Final Olympic Medal Count

Olympic Medal Count

				Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.		China		51	21	28	100
2.		United States		36	38	36	110
3.		Russian Fed		23	21	28	72

Final USA Olympic Medal Count

The United States has won the overall medal count for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a total of 110 medals: 36 gold, 38 silver, and 36 bronze. China came in second place with 100 medals, including 51 gold. Russia came in third with a total of 72 Olympic medals.

With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement — coexisting awkwardly with the government’s wariness of dissent and free speech.

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