# United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The USOC sent a total of 588 athletes to Beijing (310 men and 286 women), and competed in all Olympic sports except handball.
The USOC selected San Jose State University in San Jose, California, as the primary processing center for all Team USA members headed for Beijing 2008. They flew into San Jose via San Jose International Airport or San Francisco International Airport for at least two days of document checks, health examinations, cultural briefings, portrait sittings, uniform fittings, and last-minute workout sessions.
The U.S. did not win the most gold medals for the first time in a Summer Games since 1992, with China being the country that won the most golds (48–36). The United States never led the medal table during the games. However, the U.S. won its most medals ever (112) in a games not held on home soil, had the highest total medal count, and won more silver and bronze medals than any other participating nation. This games also saw a gold medal record for U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who won 8 golds surpassing Mark Spitz's record of 7 golds in a single Olympic event in 1972. Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (14).
The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming. Natalie Coughlin won 6 medals in Beijing, the most for a female Olympic swimmer. Dara Torres, who won 3 silver medals after her eight-year absence, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal, at age 41.
Gymnast Nastia Liukin became the third U.S. female to win a gold medal in individual all-around event. It was also a successful Olympics for U.S. team-based sports, as men's and women's basketball teams both won gold, as did men's volleyball, men and women's beach volleyball, women's soccer, women's eight in rowing, and the men's and women's 4 × 400 meter-relay teams. The US won silver and bronze medals in several other team events; women's volleyball, softball, baseball, both men's and women's team gymnastics, men's fencing sabre team, women's fencing foil team, and both men's and women's water polo.

## Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Mariel Zagunis | Fencing | Women's sabre | August 9 |
| Gold | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | August 10 |
| Gold | Nathan Adrian* Matt Grevers* Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Ben Wildman-Tobriner* | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | August 11 |
| Gold | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | August 12 |
| Gold | Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | August 12 |
| Gold | Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 12 |
| Gold | Walton Eller | Shooting | Men's double trap | August 12 |
| Gold | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | August 13 |
| Gold | Ricky Berens Klete Keller* Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt* David Walters* | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | August 13 |
| Gold | Kristin Armstrong | Cycling | Women's time trial | August 13 |
| Gold | Rebecca Soni | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | August 15 |
| Gold | Ryan Lochte | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | August 15 |
| Gold | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | August 15 |
| Gold | Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | August 15 |
| Gold | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | August 16 |
| Gold | Vincent Hancock | Shooting | Men's skeet | August 16 |
| Gold | Ian Crocker* Mark Gangloff* Matt Grevers* Brendan Hansen Jason Lezak Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale* | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | August 17 |
| Gold | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Tennis | Women's doubles | August 17 |
| Gold | Erin Cafaro Anna Cummins Caryn Davies Susan Francia Anna Goodale Caroline Lind Elle Logan Lindsay Shoop Mary Whipple | Rowing | Women's eight | August 17 |
| Gold | Stephanie Brown Trafton | Athletics | Women's discus throw | August 18 |
| Gold | Angelo Taylor | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | August 18 |
| Gold | Laura Kraut Beezie Madden Will Simpson McLain Ward | Equestrian | Team jumping | August 18 |
| Gold | Anna Tunnicliffe | Sailing | Women's Laser Radial class | August 19 |
| Gold | Henry Cejudo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 55 kg | August 19 |
| Gold | Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | August 19 |
| Gold | Dawn Harper | Athletics | Women's 100 m hurdles | August 19 |
| Gold | Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh | Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | August 21 |
| Gold | LaShawn Merritt | Athletics | Men's 400 m | August 21 |
| Gold | United States women's national soccer team Nicole BarnhartShannon BoxxRachel BuehlerLori ChalupnyLauren CheneyStephanie CoxTobin HeathAngela HuclesNatasha KaiCarli LloydKate MarkgrafHeather MittsHeather O'ReillyChristie RamponeAmy RodriguezHope SoloLindsay TarpleyAly Wagner | Football | Women's tournament | August 21 |
| Gold | Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers | Beach volleyball | Men's tournament | August 22 |
| Gold | Bryan Clay | Athletics | Men's decathlon | August 22 |
| Gold | Kerron Clement* LaShawn Merritt David Neville Angelo Taylor Jeremy Wariner Reggie Witherspoon* | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | August 23 |
| Gold | Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings* Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Mary Wineberg | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | August 23 |
| Gold | United States women's national basketball team Seimone AugustusSue BirdTamika CatchingsSylvia FowlesKara LawsonLisa LeslieDeLisha Milton-JonesCandace ParkerCappie PondexterKatie SmithDiana TaurasiTina Thompson | Basketball | Women's tournament | August 23 |
| Gold | United States men's national volleyball team Lloy BallGabriel GardnerKevin HansenTom HoffRich LambourneDavid LeeRyan MillarReid PriddySean RooneyRiley SalmonClay StanleyScott Touzinsky | Volleyball | Men's tournament | August 24 |
| Gold | United States men's national basketball team Carmelo AnthonyCarlos BoozerChris BoshKobe BryantDwight HowardLeBron JamesJason KiddChris PaulTayshaun PrinceMichael ReddDwyane WadeDeron Williams | Basketball | Men's tournament | August 24 |
| Silver | Sada Jacobson | Fencing | Women's sabre | August 9 |
| Silver | Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Lacey Nymeyer Emily Silver* Julia Smit* Dara Torres | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | August 10 |
| Silver | Christine Magnuson | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | August 11 |
| Silver | Katie Hoff | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | August 11 |
| Silver | Matt Grevers | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 12 |
| Silver | Rebecca Soni | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | August 12 |
| Silver | Gina Miles | Equestrian | Individual eventing | August 12 |
| Silver | Shawn Johnson Nastia Liukin Chellsie Memmel Samantha Peszek Alicia Sacramone Bridget Sloan | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | August 13 |
| Silver | Kimberly Rhode | Shooting | Women's skeet | August 14 |
| Silver | Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | August 15 |
| Silver | Matthew Emmons | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone | August 15 |
| Silver | Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | August 15 |
| Silver | Christian Cantwell | Athletics | Men's shot put | August 15 |
| Silver | Margaret Hoelzer | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | August 16 |
| Silver | Michelle Guérette | Rowing | Women's single sculls | August 16 |
| Silver | Emily Cross Erinn Smart Hanna Thompson | Fencing | Women's team foil | August 16 |
| Silver | Hyleas Fountain | Athletics | Women's heptathlon | August 16 |
| Silver | Dara Torres | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | August 17 |
| Silver | Elaine Breeden* Natalie Coughlin Margaret Hoelzer* Megan Jendrick* Kara Lynn Joyce* Christine Magnuson Rebecca Soni Dara Torres | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | August 17 |
| Silver | Zach Railey | Sailing | Finn class | August 17 |
| Silver | Tim Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Fencing | Men's team sabre | August 17 |
| Silver | Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | Women's floor | August 17 |
| Silver | Kerron Clement | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | August 18 |
| Silver | Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | August 18 |
| Silver | Jennifer Stuczynski | Athletics | Women's pole vault | August 18 |
| Silver | Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | August 19 |
| Silver | Jonathan Horton | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | August 19 |
| Silver | Sheena Tosta | Athletics | Women's 400 m hurdles | August 20 |
| Silver | Shawn Crawford | Athletics | Men's 200 m | August 20 |
| Silver | United States women's national water polo team Elizabeth ArmstrongPatty CardenasKami CraigNatalie GoldaAlison GregorkaBrittany HayesJaime HippHeather PetriJessica SteffensMoriah van NormanBrenda VillaLauren WengerElsie Windes | Water polo | Women's tournament | August 21 |
| Silver | United States women's national softball team Monica AbbottLaura BergCrystl BustosAndrea DuranJennie FinchTairia FlowersVictoria GalindoLovieanne JungKelly KretschmanLauren LappinCaitlin LoweJessica MendozaStacey NuvemanCat OstermanNatasha Watley | Softball | Women's tournament | August 21 |
| Silver | Allyson Felix | Athletics | Women's 200 m | August 21 |
| Silver | Mark Lopez | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | August 21 |
| Silver | Jeremy Wariner | Athletics | Men's 400 m | August 21 |
| Silver | David Payne | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | August 21 |
| Silver | Mike Day | Cycling | Men's BMX | August 22 |
| Silver | United States women's national volleyball team Robyn Ah Mow-SantosLindsey BergHeather BownNicole DavisKim GlassTayyiba Haneef-ParkJennifer JoinesOgonna NnamaniDanielle Scott-ArrudaStacy SykoraLogan TomKim Willoughby | Volleyball | Women's tournament | August 23 |
| Silver | United States men's national water polo team Tony AzevedoRyan BaileyLayne BeaubienBrandon BrooksPeter HudnutTim HuttenJ. W. KrumpholzRick MerloMerrill MosesJeff PowersJesse SmithPeter VarellasAdam Wright | Water polo | Men's tournament | August 24 |
| Silver | Shalane Flanagan | Athletics | Women's 10000 m | August 15 |
| Bronze | Jason Turner | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | August 9 |
| Bronze | Rebecca Ward | Fencing | Women's sabre | August 9 |
| Bronze | Ryan Lochte | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | August 10 |
| Bronze | Larsen Jensen | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | August 10 |
| Bronze | Katie Hoff | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | August 10 |
| Bronze | Corey Cogdell | Shooting | Women's trap | August 11 |
| Bronze | Peter Vanderkaay | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | August 12 |
| Bronze | Margaret Hoelzer | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | August 12 |
| Bronze | Alexander Artemev Raj Bhavsar Joe Hagerty Jonathan Horton Justin Spring Kevin Tan | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | August 12 |
| Bronze | Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | August 13 |
| Bronze | Levi Leipheimer | Cycling | Men's time trial | August 13 |
| Bronze | Ronda Rousey | Judo | Women's 70 kg | August 13 |
| Bronze | Jason Lezak | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | August 14 |
| Bronze | Caroline Burckle Natalie Coughlin Katie Hoff Christine Marshall* Allison Schmitt Julia Smit* Kim Vandenberg* | Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | August 14 |
| Bronze | Sada Jacobson Rebecca Ward Mariel Zagunis | Fencing | Women's team sabre | August 14 |
| Bronze | Adam Wheeler | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | August 14 |
| Bronze | Ryan Lochte | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | August 15 |
| Bronze | Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | August 15 |
| Bronze | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Tennis | Men's doubles | August 16 |
| Bronze | Walter Dix | Athletics | Men's 100 m | August 16 |
| Bronze | Randi Miller | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 63 kg | August 17 |
| Bronze | Wyatt Allen Micah Boyd Steven Coppola Beau Hoopman Josh Inman Marcus McElhenney Matt Schnobrich Bryan Volpenhein Daniel Walsh | Rowing | Men's eight | August 17 |
| Bronze | Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | Women's floor | August 17 |
| Bronze | Bershawn Jackson | Athletics | Men's 400 meter hurdles | August 18 |
| Bronze | Sanya Richards | Athletics | Women's 400 meters | August 19 |
| Bronze | Walter Dix | Athletics | Men's 200 meters | August 20 |
| Bronze | Diana Lopez | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | August 21 |
| Bronze | David Neville | Athletics | Men's 400 m | August 21 |
| Bronze | David Oliver | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | August 21 |
| Bronze | Beezie Madden | Equestrian | Individual jumping | August 21 |
| Bronze | Derek Miles | Athletics | Men's pole vault | August 22 |
| Bronze | Jill Kintner | Cycling | Women's BMX | August 22 |
| Bronze | Donny Robinson | Cycling | Men's BMX | August 22 |
| Bronze | Deontay Wilder | Boxing | Heavyweight | August 22 |
| Bronze | Steven López | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | August 22 |
| Bronze | United States national baseball team Brett AndersonJake ArrietaBrian BardenMatthew BrownTrevor CahillJeremy CummingsJason DonaldBrian DuensingDexter FowlerJohn GallMike HessmanKevin JepsenBrandon KnightMike KoploveMatthew LaPortaLou MarsonBlaine NealJayson NixNate SchierholtzJeff StevensStephen StrasburgTaylor TeagardenTerry TiffeeCasey Weathers | Baseball | Men's tournament | August 23 |
| Bronze | Chaunte Howard | Athletics | Women's high jump | August 23 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| Athletics | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| Volleyball | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Basketball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Water polo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Softball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Baseball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | August 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | August 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | August 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | August 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | August 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | August 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | August 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | August 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | August 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | August 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | August 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | August 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | August 21 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | August 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | August 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | August 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Female | 15 | 25 | 16 | 56 | 50.0% |
| Male | 20 | 14 | 21 | 55 | 49.1% |
| Mixed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| Total | 36 | 39 | 37 | 112 | 100.0% |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Michael Phelps | Swimming | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Natalie Coughlin | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Nastia Liukin | Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Lochte | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Shawn Johnson | Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Grevers | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Peirsol | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Lezak | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rebecca Soni | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dara Torres | Swimming | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Margaret Hoelzer | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Katie Hoff | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| LaShawn Merritt | Track & field | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Angelo Taylor | Track & field | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kerron Clement | Track & field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Allyson Felix | Track & field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Wariner | Track & field | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Beezie Madden | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| David Neville | Track & field | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sanya Richards | Track & field | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Vanderkaay | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mariel Zagunis | Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kara Lynn Joyce | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Christine Magnuson | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Horton | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sada Jacobson | Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Julia Smit | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Walter Dix | Track & field | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Becca Ward | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
* - Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Won all medals in one event
* Women's sabre
* Men's 400 m
* Men's 400 m hurdles
Won all gold medals in one sport
* Basketball (2 gold)
* Beach volleyball (2 gold)
Won gold medals in both men's and women's events
* 100 m backstroke
* 4 × 400 meter relay

