| United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 588 (306 men and 282 women) in 32[2] sports |
| Flag bearers | Lopez Lomong[1] (opening) Khatuna Lorig (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
TheUnited States of America (USA), represented by theUnited States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,China. U.S. athletes have competed in everySummer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan. The USOC sent a total of 588 athletes to Beijing (310 men and 286 women), and competed in allOlympic sports excepthandball.[2][3]
The USOC selectedSan Jose State University inSan Jose, California, as the primary processing center for all Team USA members headed for Beijing 2008.[4] They flew into San Jose viaSan Jose International Airport orSan Francisco International Airport for at least two days of document checks, health examinations, cultural briefings, portrait sittings, uniform fittings, and last-minute workout sessions.[5]
The U.S. did not win the most gold medals for the first time in aSummer 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.[6] 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.[7] This edition of the games also saw a gold medal record for U.S. swimmerMichael Phelps, who won 8 golds, surpassingMark Spitz'srecord of 7 golds in a single Olympic event in1972.[8] Phelps also surpassed Spitz,Larisa Latynina of theUSSR,Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and U.S. sprinterCarl Lewis to become the current record holder for themost Olympic gold medals (14).[9]
The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming.Natalie Coughlin won 6 medals in Beijing, the most for a female Olympic swimmer.[10]Dara Torres, who won 3 silver medals after her eight-year absence, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal, at age 41.[11]
GymnastNastia Liukin became the third U.S. female to win a gold medal inindividual all-around event.[12] 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's 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.[13] 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.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names arebolded.
* - Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Won all medals in one event
Won all gold medals in one sport
Won gold medals in both men's and women's events
The United States men's archery team took sixth place at the2007 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.[14]Karen Scavotto earned the United States another women's spot by finishing second in thePan American championship.[15]
The United States announced its Olympic team on May 5, 2008, following a national selection tournament.[16] The women's roster included 2004 OlympianJennifer Nichols and three-time OlympianKhatuna Lorig, who previously represented the Unified Team (1992) and Georgia (1996 and 2000) at the Olympics.[17] On the men's side, first-time OlympianBrady Ellison joined four-time OlympianButch Johnson and two-time OlympianVic Wunderle.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Butch Johnson | 653 | 40 |  Abramov (RUS) (25)W 109 (26)–109 (25) |  Im D-H (KOR) (8)L 106–115 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vic Wunderle | 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 | |||
| Brady Ellison Butch Johnson Vic Wunderle | Men's team | 1969 | 10 | — |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) (7)L 218–222 | 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 | ||
| Jennifer Nichols | 637 | 24 |  Rochmawati (INA) (41)W 114–101 |  Hayakawa (JPN) (9)L 103–105 | Did not advance | |||||
The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials were held inEugene, Oregon, at theUniversity of Oregon'sHayward Field from June 27 through July 6, 2008.[18] Hayward Field had previously hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1972, 1976 and 1980.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Walter Dix[19] | 100 m | 10.35 | 3Q | 10.08 | 2Q | 9.95 | 2Q | 9.91 |  |
| Tyson Gay[19] | 10.22 | 1Q | 10.09 | 2Q | 10.05 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Darvis Patton[19] | 10.25 | 2Q | 10.04 | 2Q | 10.03 | 4Q | 10.03 | 8 | |
| Shawn Crawford[19] | 200 m | 20.61 | 1Q | 20.42 | 2Q | 20.12 | 2Q | 19.96 |  |
| Walter Dix[19] | 20.77 | 2Q | 20.27 | 2Q | 20.19 | 3Q | 19.98 | | |
| Wallace Spearmon[19] | 20.46 | 1Q | 20.39 | 2Q | 20.14 | 3Q | DSQ | ||
| LaShawn Merritt[19] | 400 m | 44.96 | 1Q | — | 44.12 | 1Q | 43.75 |  | |
| David Neville[19] | 45.22 | 2Q | 44.91 | 2Q | 44.80 | | |||
| Jeremy Wariner[19] | 45.23 | 1Q | 44.15 | 1Q | 44.74 | | |||
| Christian Smith[19] | 800 m | 1:48.20 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Nick Symmonds[19] | 1:46.01 | 1Q | 1:46.96 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Andrew Wheating[19] | 1:47.05 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Leonel Manzano[19] | 1500 m | 3:36.67 | 1Q | — | 3:50.33 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Bernard Lagat[19] | 3:41.98 | 4Q | 3:37.79 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lopez Lomong[19] | 3:36.70 | 5Q | 3:41.00 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ian Dobson[19] | 5000 m | 14:05.47 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Bernard Lagat[19] | 13:39.70 | 1Q | 13:26.89 | 9 | |||||
| Matt Tegenkamp[19] | 13:37.36 | 1Q | 13:33.13 | 13 | |||||
| Abdi Abdirahman[19] | 10,000 m | — | 27:52.53 | 15 | |||||
| Galen Rupp[19] | 27:36.99 | 13 | |||||||
| Jorge Torres[19] | 28:13.93 | 25 | |||||||
| David Oliver[19] | 110 m hurdles | 13.30 | 1Q | 13.16 | 1Q | 13.31 | 1Q | 13.18 | |
| David Payne[19] | 13.42 | 1Q | 13.24 | 1Q | 13.21 | 2Q | 13.17 | | |
| Terrence Trammell[19] | DNF | Did not advance | |||||||
| Kerron Clement[19] | 400 m hurdles | 49.42 | 1Q | — | 48.27 | 1Q | 47.98 | | |
| Bershawn Jackson[19] | 49.20 | 1Q | 48.02 | 2Q | 48.06 | | |||
| Angelo Taylor[19] | 48.67 | 1Q | 47.94 | 1Q | 47.25 | | |||
| Anthony Famiglietti[19] | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.34 | 3Q | — | 8:31.21 | 13 | |||
| Joshua McAdams[19] | 8:33.26 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||||
| William Nelson[19] | 8:36.66 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Walter Dix Leroy Dixon Tyson Gay Rodney Martin Travis Padgett Darvis Patton | 4 × 100 m relay[19] | DNF | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Kerron Clement* LaShawn Merritt David Neville Jeremy Wariner Angelo Taylor Reggie Witherspoon* | 4 × 400 m relay[19] | 2:59.98 | 1Q | — | 2:55.39OR | | |||
| Ryan Hall[19] | Marathon | — | 2:12:33 | 10 | |||||
| Dathan Ritzenhein[19] | 2:11:59 | 9 | |||||||
| Brian Sell[19] | 2:16:07 | 22 | |||||||
| Kevin Eastler[19] | 20 km walk | — | 1:28:44 | 43 | |||||
