2004 Olympic medal table, 2008 Beijing Olympic medal table

Rankings: Country, Region, Gold, Silver, Bronze Total.

001 United States 35 39 29 103

002 China 32 17 14 63

003 Russia 27 27 38 92

004 Australia 17 16 16 49

005 Japan 16 9 12 37

006 Germany 14 16 18 48

007 France 11 9 13 33

008 Italy 10 11 11 32

009 South Korea 9 12 9 30

010 UK 9 9 12 30

011 Cuba 9 7 11 27

012 Hungary 9 6 3 18

013 Ukraine 9 5 9 23

014 Romania 8 5 6 19

015 Greece 6 6 4 16

Rankings: Country, Region, Gold, Silver, Bronze Total.

001 United States 35 39 29 103

002 China 32 17 14 63

003 Russia 27 27 38 92

004 Australia 17 16 16 49

005 Japan 16 9 12 37

006 Germany 14 16 18 48

007 France 11 9 13 33

008 Italy 10 11 11 32

009 South Korea 9 12 9 30

010 UK 9 9 12 30

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China won 48 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 30 bronze medals. The United States finished second with 36 gold, 39 silver and 37 bronze medals. Russia is third with 24 gold, 13 silver and 23 bronze medals.

Great Britain finished fourth with 19 gold, 13 silver and 19 bronze medals. Germany is fifth with 16 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze medals.

In 2008, China hosted the 29th Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, which was also the first time that China hosted the Olympic Games, the Beijing Olympics set a total of 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records, a total of 87 countries and regions won medals in the event, China topped the gold medal list with 51 gold medals, and was the first Asian country in the history of the Olympic Games to top the gold medal list.

What did the medals look like at Beijing 2008?

The medals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics have a diameter of 70mm and a thickness of 6mm. On the obverse of the medal is the uniform pattern of the IOC, namely the Greek goddess of victory standing with wings and the Panathinaiko Arena in Greece. The back of the medal is inlaid with ancient Chinese dragon jade, and the metal in the middle of the back is engraved with the emblem of the Beijing Olympics.

The medal hook evolved from the traditional Chinese jade double dragon Pu Wenhuang.

The whole medal is noble and elegant, rich in Chinese characteristics, which not only reflects the appreciation of the winners, but also vividly interprets the virtue of "jade" of the Chinese nation since ancient times, and is another "combination of Chinese and Western" in the image landscape project of the Beijing Olympic Games.