón

    Head coach: Guy Baker

Group play

| Qualified for the semifinals
| Qualified for the quarterfinals
| Will play for places 7–8

Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 5
Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 5
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2
Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

02008-08-11 August 11, 2008 17:00 v | Game reference | United States | 12 – 11 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 5-4, 2-2, 2-2
Golda 4, Craig 3, Hayes 2 | Goals | Gao 3, Teng 2, Sun Yu. 2, Sun H. 2

02008-08-13 August 13, 2008 15:40 v | Game reference | United States | 9 – 9 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0-2, 4-2, 2-2, 3-3
Hayes 2, Villa 2 | Goals | Miceli 2, di Mario 2

02008-08-15 August 15, 2008 14:20 v | Game reference | Russia | 7 – 12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 0-5, 3-2, 2-4, 2-1
Konukh 2, Turova 2 | Goals | Golda 3, Villa 2, Gregorka 2

Semifinal

02008-08-19 August 19, 2008 14:20 v | Game reference | United States | 9 – 8 | Australia | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Margeta (SLO), Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-2, 4-1, 1-3
Villa 3, Hayes 2 | Goals | Gynther 3, R. Rippon 2

Final

02008-08-21 August 21, 2008 18:20 v | Game reference | 2 ! United States | 8 – 9 | Netherlands 1 ! | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Caputi (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2-4, 3-1, 1-2, 2-2
Steffens 2 | Goals | de Bruijn 7

## Weightlifting[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The USA Weightlifting trials were held on May 25 in Atlanta, Georgia. The initial team included seven competitors and two alternates.[147] Casey Burgener was originally selected to lift at the +105 kg event after the USOC reported that the International Weightlifting Federation offered the United States a third men's Olympic slot.[148] The third slot never materialized, and the United States was not placed on the start list for the +105 event.[149] The best U.S. hope for a weightlifting medal was expected to be Melanie Roach, who set a new American record and finished in sixth place.[150]

Men

Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Result | Rank | Result | Rank
Chad Vaughn | −77 kg | 147 | 16 | 144 | DNF | 147 | DNF
Kendrick Farris | −85 kg | 160 | 11 | 202 | =7 | 362 | 8

Women

Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Result | Rank | Result | Rank
Melanie Roach | −53 kg | 83 | 6 | 110 | 6 | 193 | 6
Carissa Gump | −63 kg | 88 | 14 | 116 | 14 | 204 | 14
Natalie Woolfolk | 97 | =9 | 114 | 12 | 211 | 12
Cheryl Haworth | +75 kg | 115 | =6 | 144 | 6 | 259 | 6

## Wrestling[edit source | editbeta]

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States qualified in all weight classes except 60 kg men's Greco-Roman. A total of sixteen wrestlers represented the U.S. in Beijing,[151] winning a total of three medals: two bronze and one gold. Henry Cejudo became the first American wrestler to win a freestyle gold medal in four years.[152]

Key:

- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Henry Cejudo | −55 kg | BYE | Velikov (BUL) W 3–1 PP | Gochashvili (GEO) W 3–1 PP | Sevdimov (AZE) W 3–1 PP | BYE | Matsunaga (JPN) W 3–1 PP | 01 !
Mike Zadick | −60 kg | BYE | Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | Bazarguruev (KGZ) L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 19
Doug Schwab | −66 kg | Stadnik (UKR) L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 14
Ben Askren | −74 kg | Veréb (HUN) W 5–0 VT | Fundora (CUB) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 7
Andy Hrovat | −84 kg | BYE | Salas (CUB) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 12
Daniel Cormier | −96 kg | Batista (CUB) L 0–5 VB[153] | Did not advance | 19
Steve Mocco | −120 kg | Tomar (IND) W 3–0 PO | Liang L (CHN) W 3–0 PO | Akhmedov (RUS) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | BYE | Masoumi (IRI) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 7

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Spenser Mango | −55 kg | BYE | Munteanu (ROU) W 3–1 PP | Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 8
Jake Deitchler | −66 kg | BYE | Begaliev (KGZ) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | BYE | Vardanyan (UKR) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 12
T. C. Dantzler | −74 kg | Bácsi (HUN) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 16
Brad Vering | −84 kg | Michalkiewicz (POL) W 3–1 PP | Forov (ARM) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 12
Adam Wheeler | −96 kg | BYE | Virág (HUN) W 3–1 PP | Jiang Hc (CHN) W 3–1 PP | Englich (GER) L 1–3 PP | BYE | Han T-Y (KOR) W 3–1 PP | 03 !
Dremiel Byers | −120 kg | Chernetskyi (UKR) W 3–1 PP | Liu Dl (CHN) W 3–1 PP | Sjöberg (SWE) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 7

Women's freestyle

Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank
Clarissa Chun | −48 kg | BYE | Mattsson (SWE) W 3–1 PP | Boubryemm (FRA) W 3–1 PP | Icho (JPN) L 1–3 PP | BYE | Merleni (UKR) L 1–3 PP | 5
Marcie Van Dusen | −55 kg | N/A | Synyshyn (UKR) W 3–1 PP | Rentería (COL) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 9
Randi Miller | −63 kg | Farac (EGY) W 3–0 PO | Ostapchuk (UKR) W 3–1 PP | Icho (JPN) L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | BYE | Zamula (AZE) W 3–0 PO | Dugrenier (CAN) W 3–1 PP | 03 !
Ali Bernard | −72 kg | N/A | Obiajunwa (NGR) W 5–0 VT | Wang J (CHN) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | BYE | Fransson (SWE) W 3–1 PP | Hamaguchi (JPN) L 1–3 PP | 5

## See also[edit source | editbeta]

- United States at the 2007 Pan American Games
- United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- United States at the Olympics

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