2008 Summer Olympics medal table - wikipedia 2008 Summer Olympics medal table Map of the world showing the achievements of each country during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People 's Republic of China. Gold for countries achieving at least one gold medal. Silver for countries achieving at least one silver medal. Brown for countries achieving at least one bronze medal. Green for countries that did not win a medal. Black for countries that did not participate. A yellow square displays the host city ( Beijing ). Blue asterisks display countries achieving their first medal ever in a Summer Olympics. The 2008 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, the capital of the People 's Republic of China, from 8 August to 24 August 2008. Approximately 11,028 athletes from 204 NOCs participated in 302 events in 28 sports. Athletes from 87 countries won medals, leaving 115 countries without a medal, and 54 of them won at least one gold medal. Both of these categories set new records until surpassed in 2016. Athletes from China won the most gold medals, with 48 gold medals. Athletes from the United States won the most total medals, with 111. Afghanistan, Mauritius, Sudan, Tajikistan and Togo won their first Olympic medals. Athletes from Mongolia ( which previously held the record for most medals without a gold ) and Panama won their first gold medals. Serbian swimmer Milorad Čavić won the first medal for the country as an independent NOC. Serbian athletes have previously won medals as nationals of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Samoa won its first Olympic medal due to medals reallocation after 2016 wave of doping samples retesting. Contents 1 Medal table 2 Changes in medal standings 2.1 List of official changes 2.2 List of possible changes in medal standings 2.2. 1 2016 wave of retesting 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Medal table Part of a series on 2008 Summer Olympics Bid process Venues Marketing ( mascots ) Broadcasters Concerns and controversies Torch relay ( route ) Opening ceremony ( flag bearers ) Medal table ( medalists ) Closing ceremony ( flag bearers ) Chronological summary World and Olympic records Olympics ( medal table ) IOC COC SF&OCHK BOCOG See also : Olympic medal table The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won ( in this context, a `` nation '' is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee ). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code. In boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. An exception was the men 's 84 kg Greco - Roman wrestling, where Ara Abrahamian was stripped of his medal due to his conduct during the medal ceremony. Additionally there was a tie for the silver medal in the women 's 100 metres in athletics and no bronze was awarded. Ties for third in swimming 's men 's 100 metre backstroke and men 's 100 metre freestyle meant that two bronze medals were awarded for those events. From left to right : Tore Brovold from Norway ( silver ), Vincent Hancock from USA ( gold ) and Anthony Terras from France ( bronze ) with the medals they earned in Men 's skeet shooting Maarten van der Weijden from the Netherlands won a gold medal in the men 's 10 km Open Water. Left to right : Lu Chunlong ( gold ), Dong Dong ( bronze ), both from China, and Jason Burnett from Canada ( silver ) won medals in gymnastics -- Men 's trampoline Femke Dekker from the Netherlands won a silver medal in the Women 's eights in rowing. From left to right : Ryan Lochte ( bronze ), Michael Phelps ( gold ), both from USA, and László Cseh from Hungary ( silver ) show off the medals they earned from the men 's 400 metre individual medley. Ketleyn Quadros from Brazil won a bronze medal in women 's 57 kg judo. Emma Snowsill ( left ) and Emma Moffatt ( right ) from Australia show off their gold and bronze medals after the women 's triathlon. Key * Host nation ( China ) ‡ Changes in medal standings ( see below ) 2008 Summer Olympics medal table Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total China ( CHN ) * ‡ 48 22 30 100 United States ( USA ) ‡ 36 38 38 112 Russia ( RUS ) ‡ 24 13 23 60 Great Britain ( GBR ) ‡ 19 13 17 49 5 Germany ( GER ) 16 10 15 41 6 Australia ( AUS ) 14 15 17 46 7 South Korea ( KOR ) ‡ 13 11 8 32 8 Japan ( JPN ) ‡ 9 7 9 25 9 Italy ( ITA ) ‡ 8 9 10 27 10 France ( FRA ) ‡ 7 16 20 43 11 Netherlands ( NED ) 7 5 16 12 Ukraine ( UKR ) ‡ 7 11 22 13 Kenya ( KEN ) ‡ 6 14 14 Spain ( ESP ) ‡ 5 11 19 15 Jamaica ( JAM ) ‡ 5 10 16 Poland ( POL ) ‡ 5 11 17 Romania ( ROU ) ‡ 9 18 Ethiopia ( ETH ) 7 19 Cuba ( CUB ) ‡ 10 16 29 20 Canada ( CAN ) ‡ 9 8 20 21 Hungary ( HUN ) 5 10 22 Norway ( NOR ) ‡ 5 9 23 Brazil ( BRA ) ‡ 9 16 24 Belarus ( BLR ) ‡ 6 13 25 Czech Republic ( CZE ) ‡ 7 26 Slovakia ( SVK ) ‡ 0 6 27 New Zealand ( NZL ) ‡ 9 28 Georgia ( GEO ) ‡ 7 29 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) ‡ 8 30 Denmark ( DEN ) 7 31 North Korea ( PRK ) ‡ 6 Thailand ( THA ) ‡ 6 33 Mongolia ( MGL ) 0 34 Switzerland ( SUI ) ‡ 7 35 Argentina ( ARG ) 0 6 36 Mexico ( MEX ) 0 37 Belgium ( BEL ) ‡ 0 0 38 Zimbabwe ( ZIM ) 0 39 Slovenia ( SLO ) 5 40 Azerbaijan ( AZE ) ‡ 6 Indonesia ( INA ) ‡ 6 42 Bulgaria ( BUL ) 5 Turkey ( TUR ) ‡ 5 44 Finland ( FIN ) Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) ‡ 46 Latvia ( LAT ) 47 Dominican Republic ( DOM ) 0 Estonia ( EST ) 0 Portugal ( POR ) 0 50 India ( IND ) 0 51 Iran ( IRI ) 0 52 Cameroon ( CMR ) 0 0 Panama ( PAN ) 0 0 Tunisia ( TUN ) 0 0 55 Sweden ( SWE ) ‡ 0 5 56 Lithuania ( LTU ) ‡ 0 5 57 Croatia ( CRO ) 0 5 Nigeria ( NGR ) ‡ 0 5 59 Colombia ( COL ) ‡ 0 Greece ( GRE ) ‡ 0 61 Trinidad and Tobago ( TRI ) ‡ 0 0 62 Armenia ( ARM ) ‡ 0 5 63 Uzbekistan ( UZB ) ‡ 0 64 Austria ( AUT ) 0 Ireland ( IRL ) 0 Kyrgyzstan ( KGZ ) ‡ 0 Serbia ( SRB ) 0 68 Algeria ( ALG ) 0 Bahamas ( BAH ) 0 Morocco ( MAR ) 0 Tajikistan ( TJK ) 0 72 Chile ( CHI ) 0 0 Ecuador ( ECU ) 0 0 Iceland ( ISL ) 0 0 Malaysia ( MAS ) 0 0 Samoa ( SAM ) ‡ 0 0 Singapore ( SIN ) 0 0 South Africa ( RSA ) 0 0 Sudan ( SUD ) 0 0 Vietnam ( VIE ) 0 0 81 Egypt ( EGY ) 0 0 82 Afghanistan ( AFG ) 0 0 Israel ( ISR ) 0 0 Mauritius ( MRI ) 0 0 Moldova ( MDA ) 0 0 Togo ( TOG ) 0 0 Venezuela ( VEN ) 0 0 Total ( 87 NOCs ) 301 298 350 949 Changes in medal Standings List of official changes Tony André Hansen was stripped of his bronze medal when his horse tested positive for a banned substance. Belarusian athletes Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan, who won silver and bronze respectively in the men 's hammer throw, both tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone. After attending a disciplinary hearing in September, they were stripped of their medals on December 11, 2008. Krisztián Pars of Hungary was given the silver medal, and Koji Murofushi of Japan was given the bronze. However, both of the Belarusian athletes had their medals reinstated because the doping tests were n't handled properly. Ruling date Sport / Event NOC 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! Total Comment List of official changes in medal standings ( during the Games ) 15 August 2008 Shooting Men 's 10 metre air pistol North Korea ( PRK ) − 1 − 1 On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced North Korean shooter Kim Jong - su had tested positive for the banned substance propranolol and was stripped of his two medals. He had won a bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol and silver in the 50 metre pistol. After Kim Jong - su was disqualified, the bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol went to Jason Turner of the United States ; in the 50 metre pistol, the silver medal went to Tan Zongliang of China, and the bronze medal to Vladimir Isakov of Russia. United States ( USA ) + 1 + 1 Shooting Men 's 50 metre pistol North Korea ( PRK ) − 1 − 1 China ( CHN ) + 1 − 1 0 Russia ( RUS ) + 1 + 1 16 August 2008 Wrestling Men 's Greco - Roman 84 kg Sweden ( SWE ) − 1 − 1 Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian was originally awarded a bronze medal in the Greco - Roman 84 kg event. However, at the medal ceremony he walked off the podium and dropped his medal on the mat in protest of the judging in his event. On August 16, 2008, the International Olympic Committee decided to strip him of his medal because they felt it amounted to a political demonstration and was disrespectful to other athletes. 