| Philip Dunn[19] | 50 km walk | — | 4:08:32 | 39 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Brian Johnson[19] | Long jump | 7.79 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Miguel Pate[19] | 7.34 | 38 | Did not advance | ||
| Trevell Quinley[19] | 7.87 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Kenta Bell[19] | Triple jump | 16.55 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Rafeeq Curry[19] | 16.88 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Aarik Wilson[19] | 15.97 | 33 | Did not advance | ||
| Dusty Jonas[19] | High jump | 2.20 | =26 | Did not advance | |
| Andra Manson[19] | 2.25 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Jesse Williams[19] | 2.25 | =19 | Did not advance | ||
| Jeff Hartwig[19] | Pole vault | 5.55 | =20 | Did not advance | |
| Derek Miles[19] | 5.65 | =9q | 5.70 | | |
| Brad Walker[19] | NM | — | Did not advance | ||
| Christian Cantwell[19] | Shot put | 20.48 | 4Q | 21.09 | |
| Reese Hoffa[19] | 20.41 | 6Q | 20.53 | 6 | |
| Adam Nelson[19] | 20.56 | 2Q | NM | — | |
| Casey Malone[19] | Discus throw | 61.26 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Michael Robertson[19] | 61.64 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Ian Waltz[19] | 60.02 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Breaux Greer[19] | Javelin throw | 73.68 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Mike Hazle[19] | 72.75 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Leigh Smith[19] | 76.55 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| AG Kruger[19] | Hammer throw | 71.21 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Clay[19] | Result | 10.44 | 7.78 | 16.27 | 1.99 | 48.92 | 13.94 | 53.79 | 5.00 | 70.97 | 5:06.59 | 8791 | |
| Points | 989 | 1005 | 868 | 794 | 865 | 984 | 950 | 910 | 904 | 522 | |||
| Trey Hardee[19] | Result | 10.52 | 7.72 | 13.49 | 2.05 | 47.75 | 14.20 | 44.35 | NM | DNS | DNF | ||
| Points | 970 | 990 | 697 | 850 | 921 | 949 | 737 | 0 | |||||
| Tom Pappas[19] | Result | 11.12 | 7.41 | DNS | DNF | ||||||||
| Points | 834 | 913 | |||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Torri Edwards[19] | 100 m | 11.26 | 1Q | 11.31 | 1Q | 11.18 | 2Q | 11.20 | 8 |
| Muna Lee[19] | 11.33 | 1Q | 11.08 | 2Q | 11.06 | 2Q | 11.07 | 5 | |
| Lauryn Williams[19] | 11.38 | 2Q | 11.07 | 2Q | 11.10 | 3Q | 11.03 | 4 | |
| Allyson Felix[19] | 200 m | 23.02 | 1Q | 22.74 | 2Q | 22.33 | 1Q | 21.93 | |
| Marshevet Hooker[19] | 23.07 | 1Q | 22.76 | 3Q | 22.50 | 2Q | 22.34 | 5 | |
| Muna Lee[19] | 22.71 | 1Q | 22.83 | 2Q | 22.29 | 3Q | 22.01 | 4 | |
| Sanya Richards[19] | 400 m | 50.54 | 1Q | — | 49.90 | 1Q | 49.93 | | |
| DeeDee Trotter[19] | 51.41 | 4Q | 51.87 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mary Wineberg[19] | 51.46 | 2Q | 51.13 | 5 | Did advance | ||||
| Hazel Clark[19] | 800 m | 2:01.59 | 5 | — | Did advance | ||||
| Alice Schmidt[19] | 2:02.33 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Nicole Teter[19] | DNF | Did not advance | |||||||
| Erin Donohue[19] | 1500 m | 4:16.05 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Shannon Rowbury[19] | 4:03.89 | 4Q | 4:03.58 | 7 | |||||
| Christin Wurth-Thomas[19] | 4:09.70 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Shalane Flanagan[19] | 5000 m | 14:59.69 | 6Q | — | 15:50.80 | 10 | |||
| Kara Goucher[19] | 15:00.98 | 7Q | 15:49.39 | 9 | |||||
| Jennifer Rhines[19] | 15:15.12 | 6Q | 16:34.63 | 14 | |||||
| Amy Yoder Begley[19] | 10,000 m | — | 32:38.28 | 26 | |||||
| Shalane Flanagan[19] | 30:22.22 | | |||||||
| Kara Goucher[19] | 30:55.16 | 10 | |||||||
| Damu Cherry[19] | 100 m hurdles | 12.92 | 3Q | — | 12.62 | 1Q | 12.65 | 4 | |
| Dawn Harper[19] | 12.73 | 2Q | 12.66 | 2Q | 12.54 | | |||
| Lolo Jones[19] | 12.71 | 1Q | 12.43 | 1Q | 12.72 | 7 | |||
| Queen Harrison[19] | 400 m hurdles | 55.96 | 4Q | — | 55.88 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Sheena Tosta[19] | 56.12 | 5Q | 54.07 | 1Q | 53.70 | | |||
| Tiffany Williams[19] | 55.51 | 1Q | 54.99 | 3Q | 57.55 | 8 | |||
| Lindsey Anderson[19] | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:36.81 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Jennifer Barringer[19] | 9:29.20 | 3Q | 9:22.26 | 9 | |||||
| Anna Willard[19] | 9:28.52 | 6Q | 9:25.63 | 10 | |||||
| Torri Edwards Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis LaShauntea Moore Angela Williams Lauryn Williams | 4 × 100 m relay[19] | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Mary Wineberg | 4 × 400 m relay[19] | 3:33.45 | 1Q | — | 3:18.54 | | |||
| Deena Kastor[19] | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Magdalena Lewy Boulet[19] | DNF | ||||||||
| Blake Russell[19] | 2:33:13 | 27 | |||||||
| Joanne Dow[19] | 20 km walk | — | 1:34.15 | 31 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Funmi Jimoh[19] | Long jump | 6.61 | =9q | 6.29 | 12 |
| Brittney Reese[19] | 6.87 | 1Q | 6.76 | 5 | |
| Grace Upshaw[19] | 6.68 | 6Q | 6.58 | 8 | |
| Shani Marks[19] | Triple jump | 13.44 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Erica McLain[19] | 13.52 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Amy Acuff[19] | High jump | 1.89 | =19 | Did not advance | |
| Sharon Day[19] | 1.85 | =24 | Did not advance | ||
| Chaunte Howard[19] | 1.93 | =8q | 1.99 | | |
| Erica Bartolina[19] | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| April Steiner Bennett[19] | 4.50 | =6q | 4.55 | 8 | |
| Jennifer Stuczynski[19] | 4.50 | =2q | 4.80 | | |
| Jillian Camarena[19] | Shot put | 18.51 | 12Q | 18.24 | 12 |
| Michelle Carter[19] | 18.49 | 13Q | 17.74 | 15 | |
| Kristin Heaston[19] | 17.34 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Suzy Powell-Roos[19] | Discus throw | 58.02 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Aretha Thurmond[19] | 61.90 | 6Q | 59.80 | 10 | |
| Stephanie Brown Trafton[19] | 62.77 | 1Q | 64.74 | | |
| Kim Kreiner[19] | Javelin throw | 55.13 | 38 | Did not advance | |
| Kara Patterson[19] | 54.39 | 41 | Did not advance | ||
| Amber Campbell[19] | Hammer throw | 67.86 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Jessica Cosby[19] | NM | — | Did not advance | ||
| Loree Smith[19] | 63.60 | 39 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyleas Fountain[19] | Result | 12.78 | 1.89 | 13.36 | 23.21 | 6.38 | 41.93 | 2:15.45 | 6619 | * |
| Points | 1158 | 1093 | 751 | 1058 | 1058 | 704 | 886 | |||
| Jacquelyn Johnson[19] | Result | 13.22 | 1.77 | 11.82 | 24.74 | 5.88 | DNS | DNF | ||
| Points | 1091 | 941 | 649 | 911 | 911 | |||||
| Diana Pickler[19] | Result | 14.28 | DNS | DNF | ||||||
| Points | 939 | |||||||||
* The athlete who finished in second place,Lyudmila Blonska ofUkraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[20] On August 22, Blonska was stripped of her medal and Hyleas Fountain was upgraded to silver.
