2008 Olympic Medal Count

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

COUNTRY

United States
26
28
28
82

China
45
14
20
79

South Korea
8
10
6
24

Japan
8
6
9
23

Kazakhstan
1
3
4
8

North Korea
2
1
3
6

Indonesia
1
1
3
5

Uzbekistan
0
2
3
5

Mongolia
1
1
0
2

Kyrgyzstan
0
1
1
2

Chinese Taipei
0
0
2
2

India
1
0
1
2

Thailand
1
1
0
2

Vietnam
0
1
0
1

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“You breathe it too much and you begin to lose your balance. It is a bit like a table tennis drug,” said Peter Gardos, an Austrian coach, reacting to a new regulation being implemented by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Professional table tennis players oftentimes use a special glue before every match to attach […]

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Bruce Ishimatsu’s niece, Haley Ishimatsu, is on the American women’s diving team representing not only the United States, but also a new era of globalized cross-pollenation and communication. He writes that how images are interpreted in our hometown is no longer the measuring stick for globe-spanning human relations.

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Natasha Kai - Women’s Soccer
Amy Tran - Women’s Field Hockey
Kayla Bashore - Women’s Field Hockey
Logan Tom - Women’s Volleyball
Lovieanne Jung - Women’s Softball
Emily Cross - Women’s Fencing
Clarissa Chun - Women’s Wrestling
Jun Gao - Women’s Table Tennis
Crystal Huang - Women’s Table Tennis
Chen Wang - Women’s Table Tennis
Sandra Fong - Shooting

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Asian countries dominated the Olympics on Day Six of competition collecting thirteen total medals in one day, including seven golds.

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Asian American swimmer Natalie Coughlin wins the gold! She became the first female swimmer to defend gold in the 100-meter backstroke. Check out her profile in the AsianWeek Olympics Exclusive!
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Here are the most recent updates for Asian Pacific American Olympic competitors

Natalie Coughlin - Swimming - Silver Medal
Kevin Tan - Gymnastics - Advances
Logan Tom - Volleyball - Advances
Eva Lee - Badminton - Wins a game, loses match
Sayaka Matsumoto - Judo - Eliminated
Natasha Kai - Soccer

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The 28 Asian American Olympians featured here will walk with the hundreds of Americans representing the United States at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on August 8. From the all-Asian American badminton and table tennis teams to the 105-pound female wrestler Clarissa Chun, these athletes have risen to the occasion, defeating stereotypes […]

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Giants rookie pitcher Geno Espineli has heard his share of stereotypical cracks about wacky left-handers.

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Dedicates fight to Philippine typhoon victims
LAS VEGAS — With over 8,300 people cheering in attendance, Manny Pacquiao, the “People’s Champion,” knelt in the corner of the ring with his head buried in prayer and with one thing in mind: to win.
With gloved fists raised toward the sky, he sprung to his feet with pure focus, […]

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Round by Round Coverage

Filipina singer Nicole Angela sings the Philippine National anthem, which arouses an ecstatic applause from the crowd as Pacquiao is shown primed and focused on the large megatron screen.

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Manny Pacquiao became the first Filipino fighter to hold titles in 4 different divisions after defeating David Diaz (34-1-1). See the amazing knockout on the next page!

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