## Archery

The United States men's archery team took sixth place at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, earning the nation a full complement of three qualification spots for the Olympic men's competitions. The women's team finished in eleventh place, not qualifying the team. Jennifer Nichols earned a spot via individual qualification in that tournament. Karen Scavotto earned the United States another women's spot by finishing second in the Pan American championship.
The United States announced its Olympic team on May 5, 2008, following a national selection tournament. The women's roster included 2004 Olympian Jennifer Nichols and three-time Olympian Khatuna Lorig, who previously represented the Unified Team (1992) and Georgia (1996 and 2000) at the Olympics. On the men's side, first-time Olympian Brady Ellison joined four-time Olympian Butch Johnson and two-time Olympian Vic Wunderle.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Brady Ellison | Men's individual | 664 | 15 | Burnes (CAN) (50) W 111–89 | Lyon (CAN) (47) L 107–113 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Butch Johnson | Men's individual | 653 | 40 | Abramov (RUS) (25) W 109 (26)–109 (25) | Im D-H (KOR) (8) L 106–115 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vic Wunderle | Men's individual | 652 | 41 | Vélez (MEX) (24) W 106–102 | di Buò (ITA) (9) W 108 (19)–108 (17) | Im D-H (KOR) (8) W 113–111 | Serrano (MEX) (1) L 106–113 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brady Ellison Butch Johnson Vic Wunderle | Men's team | 1969 | 10 | — | — | Chinese Taipei (TPE) (7) L 218–222 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khatuna Lorig | Women's individual | 635 | 26 | Arnold (FRA) (39) W 107–105 | Williamson (GBR) (7) W 112–109 | Rendón (COL) (10) W 107–95 | Yun O-H (KOR) (2) L 105–111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jennifer Nichols | Women's individual | 637 | 24 | Rochmawati (INA) (41) W 114–101 | Hayakawa (JPN) (9) L 103–105 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics (track and field)

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials were held in Eugene, Oregon, at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field from June 27 through July 6, 2008. Hayward Field had previously hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1972, 1976 and 1980.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Walter Dix | 100 m | 10.35 | 3 Q | 10.08 | 2 Q | 9.95 | 2 Q | 9.91 | |
| Tyson Gay | 100 m | 10.22 | 1 Q | 10.09 | 2 Q | 10.05 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Darvis Patton | 100 m | 10.25 | 2 Q | 10.04 | 2 Q | 10.03 | 4 Q | 10.03 | 8 |
| Shawn Crawford | 200 m | 20.61 | 1 Q | 20.42 | 2 Q | 20.12 | 2 Q | 19.96 | |
| Walter Dix | 200 m | 20.77 | 2 Q | 20.27 | 2 Q | 20.19 | 3 Q | 19.98 | |
| Wallace Spearmon | 200 m | 20.46 | 1 Q | 20.39 | 2 Q | 20.14 | 3 Q | DSQ | DSQ |
| LaShawn Merritt | 400 m | 44.96 | 1 Q | — | 44.12 | 1 Q | 43.75 | |
| David Neville | 400 m | 45.22 | 2 Q | — | 44.91 | 2 Q | 44.80 | |
| Jeremy Wariner | 400 m | 45.23 | 1 Q | — | 44.15 | 1 Q | 44.74 | |
| Christian Smith | 800 m | 1:48.20 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Symmonds | 800 m | 1:46.01 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:46.96 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Wheating | 800 m | 1:47.05 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leonel Manzano | 1500 m | 3:36.67 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:50.33 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bernard Lagat | 1500 m | 3:41.98 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:37.79 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lopez Lomong | 1500 m | 3:36.70 | 5 Q | — | — | 3:41.00 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ian Dobson | 5000 m | 14:05.47 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bernard Lagat | 5000 m | 13:39.70 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:26.89 | 9 |
| Matt Tegenkamp | 5000 m | 13:37.36 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:33.13 | 13 |
| Abdi Abdirahman | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | 27:52.53 | 15 |
| Galen Rupp | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | 27:36.99 | 13 |
| Jorge Torres | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | 28:13.93 | 25 |
| David Oliver | 110 m hurdles | 13.30 | 1 Q | 13.16 | 1 Q | 13.31 | 1 Q | 13.18 | |
| David Payne | 110 m hurdles | 13.42 | 1 Q | 13.24 | 1 Q | 13.21 | 2 Q | 13.17 | |
| Terrence Trammell | 110 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kerron Clement | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 | 1 Q | — | 48.27 | 1 Q | 47.98 | |
| Bershawn Jackson | 400 m hurdles | 49.20 | 1 Q | — | 48.02 | 2 Q | 48.06 | |
| Angelo Taylor | 400 m hurdles | 48.67 | 1 Q | — | 47.94 | 1 Q | 47.25 | |
| Anthony Famiglietti | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.34 | 3 Q | — | — | — | 8:31.21 | 13 |
| Joshua McAdams | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:33.26 | 9 | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Nelson | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:36.66 | 11 | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Walter Dix Leroy Dixon Tyson Gay Rodney Martin Travis Padgett Darvis Patton | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kerron Clement* LaShawn Merritt David Neville Jeremy Wariner Angelo Taylor Reggie Witherspoon* | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.98 | 1 Q | — | — | — | 2:55.39 OR | |
| Ryan Hall | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | 2:12:33 | 10 |
| Dathan Ritzenhein | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | 2:11:59 | 9 |
| Brian Sell | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | 2:16:07 | 22 |
| Kevin Eastler | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | 1:28:44 | 43 |
| Philip Dunn | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | 4:08:32 | 39 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Brian Johnson | Long jump | 7.79 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miguel Pate | Long jump | 7.34 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Trevell Quinley | Long jump | 7.87 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kenta Bell | Triple jump | 16.55 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rafeeq Curry | Triple jump | 16.88 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aarik Wilson | Triple jump | 15.97 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dusty Jonas | High jump | 2.20 | =26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andra Manson | High jump | 2.25 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jesse Williams | High jump | 2.25 | =19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeff Hartwig | Pole vault | 5.55 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Derek Miles | Pole vault | 5.65 | =9 q | 5.70 | |
| Brad Walker | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christian Cantwell | Shot put | 20.48 | 4 Q | 21.09 | |
| Reese Hoffa | Shot put | 20.41 | 6 Q | 20.53 | 6 |
| Adam Nelson | Shot put | 20.56 | 2 Q | NM | — |
| Casey Malone | Discus throw | 61.26 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Robertson | Discus throw | 61.64 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ian Waltz | Discus throw | 60.02 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Breaux Greer | Javelin throw | 73.68 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike Hazle | Javelin throw | 72.75 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leigh Smith | Javelin throw | 76.55 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| AG Kruger | Hammer throw | 71.21 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Bryan Clay | Result | 10.44 | 7.78 | 16.27 | 1.99 | 48.92 | 13.94 | 53.79 | 5.00 | 70.97 | 5:06.59 | 8791 | |
| Bryan Clay | Points | 989 | 1005 | 868 | 794 | 865 | 984 | 950 | 910 | 904 | 522 | 8791 | |
| Trey Hardee | Result | 10.52 | 7.72 | 13.49 | 2.05 | 47.75 | 14.20 | 44.35 | NM | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Trey Hardee | Points | 970 | 990 | 697 | 850 | 921 | 949 | 737 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Tom Pappas | Result | 11.12 | 7.41 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Tom Pappas | Points | 834 | 913 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Torri Edwards | 100 m | 11.26 | 1 Q | 11.31 | 1 Q | 11.18 | 2 Q | 11.20 | 8 |
| Muna Lee | 100 m | 11.33 | 1 Q | 11.08 | 2 Q | 11.06 | 2 Q | 11.07 | 5 |
| Lauryn Williams | 100 m | 11.38 | 2 Q | 11.07 | 2 Q | 11.10 | 3 Q | 11.03 | 4 |
| Allyson Felix | 200 m | 23.02 | 1 Q | 22.74 | 2 Q | 22.33 | 1 Q | 21.93 | |
| Marshevet Hooker | 200 m | 23.07 | 1 Q | 22.76 | 3 Q | 22.50 | 2 Q | 22.34 | 5 |
| Muna Lee | 200 m | 22.71 | 1 Q | 22.83 | 2 Q | 22.29 | 3 Q | 22.01 | 4 |
| Sanya Richards | 400 m | 50.54 | 1 Q | — | — | 49.90 | 1 Q | 49.93 | |
| DeeDee Trotter | 400 m | 51.41 | 4 Q | — | — | 51.87 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mary Wineberg | 400 m | 51.46 | 2 Q | — | — | 51.13 | 5 | Did advance | Did advance |
| Hazel Clark | 800 m | 2:01.59 | 5 | — | — | Did advance | Did advance | Did advance | Did advance |
| Alice Schmidt | 800 m | 2:02.33 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicole Teter | 800 m | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erin Donohue | 1500 m | 4:16.05 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shannon Rowbury | 1500 m | 4:03.89 | 4 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:03.58 | 7 |
| Christin Wurth-Thomas | 1500 m | 4:09.70 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shalane Flanagan | 5000 m | 14:59.69 | 6 Q | — | — | — | — | 15:50.80 | 10 |
| Kara Goucher | 5000 m | 15:00.98 | 7 Q | — | — | — | — | 15:49.39 | 9 |
| Jennifer Rhines | 5000 m | 15:15.12 | 6 Q | — | — | — | — | 16:34.63 | 14 |
| Amy Yoder Begley | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:38.28 | 26 |
| Shalane Flanagan | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:22.22 | |
| Kara Goucher | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:55.16 | 10 |
| Damu Cherry | 100 m hurdles | 12.92 | 3 Q | — | — | 12.62 | 1 Q | 12.65 | 4 |
| Dawn Harper | 100 m hurdles | 12.73 | 2 Q | — | — | 12.66 | 2 Q | 12.54 | |
| Lolo Jones | 100 m hurdles | 12.71 | 1 Q | — | — | 12.43 | 1 Q | 12.72 | 7 |
| Queen Harrison | 400 m hurdles | 55.96 | 4 Q | — | — | 55.88 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sheena Tosta | 400 m hurdles | 56.12 | 5 Q | — | — | 54.07 | 1 Q | 53.70 | |
| Tiffany Williams | 400 m hurdles | 55.51 | 1 Q | — | — | 54.99 | 3 Q | 57.55 | 8 |
| Lindsey Anderson | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:36.81 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jennifer Barringer | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:29.20 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 9:22.26 | 9 |
| Anna Willard | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:28.52 | 6 Q | — | — | — | — | 9:25.63 | 10 |
| Torri Edwards Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis LaShauntea Moore Angela Williams Lauryn Williams | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Mary Wineberg | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.45 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:18.54 | |
| Deena Kastor | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Magdalena Lewy Boulet | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Blake Russell | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:33:13 | 27 |
| Joanne Dow | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:34.15 | 31 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Funmi Jimoh | Long jump | 6.61 | =9 q | 6.29 | 12 |
| Brittney Reese | Long jump | 6.87 | 1 Q | 6.76 | 5 |
| Grace Upshaw | Long jump | 6.68 | 6 Q | 6.58 | 8 |
| Shani Marks | Triple jump | 13.44 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erica McLain | Triple jump | 13.52 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amy Acuff | High jump | 1.89 | =19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharon Day | High jump | 1.85 | =24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chaunte Howard | High jump | 1.93 | =8 q | 1.99 | |
| Erica Bartolina | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| April Steiner Bennett | Pole vault | 4.50 | =6 q | 4.55 | 8 |
| Jennifer Stuczynski | Pole vault | 4.50 | =2 q | 4.80 | |
| Jillian Camarena | Shot put | 18.51 | 12 Q | 18.24 | 12 |
| Michelle Carter | Shot put | 18.49 | 13 Q | 17.74 | 15 |
| Kristin Heaston | Shot put | 17.34 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suzy Powell-Roos | Discus throw | 58.02 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aretha Thurmond | Discus throw | 61.90 | 6 Q | 59.80 | 10 |
| Stephanie Brown Trafton | Discus throw | 62.77 | 1 Q | 64.74 | |
| Kim Kreiner | Javelin throw | 55.13 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kara Patterson | Javelin throw | 54.39 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amber Campbell | Hammer throw | 67.86 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Cosby | Hammer throw | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Loree Smith | Hammer throw | 63.60 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Hyleas Fountain | Result | 12.78 | 1.89 | 13.36 | 23.21 | 6.38 | 41.93 | 2:15.45 | 6619 | * |
| Hyleas Fountain | Points | 1158 | 1093 | 751 | 1058 | 1058 | 704 | 886 | 6619 | * |
| Jacquelyn Johnson | Result | 13.22 | 1.77 | 11.82 | 24.74 | 5.88 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Jacquelyn Johnson | Points | 1091 | 941 | 649 | 911 | 911 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Diana Pickler | Result | 14.28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Diana Pickler | Points | 939 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. On August 22, Blonska was stripped of her medal and Hyleas Fountain was upgraded to silver.