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 theBadminton World Federation rescinded the slot.[21] No American has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992, althoughHoward Bach andBob Malaythong became the first Americans to reach the quarter-finals.[22]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Eva Lee | Women's singles | Rice (CAN) L 15–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eva Lee Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Women's doubles | — |  Jiang Ym /Li Yj (SIN) L 12–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | ||||
The United States earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event.[23] This marked the return of theUnited 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.[24][25] The American team sought its second gold medal in the sport, but finished winning the bronze.[24]
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.[26][27]
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 KoreaL 7–8 |  NetherlandsW 7–0 |  CubaL 4–5 | Canada W 5–4 | China W 9–1 | Chinese Taipei W 4–2 | Japan W 4–2 | 3Q | Cuba L 2–10 | Bronze medal final Japan W 8–4 | |
USA Baseball named its Olympic roster on July 16, 2008.[24] The Olympic team was made up of professionals not on aMajor 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.
| 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 | 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
| 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 | 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
All times areChina 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
| Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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| 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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The United States earned qualification spots for both men's and women's basketball by winning theFIBA Americas Championship 2007 and theFIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007.[28]
The women's team successfully defended their 2004 Olympic championship against Australia in the gold medal game for the third consecutive Olympics. The victory allowedLisa Leslie to join former teammateTeresa Edwards as the only basketball players to win four Olympic gold medals.[29] After a disappointing third-place finish in Athens, the men's team adopted the name "Redeem Team".[30] In the gold medal match, they beat2006 FIBA World Champion Spain to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men's international competition in eight years.[31]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
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| United States men | Men's tournament | China W 101–70 |  AngolaW 97–76 |  GreeceW 92–69 |  SpainW 119–82 |  GermanyW 106–57 | 1Q |  AustraliaW 116–85 |  ArgentinaW 101–81 | Spain W 118–107 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament |  Czech RepublicW 97–57 | China W 108–63 |  MaliW 97–41 | Spain W 93–55 |  New ZealandW 96–60 | 1Q | South Korea W 104–60 | Russia W 67–52 | Australia W 92–65 | |
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[32]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 | |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 | |
| 4 | China(H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 | |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 | |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 |
10 August 2008 22:15 |
| 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 | |
12 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
14 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
16 August 2008 22:15 |
| 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 | |
18 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
20 August 2008 20:00 |
| United States | 116–85 | 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 | |
22 August 2008 22:00 |
| Argentina | 81–101 | 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 | |
24 August 2008 14:00 |
| Spain | 107–118 | 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) |
The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[33]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China(H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 |
9 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
11 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
13 August 2008 22:15 |
| 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 | |
15 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
17 August 2008 22:15 |
| 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 | |
19 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
21 August 2008 20:00 |
| 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 | |
23 August 2008 22:00 |
| 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 | |
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.[34] Ali, Molina and Wilder qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.[35] Estrada was the last American boxer to qualify, doing so at the second American tournament.[36] The United States did not qualify inlight heavyweight orsuper heavyweight classes.
The U.S. boxing team suffered several early setbacks from which it never recovered. AlternateBoyd Melson withdrew with an injury.[37] Before they arrived in Beijing, U.S. boxers were reportedly unhappy with training methods, coaching, and travel restrictions.[38] On August 8, 2008, two-time national champion andbantamweight boxerGary Russell Jr. forcibly withdrew from the Olympics after collapsing before his weigh-in.[39] UnderInternational Amateur Boxing Federation rules, the U.S. was not permitted to select another boxer to take his place. Reigningflyweight world championRaushee Warren, America's best hope for gold, lost his opening bout toLee Ok-Sung ofSouth Korea.[40] In the end, the U.S. left Beijing with one bronze won byDeontay Wilder, its worst performance in Olympic history.[41] 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.[38]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| 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 | |||
| Raushee Warren | Flyweight | Lee O-S (KOR) L 8–9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Raynell Williams | Featherweight | di Savino (ITA) W 9–1 | Djelkhir (FRA) L 7–9 | Did not advance | |||
| Sadam Ali | Lightweight |  Popescu (ROU)L 5–20 | Did not advance | ||||
| Javier Molina | Light welterweight |  Georgiev (BUL)L 1–14 | 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 | ||
| Shawn Estrada | Middleweight |  Maderna (ARG)W 10–2 | DeGale (GBR) L 5–11 | Did not advance | |||
| Deontay Wilder | Heavyweight | — |  Touilbini (ALG)W 10–4 |  Arjaoui (MAR)W 10+–10 | Russo (ITA) L 1–7 | Did not advance | |
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.[42]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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| 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 | 10Q | 92.27 | 8Q | 90.87 | 5 | 183.14 | 6 |
| Scott Parsons | Men's K-1 | 84.91 | 3 | 135.63 | 20 | 220.54 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
| Casey Eichfeld Rick Powell | Men's C-2 | 101.69 | 10 | 151.65 | 11 | 253.34 | 11 | Did not advance | |||||
| Heather Corrie | Women's K-1 | 105.78 | 12 | 105.53 | 13 | 211.31 | 10Q | 114.51 | 8Q | 156.37 | 8 | 270.88 | 8 |
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 the2008 Summer Olympics.[43] The U.S. has not medaled in Olympic flatwater canoe and kayak racing since 1992.[44]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rami Zur | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:39.037 | 3QS | 1:47.163 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Men's K-1 1000m | 3:38.693 | 7QS | 3:46.204 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Carrie Johnson | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:50.221 | 4QS | 1:53.721 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Qualification Legend:QS = Qualify to semi-final;QF = Qualify directly to final
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.[45] The final three members of the team were announced on July 10.[46]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| George Hincapie | Road race | 6:26:25 | 40 |
| Levi Leipheimer | 6:24:09 | 11 | |
| Jason McCartney | DNF | ||
| Christian Vande Velde | 6:24:19 | 17 | |
| David Zabriskie | DNF | ||
| Levi Leipheimer | Time trial | 1:03:21 | |
| David Zabriskie | 1:05:18 | 12 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Kristin Armstrong | Road race | 3:33:07 | 25 |
| Amber Neben | 3:33:17 | 33 | |
