And boycotting the games has served as a form of protest of the host country’s politics. Most famously, the United States and 64 other countries skipped the 1980 games in Moscow in protest of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. In 1968, the African American Tommie Smith won 1 gold medal in the 200 meter dash.
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How many medals did the United States US win in 2008?
What NBA MVP led the 2008 US Olympic basketball team?
Basketball at the Summer Olympics season
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Scoring leader
Rebounding leader
Assists leader
Has the US ever lost the gold medal in basketball?
The 1972 Olympic men’s basketball gold medal game, marking the first ever loss for the US in Olympic play, is arguably the most controversial in Olympic history.
Who won the gold medal in Olympic 2008?
Abhinav Bindra
How many Olympics has America won?
In the history of the Summer Olympics, the United States has been the most successful nation ever, with a combined total of more than 2,500 medals in 27 Olympic Games.
What year did the United States win the Olympics?
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474
41
32
30
Which country won it’s first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games?
Mongolia
What country was the Olympic Games held in 2008?
Beijing, China
How many medals did the United States win?
American athletes have won a total of 2,523 medals (1,022 of them gold) at the Summer Olympic Games and another 305 (105 of them gold) at the Winter Olympic Games, making the United States the most prolific medal-winning nation in the history of the Olympics.
Who held the Summer Olympic Games in 2008?
Beijing
Who won 3 gold medals in 2008 Olympics?
American swimmer Michael Phelps was the most successful athlete, winning eight gold medals and setting a new record for most golds won in a single edition of the Olympics (the previous record, seven, had been set in 1972 by Mark Spitz).
Who is the oldest person to win an Olympic gold medal?
Oscar Gomer Swahn
Who won the 2008 Olympics?
Who won the 2008 Olympic all around gold medal in gymnastics?
Nastia Liukin
How many times has the Olympics been in the US?
The Games have been held four times in the United States (1904, 1932, 1984, and 1996), three times in Great Britain (1908, 1948, and 2012), twice each in Greece (1896 and 2004), France (1900 and 1924), Germany (1936 and 1972), and Australia (1956 and 2000), and once each in Sweden (1912), Belgium (1920), Netherlands ( …
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