## Badminton

The United States was represented in four out of the five badminton events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and women's doubles. The U.S. had qualified a mixed doubles team, but the Badminton World Federation rescinded the slot. No American has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992, although Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong became the first Americans to reach the quarter-finals.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Raju Rai | Men's singles | Bye | Lång (FIN) L 9–21, 16–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Howard Bach Bob Malaythong | Men's doubles | — | — | C Dednam / R Dednam (RSA) W 21–10, 21–16 | Cai Y / Fu Hf (CHN) L 9–21, 10–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eva Lee | Women's singles | Rice (CAN) L 15–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eva Lee Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Women's doubles | — | — | Jiang Ym / Li Yj (SIN) L 12–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Baseball

The United States earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event. This marked the return of the United States national baseball team to the Olympics after not qualifying in 2004; the United States had appeared in all three of the official baseball tournaments, and nearly all of the exhibition and demonstration events, before then. The American team sought its second gold medal in the sport, but finished winning the bronze.
Baseball was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time. In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | South Korea L 7–8 | Netherlands W 7–0 | Cuba L 4–5 | Canada W 5–4 | China W 9–1 | Chinese Taipei W 4–2 | Japan W 4–2 | 3 Q | Cuba L 2–10 | Bronze medal final Japan W 8–4 | |

### Team roster and tournament statistics

USA Baseball named its Olympic roster on July 16, 2008. The Olympic team was made up of professionals not on a Major League Baseball 25-man roster at the time of the tournament, because the MLB once again refused to take an Olympic break. The IOC named that as one of the reasons for removing baseball from the program.
Manager: Davey Johnson, Bob Watson (General Manager)
Coaches: Marcel Lachemann – Pitching Coach, Reggie Smith – Hitting Coach, Rick Eckstein – 3rd Base Coach, Dick Cooke – Auxiliary Coach, Rolando de Armas – Auxiliary Coach.
Batting :
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SO | SB | OBP | SLG | BA |
| 2 | Jason Donald | SS | 8 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .536 | .571 | .381 |
| 3 | Jayson Nix | 2B | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .500 | .214 |
| 6 | Lou Marson | C | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .438 | .308 | .308 |
| 7 | John Gall | LF | 8 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .455 | .242 |
| 10 | Mike Hessman | 3B | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .091 | .227 | .091 |
| 14 | Nate Schierholtz | CF | 9 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .275 | .405 | .216 |
| 17 | Matthew Brown | 1B | 9 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .390 | .563 | .281 |
| 18 | Brian Barden | SS | 9 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .342 | .441 | .265 |
| 19 | Taylor Teagarden | C | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .381 | .313 | .188 |
| 24 | Dexter Fowler | PR | 9 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .300 | .429 | .250 |
| 26 | Terry Tiffee | DH | 9 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .341 | .486 | .324 |
| 44 | Matthew LaPorta | RF | 6 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .474 | .158 |
| Team totals | Team totals | Team totals | 9 | 306 | 50 | 76 | 10 | 48 | 135 | 34 | 80 | 4 | .333 | .441 | .248 |
Pos – Position; GP – Games played; AB – At Bat; R – Runs; H – Hits; HR – Home Runs; RBI – Runs Batted In; TB – Total Bases; BB – Base On Balls; SO – Strikeouts; SB – Stolen Bases; OBP – On-Base Percentage; SLG – Slugging Percentage; BA – Batting Average
Pitching :
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | HR | SO | BB | ERA |
| 15 | Brandon Knight | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 21 | Mike Koplove | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Stephen Strasburg | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1.64 |
| 30 | Trevor Cahill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.25 |
| 34 | Jake Arrieta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 35 | Casey Weathers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 37 | Jeff Stevens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 39 | Kevin Jepsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 40 | Brett Anderson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4.98 |
| 45 | Brian Duensing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.17 |
| 47 | Jeremy Cummings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
| 49 | Blaine Neal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.38 |
| Team totals | Team totals | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 82.2 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 72 | 22 | 3.05 |
GP – Games played; GS – Games Started; W – Wins; L – Losses; SV – Saves; IP – Innings Pitched; H – Hits; R – Runs; HR – Home Runs; SO – Strikeouts; BB – Base On Balls; ERA – Earned Run Average

### Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Suk Min Yoon (1–0) LP: Jeff Stevens (0–1) Home runs: USA: Nate Schierholtz (1), Mike Hessman (1) KOR: Dae-Ho Lee (1) |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WP: Stephen Strasburg (1–0) LP: Shairon Martis (0–1) Home runs: USA: Matt Brown (1), Matt Laporta (1) NED: None |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Cuba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Pedro Luis Lazo (1–0) LP: Jeff Stevens (0–2) Home runs: CUB: Alfredo Despaigne (2) USA: Jayson Nix (1) |||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Brian Duensing (1–0) LP: Chris Reitsma (0–1) Home runs: CAN: None USA: Brian Barden (1) |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Jake Arrieta (1–0) LP: Chenhao Li (0–1) Home runs: CHN: Yang Yang (1) USA: None |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| WP: Brandon Knight (1–0) LP: Wen-Hsiung Hsu (0–1) Sv: Kevin Jepsen (1) Home runs: TPE: Chih-Sheng Lin (1) USA: John Gall (1) |||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Jeff Stevens (1–2) LP: Hitoki Iwase (0–2) Sv: Casey Weathers (1) |||||||||||||||

### Preliminary round summary

The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
| Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
| South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | - |
| Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | - |
| United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | - |
| Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | - |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0–1 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1–0 |
| China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0–1 |

### Semifinal

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | X | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| WP: Norge Luis Vera (2–0) LP: Stephen Strasburg (1–1) Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (2) Home runs: USA: None CUB: Alfredo Despaigne (3), Frederich Cepeda (2), Alexei Bell (1), Ariel Pestano (2) |||||||||||||

### Bronze medal match

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Brett Anderson (1–0) LP: Kenshin Kawakami (0–1) Home runs: JPN: Masahiro Araki (1), Norichika Aoki (1) USA: Matt LaPorta (2), Matt Brown (2), Jason Donald (1) |||||||||||||

## Basketball

The United States earned qualification spots for both men's and women's basketball by winning the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 and the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007.
The women's team successfully defended their 2004 Olympic championship against Australia in the gold medal game for the third consecutive Olympics. The victory allowed Lisa Leslie to join former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players to win four Olympic gold medals. After a disappointing third-place finish in Athens, the men's team adopted the name "Redeem Team". In the gold medal match, they beat 2006 FIBA World Champion Spain to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men's international competition in eight years.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | China W 101–70 | Angola W 97–76 | Greece W 92–69 | Spain W 119–82 | Germany W 106–57 | 1 Q | Australia W 116–85 | Argentina W 101–81 | Spain W 118–107 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Czech Republic W 97–57 | China W 108–63 | Mali W 97–41 | Spain W 93–55 | New Zealand W 96–60 | 1 Q | South Korea W 104–60 | Russia W 67–52 | Australia W 92–65 | |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 | |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 | |
* 10 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| United States | 101–70 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 29–21, 25–11, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Bosh 8 Asts: Paul 6 | | Pts: Yao 13 Rebs: Yao 10 Asts: Chen, Liu, Zhu, Sun 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
* 12 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| Angola | 76–97 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 19–26, 16–26, 23–16 |||
| Pts: Morais 24 Rebs: Gomes 8 Asts: Costa, Ambrosio 2 | | Pts: Wade 19 Rebs: Anthony 6 Asts: James 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Pablo Estévez (ARG)
* 14 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| United States | 92–69 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 31–16, 23–22, 18–15 |||
| Pts: Bryant, Bosh 18 Rebs: James, Howard, Anthony 6 Asts: James 6 | | Pts: Papaloukas 15 Rebs: Fotsis, Papaloukas 8 Asts: Diamantidis 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
* 16 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| Spain | 82–119 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 23–30, 18–25, 19–33 |||
| Pts: Reyes 19 Rebs: Reyes 8 Asts: Fernández, Rubio 3 | | Pts: James 18 Rebs: Bosh 7 Asts: James, Paul 8 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
* 18 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| United States | 106–57 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 22–17, 30–17, 23–11 |||
| Pts: Howard 22 Rebs: Howard 10 Asts: Williams 5 | | Pts: Nowitzki 14 Rebs: Nowitzki 8 Asts: Hamann, Jagla 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

#### Quarterfinals

* 20 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| United States | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 30–19, 34–18, 27–24 |||
| Scoring by half: 55–43, 61–42 |||
| Pts: Bryant 25 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James, Paul, Wade, Williams 3 | Pts: Mills 20 Rebs: Worthington 6 Asts: Newley 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga (ESP)

#### Semifinals

* 22 August 2008 22:00
* Report
| Argentina | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–30, 29–19, 24–29, 17–23 |||
| Scoring by half: 40–49, 41–52 |||
| Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Prigioni 3 | Pts: Anthony 21 Rebs: Bosh 10 Asts: Kidd 7 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

#### Gold medal match

* 24 August 2008 14:00
* Report
| Spain | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–38, 30–31, 21–22, 25–27 |||
| Scoring by half: 61–69, 46–49 |||
| Pts: Fernández 22 Rebs: Reyes 7 Asts: Navarro 4 | Pts: Wade 27 Rebs: Bosh 7 Asts: Bryant 6 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 | |
* 9 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| Czech Republic | 57–97 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 14–27, 13–26, 13–22 |||
| Pts: Veselá 8 Rebs: Veselá 9 Asts: Machová 4 | | Pts: Pondexter 12 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Lawson 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS)
* 11 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| China | 63–108 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–33, 16–28, 19–20, 17–27 |||
| Pts: Miao 16 Rebs: Bian, Liu, Sui 4 Asts: Miao, Shao 3 | | Pts: Thompson 27 Rebs: Leslie 10 Asts: Lawson, Pondexter 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
* 13 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| Mali | 41–97 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 16–27, 5–25, 9–21 |||
| Pts: Sininta 13 Rebs: Sissoko 7 Asts: Bagayoko 3 | | Pts: Leslie 16 Rebs: Fowles 6 Asts: Lawson 7 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Maogong Yang (CHN)
* 15 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| United States | 93–55 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 17–17, 23–10, 31–11 |||
| Pts: Thompson 17 Rebs: Leslie 11 Asts: Lawson, Leslie, Parker 2 | | Pts: Valdemoro 17 Rebs: Nicholls 5 Asts: Martínez 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)
* 17 August 2008 22:15
* Report
| New Zealand | 60–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 6–27, 18–25, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Marino 17 Rebs: Harmon 7 Asts: Marino 17 | | Pts: Thompson 15 Rebs: Leslie, Fowles 6 Asts: Taurasi 5 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA)

#### Quarterfinals

* 19 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| United States | 104–60 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–9, 26–9, 27–21 |||
| Pts: Fowles 26 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Augustus 3 | | Pts: Kim 14 Rebs: Kim 5 Asts: Park 7 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Stephen Seibel (USA)

#### Semifinals

* 21 August 2008 20:00
* Report
| Russia | 52–67 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 16–20, 8–15, 12–19 |||
| Pts: Stepanova 14 Rebs: Korstin 8 Asts: Six-way tie 1 | | Pts: Taurasi 21 Rebs: Fowles 10 Asts: Smith 3 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

#### Gold medal match

* 23 August 2008 22:00
* Report
| United States | 92–65 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 25–15, 22–24, 23–11 |||
| Pts: Lawson 15 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Thompson 4 | | Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Jackson 10 Asts: Grima 2 |
* Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)

## Boxing

The United States qualified nine boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Five boxers (Yanez, Warren, Russell, Williams and Andrade) earned their spots at the 2007 World Championships. Ali, Molina and Wilder qualified at the first American qualifying tournament. Estrada was the last American boxer to qualify, doing so at the second American tournament. The United States did not qualify in light heavyweight or super heavyweight classes.
The U.S. boxing team suffered several early setbacks from which it never recovered. Alternate Boyd Melson withdrew with an injury. Before they arrived in Beijing, U.S. boxers were reportedly unhappy with training methods, coaching, and travel restrictions. On August 8, 2008, two-time national champion and bantamweight boxer Gary Russell Jr. forcibly withdrew from the Olympics after collapsing before his weigh-in. Under International Amateur Boxing Federation rules, the U.S. was not permitted to select another boxer to take his place. Reigning flyweight world champion Raushee Warren, America's best hope for gold, lost his opening bout to Lee Ok-Sung of South Korea. In the end, the U.S. left Beijing with one bronze won by Deontay Wilder, its worst performance in Olympic history. The U.S. had previously won a single silver in 1948 and no medals in 1908 and 1980, when it did not send a boxing team. On September 5, 2008, Dan Campbell, the national director of coaching for USA Boxing, resigned.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luis Yáñez | Light flyweight | de la Nieve (ESP) W 12–9 | Serdamba (MGL) L 7–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raushee Warren | Flyweight | Lee O-S (KOR) L 8–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raynell Williams | Featherweight | di Savino (ITA) W 9–1 | Djelkhir (FRA) L 7–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sadam Ali | Lightweight | Popescu (ROU) L 5–20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javier Molina | Light welterweight | Georgiev (BUL) L 1–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Demetrius Andrade | Welterweight | Jvania (GEO) W 11–9 | Balanov (RUS) W 14–3 | Kim J-J (KOR) L 9–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shawn Estrada | Middleweight | Maderna (ARG) W 10–2 | DeGale (GBR) L 5–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deontay Wilder | Heavyweight | — | Touilbini (ALG) W 10–4 | Arjaoui (MAR) W 10$^+$–10 | Russo (ITA) L 1–7 | Did not advance | |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