| Christine Thorburn | 3:41:08 | 52 | |
| Kristin Armstrong | Time trial | 34:51.72 | |
| Christine Thorburn | 35:54.16 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15Q | Sireau (FRA) L | Watanabe (JPN) Zhang L (CHN) L | Did not advance | ||||
| Michael Blatchford Adam Duvendeck Giddeon Massie | Men's team sprint | 45.346 59.542 | 8Q | Great Britain (GBR) L 45.423 59.441 | — | Did not advance | 8 | |||
| Jennie Reed | Women's sprint | 11.400 63.157 | 8Q |  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 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Taylor Phinney | Men's individual pursuit | 4:22.860 | 7Q | Roulston (NZL) 4:26.644 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Sarah Hammer | Women's individual pursuit | 3:35.471 | 5Q | Shanks (NZL) 3:34.237 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals |
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| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Giddeon Massie | Men's keirin | 3R | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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| Bobby Lea | Men's points race | −20 | −1 | 22 |
| Sarah Hammer | Women's points race | Did not finish | ||
| Michael Friedman Bobby Lea | Men's madison | 3 | −4 | 16 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Adam Craig | Men's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 29 |
| Todd Wells | LAP (3 laps) | 43 | |
| Georgia Gould | Women's cross-country | 1:50:51 | 8 |
| Mary McConneloug | 1:50:34 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kyle Bennett | Men's BMX | 36.421 | 12 | 14 | 4Q | 14 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Mike Day | 35.692 | 1 | 3 | 1Q | 5 | 1Q | 36.606 | | |
| Donny Robinson | 36.810 | 24 | 11 | 3Q | 10 | 3Q | 36.972 | | |
| Jill Kintner | Women's BMX | 37.913 | 7 | — | 9 | 2Q | 38.647 | | |
The United States finalized its nomination process for the Olympic diving squad on July 7, 2008.[47] 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.[48][49]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Chris Colwill | 3 m springboard | 464.75 | 7Q | 480.95 | 6Q | 425.90 | 12 |
| Troy Dumais | 448.40 | 12Q | 463.15 | 10Q | 472.50 | 6 | |
| David Boudia | 10 m platform | 481.70 | 6Q | 491.55 | 5Q | 441.45 | 10 |
| Thomas Finchum | 477.00 | 7Q | 474.95 | 7Q | 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 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nancilea Foster | 3 m springboard | 300.15 | 11Q | 338.90 | 4Q | 316.70 | 8 |
| Christina Loukas | 312.60 | 8Q | 329.00 | 7Q | 315.70 | 9 | |
| Haley Ishimatsu | 10 m platform | 329.00 | 10Q | 292.95 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Laura Wilkinson | 370.70 | 5Q | 346.10 | 6Q | 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 | |||
On July 15, 2008, theUnited States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the rider/horse combinations for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.[50] The horses were shipped to England on July 17, placed underquarantine on July 22, 2008, and shipped toHong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30, 2008.[50] 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.[51]
The U.S. successfully defended its gold medal from Athens in the team jumping competition.[52]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Courtney King-Dye | Harmony's Mythilus | Individual | 70.458 | 7Q | 70.800 | 8Q | 69.550 | 14 | DSQ* | |
| Debbie McDonald | Brentina | 63.000 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Steffen Peters | Ravel | 70.000 | 10Q | 71.800 | 4Q | 76.500 | 3 | 74.150 | 4 | |
| Courtney King-Dye Debbie McDonald Steffen Peters | See above | Team | 67.819 | 4 | — | DSQ* | ||||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| 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 | 16Q | DSQ* | ||||
| Becky Holder | Courageous Comet | 35.70 | 5 | 82.00 | 117.70 | 48 | 8.00 | 125.70 | 43 | Did not advance | 125.70 | 42 | |||
| Gina Miles | McKinlaigh | 39.30 | 10 | 16.80 | 56.10 | 5 | 0.00 | 56.10 | 4Q | 0.00 | 56.10 | 2 | 56.10 | | |
| Karen O'Connor | Mandiba | 41.90 | 16 | 84.80 # | 126.70 | 54 | 5.00 | 131.70 | 45 | Did not advance | 131.70 | 44 | |||
| Amy Tryon | Poggio II | 46.50 # | 24 | Eliminated | 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.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Laura Kraut | Cedric | Individual | 5 | 39 | 4 | 9 | =22Q | 0 | 9 | 12Q | 8 | =23 | Did not advance | 8 | =23 | ||
| Beezie Madden | Authentic | 0 | =1 | 11 | 11 | 29Q | 4 | 15 | 17Q | 0 | =1Q | 4 | 4 | =7 | 4 | | |
| Will Simpson | Carlsson vom Dach | 0 | =1 | 8 | 8 | =16Q | 8 | 16 | =18* | Did not advance | 16 | =18* | |||||
| McLain Ward | Sapphire | 0 | =1 | 0 | 0 | =1Q | 4 | 4 | =2Q | 4 | =11Q | 0 | 4 | =1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Laura Kraut Beezie Madden Will Simpson McLain Ward | See above | Team | — | 12 | =1Q | 8 | =20 | =1 | 20 | | |||||||
* Will Simpson received a qualifying score, but the US already had three other riders in the individual final.[53]
The 2008 United States Olympic Fencing Team was announced on June 11, 2008.[54] After the 1904 Olympics, the United States did not win an Olympic fencing gold medal until 2004.[55] But on the first full day of Olympic competition,Mariel Zagunis,Sada Jacobson andBecca 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.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Gerek Meinhardt | Individual foil | — |  Nagaty (EGY)W 15–3 | Zhu J (CHN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Timothy Morehouse | Individual sabre | Bye | Sanson (FRA) L 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jason Rogers |  Thiam (SEN)W 15–10 | Smart (USA) L 3–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Keeth Smart | Bye | Rogers (USA) W 15–3 |  Szilágyi (HUN)W 15–10 | Pillet (FRA) L 13–15 | 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 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Emily Cross | Individual foil | Bye | Su Ww (CHN) L 7–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Erinn Smart | Emanuel (GBR) W 15–7 | Maîtrejean (FRA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hanna Thompson | Khelfaoui (ALG) W 11–2 | Golubykskyi (GER) L 5–13 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | ||
For the first time since the1996 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.[56] The men's team failed to qualify for the Beijing games.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final /BM /Pl. | ||||||
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| 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 BritainT 0–0 | 4 | Did not advance | 7th place match Spain L 2–3a.e.t. | 8 |
The following is the American roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[57]
Head Coach:Lee Bodimeade
Reserve:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | |
| 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 |
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The United States earned spots in Beijing for both men's and women's soccer by advancing to the finals of theCONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournaments inMarch andApril 2008.[59][60] For the Olympic tournament, thefull women's national team and themen's under-23 team (including three players over the age of 23, as per FIFA regulations) participated.[61] The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic women's soccer team was announced on June 23, 2008.[62] In the final match before the Olympics on July 16, the women's team lost leading scorerAbby Wambach after she broke her left leg in a collision with Brazilian defenderAndréia Rosa.[63]Lauren Cheney, originally selected as an alternate, replaced Wambach on the roster.[64] The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Soccer Team was announced on July 17, 2008.[65] After aggravating a hamstring injury, defenderNathan Sturgis was replaced by midfielderDax McCarty on the Olympic roster July 24, 2008.[66]
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.[67] The team had lost its previous match against Brazil 4–0 in the semifinals of the2007 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  NigeriaL 1–2 | 3 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| United States women | Women's tournament |  NorwayW 2–0 | Japan W 1–0 | New Zealand W 4–0 | 1Q | Canada W 2–1a.e.t. | Japan W 4–2 |  BrazilW 1–0a.e.t | |
The following is the United States squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[68]
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.
