2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)
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The United States of America took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics for the 25th time. 596 athletes (310 men, 286 women) qualified for the Summer Olympics in Beijing and competed in 27 of the 28 sports. Only in handball could neither the women nor the men of the USA qualify. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was Lopez Lomong .
The United States' first Olympic appearance was in the women's soccer game against Norway , which was lost 2-0.
Subsequent changes to the placements
The pole vaulter Derek Miles was fourth in Beijing and narrowly missed the bronze medal because he had only one more failed attempt than the third Denys Yurchenko , who also jumped 5.70 m. In November 2016, the International Olympic Committee published that Yurchenko had started doping in Beijing. With that, Miles advances to Bronze Square.
badminton
The USA qualified in four disciplines: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and women's doubles. The United States actually qualified to participate in the mixed tournament, but the Badminton World Federation declared the qualification null and void.
Men
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Howard Bach
- Men's doubles
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Khan Malaythong
- Men's doubles
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Raju Rai
- Men's singles
Women
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Eva Lee
- Ladies singles, ladies doubles
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Mesinee Mangkalakiri
- Ladies doubles
baseball
After the United States was not represented at the 2004 Olympic Games , they were able to qualify in 2008 by finishing second in the 2006 Olympic Qualifying Event .
Men (bronze )
- Pitcher
- Brett Anderson - Midland Rockhounds ( Oakland Athletics )
- Jake Arrieta - Frederick Keys ( Baltimore Orioles )
- Trevor Cahill - Midland Rockhounds ( Oakland Athletics )
- Jeremy Cummings - Durham Bulls ( Tampa Bay Rays )
- Brian Duensing - Rochester Red Wings ( Minnesota Twins )
- Kevin Jepsen - Salt Lake Bees ( Los Angeles Angels )
- Brandon Knight - New Orleans Zephyrs ( New York Mets )
- Mike Koplove - Las Vegas 51s ( Los Angeles Dodgers )
- Blaine Neal - Toledo Mud Hens ( Detroit Tigers )
- Jeff Stevens - Buffalo Bison ( Cleveland Indians )
- Stephen Strasburg - San Diego State Aztecs
- Casey Weathers - Tulsa Drillers ( Colorado Rockies )
- Catcher
- Infielder
- Brian Barden - Memphis Redbirds ( St. Louis Cardinals )
- Matthew Brown - Salt Lake Bees ( Los Angeles Angels )
- Jason Donald - Reading Phillies ( Philadelphia Phillies )
- Jayson Nix - Colorado Springs Sky Sox ( Colorado Rockies )
- Mike Hessman - Toledo Mud Hens ( Detroit Tigers )
- Terry Tiffee - Las Vegas 51s ( Los Angeles Dodgers )
- Outfielder
- Coaching staff
- Davey Johnson - manager
- Rick Eckstein - Bench Coach ( Columbus Clippers )
- Reggie Smith - hitting coach
- Marcel Lachemann - Pitching Coach ( Del Oro High School )
- Rolando de Armas - Auxiliary Coach ( GCL Phillies )
- Dick Cooke - Auxiliary Coach ( Davidson College )
basketball
Both the men's team and the women's team of the United States could qualify for the Olympic Games. The men's team won the American Championship in 2007 , the women's team won the same title .