The Augsburg World Cup event on July 6 served as the final selection event for the Canoe-Kayak Slalom team. The United States qualified in all four slalom events and sent five people to compete in the slalom races.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Benn Fraker | Men's C-1 | 91.97 | 11 | 87.47 | 8 | 179.44 | 10 Q | 92.27 | 8 Q | 90.87 | 5 | 183.14 | 6 |
| Scott Parsons | Men's K-1 | 84.91 | 3 | 135.63 | 20 | 220.54 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Casey Eichfeld Rick Powell | Men's C-2 | 101.69 | 10 | 151.65 | 11 | 253.34 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heather Corrie | Women's K-1 | 105.78 | 12 | 105.53 | 13 | 211.31 | 10 Q | 114.51 | 8 Q | 156.37 | 8 | 270.88 | 8 |

### Sprint

The United States qualified in three out of twelve flatwater events and sent two people – one man and one woman – to compete in the flatwater sprint events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The U.S. has not medaled in Olympic flatwater canoe and kayak racing since 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rami Zur | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:39.037 | 3 QS | 1:47.163 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rami Zur | Men's K-1 1000m | 3:38.693 | 7 QS | 3:46.204 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carrie Johnson | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:50.221 | 4 QS | 1:53.721 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Cycling

Most of the United States' cycling squad was announced on July 1, 2008. The team sent competitors in all four disciplines – BMX, mountain biking, road racing and track racing. The final three members of the team were announced on July 10.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| George Hincapie | Road race | 6:26:25 | 40 |
| Levi Leipheimer | Road race | 6:24:09 | 11 |
| Jason McCartney | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Christian Vande Velde | Road race | 6:24:19 | 17 |
| David Zabriskie | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Levi Leipheimer | Time trial | 1:03:21 | |
| David Zabriskie | Time trial | 1:05:18 | 12 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kristin Armstrong | Road race | 3:33:07 | 25 |
| Amber Neben | Road race | 3:33:17 | 33 |
| Christine Thorburn | Road race | 3:41:08 | 52 |
| Kristin Armstrong | Time trial | 34:51.72 | |
| Christine Thorburn | Time trial | 35:54.16 | 5 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Michael Blatchford | Men's sprint | 10.470 68.767 | 15 Q | Sireau (FRA) L | Watanabe (JPN) Zhang L (CHN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Blatchford Adam Duvendeck Giddeon Massie | Men's team sprint | 45.346 59.542 | 8 Q | Great Britain (GBR) L 45.423 59.441 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | 8 |
| Jennie Reed | Women's sprint | 11.400 63.157 | 8 Q | Krupeckaitė (LTU) W 11.955 60.225 | Bye | — | Kanis (NED) L | Did not advance | 5th place final Sanchez (FRA) Tsylinskaya (BLR) Krupeckaitė (LTU) L | 7 |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Taylor Phinney | Men's individual pursuit | 4:22.860 | 7 Q | Roulston (NZL) 4:26.644 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Hammer | Women's individual pursuit | 3:35.471 | 5 Q | Shanks (NZL) 3:34.237 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Giddeon Massie | Men's keirin | 3 R | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Bobby Lea | Men's points race | −20 | −1 | 22 |
| Sarah Hammer | Women's points race | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Michael Friedman Bobby Lea | Men's madison | 3 | −4 | 16 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Adam Craig | Men's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 29 |
| Todd Wells | Men's cross-country | LAP (3 laps) | 43 |
| Georgia Gould | Women's cross-country | 1:50:51 | 8 |
| Mary McConneloug | Women's cross-country | 1:50:34 | 7 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kyle Bennett | Men's BMX | 36.421 | 12 | 14 | 4 Q | 14 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike Day | Men's BMX | 35.692 | 1 | 3 | 1 Q | 5 | 1 Q | 36.606 | |
| Donny Robinson | Men's BMX | 36.810 | 24 | 11 | 3 Q | 10 | 3 Q | 36.972 | |
| Jill Kintner | Women's BMX | 37.913 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 2 Q | 38.647 | |

## Diving

The United States finalized its nomination process for the Olympic diving squad on July 7, 2008. For the first time since 1996, the U.S. diving team qualified for all individual and synchronized events. It became a major power in the Olympics from 1904 to 2000, winning 47 of 90 gold medals, but left out of the medals for the second consecutive Olympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Chris Colwill | 3 m springboard | 464.75 | 7 Q | 480.95 | 6 Q | 425.90 | 12 |
| Troy Dumais | 3 m springboard | 448.40 | 12 Q | 463.15 | 10 Q | 472.50 | 6 |
| David Boudia | 10 m platform | 481.70 | 6 Q | 491.55 | 5 Q | 441.45 | 10 |
| Thomas Finchum | 10 m platform | 477.00 | 7 Q | 474.95 | 7 Q | 412.65 | 12 |
| Chris Colwill Jevon Tarantino | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 410.73 | 4 |
| David Boudia Thomas Finchum | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 440.64 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nancilea Foster | 3 m springboard | 300.15 | 11 Q | 338.90 | 4 Q | 316.70 | 8 |
| Christina Loukas | 3 m springboard | 312.60 | 8 Q | 329.00 | 7 Q | 315.70 | 9 |
| Haley Ishimatsu | 10 m platform | 329.00 | 10 Q | 292.95 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laura Wilkinson | 10 m platform | 370.70 | 5 Q | 346.10 | 6 Q | 311.80 | 9 |
| Kelci Bryant Ariel Rittenhouse | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 314.40 | 4 |
| Mary Beth Dunnichay Haley Ishimatsu | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 309.12 | 5 |

## Equestrian

On July 15, 2008, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the rider/horse combinations for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. The horses were shipped to England on July 17, placed under quarantine on July 22, 2008, and shipped to Hong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30, 2008. Before the start of the games, Heidi White-Carty and her horse Northern Spy withdrew from the U.S. eventing team because of a veterinary issue. Karen O'Connor and her horse Mandiba took their place on the team.
The U.S. successfully defended its gold medal from Athens in the team jumping competition.

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Courtney King-Dye | Harmony's Mythilus | Individual | 70.458 | 7 Q | 70.800 | 8 Q | 69.550 | 14 | 70.175 | DSQ* |
| Debbie McDonald | Brentina | Individual | 63.000 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steffen Peters | Ravel | Individual | 70.000 | 10 Q | 71.800 | 4 Q | 76.500 | 3 | 74.150 | 4 |
| Courtney King-Dye Debbie McDonald Steffen Peters | See above | Team | 67.819 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 67.819 | DSQ* |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Phillip Dutton | Connaught | Individual | 40.60 # | 14 | 19.60 | 60.20 | 14 | 8.00 | 68.20 | 16 Q | DSQ* | DSQ* | DSQ* | DSQ* | DSQ* |
| Becky Holder | Courageous Comet | Individual | 35.70 | 5 | 82.00 | 117.70 | 48 | 8.00 | 125.70 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 125.70 | 42 |
| Gina Miles | McKinlaigh | Individual | 39.30 | 10 | 16.80 | 56.10 | 5 | 0.00 | 56.10 | 4 Q | 0.00 | 56.10 | 2 | 56.10 | |
| Karen O'Connor | Mandiba | Individual | 41.90 | 16 | 84.80 # | 126.70 | 54 | 5.00 | 131.70 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 131.70 | 44 |
| Amy Tryon | Poggio II | Individual | 46.50 # | 24 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Phillip Dutton Becky Holder Gina Miles Amy Tryon Karen O'Connor | See above | Team | 115.60 | 3 | 118.40 | 234.00 | 7 | 16.00 | 250.00 | 7 | — | — | — | 250.00 | 7 |
# - Indicates that points do not count in team total * Phillip Dutton qualified for the final show jumping event round on 68.2 faults (sixteenth place) and jumped a clear round to move up to twelfth place, but was disqualified because weighted boots worn by his horse exceeded the maximum limit.

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Laura Kraut | Cedric | Individual | 5 | 39 | 4 | 9 | =22 Q | 0 | 9 | 12 Q | 8 | =23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 | =23 |
| Beezie Madden | Authentic | Individual | 0 | =1 | 11 | 11 | 29 Q | 4 | 15 | 17 Q | 0 | =1 Q | 4 | 4 | =7 | 4 | |
| Will Simpson | Carlsson vom Dach | Individual | 0 | =1 | 8 | 8 | =16 Q | 8 | 16 | =18* | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 | =18* |
| McLain Ward | Sapphire | Individual | 0 | =1 | 0 | 0 | =1 Q | 4 | 4 | =2 Q | 4 | =11 Q | 0 | 4 | =1 | 4 | 6 |
| Laura Kraut Beezie Madden Will Simpson McLain Ward | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | =1 Q | 8 | =20 | =1 | 20 | |
* Will Simpson received a qualifying score, but the US already had three other riders in the individual final.

## Fencing

The 2008 United States Olympic Fencing Team was announced on June 11, 2008. After the 1904 Olympics, the United States did not win an Olympic fencing gold medal until 2004. But on the first full day of Olympic competition, Mariel Zagunis, Sada Jacobson and Becca Ward swept the fencing event in women's individual saber; it was the first American sweep of an Olympic fencing event since 1904. The U.S. left Beijing with a total of six medals.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Weston Kelsey | Individual épée | Bye | Jeannet (FRA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gerek Meinhardt | Individual foil | — | Nagaty (EGY) W 15–3 | Zhu J (CHN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Timothy Morehouse | Individual sabre | Bye | Sanson (FRA) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jason Rogers | Individual sabre | Thiam (SEN) W 15–10 | Smart (USA) L 3–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keeth Smart | Individual sabre | Bye | Rogers (USA) W 15–3 | Szilágyi (HUN) W 15–10 | Pillet (FRA) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Timothy Morehouse Jason Rogers Keeth Smart James Williams | Team sabre | — | — | — | Hungary (HUN) W 45–44 | Russia (RUS) W 45–44 | France (FRA) L 37–45 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kelley Hurley | Individual épée | — | Jung H-J (KOR) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Cross | Individual foil | Bye | Su Ww (CHN) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erinn Smart | Individual foil | Emanuel (GBR) W 15–7 | Maîtrejean (FRA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hanna Thompson | Individual foil | Khelfaoui (ALG) W 11–2 | Golubykskyi (GER) L 5–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Cross Erinn Smart Hanna Thompson Doris Willette | Team foil | — | — | — | Poland (POL) W 31–30 | Hungary (HUN) W 33–35 | Russia (RUS) L 11–28 | |
| Sada Jacobson | Individual sabre | Bye | González (CUB) W 15–11 | Kharlan (UKR) W 15–13 | Khomrova (UKR) W 15–11 | Velikaya (RUS) W 15–11 | Zagunis (USA) L 8–15 | |
| Rebecca Ward | Individual sabre | Bye | Navarro (ESP) W 12–7 | Nagy (HUN) W 15–5 | Besbes (TUN) W 15–14 | Zagunis (USA) L 11–15 | Velikaya (RUS) W 15–14 | |
| Mariel Zagunis | Individual sabre | Bye | Sassine (CAN) W 15–10 | Jóźwiak (POL) W 15–13 | Bao Yy (CHN) W 15–9 | Ward (USA) W 15–11 | Jacobson (USA) W 15–8 | |
| Sada Jacobson Rebecca Ward Dagmara Wozniak Mariel Zagunis | Team sabre | — | — | — | South Africa (RSA) W 45–8 | Ukraine (UKR) L 39–45 | France (FRA) W 45–38 | |

## Field hockey

For the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics, the United States sent a women's field hockey team to the Olympics. The team was announced on July 3 and consisted of 16 women. The men's team failed to qualify for the Beijing games.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Argentina T 2–2 | Japan T 1–1 | Germany L 2–4 | New Zealand W 4–1 | Great Britain T 0–0 | 4 | Did not advance | 7th place match Spain L 2–3 a.e.t. | 8 |

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade
* Angela Loy
* Kelly Doton
* Jesse Gey
* Rachel Dawson
* Tiffany Snow
* Keli Smith
* Dana Sensenig
* Carrie Lingo
* Caroline Nichols
* Kate Barber (c)
* Katelyn Falgowski
* Dina Rizzo
* Amy Tran (GK)
* Kayla Bashore
* Lauren Crandall
* Lauren Powley
Reserve:
* Sara Silvetti
* Barbara Weinberg (GK)