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Japan | 0–1 | United States |
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| Report | Holden 47' |
| United States | 2–2 | Netherlands |
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| Kljestan64' Altidore 72' | Report | Babel16' Sibon 90+3' |
Head coach:Pia Sundhage
TheUnited States named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[69][70][71][72] Prior to the tournament,Abby Wambach withdrew injured and was replaced on 17 July 2008 byLauren Cheney, who was initially selected as an alternate player.India Trotter subsequently filled the vacant alternate spot.[73]
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 | |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Norway | 2–0 | United States |
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| Larsen Kaurin2' Wiik 4' | Report |
| United States | 1–0 | Japan |
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| Lloyd27' | Report |
| United States | 4–0 | New Zealand |
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| O'Reilly1' Rodriguez 43'Tarpley 56'Hucles 60' | Report |
| Brazil | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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| Report | Lloyd96' |
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 andJonathan 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 alternateRaj Bhavsar. Additionally,Morgan Hamm withdrew from competition on August 7 because of an ankle injury, being replaced byAlexander Artemev.[74]
Two members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team,Shawn Johnson andNastia Liukin, were named at the end of the Olympic Trials on June 22. The remaining members were not named at the Trials, althoughChellsie Memmel,Samantha Peszek andAlicia 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 nearHouston, Texas, on July 17.[75]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Alexander Artemev | Team | 14.875 | 15.250Q | 13.675 | 15.825 | 15.175 | 14.925 | 89.725 | 19Q | — | 15.350 | — | — | ||||
| Raj Bhavsar | 14.175 | 14.050 | 15.325 | 16.175 | 15.625 | — | — | 13.750 | 15.325 | 16.125 | 15.575 | — | |||||
| Joe Hagerty | 15.275 | 13.925 | — | 15.700 | 15.350 | 15.400 | — | 14.625 | — | 15.550 | |||||||
| Jonathan Horton | 15.350 | 13.925 | 15.325 | 15.950 | 15.525 | 15.575Q | 91.650 | 8Q | 15.575 | — | 15.625 | 16.200 | 15.625 | 15.700 | |||
| Justin Spring | 14.400 | — | 14.175 | 15.900 | 15.800 | 15.375 | — | 15.200 | — | 15.900 | 15.850 | 15.675 | |||||
| Kevin Tan | — | 14.100 | 15.725 | — | 14.425 | — | — | 12.775 | 15.425 | — | |||||||
| Total | 59.900 | 57.325 | 60.550 | 63.850 | 62.300 | 61.275 | 365.200 | 6Q | 45.400 | 41.875 | 46.375 | 48.225 | 47.050 | 46.925 | 275.850 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
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| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Alexander Artemev | All-around | 14.625 | 15.525 | 14.275 | 15.975 | 15.200 | 15.075 | 90.675 | 12 |
| Jonathan Horton | 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 | | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Shawn Johnson | Team | 15.425Q | 16.000 | 15.325 | 15.975Q | 62.725 | 1Q | 15.100 | 16.000 | 15.350 | 16.175 | — | |
| Nastia Liukin | 15.350Q | 15.100 | 15.950Q | 15.975Q | 62.375 | 2Q | 15.200 | — | 16.900 | 15.975 | |||
| Chellsie Memmel* | — | 15.050 | — | — | 15.725 | — | |||||||
| Samantha Peszek* | — | 14.800 | — | Did not compete | |||||||||
| Alicia Sacramone | 14.425 | 15.850Q | — | 15.950 | — | 14.125 | 15.675 | — | 15.100 | ||||
| Bridget Sloan | 15.275 | 14.800 | 15.500 | 14.850 | 60.425 | 11** | — | 15.200 | — | ||||
| Total | 62.225 | 61.125 | 63.400 | 60.050 | 246.800 | 2Q | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | V | UB | BB | ||||
| Shawn Johnson | All-around | 15.525 | 15.875 | 15.275 | 16.050 | 62.725 | |
| Nastia Liukin | 15.525 | 15.025 | 16.650 | 16.125 | 63.325 | | |
| Shawn Johnson | Floor | 15.500 | — | 15.500 | | ||
| Nastia Liukin | 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 | 16.025 | 16.025 | | ||||
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.[78][79] The U.S. has yet to have an athlete advance past the qualification stage.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Chris Estrada | Men's | 65.90 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Erin Blanchard | Women's | 60.90 | 13 | Did not advance | |
USA Judo announced their 2008 U.S. Olympic Team on June 18, 2008, following trials at theThomas & Mack Center inLas Vegas, Nevada. Seven men and three women represented the United States in Judo.[80] On August 13, 2008,Ronda Rousey became the ninth American athlete and the first American woman to win a medal in Olympic Judo.[81][82]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
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| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Ryan Reser | −73 kg | — | Dashdavaa (MGL) L 0100–0111 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Travis Stevens | −81 kg | Bye |  Cisneros (ESA)W 1011–0000 | Bischof (GER) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance |  Azizov (AZE)W 0200–0001 | Camilo (BRA) L 0010–0011 | Did not advance | |||
| Brian Olson | −90 kg | — | Rosati (ARG) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Adler Volmar | −100 kg | — |  Mekić (BIH)L 0000–0200 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Daniel McCormick | +100 kg | Bye | Bathily (SEN) W 0010–0001 | Gujejiani (GEO) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance |  Blas Jr. (GUM)W 0100–0010 |  Roudaki (IRI)L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
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| 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 | Wu Sg (CHN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | |||||
| Valerie Gotay | −57 kg |  Uralbayeva (KAZ)W 1001–0100 | Fernández (ESP) L 0000–0010 | 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 | |
Sheila Taormina,Margaux Isaksen andEli Bremer were nominated to the pentathlon team after the U.S. was allocated three invitations by theUnion Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM),modern pentathlon's world governing body.[83] On the second allocation, bothSam Sacksen andDennis Bowsher were offered bids by the UIPM.[84] 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.[85]
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).[86] 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).[87] The U.S. did not medal in modern pentathlon.
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | 173 | 28 | 1012 | 4–31 | 36 | 496 | 2:08.86 | 1 | 1376OR | 0 | 1 | 1200 | 10:25.05 | 7 | 1220 | 5304 | 19 | |
Thirteen crews represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.[88]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ken Jurkowski | Single sculls | 7:25.13 | 4QF | — | 6:53.26 | 3SA/B | 7:11.52 | 5FB | 7:22.75 | 11 | |
| Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss | Pair | 7:13.64 | 5R | 6:36.87 | 1SA/B | — | 6:36.65 | 2FA | 7:05.58 | 6 | |
| Elliot Hovey Wes Piermarini | Double sculls | 6:39.37 | 5R | 6:26.05 | 4FC | — | Bye | 6:33.15 | 13 | ||
| Scott Gault Matt Hughes Jamie Schroeder Sam Stitt | Quadruple sculls | 5:45.77 | 3SA/B | Bye | — | 5:52.81 | 2FA | 5:47.63 | 5 | ||
| David Banks Brett Newlin Giuseppe Lanzone Paul Teti | Four | 6:03.96 | 3SA/B | Bye | — | 5:57.52 | 5FB | 6:07.17 | 9 | ||
| Mike Altman Will Daly Tom Paradiso Patrick Todd | Lightweight four | 5:56.54 | 4R | 6:27.43 | 3SA/B | — | 6:16.30 | 6FB | 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 | 2R | 5:38.95 | 1FA | — | 5:25.34 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michelle Guérette | Single sculls | 7:49.14 | 2QF | — | 7:28.91 | 1SA/B | 7:35.69 | 2FA | 7:22.78 | | |
| Anna Cummins Portia McGee | Pair | 7:29.95 | 4R | 7:32.26 | 3FB | — | 7:33.17 | 7 | |||
| Ellen Tomek Megan Kalmoe | Double sculls | 7:11.17 | 3R | 6:58.54 | 1FA | — | 7:17.53 | 5 | |||
| Jennifer Goldsack Renee Hykel | Lightweight double sculls | 6:53.32 | 3R | 7:22.22 | 1SA/B | — | 7:12.15 | 4FB | 7:09.02 | 10 | |
| Jennifer Kaido Lindsay Meyer Lia Pernell Margot Shumway | Quadruple sculls | 6:19.89 | 3R | 6:39.53 | 2FA | — | 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 | 1FA | 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
The United States qualified in all 11 Olympic sailing classes and sent 18 athletes to theraces in Qingdao, China.[89] Laser Radial sailorAnna Tunnicliffe and Finn sailorZach Railey became the first American sailors to win Olympic medals in their respective classes since 1992.[90]
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Benjamin Barger | RS:X | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 31 | EL | 218 | 26 | |
| Andrew Campbell | Laser | 14 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 8 | DSQ | 31 | CAN | EL | 174 | 26 | |
| Graham Biehl Stuart McNay | 470 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | EL | 105 | 13 | |
| John Dane III Austin Sperry | Star | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | EL | 86 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Nancy Rios | RS:X | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 27 | DNF | 26 | 22 | EL | 224 | 26 | |