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Archery
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Khatuna Lorig
- Ladies
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Jennifer Nichols
- Ladies
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Brady Ellison
- Men's
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Butch Johnson
- Men's
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Vic Wunderle
- Men's
Boxing
| discipline | athlete |
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| Half fly weight (up to 48 kg) | Luis Yáñez |
| Flyweight (up to 51 kg) | Rau'Shee Warren |
| Feather weight (up to 57 kg) | Raynell Williams |
| Lightweight (up to 60 kg) | Sadam Ali |
| Half welter weight (up to 64 kg) | Javier Molina |
| Welter weight (up to 69 kg) | Demetrius Andrade |
| Middle weight (up to 75 kg) | Shawn Estrada |
| Heavy weight (up to 91 kg) |
Deontay Wilder (bronze )
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fencing
- Epee singles, gentlemen
- Foil singles, men
- Saber individual and team, gentlemen
- Epee singles, ladies
- Foil singles and teams, women
- Saber singles and teams, ladies
Soccer
Men
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Women (gold )
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Weightlifting
hockey
Women
- Kate Barber
- Kayla Bashore
- Lauren Crandall
- Rachel Dawson
- Kelly Doton
- Katelyn Falgowski
- Jesse Gey
- Carrie Lingo
- Angie Loy
- Caroline Nichols
- Lauren Powley
- Dina Rizzo
- Dana Sensenig
- Sara Silvetti
- Keli Smith
- Tiffany Snow
- Amy Tran
- Barb vineyard
Judo
- Valerie Gotay
- Sayaka Matsumoto
- Daniel McCormick
- Brian Olson
- Ryan Reser
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Ronda Rousey (bronze
) - Travis Stevens
- Taylor Takata
- Eagle volmar
- Taraje Williams-Murray
canoe
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Racing
slalom
athletics
Modern pentathlon
Cycling
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Kristin Armstrong (gold
) - Kyle Bennett
- Michael Blatchford
- Adam Craig
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Mike Day (Silver
) - Adam Duvendeck
- Michael Friedman
- Georgia Gould
- Sarah Hammer
- George Hincapie
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Jill Kintner (bronze )
- Bobby Lea
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Levi Leipheimer (bronze )
- Giddeon Massie
- Jason McCartney
- Mary McConneloug
- Amber addition
- Taylor Phinney
- Jennie Reed
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Donny Robinson (bronze )
- Christine Thorburn
- Christian Vande Velde
- Todd Wells
- David Zabriskie
horse riding
- Phillip Dutton
- Becky Holder
- Courtney King
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Laura Kraut (gold )
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Beezie Madden (gold , bronze )
- Debbie McDonald
- Gina Miles
- Karen O'Connor
- Steffen Peters
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Will Simpson (Gold )
- Amy Tryon
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McLain Ward (Gold )
Wrestling
- Ben Askren
- Ali Bernard
- Dremiel Byers
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Henry Cejudo (gold )
- Clarissa Chun
- Daniel Cormier
- Thomas Tc Dantzler
- Jake Deitchler
- Andy Hrovat
- Spenser mango
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Randi Miller (bronze )
- Steven Mocco
- Doug Schwab
- Marcie van Dusen
- Brad Vering
- Adam Wheeler
- Mike Zadick
rowing
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Wyatt Allen (bronze )
- Mike Altman
- David Banks
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Micah Boyd (bronze )
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Erin Cafaro (gold )
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Steven Coppola (bronze )
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Anna Cummins (Gold )
- Will Daly
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Caryn Davies (gold )
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Susan Francia (Gold )
- Scott Gault
- Jen Goldsack
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Anna Goodale (Gold )
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Michelle Guerette (silver )
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Beau Hoopman (bronze )
- Elliot Hovey
- Matthew Hughes
- Renee Hykel
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Joshua Inman (bronze )
- Kenneth Jurkowski
- Jen Kaido
- Megan Kalmoe
- Giuseppe Lanzone
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Caroline Lind (gold )
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Elle Logan (gold )
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Marcus McElhenney (Bronze )
- Portia McGee
- Lindsay Meyer
- Brett Newlin
- Tom Paradiso
- Lia Pernell
- Wes Piermarini
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Matt Schnobrich (bronze )
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Lindsay Shoop (gold )
- Jamie Schroeder
- Margot Shumway
- Samuel Stitt
- Paul Teti
- Patrick Todd
- Ellen Tomek
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Bryan Volpenhein (bronze )
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Daniel Walsh (bronze )
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Mary Whipple (gold )
- Cameron Winklevoss
- Tyler Winklevoss
shoot
- Michael Anti
- Brian Beaman
- Jamie Beyerle
- Libby Callahan
- Emily Caruso
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Corey Cogdell (bronze )
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Walton Eller (Gold )
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Matt Emmons (Silver )
- Bret Erickson
- Sandra Fong
- Dominic Grazioli