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |
* 10 August 2008 18:30
| Argentina | 2–2 | United States |
| Rebecchi 5', 11' | Report | Smith 18' Loy 64' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 12 August 2008 18:00
| United States | 1–1 | Japan |
| Barber 58' | Report | Chiba 12' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 14 August 2008 10:30
| United States | 2–4 | Germany |
| Snow 27' Loy 60' | Report | Keller 34' Rinne 49' Rodewald 55' Kühn 64' |
* Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 16 August 2008 08:30
| New Zealand | 1–4 | United States |
| Galletly 37' | Report | Smith 1', 42' Loy 12' Bashore 47' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)
* 18 August 2008 18:00
| Great Britain | 0–0 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

#### 7th place match

* 20 August 2008 11:00
| Spain | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
| Termens 8' Huertas 68' Ybarra 84' | Report | Sensenig 30' Loy 59' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)

## Soccer (football)

The United States earned spots in Beijing for both men's and women's soccer by advancing to the finals of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournaments in March and April 2008. For the Olympic tournament, the full women's national team and the men's under-23 team (including three players over the age of 23, as per FIFA regulations) participated. The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic women's soccer team was announced on June 23, 2008. In the final match before the Olympics on July 16, the women's team lost leading scorer Abby Wambach after she broke her left leg in a collision with Brazilian defender Andréia Rosa. Lauren Cheney, originally selected as an alternate, replaced Wambach on the roster. The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Soccer Team was announced on July 17, 2008. After aggravating a hamstring injury, defender Nathan Sturgis was replaced by midfielder Dax McCarty on the Olympic roster July 24, 2008.
Despite playing without Wambach and an early first-round loss to Norway, the women's soccer team successfully defended their 2004 gold medal against Brazil in overtime; it was the third gold medal overall for the United States in women's soccer. The team had lost its previous match against Brazil 4–0 in the semifinals of the 2007 Women's World Cup.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Japan W 1–0 | Netherlands T 2–2 | Nigeria L 1–2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Norway W 2–0 | Japan W 1–0 | New Zealand W 4–0 | 1 Q | Canada W 2–1 a.e.t. | Japan W 4–2 | Brazil W 1–0 a.e.t | |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the United States squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Piotr Nowak
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Chris Seitz | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Real Salt Lake |
| 2 | 2DF | Marvell Wynne | (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Toronto FC |
| 3 | 2DF | Michael Orozco | (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | San Luis |
| 4 | 3MF | Michael Bradley | (1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Heerenveen |
| 5 | 3MF | Dax McCarty | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | FC Dallas |
| 6 | 2DF | Maurice Edu | (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Toronto FC |
| 7 | 3MF | Stuart Holden | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | Houston Dynamo |
| 8 | 3MF | Danny Szetela | (1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Brescia |
| 9 | 4FW | Charlie Davies | (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 22) | 6 | 1 | Hammarby |
| 10 | 3MF | Benny Feilhaber | (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Derby County |
| 11 | 4FW | Freddy Adu | (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 19) | 3 | 4 | Monaco |
| 12 | 4FW | Jozy Altidore | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | Villarreal |
| 13 | 2DF | Patrick Ianni | (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 23) | 5 | 1 | Houston Dynamo |
| 14 | 3MF | Robbie Rogers | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 21) | 2 | 1 | Columbus Crew |
| 15 | 2DF | Michael Parkhurst* | (1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | New England Revolution |
| 16 | 3MF | Sacha Kljestan | (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 22) | 7 | 1 | Chivas USA |
| 17 | 4FW | Brian McBride* (c) | (1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 36) | 0 | 0 | Chicago Fire |
| 18 | 1GK | Brad Guzan* | (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa |
* Over-aged player.

#### Alternates

* Dominic Cervi (goalkeeper)
* Frankie Hejduk (defender)
* Robbie Findley (forward)

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

Head coach: Pia Sundhage
The United States named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. Prior to the tournament, Abby Wambach withdrew injured and was replaced on 17 July 2008 by Lauren Cheney, who was initially selected as an alternate player. India Trotter subsequently filled the vacant alternate spot.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Hope Solo | (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 27) | 64 | 0 | University of Washington |
| 2 | 2DF | Heather Mitts | (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 30) | 78 | 2 | University of Florida |
| 3 | 2DF | Christie Rampone (captain) | (1975-06-24)24 June 1975 (aged 33) | 193 | 4 | Monmouth University |
| 4 | 2DF | Rachel Buehler | (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Stanford University |
| 5 | 3MF | Lindsay Tarpley | (1983-09-22)22 September 1983 (aged 24) | 96 | 26 | University of North Carolina |
| 6 | 4FW | Natasha Kai | (1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 25) | 48 | 19 | University of Hawaiʻi |
| 7 | 3MF | Shannon Boxx | (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 31) | 92 | 18 | University of Notre Dame |
| 8 | 4FW | Amy Rodriguez | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 21) | 19 | 4 | University of Southern California |
| 9 | 3MF | Heather O'Reilly | (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 23) | 90 | 19 | University of North Carolina |
| 10 | 3MF | Aly Wagner | (1980-08-10)10 August 1980 (aged 27) | 121 | 21 | Santa Clara University |
| 11 | 3MF | Carli Lloyd | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 26) | 62 | 15 | Rutgers University |
| 12 | 4FW | Lauren Cheney | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 20) | 12 | 0 | University of California |
| 13 | 3MF | Tobin Heath | (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 20) | 12 | 2 | University of North Carolina |
| 14 | 2DF | Stephanie Cox | (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 22) | 42 | 0 | University of Portland |
| 15 | 2DF | Kate Markgraf | (1976-08-23)23 August 1976 (aged 31) | 181 | 0 | University of Notre Dame |
| 16 | 3MF | Angela Hucles | (1978-07-05)5 July 1978 (aged 30) | 84 | 7 | University of Virginia |
| 17 | 2DF | Lori Chalupny | (1984-01-29)29 January 1984 (aged 24) | 70 | 6 | University of North Carolina |
| 18 | 1GK | Nicole Barnhart | (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 26) | 9 | 0 | Stanford University |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

#### Gold medal game
## Gymnastics
### Artistic

The United States qualified a full complement of six men and six women in artistic gymnastics. Two members of the U.S. men's gymnastics team, Paul Hamm and Jonathan Horton, were named at the conclusion of the Olympic Trials. The rest of the team was announced on Sunday, June 22. Because of the injury of his hand and shoulder, Paul Hamm withdrew from the Olympic team on July 28, 2008, and was replaced by alternate Raj Bhavsar. Additionally, Morgan Hamm withdrew from competition on August 7 because of an ankle injury, being replaced by Alexander Artemev.
Two members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, were named at the end of the Olympic Trials on June 22. The remaining members were not named at the Trials, although Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek and Alicia Sacramone were projected to be on the team. This left one spot vacant. The complete team was not announced until the conclusion of the women's selection camp at the Karolyi Camp near Houston, Texas, on July 17.

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Alexander Artemev | Team | 14.875 | 15.250 Q | 13.675 | 15.825 | 15.175 | 14.925 | 89.725 | 19 Q | — | 15.350 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raj Bhavsar | Team | 14.175 | 14.050 | 15.325 | 16.175 | 15.625 | — | — | — | — | 13.750 | 15.325 | 16.125 | 15.575 | — | — | — |
| Joe Hagerty | Team | 15.275 | 13.925 | — | 15.700 | 15.350 | 15.400 | — | — | 14.625 | — | — | — | — | 15.550 | — | — |
| Jonathan Horton | Team | 15.350 | 13.925 | 15.325 | 15.950 | 15.525 | 15.575 Q | 91.650 | 8 Q | 15.575 | — | 15.625 | 16.200 | 15.625 | 15.700 | — | — |
| Justin Spring | Team | 14.400 | — | 14.175 | 15.900 | 15.800 | 15.375 | — | — | 15.200 | — | — | 15.900 | 15.850 | 15.675 | — | — |
| Kevin Tan | Team | — | 14.100 | 15.725 | — | — | 14.425 | — | — | — | 12.775 | 15.425 | — | — | — | | | — | — |
| Total | Team | 59.900 | 57.325 | 60.550 | 63.850 | 62.300 | 61.275 | 365.200 | 6 Q | 45.400 | 41.875 | 46.375 | 48.225 | 47.050 | 46.925 | 275.850 | |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Alexander Artemev | All-around | 14.625 | 15.525 | 14.275 | 15.975 | 15.200 | 15.075 | 90.675 | 12 |
| Jonathan Horton | All-around | 15.600 | 13.675 | 15.575 | 16.100 | 15.275 | 15.350 | 91.575 | 9 |
| Alexander Artemev | Pommel horse | — | 14.975 | — | — | — | — | 14.975 | 7 |
| Jonathan Horton | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 16.175 | 16.175 | |

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Shawn Johnson | Team | 15.425 Q | 16.000 | 15.325 | 15.975 Q | 62.725 | 1 Q | 15.100 | 16.000 | 15.350 | 16.175 | — | — |
| Nastia Liukin | Team | 15.350 Q | 15.100 | 15.950 Q | 15.975 Q | 62.375 | 2 Q | 15.200 | — | 16.900 | 15.975 | — | — |
| Chellsie Memmel* | Team | — | — | 15.050 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.725 | — | — | — |
| Samantha Peszek* | Team | — | — | 14.800 | — | — | — | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | | | | — | — |
| Alicia Sacramone | Team | 14.425 | 15.850 Q | — | 15.950 | — | — | 14.125 | 15.675 | — | 15.100 | — | — |
| Bridget Sloan | Team | 15.275 | 14.800 | 15.500 | 14.850 | 60.425 | 11** | — | 15.200 | — | — | | — | — |
| Total | Team | 62.225 | 61.125 | 63.400 | 60.050 | 246.800 | 2 Q | 46.875 | 47.975 | 47.250 | 44.425 | 186.525 | |
* Due to injury, Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek could only compete on the uneven bars. ** Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final.

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Shawn Johnson | All-around | 15.525 | 15.875 | 15.275 | 16.050 | 62.725 | |
| Nastia Liukin | All-around | 15.525 | 15.025 | 16.650 | 16.125 | 63.325 | |
| Shawn Johnson | Floor | 15.500 | — | — | — | 15.500 | |
| Nastia Liukin | Floor | 15.425 | — | — | — | 15.425 | |
| Alicia Sacramone | Vault | — | 15.537 | — | — | 15.537 | 4 |
| Nastia Liukin | Uneven bars | — | — | 16.725 | — | 16.725 | |
| Shawn Johnson | Balance beam | — | — | — | 16.225 | 16.225 | |
| Nastia Liukin | Balance beam | — | — | — | 16.025 | 16.025 | |

### Trampoline

Two trampolinists competed for the United States in Beijing. Chris Estrada became the first U.S. male in trampoline. Additionally, the United States had representatives in both men's and women's events for the first time. The U.S. has yet to have an athlete advance past the qualification stage.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Chris Estrada | Men's | 65.90 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erin Blanchard | Women's | 60.90 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

USA Judo announced their 2008 U.S. Olympic Team on June 18, 2008, following trials at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seven men and three women represented the United States in Judo. On August 13, 2008, Ronda Rousey became the ninth American athlete and the first American woman to win a medal in Olympic Judo.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Taraje Williams-Murray | −60 kg | Bye | Hiraoka (JPN) W 0001–0000 | Guédez (VEN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Taylor Takata | −66 kg | Bye | Zintiridis (GRE) W 0010–0000 | Elmont (NED) W 0001–0000 | Arencibia (CUB) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Bye | El Hady (EGY) L 0001–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryan Reser | −73 kg | — | Dashdavaa (MGL) L 0100–0111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Travis Stevens | −81 kg | Bye | Cisneros (ESA) W 1011–0000 | Bischof (GER) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Azizov (AZE) W 0200–0001 | Camilo (BRA) L 0010–0011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Olson | −90 kg | — | Rosati (ARG) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adler Volmar | −100 kg | — | Mekić (BIH) L 0000–0200 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel McCormick | +100 kg | Bye | Bathily (SEN) W 0010–0001 | Gujejiani (GEO) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Blas Jr. (GUM) W 0100–0010 | Roudaki (IRI) L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sayaka Matsumoto | −48 kg | Tani (JPN) L 0000–0020 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Wu Sg (CHN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valerie Gotay | −57 kg | Uralbayeva (KAZ) W 1001–0100 | Fernández (ESP) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ronda Rousey | −70 kg | Surkieva (TKM) W 1010–0000 | Piłocik (POL) W 1000–0000 | Bosch (NED) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | Ouerdane (ALG) W 1001–0000 | Mészáros (HUN) W 1010–0000 | Böhm (GER) W 0010–0001 | |