| Anna Tunnicliffe | Laser Radial | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | CAN | 4 | 37 | | |
| Amanda Clark Sara Mergenthaler | 470 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | EL | 89 | 12 | |
| Sally Barkow Debbie Capozzi Carrie Howe | Yngling | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | CAN | CAN | 10 | 63 | 7 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Rank | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Zach Railey | Finn | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | CAN | CAN | — | 6 | 45 | | |||||
| Chris Rast Tim Wadlow | 49er | 5 | 14 | 15 | 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 | 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
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jason Parker | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Stephen Scherer | 590 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Michael Anti | 50 m rifle prone | 594 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Matt Emmons | 597 | 2Q | 701.7 | | |
| Matt Emmons | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1175 | 2Q | 1270.3 | 4 |
| Jason Parker | 1164 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Brian Beaman | 10 m air pistol | 581 | 6Q | 682.0 | 4 |
| Jason Turner | 583 | 4Q | 682.0 | * | |
| Keith Sanderson | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 583OR | 1Q | 776.6 | 5 |
| Daryl Szarenski | 50 m pistol | 555 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Jason Turner | 553 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Bret Erickson | Trap | 113 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Dominic Grazioli | 113 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Walton Eller | Double trap | 145OR | 1Q | 190OR | |
| Jeff Holguin | 140 | 3Q | 182 | 4 | |
| Vincent Hancock | Skeet | 121OR | 1Q | 145OR | |
| Randal McLelland | 118 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
* Jason Turner originally finished fourth, behindKim Jong Su of North Korea. On August 15, 2008, theInternational Olympic Committee announced Kim had tested positive for the banned substancepropranolol 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.[91]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jamie Beyerle | 10 m air rifle | 397 | 5Q | 499.8 | 4 |
| Emily Caruso | 395 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Jamie Beyerle | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 586 | 5Q | 686.9 | 5 |
| Sandra Fong | 577 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Brenda Shinn | 10 m air pistol | 373 | 37 | Did not advance | |
| Rebecca Snyder | 370 | 41 | Did not advance | ||
| Elizabeth Callahan | 25 m pistol | 575 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Rebecca Snyder | 575 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Corey Cogdell | Trap | 69 | 4Q | 86 | |
| Kimberly Rhode | Skeet | 70 | 3Q | 93OR | |
The team roster for USA Softball was released on March 28, 2008.[92] 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.[93] Prior to Beijing, it had a record of 106–10 in World Championships and 32–4 in the Olympics.[93][94] 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 pitcherYukiko Ueno had an outstanding performance after pitching 21 innings the day before.[95] Following the surprise loss, the top three teams spelled "2016" using softballs in front of home plate in the hopes of Olympic reinstatement.[96]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | Final | ||||||||
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| 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 | 1Q | Japan W 4–1 | Bye | Japan L 1–3 | |
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Final group standings
| Team | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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| 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 | - |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
The United States Olympic Team Trials in Swimming were held on June 29 – July 6 inOmaha,Nebraska.[97] 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 theCourt of Arbitration for Sport.[98]
The U.S. left Beijing with 31 swimming medals: 12 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze.[99] This surpassed the 28 medals won by the swimming team in Athens.[6] In the process, the U.S. broke tenswimming world records and twenty-four American records.[100] The American performance in swimming was highlighted byMichael Phelps, who won a total of eight gold medals, surpassingMark Spitz's 36-year-oldsingle Games record of seven gold medals.[101] Phelps also surpassed Spitz,Larisa Latynina of theUSSR,Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and American sprinterCarl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (fourteen).[9] All three men's relay teams set world records, and an additional six individual world records were set by Phelps,Ryan Lochte andAaron Peirsol.
The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming.Natalie Coughlin won six medals, more than any other female swimmer in Beijing.,[10] and the most for any American female athlete in a single Olympics.Rebecca Soni set a world record in the200 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.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 50 m freestyle[102] | 21.95 | 9Q | 22.08 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 21.75 | 3Q | 21.76 | 7Q | 21.64 | 5 | |
| Jason Lezak | 100 m freestyle | 48.33 | 11Q | 47.98 | 6Q | 47.67 | |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 48.19 | 8Q | 48.12 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Michael Phelps | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.48 | 4Q | 1:46.28 | 4Q | 1:42.96WR | |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 1:47.39 | 12Q | 1:45.76 | 1Q | 1:45.14 | | |
| Larsen Jensen | 400 m freestyle | 3:43.10AM | 1Q | — | 3:42.78AM | | |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 3:44.22 | 6Q | 3:43.11 | 4 | |||
| Larsen Jensen | 1500 m freestyle | 14:49.53 | 8Q | — | 14:48.16 | 5 | |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 14:52.11 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Matt Grevers | 100 m backstroke | 53.41OR | 1Q | 52.99 | 2Q | 53.11 | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 53.65 | 3Q | 53.56 | 5Q | 52.54WR | | |
| Ryan Lochte | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.29 | 1Q | 1:55.40 | 2Q | 1:53.93WR | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 1:56.35 | 2Q | 1:55.26 | 1Q | 1:54.33 | | |
| Mark Gangloff | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.71 | 16Q | 1:00.44 | 7Q | 1:00.24 | 8 |
| Brendan Hansen | 1:00.36 | 10Q | 59.94 | 5Q | 59.57 | 4 | |
| Eric Shanteau | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.29 | 7Q | 2:10.10 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Scott Spann | 2:10.61 | 10Q | 2:09.08 | 3Q | 2:09.76 | 6 | |
| Ian Crocker | 100 m butterfly | 51.95 | 13Q | 51.27 | 3Q | 51.13 | 4 |
| Michael Phelps | 50.87 | 2Q | 50.97 | 2Q | 50.58OR | | |
| Michael Phelps | 200 m butterfly | 1:53.70OR | 1Q | 1:53.70=OR | 1Q | 1:52.03WR | |
| Gil Stovall | 1:55.42 | 8Q | 1:55.36 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Ryan Lochte | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.15 | 1Q | 1:57.69 | 1Q | 1:56.53 | |
| Michael Phelps | 1:58.65 | 6Q | 1:57.70 | 2Q | 1:54.23WR | | |
| Ryan Lochte | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.33 | 4Q | — | 4:08.09 | | |
| Michael Phelps | 4:07.82OR | 1Q | 4:03.84WR | | |||
| Nathan Adrian* Matt Grevers* Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Ben Wildman-Tobriner* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:12.23WR | 1Q | — | 3:08.24WR | | |
| Ricky Berens Klete Keller* Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt* Dave Walters* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:04.66OR | 1Q | — | 6:58.56WR | | |
| 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 | 1Q | — | 3:29.34WR | | |
| Mark Warkentin | 10 km open water | — | 1:52:13.00 | 8 | |||
* Competed in the heats only
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kara Lynn Joyce | 50 m freestyle[102] | 25.01 | 14Q | 24.63 | 7Q | 24.63 | 6 |
| Dara Torres | 24.58 | 3Q | 24.27 | 1Q | 24.07AM | | |
| Natalie Coughlin | 100 m freestyle | 53.82 | 4Q | 53.70 | 1Q | 53.39AM | |
| Lacey Nymeyer | 54.62 | 14Q | 54.74 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Katie Hoff | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.20 | 4Q | 1:57.01 | 2Q | 1:55.78AM | 4 |
| Allison Schmitt | 1:57.38 | 7Q | 1:58.01 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Katie Hoff | 400 m freestyle | 4:03.71 | 3Q | — | 4:03.29 | | |
| Kate Ziegler | 4:09.59 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Katie Hoff | 800 m freestyle | 8:27.78 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Kate Ziegler | 8:26.98 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Natalie Coughlin | 100 m backstroke | 59.69 | 4Q | 59.43 | 2Q | 58.96AM | |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 1:00.13 | 7Q | 59.84 | 6Q | 59.34 | | |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.02 | 6Q | 2:07.90 | 2Q | 2:08.23 | 5 |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 2:09.12 | 7Q | 2:08.25 | 5Q | 2:06.23 | | |
| Megan Jendrick | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.07 | 9Q | 1:08.07 | 7Q | 1:07.62 | 5 |
| Rebecca Soni | 1:07.44 | 4Q | 1:07.07 | 2Q | 1:06.73 | | |
| Amanda Beard | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.70 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Rebecca Soni | 2:22.17OR | 1Q | 2:22.64 | 1Q | 2:20.22WR | | |
| Elaine Breeden | 100 m butterfly | 58.06 | 2Q | 58.55 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Christine Magnuson | 57.70 | 6Q | 57.08AM | 2Q | 57.10 | | |
| Elaine Breeden | 200 m butterfly | 2:07.92 | 9Q | 2:07.73 | 8Q | 2:07.57 | 7 |
| Kathleen Hersey | 2:07.65 | 7Q | 2:06.96 | 5Q | 2:08.23 | 8 | |
| Natalie Coughlin | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.63 | 3Q | 2:11.84 | 4Q | 2:10.34 | |
| Katie Hoff | 2:11.58 | 2Q | 2:10.90 | 3Q | 2:10.68 | 4 | |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 400 m individual medley | 4:34.55 | 1Q | — | 4:34.24 | 4 | |
| Katie Hoff | 4:34.63 | 2Q | 4:31.71 | | |||
| Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Lacey Nymeyer* Emily Silver Julia Smit* Dara Torres | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.53 | 3Q | — | 3:34.33AM | | |
| Caroline Burckle Natalie Coughlin Katie Hoff Christine Marshall* Allison Schmitt Julia Smit* Kim Vandenberg* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:52.43 | 2Q | — | 7:46.33AM | | |
| 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 | 3Q | — | 3:53.30AM | | |
| Chloe Sutton | 10 km open water | — | 2:02:13.6 | 22 | |||
* Competed in the heats only
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.[103][104] 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.[105]
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Christina Jones Andrea Nott | Duet | 47.750 | 5 | 47.750 | 95.500 | 5Q | 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
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 andWang Chen automatically qualified in women's singles by being in the top 20International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings.[106]Yao "Crystal" Huang took the third and final North American women's spot by winning at the North American Trials inVancouver, 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.[107] This included Gao Jun, doubles silver medalist for China at the 1992 Olympics, who competed as an American for the third time.[108] 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 medalistKim Kyung-Ah.[109] The fifth-place performance by the women's team was also the best finish for U.S in this sport.[108]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| Gao Jun | Women's singles | Bye |  Odorova (SVK)W 4–2 | Hirano (JPN) W 4–1 |  Wu X (DOM)L 3–4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Crystal Huang |  Yang F (CGO)L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Wang Chen | Bye | Tóth (HUN) W 4–1 | Kim K-A (KOR) W 4–3 | Li Jw (SIN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff | Final /BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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.[110][111] Diana, Mark and Steven López became the first trio from the same family to compete for the United States since 1904.[112] 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.[113][114]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | ||||
| 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 | |
TheUnited States Tennis Association (USTA) formally announced the American Olympic team for tennis on June 26, 2008.[115] 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.[39] In a last-minute decision,Jill Craybas was selected to participate in her first Olympics at age 34.[116]
After losing all eight previous matches againstRoger Federer,James Blake defeated him in a surprise upset in the quarterfinals of men's singles.[117] But Federer went on to beat the top-ranked American twinsBob andMike Bryan in the doubles semifinals.[118] Blake finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match toNovak Djokovic, while the Bryan twins won a bronze medal by defeatingArnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra.Venus Williams,2008 Wimbledon champion, and her sisterSerena were both upset in the quarterfinals of women's singles.[119] However, they went on to win the gold in doubles overAnabel Medina Garrigues andVirginia Ruano Pascual, and in improving the sisters' Olympic record to 10–0.[120]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| 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 | Djokovic (SRB) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sam Querrey | Andreev (RUS) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| James Blake Sam Querrey | Doubles | — | Andreev / Davydenko (RUS) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |  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 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
| Serena Williams | 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 | ||||||
| Venus Williams | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Serena Williams Venus Williams | 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 | | |||||
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.[121] 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 theInternational Triathlon Union.[122] Americans have medaled once since triathlon was added to the Olympic program in 2000: a bronze in Athens.[123]
| 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 | 18:25 | 0:30 | 58:48 | 0:28 | 34:19 | 1:52:30.44 | 32 | |
| Jarrod Shoemaker | 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 | 19:51 | 0:30 | 1:04:24 | 0:32 | 37:22 | 2:02:39.22 | 19 | |
| Sarah Haskins | 19:50 | 0:32 | 1:04:18 | 0:32 | 36:10 | 2:01:22.57 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2Q | 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 | Boersma – Ronnes (NED) W 2–0 | Brink – Dieckmann (GER) W 2–0 | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) W 2–1 | 1Q | Herrera – Mesa (ESP) W 2–0 | Emanuel – Ricardo (BRA) L 0–2 | 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 | 1Q |  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 | Kadijk – Mooren (NED) W 2–0 | Pohl – Rau (GER) W 2–0 | Crespo – Esteves (CUB) W 2–1 | 2Q | Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2–0 | Xue C – Zhang X (CHN) L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
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.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1Q | 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 | 2Q | Italy W 3–2 | Cuba W 3–0 | Brazil L 1–3 | |
The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[124]
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 |
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 446 | 440 | 1.014 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 492 | 0.904 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | |
| 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 |
| 10 August 2008 (2008-08-10) 12:35 | United States | 3–2 | Venezuela | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (BUL), Umit Sokullu (TUR) |
| (25–18, 25–18, 22–25, 21–25, 15–10) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 12:30 | United States | 3–1 | Italy | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Kim Kun-tae (KOR) |
| (24–26, 25–22, 25–15, 25–21) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 14 August 2008 22:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Laert Souza (BRA), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) |
| (29–27, 21–25, 14–25, 24–26) resultstatistics | ||||
| 16 August 2008 10:00 | United States | 3–0 | China | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium,Beijing Attendance: 3,650 Referees: Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA), Laert Souza (BRA) |
| (25–22, 25–12, 25–18) resultstatistics | ||||
| 18 August 2008 22:35 | Japan | 0–3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Dejan Jovanovic (SRB), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
| (18–25, 12–25, 21–25) resultstatistics | ||||
| 20 August 2008 22:01 | United States | 3–2 | Serbia | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) |
| (20–25, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18, 15–12) resultstatistics | ||||
| 22 August 2008 12:35 | United States | 3–2 | Russia | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Osamu Sakaide (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) |
| (25–22, 25–21, 25–27, 22–25, 15–13) resultstatistics | ||||
| 24 August 2008 12:00 | United States | 3–1 | Brazil | Capital Indoor Stadium,Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN) |
| (20–25, 25–22, 25–21, 25–23) resultstatistics | ||||
The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[125][126]
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 |
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | |
| 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 |
| 9 August 2008 22:00 | Japan | 1–3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Andrei Zenovich (Russia) |
| (20–25, 25–20, 19–25, 21–25) resultstatistics | ||||
| 11 August 2008 12:35 | United States | 0–3 | Cuba | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (Turkey), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) |