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Vincent Hancock (Gold )
- Jeff Holguin
- Sean McLelland
- Jason Parker
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Kimberly Rhode (Silver )
- Keith Sanderson
- Stephen Scherer
- Brenda Shinn
- Beki Snyder
- Daryl Szarenski
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Jason Turner (bronze )
swim
- Synchronized swimming
Brooke Abel , Janet Culp , Kate Hooven , Christina Jones , Becky Kim , Andrea Nott , Annabele Orme , Jill Penner , Kim Probst
sailing
- Benjamin Barger
- Sally Barkow
- Graham Biehl
- Andrew Campbell
- Deborah Capozzi
- Amanda Clark
- John Dane III
- Carrie Howe
- John Lovell
- Stuart McNay
- Sarah Mergenthaler
- Charlie Ogletree
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Zach Railey (Silver )
- Chris Rast
- Nancy Rios
- Austin Sperry
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Anna Tunnicliffe (Gold )
- Tim Wadlow
Softball
Women (silver )
- Monica Abbott
- Laura Berg
- Crystl Bustos
- Andrea Duran
- Jennie Finch
- Tairia Flowers
- Victoria Galindo
- Lovieanne Jung
- Kelly Kretschman
- Lauren Lappin
- Caitlin Lowe
- Jessica Mendoza
- Stacey Nuveman
- Cat Osterman
- Natasha Watley
Taekwondo
- Charlotte Craig
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Diana Lopez (bronze
) -
Mark Lopez (silver )
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Steven Lopez (Bronze )
tennis
Men
Singles:
Double:
- James Blake / Sam Querrey
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Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Bronze )
Women
Singles:
Double:
- Lindsay Davenport / Liezel Huber
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Serena Williams / Venus Williams (Gold )
Table tennis
Triathlon
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Hunter Kemper
- Men's
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Matthew Reed
- Men's
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Jarrod Shoemaker
- Men's
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Laura Bennett
- Ladies
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Julie Ertel
- Ladies
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Sarah Haskins-Kortuem
- Ladies
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Gymnastics
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Alexander Artemev
- Men, team all-around (bronze ), pommel horse
- Men, team
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Raj Bhavsar
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze )
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze
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Joey Hagerty
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze )
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze
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Jonathan Horton
- Men, team all-around ( bronze ), horizontal bar (silver )
- Men, team
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Shawn Johnson
- Women, team all-around (silver ), individual all-around (silver ), balance beam (gold ), floor (silver )
- Women, team
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Anastasia Liukin
- Women, team all-around (silver ), individual all-around (gold ), balance beam (silver ), floor (bronze ), uneven bars (silver )
- Women, team
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Chellsie Memmel
- Women, team all-around (silver )
- Women, team all-around (silver
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Samantha Peszek
- Women, team all-around (silver )
- Women, team all-around (silver
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Alicia Sacramone
- Women, team all-around (silver ), jump
- Women, team all-around (silver
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Bridget Sloan
- Women, team all-around (silver )
- Women, team all-around (silver
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Justin Spring
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze )
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze
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Kai Wen Tan
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze )
- Men, team all-around competition (bronze
The substitute participants were David Durante for the men, Jana Bieger , Ivana Hong and Corrie Lothrop for the women .
Trampoline exercise
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Erin Blanchard
- Ladies, singles
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Chris Estrada
- Gentlemen, singles
volleyball
beach volleyball
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Men
Team 1: Phil Dalhausser , Todd Rogers (Gold )
Team 2: Jacob Gibb , Sean Rosenthal
Women's
Team 1: Misty May-Treanor , Kerri Walsh (Gold )
Team 2: Nicole Branagh , Elaine Youngs
Indoor volleyball
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Men (gold )
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Women (silver )
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Water polo
Men (silver )
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Women (silver )
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Diving
- David Boudia
- Kelci Bryant
- Chris Colwill
- Troy Dumais
- Mary Dunnichay
- Thomas Finchum
- Nancilea Foster
- Haley Ishimatsu
- Christina Loukas
- Ariel Rittenhouse
- Jevon Tarantino
- Laura Wilkinson
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2008 Summer Olympics. Another 16 athletes tested positive. www.spiegel.de from November 18, 2016; accessed on November 28, 2016
- ↑ IOC SANCTIONS 16 ATHLETES FOR FAILING ANTI-DOPING TESTS AT BEIJING 2008 , www.olympic.org from 17 November 2016; accessed on November 28, 2016
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