## Modern pentathlon

Sheila Taormina, Margaux Isaksen and Eli Bremer were nominated to the pentathlon team after the U.S. was allocated three invitations by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), modern pentathlon's world governing body. On the second allocation, both Sam Sacksen and Dennis Bowsher were offered bids by the UIPM. Since one man was already on the squad, only one other slot was available. The U.S. used World Cup rankings to determine who would be on the squad and who would be named alternate. Bowsher appealed the decision but his claim was denied.
On the men's team, U.S. Olympic Training Center residents Eli Bremer and Sam Sacksen both made their Olympic modern pentathlon debuts. They struggled early, with disappointing scores in shooting (10 m air pistol) and fencing (épée one touch). For the women's team, 16-year-old Margaux Isaksen joined Sheila Taormina, the first woman to appear in the Olympics in three different sports. Like the men, Isaksen and Toarmina started off slowly, failing to rank higher than 24th in either shooting or fencing. Taormina, however, finished strongly, taking first place in riding (show jumping) and setting a modern pentathlon Olympic record in swimming (200 m freestyle). The U.S. did not medal in modern pentathlon.
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Running (3000 m) | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Points | Rank |
| Eli Bremer | Men's | 165 | 34 | 916 | 14–21 | =29 | 736 | 2:02.80 | 7 | 1328 | 140 | 14 | 1060 | 9:19.61 | 7 | 1164 | 5204 | 23 |
| Sam Sacksen | Men's | 178 | 23 | 1072 | 14–21 | =29 | 736 | 2:08.99 | 25 | 1256 | 96 | 7 | 1104 | 9:32.90 | 17 | 1112 | 5280 | 18 |
| Margaux Isaksen | Women's | 171 | 29 | 988 | 15–20 | =24 | 760 | 2:20.30 | 20 | 1240 | 56 | 10 | 1144 | 10:40.41 | 14 | 1160 | 5292 | 21 |
| Sheila Taormina | Women's | 173 | 28 | 1012 | 4–31 | 36 | 496 | 2:08.86 | 1 | 1376 OR | 0 | 1 | 1200 | 10:25.05 | 7 | 1220 | 5304 | 19 |

## Rowing

Thirteen crews represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ken Jurkowski | Single sculls | 7:25.13 | 4 QF | — | — | 6:53.26 | 3 SA/B | 7:11.52 | 5 FB | 7:22.75 | 11 |
| Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss | Pair | 7:13.64 | 5 R | 6:36.87 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 6:36.65 | 2 FA | 7:05.58 | 6 |
| Elliot Hovey Wes Piermarini | Double sculls | 6:39.37 | 5 R | 6:26.05 | 4 FC | — | — | Bye | Bye | 6:33.15 | 13 |
| Scott Gault Matt Hughes Jamie Schroeder Sam Stitt | Quadruple sculls | 5:45.77 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 5:52.81 | 2 FA | 5:47.63 | 5 |
| David Banks Brett Newlin Giuseppe Lanzone Paul Teti | Four | 6:03.96 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 5:57.52 | 5 FB | 6:07.17 | 9 |
| Mike Altman Will Daly Tom Paradiso Patrick Todd | Lightweight four | 5:56.54 | 4 R | 6:27.43 | 3 SA/B | — | — | 6:16.30 | 6 FB | 6:07.79 | 11 |
| Wyatt Allen Micah Boyd Steven Coppola Beau Hoopman Josh Inman Marcus McElhenney Matt Schnobrich Bryan Volpenhein Daniel Walsh | Eight | 5:29.60 | 2 R | 5:38.95 | 1 FA | — | — | — | — | 5:25.34 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michelle Guérette | Single sculls | 7:49.14 | 2 QF | — | — | 7:28.91 | 1 SA/B | 7:35.69 | 2 FA | 7:22.78 | |
| Anna Cummins Portia McGee | Pair | 7:29.95 | 4 R | 7:32.26 | 3 FB | — | — | — | — | 7:33.17 | 7 |
| Ellen Tomek Megan Kalmoe | Double sculls | 7:11.17 | 3 R | 6:58.54 | 1 FA | — | — | — | — | 7:17.53 | 5 |
| Jennifer Goldsack Renee Hykel | Lightweight double sculls | 6:53.32 | 3 R | 7:22.22 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 7:12.15 | 4 FB | 7:09.02 | 10 |
| Jennifer Kaido Lindsay Meyer Lia Pernell Margot Shumway | Quadruple sculls | 6:19.89 | 3 R | 6:39.53 | 2 FA | — | — | — | — | 6:25.86 | 5 |
| Erin Cafaro Anna Cummins Caryn Davies Susan Francia Anna Goodale Caroline Lind Elle Logan Lindsay Shoop Mary Whipple | Eight | 6:06.53 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 6:05.34 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

The United States qualified in all 11 Olympic sailing classes and sent 18 athletes to the races in Qingdao, China. Laser Radial sailor Anna Tunnicliffe and Finn sailor Zach Railey became the first American sailors to win Olympic medals in their respective classes since 1992.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Rank |
| Benjamin Barger | RS:X | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 31 | EL | 218 | 26 |
| Andrew Campbell | Laser | 14 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 32 | BFD | 8 | DSQ | 31 | CAN | EL | 174 | 26 |
| Graham Biehl Stuart McNay | 470 | 26 | 12 | OCS | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | EL | 105 | 13 |
| John Dane III Austin Sperry | Star | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | EL | 86 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Rank |
| Nancy Rios | RS:X | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 27 | DNF | DNF | 26 | 22 | EL | 224 | 26 |
| Anna Tunnicliffe | Laser Radial | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | CAN | 4 | 37 | |
| Amanda Clark Sara Mergenthaler | 470 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | EL | 89 | 12 |
| Sally Barkow Debbie Capozzi Carrie Howe | Yngling | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 63 | 7 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | Net points | Rank |
| Zach Railey | Finn | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | CAN | CAN | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 45 | |
| Chris Rast Tim Wadlow | 49er | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | CAN | CAN | CAN | 22 | 89 | 6 |
| John Lovell Charlie Ogletree | Tornado | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | EL | 114 | 15 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled; DNF = Did not finish; DSQ = Disqualified; OCS = On course side; BFD = Black flag disqualification

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jason Parker | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Scherer | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Anti | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matt Emmons | 50 m rifle prone | 597 | 2 Q | 701.7 | |
| Matt Emmons | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1175 | 2 Q | 1270.3 | 4 |
| Jason Parker | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1164 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Beaman | 10 m air pistol | 581 | 6 Q | 682.0 | 4 |
| Jason Turner | 10 m air pistol | 583 | 4 Q | 682.0 | * |
| Keith Sanderson | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 583 OR | 1 Q | 776.6 | 5 |
| Daryl Szarenski | 50 m pistol | 555 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jason Turner | 50 m pistol | 553 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bret Erickson | Trap | 113 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dominic Grazioli | Trap | 113 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Walton Eller | Double trap | 145 OR | 1 Q | 190 OR | |
| Jeff Holguin | Double trap | 140 | 3 Q | 182 | 4 |
| Vincent Hancock | Skeet | 121 OR | 1 Q | 145 OR | |
| Randal McLelland | Skeet | 118 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
* Jason Turner originally finished fourth, behind Kim Jong Su of North Korea. On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced Kim had tested positive for the banned substance propranolol and thus stripped of his medals from the 2008 Summer Olympics. As a result, Turner was moved up to bronze in 10 m air pistol.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jamie Beyerle | 10 m air rifle | 397 | 5 Q | 499.8 | 4 |
| Emily Caruso | 10 m air rifle | 395 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jamie Beyerle | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 586 | 5 Q | 686.9 | 5 |
| Sandra Fong | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 577 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brenda Shinn | 10 m air pistol | 373 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rebecca Snyder | 10 m air pistol | 370 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elizabeth Callahan | 25 m pistol | 575 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rebecca Snyder | 25 m pistol | 575 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Corey Cogdell | Trap | 69 | 4 Q | 86 | |
| Kimberly Rhode | Skeet | 70 | 3 Q | 93 OR | |

## Softball

The team roster for USA Softball was released on March 28, 2008. It included a fifteen-person team roster and a replacement roster of three players. The United States brought an impressive softball record to Beijing, winning every Olympic and world title since 1982. Prior to Beijing, it had a record of 106–10 in World Championships and 32–4 in the Olympics. It had won all three Olympic gold medals in softball, and outscored opponents 51–1 in Athens.
But at the Beijing Olympics, the United States lost to Japan 3–1 (after winning 7–0 in the round-robin) in the gold medal game. Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno had an outstanding performance after pitching 21 innings the day before. Following the surprise loss, the top three teams spelled "2016" using softballs in front of home plate in the hopes of Olympic reinstatement.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Venezuela W 11–0 | Australia W 3–0 | Canada W 8–1 | Japan W 7–0 | Chinese Taipei W 7–0 | Netherlands W 8–0 | China W 9–0 | 1 Q | Japan W 4–1 | Bye | Japan L 1–3 | |

### Roster

* Monica Abbott
* Laura Berg
* Crystl Bustos
* Andrea Duran
* Jennie Finch
* Tairia Flowers
* Vicky Galindo
* Lovieanne Jung
* Kelly Kretschman
* Lauren Lappin
* Caitlin Lowe
* Jessica Mendoza
* Stacey Nuveman
* Cat Osterman
* Natasha Watley
Head coach
* Mike Candrea
Assistant coaches
* Chuck D'Arcy
* Karen Jonhs
* John Rittman
Replacement roster
* Lisa Fernandez
* Alicia Hollowell
* Jenny Topping

### Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | X | X | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WP: Jennie Finch(1–0) LP: Johana Gómez(0–1) Home runs: USA: Natasha Watley(1), Caitlin Lowe(1), Crystl Bustos(1) VEN: None |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Cat Osterman(2–0) LP: Dione Meier(0–1) |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WP: Jennie Finch(2–0) LP: Su-Hua Lin(0–1) Home runs: USA: Jessica Mendoza(3) TPE: None |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Cat Osterman(3–0) LP: Wei Lu(1–3) Home runs: CHN: None USA: Kelly Kretschman(1) |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WP: Cat Osterman(1–0) LP: Tanya Harding(0–1) Home runs: USA: Crystl Bustos(2) AUS: None |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WP: Monica Abbott(1–0) LP: Naho Emoto(0–1) Home runs: USA: Natasha Watley(2), Jessica Mendoza(1,2), Crystl Bustos(3) JPN: None |||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WP: Monica Abbott(2–0) LP: Rebecca Soumeru(0–1) Home runs: USA: Tairia Flowers(1), Crystl Bustos(4), Jessica Mendoza(4) NED: None |||||||||||
* Qualified for the semifinals
* Eliminated
The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.
Final group standings
| Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
| United States | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1.000 | - | - |
| Japan | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | .857 | 1 | - |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .714 | 2 | - |
| Canada | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | .429 | 4 | - |
| China | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .286 | 5 | - |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .286 | 5 | - |
| Venezuela | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .286 | 5 | - |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6 | 8 | 48 | .143 | 6 | - |

### Semifinal

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| WP: Monica Abbott(3–0) LP: Yukiko Ueno(3–1) Sv: Cat Osterman Home runs: USA: Crystl Bustos(5) JPN: None |||||||||||||

### Gold medal game

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: Yukiko Ueno(5–1) LP: Cat Osterman(3–1) Home runs: JPN: Eri Yamada (2) USA: Crystl Bustos (6) |||||||||||
Official Olympic softball schedule

## Swimming

The United States Olympic Team Trials in Swimming were held on June 29 – July 6 in Omaha, Nebraska. The U.S. sent two people in each individual discipline and up to six people for the 4x100 freestyle relays and 4x200 freestyle relays. On August 1, Jessica Hardy, who had qualified in the 100 meter breaststroke and the 50 meter freestyle, withdrew from the Olympic team after failing an anti-doping test at the national trials. Hardy opted to pull out instead of contesting the test results at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The U.S. left Beijing with 31 swimming medals: 12 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze. This surpassed the 28 medals won by the swimming team in Athens. In the process, the U.S. broke ten swimming world records and twenty-four American records. The American performance in swimming was highlighted by Michael Phelps, who won a total of eight gold medals, surpassing Mark Spitz's 36-year-old single Games record of seven gold medals. Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and American sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (fourteen). All three men's relay teams set world records, and an additional six individual world records were set by Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Aaron Peirsol.
The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming. Natalie Coughlin won six medals, more than any other female swimmer in Beijing., and the most for any American female athlete in a single Olympics. Rebecca Soni set a world record in the 200 meter breaststroke. Dara Torres, who won 3 silver medals after her eight-year absence, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal, at age 41.
* Qualifiers for the latter rounds of swimming events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 50 m freestyle | 21.95 | 9 Q | 22.08 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 50 m freestyle | 21.75 | 3 Q | 21.76 | 7 Q | 21.64 | 5 |
| Jason Lezak | 100 m freestyle | 48.33 | 11 Q | 47.98 | 6 Q | 47.67 | |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 100 m freestyle | 48.19 | 8 Q | 48.12 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Phelps | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.48 | 4 Q | 1:46.28 | 4 Q | 1:42.96 WR | |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.39 | 12 Q | 1:45.76 | 1 Q | 1:45.14 | |
| Larsen Jensen | 400 m freestyle | 3:43.10 AM | 1 Q | — | — | 3:42.78 AM | |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 400 m freestyle | 3:44.22 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:43.11 | 4 |
| Larsen Jensen | 1500 m freestyle | 14:49.53 | 8 Q | — | — | 14:48.16 | 5 |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 1500 m freestyle | 14:52.11 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matt Grevers | 100 m backstroke | 53.41 OR | 1 Q | 52.99 | 2 Q | 53.11 | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 100 m backstroke | 53.65 | 3 Q | 53.56 | 5 Q | 52.54 WR | |
| Ryan Lochte | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.29 | 1 Q | 1:55.40 | 2 Q | 1:53.93 WR | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.35 | 2 Q | 1:55.26 | 1 Q | 1:54.33 | |
| Mark Gangloff | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.71 | 16 Q | 1:00.44 | 7 Q | 1:00.24 | 8 |
| Brendan Hansen | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.36 | 10 Q | 59.94 | 5 Q | 59.57 | 4 |
| Eric Shanteau | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.29 | 7 Q | 2:10.10 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Scott Spann | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.61 | 10 Q | 2:09.08 | 3 Q | 2:09.76 | 6 |
| Ian Crocker | 100 m butterfly | 51.95 | 13 Q | 51.27 | 3 Q | 51.13 | 4 |
| Michael Phelps | 100 m butterfly | 50.87 | 2 Q | 50.97 | 2 Q | 50.58 OR | |
| Michael Phelps | 200 m butterfly | 1:53.70 OR | 1 Q | 1:53.70 =OR | 1 Q | 1:52.03 WR | |
| Gil Stovall | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.42 | 8 Q | 1:55.36 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryan Lochte | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.15 | 1 Q | 1:57.69 | 1 Q | 1:56.53 | |
| Michael Phelps | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.65 | 6 Q | 1:57.70 | 2 Q | 1:54.23 WR | |
| Ryan Lochte | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.33 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:08.09 | |
| Michael Phelps | 400 m individual medley | 4:07.82 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 4:03.84 WR | |
| Nathan Adrian* Matt Grevers* Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Ben Wildman-Tobriner* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:12.23 WR | 1 Q | — | — | 3:08.24 WR | |
| Ricky Berens Klete Keller* Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt* Dave Walters* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:04.66 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 6:58.56 WR | |
| Ian Crocker* Matt Grevers* Mark Gangloff* Brendan Hansen Jason Lezak Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale* | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:32.75 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:29.34 WR | |
| Mark Warkentin | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:52:13.00 | 8 |
* Competed in the heats only