| (15–25, 24–26, 17–25) resultstatistics | ||||
| 13 August 2008 12:00 | Venezuela | 1–3 | United States | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) |
| (17–25, 25–20, 14–25, 18–25) resultstatistics | ||||
| 15 August 2008 20:00 | United States | 3–2 | China | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) |
| (23–25, 25–22, 23–25, 25–20, 15–11) resultstatistics | ||||
| 17 August 2008 12:30 | Poland | 2–3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
| (25–18, 21–25, 25–19, 19–25, 13–15) resultstatistics | ||||
| 19 August 2008 22:00 | United States | 3–2 | Italy | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Francisco de Souza (Brazil), Osamu Sakaide (Japan) |
| (20–25, 25–21, 19–25, 25–18, 15–6) resultstatistics | ||||
| 21 August 2008 12:35 | Cuba | 0–3 | United States | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) |
| (20–25, 16–25, 17–25) resultstatistics | ||||
| 23 August 2008 20:00 | United States | 1–3 | Brazil | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referees: Massimo Menghini (Italy), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) |
| (15–25, 25–18, 13–25, 21–25) resultstatistics | ||||
United States participated in both the men's and women's tournaments. Both teams won the silver medal.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  CroatiaW 7–5 | Germany W 8–7 | 1Q | 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 | — | 1Q | Bye | Australia W 9–8 | Netherlands L 8–9 | | |
The United States men's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007Pan American Games tournament, held July 21–26 inRio de Janeiro, Brazil.[127] The 13-man Olympic roster was set by U.S. head coachTerry 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.[128]
The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[57]
| № | 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 |
| Team | 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 | |
| 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 |
All times areChina Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 10 August 2008 16:40 | Report | United States | 8–4 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters:3–1, 1–2,2–1,2–0 | |||||
| Azevedo 5,Beaubien 2 | Goals | Wang B. 2 | |||
| 12 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Italy | 11–12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Patelli (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3,4–3, 4–4 | |||||
| Gallo 3,Felugo 3,Calcaterra 2,Sottani 2 | Goals | Powers 3,Azevedo 2 | |||
| 14 August 2008 10:50 | Report | United States | 2–4 | Serbia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Antsiferov (RUS), Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 0–0, 1–2, 0–2,1–0 | |||||
| Varellas 2 | Goals | Udovičić 1,Pijetlović 1,Šapić 1,Vujasinović 1 | |||
| 16 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Croatia | 5–7 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 0–0, 2–2 | |||||
| Đogaš 2 | Goals | Azevedo 3 | |||
| 18 August 2008 14:00 | Report | United States | 8–7 | Germany | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Margeta (SLO), Kiszelly (HUN) |
| Score by quarters:3–2,2–1, 2–2, 1–2 | |||||
| Powers 2,Wright 2 | Goals | Nossek 5 | |||
| 22 August 2008 19:40 | Report | United States | 10–5 | Serbia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Margeta (SLO) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3,2–1,2–1,3–0 | |||||
| Azevedo 3,Beaubien 2,Bailey 2 | Goals | Pijetlović 2,Vujasinović 2 | |||
| 24 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hungary | 14–10 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters:6–4, 3–4,2–1,3–1 | |||||
| Dá. Varga 3,Biros 3,Dé. Varga 2 | Goals | Azevedo 4,Beaubien 2,Smith 2 | |||
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.[129]The U.S. Olympic roster of 13 was named by head coachGuy 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.[130]
The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[131]
| № | 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 |
| Team | 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 | |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 0 | Will play for places 7th–8th |
All times areChina 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) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3,5–4, 2–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Golda 4,Craig 3,Hayes 2 | Goals | Gao 3,Teng 2,Sun Yu. 2,Sun H. 2 | |||
| 13 August 2008 15:40 | Report | United States | 9–9 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Gabor Kiszelly (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2,4–2, 2–2, 3–3 | |||||
| Hayes 2,Villa 2 | Goals | Miceli 2,di Mario 2 | |||
| 15 August 2008 14:20 | Report | Russia | 7–12 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 0–5,3–2, 2–4,2–1 | |||||
| Konukh 2,Turova 2 | Goals | Golda 3,Villa 2,Gregorka 2 | |||
| 19 August 2008 14:20 | Report | United States | 9–8 | Australia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2,4–1, 1–3 | |||||
| Villa 3 Hayes 2 Golda,Steffens,Gregorka,Craig 1 | Goals | Gynther 3 R. Rippon 2 Beadsworth,Knox,M. Rippon 1 | |||
| 21 August 2008 18:20 | Report | United States | 8–9 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Gabor Kiszelly (HUN), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4,3–1, 1–2, 2–2 | |||||
| Steffens 2 Hayes,Villa,Golda,Gregorka,van Norman,Craig 1 | Goals | de Bruijn 7 van Belkum,van den Ham 1 | |||
The USA Weightlifting trials were held on May 25 inAtlanta, Georgia. The initial team included seven competitors and two alternates.[132]Casey Burgener was originally selected to lift at the +105 kg event after the USOC reported that theInternational Weightlifting Federation offered the United States a third men's Olympic slot.[133] The third slot never materialized, and the United States was not placed on the start list for the +105 event.[134] The best U.S. hope for a weightlifting medal was expected to beMelanie Roach, who set a new American record and finished in sixth place.[135]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | ||
| Chad Vaughn | −77 kg | 147 | 16 | DNF | |||
| Kendrick Farris | −85 kg | 160 | 11 | 202 | =7 | 362 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 97 | =9 | 114 | 12 | 211 | 12 | |
| Cheryl Haworth | +75 kg | 115 | =6 | 144 | 6 | 259 | 6 |
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,[136] 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 byKyle Snyder in 2016.[137]
Daniel Cormier had to withdraw after health issues, forfeiting his weight class.
Key:
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Henry Cejudo | Freestyle 55 kg | Bye | Velikov (BUL) W 3–1PP | Gochashvili (GEO) W 3–1PP | Sevdimov (AZE) W 3–1PP | Bye | Matsunaga (JPN) W 3–1PP | | |
| Mike Zadick | Freestyle 60 kg | Bye | Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 0–3PO | Did not advance |  Bazarguruev (KGZ)L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 19 | ||
| Doug Schwab | Freestyle 66 kg | Stadnik (UKR) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 14 | |||||
| Ben Askren | Freestyle 74 kg | Veréb (HUN) W 5–0VT | Fundora (CUB) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 7 | ||||
| Andy Hrovat | Freestyle 84 kg | Bye | Salas (CUB) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 12 | ||||
| Daniel Cormier | Freestyle 96 kg | Batista (CUB) L 0–5VB[138] | Did not advance | 19 | |||||
| Steve Mocco | Freestyle 120 kg |  Tomar (IND)W 3–0PO | Liang L (CHN) W 3–0PO | Akhmedov (RUS) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Bye | Masoumi (IRI) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 7 |
| Spenser Mango | Greco-Roman 55 kg | Bye | Munteanu (ROU) W 3–1PP | Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 8 | |||
| Jake Deitchler | Greco-Roman 66 kg | Bye | Begaliev (KGZ) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Bye | Vardanyan (UKR) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 12 | |
| T. C. Dantzler | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Bácsi (HUN) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
| Brad Vering | Greco-Roman 84 kg | Michalkiewicz (POL) W 3–1PP |  Forov (ARM)L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 12 | ||||
| Adam Wheeler | Greco-Roman 96 kg | Bye | Virág (HUN) W 3–1PP | Jiang Hc (CHN) W 3–1PP | Englich (GER) L 1–3PP | Bye | Han T-Y (KOR) W 3–1PP | | |
| Dremiel Byers | Greco-Roman 120 kg | Chernetskyi (UKR) W 3–1PP | Liu Dl (CHN) W 3–1PP | Sjöberg (SWE) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 7 | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Clarissa Chun | 48 kg | Bye | Mattsson (SWE) W 3–1PP | Boubryemm (FRA) W 3–1PP | Icho (JPN) L 1–3PP | Bye | Merleni (UKR) L 1–3PP | 5 | |
| Marcie Van Dusen | 55 kg | — | Synyshyn (UKR) W 3–1PP | Rentería (COL) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Randi Miller | 63 kg | Farag (EGY) W 3–0PO | Ostapchuk (UKR) W 3–1PP | Icho (JPN) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | Bye | Zamula (AZE) W 3–0PO | Dugrenier (CAN) W 3–1PP | |
| Ali Bernard | 72 kg | — | Obiajunwa (NGR) W 5–0VT | Wang J (CHN) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Bye | Fransson (SWE) W 3–1PP | Hamaguchi (JPN) L 1–3PP | 5 |
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