22 August 2008 Athletics Women 's heptathlon Ukraine ( UKR ) − 1 − 1 Ukrainian athlete Lyudmyla Blonska, who finished second in the women 's heptathlon, tested positive for the steroid methyltestosterone. On August 22, 2008, the International Olympic Committee officially stripped Blonska of her medal, and as a result, the silver medal went to Hyleas Fountain of the United States, and the bronze medal to Tatyana Chernova of Russia. United States ( USA ) + 1 − 1 0 Russia ( RUS ) + 1 + 1 List of official changes in medal standings ( after the Games ) 22 December 2008 Equestrian Team jumping Norway ( NOR ) − 1 − 1 Norwegian equestrian athlete Tony André Hansen 's horse tested positive for the pain relieving medication capsaicin, a banned substance. Hansen, who won a bronze medal in the team jumping event, was disqualified. In the team jumping system, the top three scores garnered by the four riders are counted. Hansen had the best score on his team, and it was removed from the total. Without Hansen 's score, his team was below the bronze medal threshold so the medal was awarded to the team from Switzerland on December 22, 2008. Switzerland ( SUI ) + 1 + 1 18 November 2009 Athletics Men 's 1500 metres Bahrain ( BRN ) − 1 − 1 On November 18, 2009, the IOC announced that two medalists had been stripped of their medals. First, Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain had been stripped of the gold medal in the men 's 1500 m race. Ramzi had been the first athlete from Bahrain to win an Olympic gold medal. His frozen blood sample was re-tested and found to contain traces of Cera, a stamina - building blood - booster. Kenyan Asbel Kipruto Kiprop was upgraded to gold, Nicholas Willis of New Zealand was given the silver and Mehdi Baala of France received the bronze. Also, Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin had tested positive for Cera and had been stripped of the silver medal he earned in the men 's road race. The silver medal was later awarded to Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland ( the original bronze medal recipient ) and the bronze medal was awarded to Alexandr Kolobnev of Russia. Kenya ( KEN ) + 1 − 1 0 New Zealand ( NZL ) + 1 − 1 0 France ( FRA ) + 1 + 1 Cycling Men 's road race Italy ( ITA ) − 1 − 1 Switzerland ( SUI ) + 1 − 1 0 Russia ( RUS ) + 1 + 1 20 August 2014 Athletics Men 's shot put Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 In 2012, IAAF announced that retested doping samples from the 2005 World Athletics Championships of shotputter Andrei Mikhnevich was found positive for 3 anabolic steroids : Clenbuterol, Methandienone and Oxandrolone. On 20 August 2014, IOC disqualified his results from the 2008 Summer Olympics and allocated the bronze medal. Canada ( CAN ) + 1 + 1 List of official changes in medal standings ( 2016 wave of retesting ) 22 July 2016 Weightlifting Women 's 48 kg Turkey ( TUR ) − 1 − 1 On 22 July 2016, Sibel Özkan ( Turkey ) was disqualified due to an anti-doping rule violation and stripped of her silver medal. The IOC has requested IWF to modify the results of the weightlifting events, and IWF has reallocated medals accordingly. For reallocation of medals see 12 January 2017 16 August 2016 Athletics Women 's 4 × 100 metres relay Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 On 16 August 2016, the Russian women 's 4 × 100 metres relay team was disqualified for doping. Russian teammates were stripped of their gold Olympic medals, as Yuliya Chermoshanskaya had her samples reanalyzed and tested positive for two prohibited substances. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals were redistributed. Belgium ( BEL ) + 1 − 1 0 Nigeria ( NGR ) + 1 − 1 0 Brazil ( BRA ) + 1 + 1 19 August 2016 Athletics Women 's 4 × 400 metres relay Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 On 19 August 2016, the Russian women 's 4 × 400 metres relay team was disqualified for doping. Russian teammates were stripped of their silver Olympic medals, as Anastasiya Kapachinskaya had her samples reanalyzed and tested positive for two prohibited substances. On 31 August 2016, the IOC separately disqualified Tatyana Firova, who finished second with teammates in the 4 × 400 m relay. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals were redistributed. Jamaica ( JAM ) + 1 − 1 0 Great Britain ( GBR ) + 1 + 1 31 August 2016 Weightlifting Men 's 69 kg Armenia ( ARM ) − 1 − 1 On 31 August 2016, the IOC disqualified six sportspeople for failing doping tests at the 2008 Games. They included Russian weightlifter medalists Nadezhda Evstyukhina ( bronze medal in the women 's 75 kg event ) and Marina Shainova ( silver medal in the women 's 58 kg event ). Bronze medal weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan of Armenia ( men 's 69 kg event ) and fellow weightlifters Alexandru Dudoglo ( 9th place ) of Moldova and Intigam Zairov ( 9th place ) of Azerbaijan were also disqualified. The IOC has requested IWF to modify the results of the weightlifting events, and IWF has reallocated medals accordingly. Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Women 's 75 kg Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 For reallocation of medals see 12 January 2017 Weightlifting Women 's 58 kg Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 North Korea ( PRK ) + 1 − 1 0 Thailand ( THA ) + 1 + 1 1 September 2016 Athletics Women 's discus throw Cuba ( CUB ) − 1 − 1 On 1 September 2016, the IOC disqualified a further two athletes. Cuban discus thrower Yarelys Barrios, who won a silver medal in the women 's discus, was disqualified after testing positive for Acetazolamide and ordered to return her medal. Qatari sprinter Samuel Francis, who finished 16th in the 100 meters, was also disqualified after testing positive for Stanozolol. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals were redistributed. Ukraine ( UKR ) + 1 − 1 0 China ( CHN ) + 1 + 1 13 September 2016 Athletics Women 's javelin throw Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 On 13 September 2016, four more Russian athletes were disqualified for doping offenses. Two of those were medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympics : silver medalist Mariya Abakumova in the women 's javelin throw and Denis Alekseyev, who was part of the bronze medal team in the men 's 4 × 400 m relay. Inga Abitova, who finished 6th in the 10,000 meters, and cyclist Ekaterina Gnidenko also tested positive for a banned substance and were disqualified. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, medals in men 's 4 × 400 m relay event were redistributed, and on 9 July 2017 Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney, Andrew Steele and Robert Tobin received the bronze medals in London. Athletics Men 's 4 × 400 m relay Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 Great Britain ( GBR ) + 1 + 1 6 October 2016 Athletics Women 's high jump Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 On 6 October 2016, the IOC disqualified Anna Chicherova of the Russian Federation for testing positive for performance - enhancing drugs. She won a bronze medal in the women 's high jump. Yelena Slesarenko of Russia ( 4th place ) and Vita Palamar of Ukraine ( 5th place ) were disqualified too. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals were redistributed. United States ( USA ) + 1 + 1 26 October 2016 Weightlifting Men 's 85 kg Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 On 26 October 2016, the IOC disqualified 9 more athletes for failing drugs tests at the 2008 games. Amongst them were 6 medal winners. Andrei Rybakou and Nastassia Novikava both from Belarus, Olha Korobka of Ukraine, Ekaterina Volkova of the Russian Federation, Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan and Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan. The IOC has requested UWW to modify the results of the wrestling events, and UWW has reallocated medals accordingly. The IOC has requested IWF to modify the results of the weightlifting events, and IWF has reallocated medals accordingly. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals in women 's 3000 metres steeplechase event were redistributed. Armenia ( ARM ) + 1 − 1 0 Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Women 's 53 kg Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 Indonesia ( INA ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Women 's + 75 kg Ukraine ( UKR ) − 1 − 1 For reallocation of medals see 17 November 2016 Athletics Women 's 3000 metres steeplechase Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 Russia ( RUS ) + 1 + 1 Wrestling Men 's freestyle 74 kg Uzbekistan ( UZB ) − 1 − 1 Belarus ( BLR ) + 1 − 1 0 Romania ( ROU ) + 1 + 1 Wrestling Men 's freestyle 96 kg Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) − 1 − 1 Georgia ( GEO ) + 1 − 1 0 Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 17 November 2016 Athletics Men 's pole vault Ukraine ( UKR ) − 1 − 1 On 17 November 2016, the IOC disqualified 16 more athletes for failing drugs tests at the 2008 games. Amongst them were 10 medal winners. Khadzhimurat Akkayev, Khasan Baroyev and Dmitry Lapikov from the Russian Federation, Mariya Grabovetskaya, Asset Mambetov and Irina Nekrassova from Kazakhstan, Nataliya Davydova, Denys Yurchenko both from Ukraine, Hrysopiyí Devetzí of Greece and Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan. The IOC has requested UWW to modify the results of the wrestling events, and UWW has reallocated medals accordingly. The IOC has requested IWF to modify the results of the weightlifting events, and IWF has reallocated medals accordingly. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals in men 's pole vault event were redistributed. United States ( USA ) + 1 + 1 Athletics Women 's triple jump Greece ( GRE ) − 1 − 1 Weightlifting Men 's 94 kg Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 For reallocation of medals see 25 November 2016 Weightlifting Women 's 69 kg Ukraine ( UKR ) − 1 − 1 For reallocation of medals see 12 January 2017 Weightlifting Women 's + 75 kg Samoa ( SAM ) + 1 + 1 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) − 1 − 1 Nigeria ( NGR ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Men 's 105 kg Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 Poland ( POL ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Women 's 63 kg Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) − 1 − 1 Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) + 1 − 1 0 Canada ( CAN ) + 1 + 1 Wrestling Men 's Greco - Roman 60 kg Azerbaijan ( AZE ) − 1 − 1 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) + 1 − 1 0 China ( CHN ) + 1 + 1 Wrestling Men 's Greco - Roman 96 kg Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) − 1 − 1 Czech Republic ( CZE ) + 1 + 1 Wrestling Men 's Greco - Roman 120 kg Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 Lithuania ( LTU ) + 1 − 1 0 France ( FRA ) + 1 + 1 25 November 2016 Athletics Women 's hammer throw Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 On 25 November 2016, the IOC disqualified Aksana Miankova and Natallia Mikhnevich both from Belarus and Ilya Ilin from Kazakhstan. The IOC has requested IWF to modify the results of the weightlifting events, and IWF has reallocated medals accordingly. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals in women 's hammer throw event were redistributed. Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 − 1 0 China ( CHN ) + 1 − 1 0 France ( FRA ) + 1 + 1 Athletics Women 's shot put Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 For reallocation of medals see 12 January 2017 Weightlifting Men 's 94 kg Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) − 1 − 1 Poland ( POL ) + 1 − 1 0 Georgia ( GEO ) + 1 + 1 Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 12 January 2017 Weightlifting Women 's 48 kg China ( CHN ) − 1 − 1 On 12 January 2017, the IOC disqualified Chen Xiexia, Liu Chunhong and Cao Lei all from China and Nadzeya Ostapchuk from Belarus. The IOC has requested IWF to modify the results of the weightlifting events, and IWF has reallocated medals accordingly. The IOC has requested IAAF to modify the results accordingly, and medals in women 's shot put event were redistributed. Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) + 1 − 1 0 South Korea ( KOR ) + 1 + 1 Thailand ( THA ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Women 's 69 kg China ( CHN ) − 1 − 1 Russia ( RUS ) + 1 − 1 0 Colombia ( COL ) + 1 + 1 Egypt ( EGY ) + 1 + 1 Weightlifting Women 's 75 kg China ( CHN ) − 1 − 1 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) + 1 − 1 0 Spain ( ESP ) + 1 + 1 Mexico ( MEX ) + 1 + 1 Athletics Women 's shot put Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 China ( CHN ) + 1 + 1 25 January 2017 Athletics Men 's 4 × 100 metres relay Jamaica ( JAM ) − 1 − 1 On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team were stripped of the gold medal place in the men 's 4 × 100 m relay due to Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia lost 2 silver medals in women 's triple jump and long jump due to use of turinabol Athletics Women 's long jump Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 Athletics Women 's triple