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kara Lynn Joyce | 50 m freestyle | 25.01 | 14 Q | 24.63 | 7 Q | 24.63 | 6 |
| Dara Torres | 50 m freestyle | 24.58 | 3 Q | 24.27 | 1 Q | 24.07 AM | |
| Natalie Coughlin | 100 m freestyle | 53.82 | 4 Q | 53.70 | 1 Q | 53.39 AM | |
| Lacey Nymeyer | 100 m freestyle | 54.62 | 14 Q | 54.74 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katie Hoff | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.20 | 4 Q | 1:57.01 | 2 Q | 1:55.78 AM | 4 |
| Allison Schmitt | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.38 | 7 Q | 1:58.01 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katie Hoff | 400 m freestyle | 4:03.71 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:03.29 | |
| Kate Ziegler | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.59 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katie Hoff | 800 m freestyle | 8:27.78 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kate Ziegler | 800 m freestyle | 8:26.98 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalie Coughlin | 100 m backstroke | 59.69 | 4 Q | 59.43 | 2 Q | 58.96 AM | |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.13 | 7 Q | 59.84 | 6 Q | 59.34 | |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.02 | 6 Q | 2:07.90 | 2 Q | 2:08.23 | 5 |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.12 | 7 Q | 2:08.25 | 5 Q | 2:06.23 | |
| Megan Jendrick | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.07 | 9 Q | 1:08.07 | 7 Q | 1:07.62 | 5 |
| Rebecca Soni | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.44 | 4 Q | 1:07.07 | 2 Q | 1:06.73 | |
| Amanda Beard | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.70 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rebecca Soni | 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.17 OR | 1 Q | 2:22.64 | 1 Q | 2:20.22 WR | |
| Elaine Breeden | 100 m butterfly | 58.06 | 2 Q | 58.55 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christine Magnuson | 100 m butterfly | 57.70 | 6 Q | 57.08 AM | 2 Q | 57.10 | |
| Elaine Breeden | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.92 | 9 Q | 2:07.73 | 8 Q | 2:07.57 | 7 |
| Kathleen Hersey | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.65 | 7 Q | 2:06.96 | 5 Q | 2:08.23 | 8 |
| Natalie Coughlin | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.63 | 3 Q | 2:11.84 | 4 Q | 2:10.34 | |
| Katie Hoff | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.58 | 2 Q | 2:10.90 | 3 Q | 2:10.68 | 4 |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.55 | 1 Q | — | — | 4:34.24 | 4 |
| Katie Hoff | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.63 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:31.71 | |
| Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Lacey Nymeyer* Emily Silver Julia Smit* Dara Torres | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.53 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:34.33 AM | |
| Caroline Burckle Natalie Coughlin Katie Hoff Christine Marshall* Allison Schmitt Julia Smit* Kim Vandenberg* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:52.43 | 2 Q | — | — | 7:46.33 AM | |
| Elaine Breeden* Natalie Coughlin Margaret Hoelzer* Megan Jendrick* Kara Lynn Joyce* Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.15 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:53.30 AM | |
| Chloe Sutton | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:02:13.6 | 22 |
* Competed in the heats only

## Synchronized swimming

One of the first sports in which the U.S. qualified for Beijing and formalized its Olympic roster was synchronized swimming. Berths in the duet and team events were secured at the 2007 Pan American Games. After winning both duet and team bronze medals in Athens, the U.S. failed to win a medal for the second time since synchronized swimming became an Olympic sport in 1984.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Christina Jones Andrea Nott | Duet | 47.750 | 5 | 47.750 | 95.500 | 5 Q | 47.750 | 95.500 | 5 |
| Brooke Abel Janet Culp Kate Hooven* Christina Jones Becky Kim Andrea Nott Annabelle Orme Jillian Penner Kim Probst* | Team | 47.584 | =5 | — | — | — | 47.750 | 95.334 | =5 |
*Team captain

## Table tennis

The United States qualified for the women's team competition, 3 places in women's singles, and 1 place in men's singles. Gao Jun and Wang Chen automatically qualified in women's singles by being in the top 20 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings. Yao "Crystal" Huang took the third and final North American women's spot by winning at the North American Trials in Vancouver, qualifying an American women's team in the process. David Zhuang secured the only American spot in men's singles at the North American Trials.
The entire American team was composed of Chinese-born athletes. This included Gao Jun, doubles silver medalist for China at the 1992 Olympics, who competed as an American for the third time. Although she failed to obtain a medal, Wang Chen became the first American player to advance to the quarter-finals in Olympic table tennis history after defeating 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Kim Kyung-Ah. The fifth-place performance by the women's team was also the best finish for U.S in this sport.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Zhuang | Men's singles | Toriola (NGR) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gao Jun | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Odorova (SVK) W 4–2 | Hirano (JPN) W 4–1 | Wu X (DOM) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Crystal Huang | Women's singles | Yang F (CGO) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wang Chen | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Tóth (HUN) W 4–1 | Kim K-A (KOR) W 4–3 | Li Jw (SIN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Group round | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff | Bronze playoff | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gao Jun Crystal Huang Wang Chen | Women's team | Singapore (SIN) L 0–3 | Netherlands (NED) W 3–1 | Nigeria (NGR) W 3–0 | 2 | Did not advance | Romania (ROU) W 3–1 | South Korea (KOR) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

The United States sent the maximum of four athletes to compete in taekwondo; the team was announced after the final phase of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials for taekwondo on April 5, 2008. Diana, Mark and Steven López became the first trio from the same family to compete for the United States since 1904. All three of them won medals: one silver and two bronze. Steven López, a defending two-time Olympic gold medalist, lost his only match in six years after a controversial point deduction in the quarterfinals.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mark López | Men's −68 kg | Bahave (AFG) W 3–0 | Manz (GER) W 3–1 | López (PER) W 2–1 | Bye | Bye | Son T-J (KOR) L 2–3 | |
| Steven López | Men's −80 kg | B Tanrıkulu (TUR) W 3–0 | Sarmiento (ITA) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Konan (CIV) W 3–0 | Ahmadov (AZE) W 3–2 | Did not advance | |
| Charlotte Craig | Women's −49 kg | Bezzola (SUI) W 4–0 | Contreras (VEN) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diana López | Women's −57 kg | Premwaew (THA) W 2–0 | A Tanrıkulu (TUR) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Teo (MAS) W 3–0 | Calabrese (ITA) W 3–2 | Did not advance | |

## Tennis

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) formally announced the American Olympic team for tennis on June 26, 2008. Because of a nagging knee injury, Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the women's singles competition on August 8, 2008, although she still played in women's doubles. In a last-minute decision, Jill Craybas was selected to participate in her first Olympics at age 34.
After losing all eight previous matches against Roger Federer, James Blake defeated him in a surprise upset in the quarterfinals of men's singles. But Federer went on to beat the top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles semifinals. Blake finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Novak Djokovic, while the Bryan twins won a bronze medal by defeating Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Venus Williams, 2008 Wimbledon champion, and her sister Serena were both upset in the quarterfinals of women's singles. However, they went on to win the gold in doubles over Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and in improving the sisters' Olympic record to 10–0.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| James Blake | Singles | Guccione (AUS) W 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ | Hrbatý (SVK) W 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, 6–3 | Simon (FRA) W 6–4, 6–2 | Federer (SUI) W 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | González (CHI) L 6–4, 5–7, 9–11 | Djokovic (SRB) L 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ | 4 |
| Robby Ginepri | Singles | Djokovic (SRB) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sam Querrey | Singles | Andreev (RUS) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Blake Sam Querrey | Doubles | — | Andreev / Davydenko (RUS) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Doubles | — | Knowles / Mullings (BAH) W 6–2, 6–1 | Knowle / Melzer (AUT) W 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 | Guccione / Hewitt (AUS) W 6–4, 6–3 | Federer / Wawrinka (SUI) L 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 4–6 | Clément / Llodra (FRA) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jill Craybas | Singles | Schnyder (SUI) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Serena Williams | Singles | Govortsova (BLR) W 6–3, 6–1 | Stosur (AUS) W 6–2, 6–0 | Cornet (FRA) W 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Dementieva (RUS) L 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Venus Williams | Singles | Bacsinzsky (SUI) W 6–3, 6–2 | Benešová (CZE) W 6–1, 6–4 | Azarenka (BLR) W 6–3, 6–2 | Li N (CHN) L 5–7, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber | Doubles | — | Jans / Rosolska (POL) W 6–2, 6–1 | Azarenka / Poutchek (BLR) W 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual (ESP) L 7–5, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Serena Williams Venus Williams | Doubles | — | Benešová / Vaidišová (CZE) W 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | Morita / Sugiyama (JPN) W 7–5, 6–2 | Vesnina / Zvonareva (RUS) W 6–4, 6–0 | A Bondarenko / K Bondarenko (UKR) W 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual (ESP) W 6–2, 6–0 | |

## Triathlon

From September 2007 to April 2008, the U.S. held three selection events, with the top American man and woman securing a place on the U.S. Olympic team. The U.S. qualified the maximum of three women and three men in Olympic triathlon, following the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships in June 2008 and the world rankings released by the International Triathlon Union. Americans have medaled once since triathlon was added to the Olympic program in 2000: a bronze in Athens.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Hunter Kemper | Men's | 18:04 | 0:30 | 59:06 | 0:28 | 31:40 | 1:49:48.75 | 7 |
| Matt Reed | Men's | 18:25 | 0:30 | 58:48 | 0:28 | 34:19 | 1:52:30.44 | 32 |
| Jarrod Shoemaker | Men's | 18:19 | 0:29 | 59:03 | 0:28 | 32:27 | 1:50:46.39 | 18 |
| Laura Bennett | Women's | 19:49 | 0:30 | 1:04:23 | 0:29 | 35:10 | 2:00:21.54 | 4 |
| Julie Ertel | Women's | 19:51 | 0:30 | 1:04:24 | 0:32 | 37:22 | 2:02:39.22 | 19 |
| Sarah Haskins | Women's | 19:50 | 0:32 | 1:04:18 | 0:32 | 36:10 | 2:01:22.57 | 11 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers | Men's | Pļaviņš – Samoilovs (LAT) L 0–2 | Heuscher – Heyer (SUI) W 2–0 | Baracetti – Conde (ARG) W 2–0 | 2 Q | Laciga – Schnider (SUI) W 2–1 | Klemperer – Koreng (GER) W 2–0 | Geor – Gia (GEO) W 2–0 | Araújo – Luiz (BRA) W 2–1 | |
| Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal | Men's | Boersma – Ronnes (NED) W 2–0 | Brink – Dieckmann (GER) W 2–0 | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) W 2–1 | 1 Q | Herrera – Mesa (ESP) W 2–0 | Emanuel – Ricardo (BRA) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh | Women's | Kusuhara – Saiki (JPN) W 2–0 | Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2–0 | Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR) W 2–0 | 1 Q | Mouha – van Breedam (BEL) W 2–0 | Larissa – Ana Paula (BRA) W 2–0 | Talita – Renata (BRA) W 2–0 | Tian J – Wang J (CHN) W 2–0 | |
| Nicole Branagh Elaine Youngs | Women's | Kadijk – Mooren (NED) W 2–0 | Pohl – Rau (GER) W 2–0 | Crespo – Esteves (CUB) W 2–1 | 2 Q | Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2–0 | Xue C – Zhang X (CHN) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
* President George W. Bush poses with Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser during a practice session in Beijing.
* President George W. Bush poses with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh during a practice session in Beijing.

