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2008 Beijing Olympics Results: U.S. Leads Overall, China Leads Gold Medal Count on Friday
The United States and China lead the medal count thus far in the 2008 Summer Olympics in
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The U.S. women's soccer team won the gold medal against Brazil, while the U.S. women's softball won silver after losing to Japan. Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor defended their gold medal in women's beach volleyball and Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won in men's beach volleyball.
The U.S. swept the men's 400m in track and field as LaShawn Merritt outlasted rival Jeremy Wariner to win the gold. Bryan Clay won the decathlon gold medal, granting him the title of the "World's Greatest Athlete".
On Sunday, Michael Phelps set the all-time Olympic record for eight gold medals in a single Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz's record from the 1972 Olympics. Phelps extended his all-time record for most Olympic gold medals to 14.
Phelps set Olympic records in each event, but set seven, not eight, world records. Phelps missed the world record in the 100-meter freestyle (50.58), but set an Olympic record in the event.
Phelps set a world and Olympic record in the 200-meter individual medley (1:54.23), the 200-meter freestyle (1:42.96), 200-meter butterfly (1:52.03), 4x200 freestyle relay (6:58.56), the 4x100 medley relay (3:29.34), the 400m individual medley (4:03.84) and 4x100 freestyle relay (3:08.24).
Phelps won the exhilarating 4x100 freestyle relay, along with Cullen Jones, Garrett Weber-Gale and anchor Jason Lesak on last Sunday.
On Thursday, China swept the table tennis singles final, winning all three medals.
Wei Yang continued China's dominance in gymnastics by winning the gold in the men's individual all-around final on Wednesday. He Kexin won the gold for the women's uneven bars, while Zou Kai (floor exercise, horizontal bars), Li Xiaopeng (parallel bars), Xiao Qin (pommel horse) and Chen Yibing (rings) won gold medals for the men. The men's and women's team swept the team final in gymnastics.
Zhang Juan Juan won the gold for women's individual archery and Liu Zige set a world and Olympic record as she won the gold in the women's 200-meter butterfly in swimming.
The host nation won nine weightlifting gold medals: Long Qingquan (men's 56kg), Zhang Xiangxiang (men's 62kg), Chen Xiexia (women's 48kg), Chen Yanqing (women's 58kg), Liao Hui (men's 69kg), Lu Yong (men's 85kg), Cao Lei (women's 78kg), Liu Chunhong (women's 69kg) and Wang Jiao (women's freestyle 72kg).
Guo Wenjun, Liu Chunhong, Cao Lei, Chen Xiexia, Chen Yanqing and Liu Chunhong all set Olympic records. On Monday, Zhong Man won the fencing gold medal for
China swept the trampoline event as Lu Chunlong won the men's trampoline and He Wenna won the women's trampoline.
Total Medals by Country Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 31 36 35 102 47 17 25 89 17 18 22 57 18 13 13 44 12 14 16 42 14 9 13 36 5 13 16 34 11 10 7 28 9 6 10 25 7 8 10 25
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