jump Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 1 March 2017 Modern pentathlon Women 's modern pentathlon Ukraine ( UKR ) − 1 − 1 On 1 March 2017, the IOC disqualified Victoria Tereshchuk due to use of turinabol 29 March 2017 Athletics Women 's 5000 metres Turkey ( TUR ) − 1 − 1 On 29 March 2017, Elvan Abeylegesse was stripped of two silver medals due to use of doping Athletics Women 's 10000 metres Turkey ( TUR ) − 1 − 1 5 April 2017 Wrestling Men 's freestyle 120 kg Uzbekistan ( UZB ) − 1 − 1 On 5 April 2017, the IOC disqualified the Uzbek wrestler Artur Taymazov due to use of turinabol and stanozolol. Ukrainian wrestler Vasyl Fedoryshyn was disqualified due to use of turinabol. The IOC has requested UWW to modify the results of the wrestling events, and UWW has reallocated medals accordingly. Russia ( RUS ) + 1 − 1 0 Slovakia ( SVK ) + 1 − 1 0 Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 Wrestling Men 's freestyle 60 kg Ukraine ( UKR ) − 1 − 1 Japan ( JPN ) + 1 − 1 0 Kyrgyzstan ( KGZ ) + 1 + 1 24 April 2017 Athletics Women 's heptathlon Russia ( RUS ) − 1 − 1 On 24 April 2017, Tatyana Chernova of Russia was disqualified due to use of turinabol List of official changes by country NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total Russia ( RUS ) + 1 − 8 − 3 − 10 Belarus ( BLR ) − 1 − 1 − 4 − 6 Ukraine ( UKR ) 0 − 2 − 4 − 6 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 0 − 2 − 3 − 5 Turkey ( TUR ) 0 − 3 0 − 3 Uzbekistan ( UZB ) − 1 − 1 0 − 2 North Korea ( PRK ) 0 0 − 2 − 2 Bahrain ( BRN ) − 1 0 0 − 1 Jamaica ( JAM ) − 1 − 1 − 1 Azerbaijan ( AZE ) 0 − 1 0 − 1 Italy ( ITA ) 0 − 1 0 − 1 Armenia ( ARM ) 0 + 1 − 2 − 1 Greece ( GRE ) 0 0 − 1 − 1 Norway ( NOR ) 0 0 − 1 − 1 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 0 − 1 − 1 China ( CHN ) − 3 + 2 + 1 0 Belgium ( BEL ) + 1 − 1 0 0 Kenya ( KEN ) + 1 − 1 0 0 Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) + 1 + 1 − 2 0 Japan ( JPN ) 0 + 1 − 1 0 Lithuania ( LTU ) 0 + 1 − 1 0 New Zealand ( NZL ) 0 + 1 − 1 0 Slovakia ( SVK ) 0 + 1 − 1 0 Poland ( POL ) + 1 − 1 + 1 + 1 Colombia ( COL ) 0 + 1 0 + 1 Nigeria ( NGR ) 0 + 1 0 + 1 Samoa ( SAM ) 0 + 1 0 + 1 South Korea ( KOR ) 0 + 1 0 + 1 Spain ( ESP ) 0 + 1 0 + 1 Switzerland ( SUI ) 0 + 1 0 + 1 Georgia ( GEO ) 0 + 2 − 1 + 1 Brazil ( BRA ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Czech Republic ( CZE ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Egypt ( EGY ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Indonesia ( INA ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Kyrgyzstan ( KGZ ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Mexico ( MEX ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Romania ( ROU ) 0 0 + 1 + 1 Canada ( CAN ) 0 0 + 2 + 2 Great Britain ( GBR ) 0 0 + 2 + 2 Thailand ( THA ) 0 0 + 2 + 2 France ( FRA ) 0 0 + 3 + 3 United States ( USA ) 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 − 1 + 5 + 5 List of possible changes in medal standings 2016 wave of retesting List of possible changes in medal standings Ruling date Sport / Event NOC 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! Total Comment 13 September 2016 Athletics Women 's javelin throw Germany ( GER ) + 1 − 1 0 See above Great Britain ( GBR ) + 1 + 1 25 January 2017 Athletics Men 's 4 × 100 metres relay Trinidad and Tobago ( TTO ) + 1 − 1 0 See above Japan ( JPN ) + 1 − 1 0 Brazil ( BRA ) + 1 + 1 25 January 2017 Athletics Women 's long jump Nigeria ( NGR ) + 1 − 1 0 See above Jamaica ( JAM ) + 1 + 1 25 January 2017 Athletics Women 's triple jump Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) + 1 + 1 See above Cuba ( CUB ) + 1 + 1 1 March 2017 Modern pentathlon Women 's modern pentathlon Belarus ( BLR ) + 1 + 1 See above 29 March 2017 Athletics Women 's 5000 metres Ethiopia ( ETH ) + 1 − 1 0 See above Kenya ( KEN ) + 1 + 1 29 March 2017 Athletics Women 's 10000 metres United States ( USA ) + 1 − 1 0 See above Kenya ( KEN ) + 1 + 1 24 April 2017 Athletics Women 's heptathlon Great Britain ( GBR ) + 1 + 1 See above See also All - time Olympic Games medal table 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table References Jump up ^ `` NOC entry forms received '' ( Press release ). 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Question: who won the most gold medals in 2008 olympics
Answer: China