### Indoor

The United States was one of nine NOCs that managed to qualify a team in both then men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won all their matches in the tournament, and earned the gold medal. The women's team won all group matches but one, and qualified to the final round, where they continued the winning streak until losing the gold medal match, ending the tournament with the silver medal.

#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Venezuela W 3–2 | Italy W 3–1 | Bulgaria W 3–1 | China W 3–0 | Japan W 3–0 | 1 Q | Serbia W 3–2 | Russia W 3–2 | Brazil W 3–1 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Japan W 3–1 | Cuba L 0–3 | Venezuela W 3–1 | China W 3–2 | Poland W 3–2 | 2 Q | Italy W 3–2 | Cuba W 3–0 | Brazil L 1–3 | |

#### Men's tournament
##### Roster

The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
| 1 | Lloy Ball | 17 February 1972 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 316 cm (124 in) | Zenit Kazan |
| 2 | Sean Rooney | 13 November 1982 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Dinamo-Yantar Kaliningrad |
| 4 | David Lee | 8 March 1982 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Halkbank Ankara |
| 5 | Richard Lambourne (L) | 6 May 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | AZS Olsztyn |
| 8 | William Priddy | 1 October 1977 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 9 | Ryan Millar | 22 January 1978 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | Sparkling Milano |
| 10 | Riley Salmon | 2 July 1976 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | Top Volley SRL |
| 12 | Thomas Hoff (c) | 9 June 1973 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Fakel New Urengoy |
| 13 | Clay Stanley | 20 January 1978 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Zenit Kazan |
| 14 | Kevin Hansen | 19 March 1982 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 349 cm (137 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Stade Poitevin Poitiers |
| 15 | Gabriel Gardner | 18 March 1976 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Sparkling Milano |
| 18 | Scott Touzinsky | 22 April 1982 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | ACH Volley Bled |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 460 | 371 | 1.240 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 439 | 401 | 1.095 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 421 | 451 | 0.933 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 392 | 448 | 0.875 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | |

##### Gold medal match
#### Women's tournament
##### Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Lang Ping
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
| 1 | Ogonna Nnamani | 29 July 1983 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Asystel Novara |
| 2 | Danielle Scott-Arruda | 1 October 1972 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | Florens Castellana |
| 3 | Tayyiba Haneef-Park | 23 March 1979 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Eczacıbaşı Zentiva |
| 4 | Lindsey Berg | 16 July 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 274 cm (108 in) | Asystel Novara |
| 5 | Stacy Sykora | 24 June 1977 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Lines Ecocapitanata Altamura |
| 6 | Nicole Davis (L) | 24 April 1982 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 284 cm (112 in) | 266 cm (105 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 7 | Heather Bown | 29 November 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Marche Jesi |
| 9 | Jennifer Joines | 23 November 1982 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 301 cm (119 in) | Toyota Auto Body Queenseis |
| 10 | Kim Glass | 18 August 1984 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 11 | Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (C) | 15 September 1975 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 291 cm (115 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | Voléro Zürich |
| 12 | Kim Willoughby | 7 November 1980 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Famila Chieri |
| 15 | Logan Tom | 25 May 1981 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Dynamo Moscow |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 426 | 371 | 1.148 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 459 | 441 | 1.041 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 445 | 0.991 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | |
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 262 | 395 | 0.663 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | |

##### Gold medal match
## Water polo

United States participated in both the men's and women's tournaments. Both teams won the silver medal.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | China W 8–4 | Italy W 12–11 | Serbia L 2–4 | Croatia W 7–5 | Germany W 8–7 | 1 Q | Bye | Serbia W 10–5 | Hungary L 10–14 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament | China W 12–11 | Italy T 9–9 | Russia W 12–7 | — | — | 1 Q | Bye | Australia W 9–8 | Netherlands L 8–9 | |

### Men's tournament

The United States men's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007 Pan American Games tournament, held July 21–26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 13-man Olympic roster was set by U.S. head coach Terry Schroeder on June 30. For the first time since 1988, the American men reached the finals of the water polo tournament. They won the silver after a loss to the two-time defending gold medalists from Hungary.

#### Roster

The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Merrill Moses | GK | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 13 August 1977 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 2 | Peter Varellas | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 2 October 1984 | Olympic Club |
| 3 | Peter Hudnut | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 16 February 1980 | Los Angeles WP Club |
| 4 | Jeff Powers | CB | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | 21 January 1980 | Newport Aquatics Foundation |
| 5 | Adam Wright | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 4 May 1977 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 6 | Rick Merlo | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 5 August 1982 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 7 | Layne Beaubien | D | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 4 July 1976 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 8 | Tony Azevedo | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 November 1981 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 9 | Ryan Bailey | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 111 kg (245 lb) | 28 August 1975 | Newport Aquatics Foundation |
| 10 | Tim Hutten | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 4 June 1985 | Newport Aquatics Foundation |
| 11 | Jesse Smith | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 27 April 1983 | Los Angeles WP Club |
| 12 | J. W. Krumpholz | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 22 November 1987 | Los Angeles WP Club |
| 13 | Brandon Brooks | GK | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 111 kg (245 lb) | 29 April 1981 | Los Angeles WP Club |
       Head coach: Terry Schroeder

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 8 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 4 | Will play for places 7–10 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 4 | Will play for places 7–12 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 0 | Will play for places 7–12 |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 10 August 2008 16:40 | Report | United States | 8–4 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |||
| 10 August 2008 16:40 | Report | Azevedo 5, Beaubien 2 | Goals | Wang B. 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |
| 12 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Italy | 11–12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |||
| 12 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Gallo 3, Felugo 3, Calcaterra 2, Sottani 2 | Goals | Powers 3, Azevedo 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |
| 14 August 2008 10:50 | Report | United States | 2–4 | Serbia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Antsiferov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Antsiferov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 14 August 2008 10:50 | Report | Varellas 2 | Goals | Udovičić 1, Pijetlović 1, Šapić 1, Vujasinović 1 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Antsiferov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR) |
| 16 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Croatia | 5–7 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |||
| 16 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Đogaš 2 | Goals | Azevedo 3 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |
| 18 August 2008 14:00 | Report | United States | 8–7 | Germany | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Margeta (SLO), Kiszelly (HUN) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Margeta (SLO), Kiszelly (HUN) |||
| 18 August 2008 14:00 | Report | Powers 2, Wright 2 | Goals | Nossek 5 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Margeta (SLO), Kiszelly (HUN) |

#### Semifinal

| 22 August 2008 19:40 | Report | United States | 10–5 | Serbia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Margeta (SLO) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Margeta (SLO) |||
| 22 August 2008 19:40 | Report | Azevedo 3, Beaubien 2, Bailey 2 | Goals | Pijetlović 2, Vujasinović 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Margeta (SLO) |

#### Final

| 24 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hungary | 14–10 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Brguljan (MNE) |||
| 24 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Dá. Varga 3, Biros 3, Dé. Varga 2 | Goals | Azevedo 4, Beaubien 2, Smith 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Brguljan (MNE) |

### Women's tournament

The United States women's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007 Pan American Games tournament, held July 14–20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. Olympic roster of 13 was named by head coach Guy Baker on June 30. In Beijing, the American women won their second silver medal in the last three Olympics. The U.S. also became the only nation to medal in all three Olympics featuring women's water polo.

#### Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
| 1 | Elizabeth Armstrong | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 31 January 1983 | Great Lakes Ann Arbor |
| 2 | Heather Petri | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 13 June 1978 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 3 | Brittany Hayes | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 7 February 1985 | Socal Tustin |
| 4 | Brenda Villa | D | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 18 April 1980 | Orizzonta Catania |
| 5 | Lauren Wenger | CF | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 11 March 1984 | Glyfada Athens |
| 6 | Natalie Golda | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 28 December 1981 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 7 | Patty Cardenas | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 19 August 1984 | Commerce |
| 8 | Jessica Steffens | CF | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 7 April 1987 | Sunset San Diego |
| 9 | Elsie Windes | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 17 June 1985 | Tualatin Hills |
| 10 | Alison Gregorka | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 29 June 1985 | Great Lakes Ann Arbor |
| 11 | Moriah van Norman | CF | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 30 May 1984 | The New York Athletic Club |
| 12 | Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 July 1987 | Santa Barbara |
| 13 | Jamie Hipp | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 1 September 1981 | CN Ondaretta Alcorcón |
       Head coach: Guy Baker

#### Group play

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 5 | Qualified for semifinals |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
| China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 0 | Will play for places 7th–8th |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 11 August 2008 17:00 | Report | United States | 12–11 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |||
| 11 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Golda 4, Craig 3, Hayes 2 | Goals | Gao 3, Teng 2, Sun Yu. 2, Sun H. 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| 13 August 2008 15:40 | Report | United States | 9–9 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |||
| 13 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hayes 2, Villa 2 | Goals | Miceli 2, di Mario 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |
| 15 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Russia | 7–12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |||
| 15 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Konukh 2, Turova 2 | Goals | Golda 3, Villa 2, Gregorka 2 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |

#### Semifinal

| 19 August 2008 14:20 | Report | United States | 9–8 | Australia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 19 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Villa 3 Hayes 2 Golda, Steffens, Gregorka, Craig 1 | Goals | Gynther 3 R. Rippon 2 Beadsworth, Knox, M. Rippon 1 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |

#### Final

| 21 August 2008 18:20 | Report | United States | 8–9 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |||
| 21 August 2008 18:20 | Report | Steffens 2 Hayes, Villa, Golda, Gregorka, van Norman, Craig 1 | Goals | de Bruijn 7 van Belkum, van den Ham 1 | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |

## Weightlifting

The USA Weightlifting trials were held on May 25 in Atlanta, Georgia. The initial team included seven competitors and two alternates. Casey Burgener was originally selected to lift at the +105 kg event after the USOC reported that the International Weightlifting Federation offered the United States a third men's Olympic slot. The third slot never materialized, and the United States was not placed on the start list for the +105 event. The best U.S. hope for a weightlifting medal was expected to be Melanie Roach, who set a new American record and finished in sixth place.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank |
| Chad Vaughn | −77 kg | 147 | 16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Kendrick Farris | −85 kg | 160 | 11 | 202 | =7 | 362 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank |
| Melanie Roach | −53 kg | 83 | 6 | 110 | 6 | 193 | 6 |
| Carissa Gump | −63 kg | 88 | 14 | 116 | 14 | 204 | 14 |
| Natalie Woolfolk | −63 kg | 97 | =9 | 114 | 12 | 211 | 12 |
| Cheryl Haworth | +75 kg | 115 | =6 | 144 | 6 | 259 | 6 |

## Wrestling

The United States qualified in all weight classes except the 60 kg men's Greco-Roman. A total of sixteen wrestlers represented the U.S. in Beijing, winning three medals: two bronze and one gold. Henry Cejudo became the youngest wrestler ever to win Olympic gold, aged 21. His record was broken by Kyle Snyder in 2016.
Daniel Cormier had to withdraw after health issues, forfeiting his weight class.
Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Henry Cejudo | Freestyle 55 kg | Bye | Velikov (BUL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Gochashvili (GEO) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Sevdimov (AZE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Matsunaga (JPN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Mike Zadick | Freestyle 60 kg | Bye | Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bazarguruev (KGZ) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Doug Schwab | Freestyle 66 kg | Stadnik (UKR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Ben Askren | Freestyle 74 kg | Veréb (HUN) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Fundora (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Andy Hrovat | Freestyle 84 kg | Bye | Salas (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Daniel Cormier | Freestyle 96 kg | Batista (CUB) L 0–5 $^{VB}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Steve Mocco | Freestyle 120 kg | Tomar (IND) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Liang L (CHN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Akhmedov (RUS) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Masoumi (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Spenser Mango | Greco-Roman 55 kg | Bye | Munteanu (ROU) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Jake Deitchler | Greco-Roman 66 kg | Bye | Begaliev (KGZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Vardanyan (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 12 |
| T. C. Dantzler | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Bácsi (HUN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Brad Vering | Greco-Roman 84 kg | Michalkiewicz (POL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Forov (ARM) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Adam Wheeler | Greco-Roman 96 kg | Bye | Virág (HUN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Jiang Hc (CHN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Englich (GER) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Han T-Y (KOR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Dremiel Byers | Greco-Roman 120 kg | Chernetskyi (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Liu Dl (CHN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Sjöberg (SWE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Clarissa Chun | 48 kg | Bye | Mattsson (SWE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Boubryemm (FRA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Icho (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Merleni (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |
| Marcie Van Dusen | 55 kg | — | Synyshyn (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Rentería (COL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Randi Miller | 63 kg | Farag (EGY) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Ostapchuk (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Icho (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Zamula (AZE) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Dugrenier (CAN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Ali Bernard | 72 kg | — | Obiajunwa (NGR) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Wang J (CHN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Fransson (SWE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Hamaguchi (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |