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x Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay Stephanie Rice 1 - Craig Franklin 2008 Summer Olympics Women's 4x200m freestyle relay Aug 14, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 13th (Qualification) and 14 August (final) at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. This swimming event used freestyle as a relay, with swimmers typically using...
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x Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, - 48kg (light-flyweight)   Event 2008
The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs). 29 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Featherweight 56-62 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Featherweight 56-62 kg Aug 11, 2008 Event 2008
The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Light Heavyweight 77-85 kg Weightliftingbeijing2008 2008 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Light Heavyweight 77-85 kg Aug 15, 2008 Event 2008
The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the...
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x Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay   2008 Summer Olympics Women's 4x100m medley relay   Event 2008
The women's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15th (qualification) and 17 August (final) at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. This swimming event used medley swimming as a relay. Because an Olympic size...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, Marathon Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 (A standard)...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Pole vault   Event 2008
The Men's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 5.70 m (18.7 ft) (A standard) and 5.55 m (18.21 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing...
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x Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles   2008 Summer Olympics Badminton, mixed doubles Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 800m   Event 2008
The Men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 20–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The final on 23 August resulted in a triumph for Kenyan runner Wilfred Bungei in an official time of 1:44.65. The qualifying standards...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 10000m Aug 15, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The race was won by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, who set a new Olympic record time of 29:54.66. The qualifying standards were 31:45.00 (A...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Triple jump Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's triple jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 15 and 17 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 14.20 m (46 ft 7 in) (A standard) and 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in) (B standard). Cameroonian...
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x Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Badminton, doubles Aug 15, 2008 Event 2008
These are the results of the women's doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 69kg Aug 13, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 69 kg weightlifting event was the fifth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres Warinerbeijing 2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 400m   Event 2008
The Men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 45.55 s (A standard) and 45.95 s (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump   2008 Summer Olympics Men's High jump Aug 19, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's high jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 17–19 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2.30 m (7.55 ft) (A standard) and 2.27 m (7.45 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Triple jump   Event 2008
The Men's triple jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 17.10 m (56.1 ft) (A standard) and 16.80 m (55.12 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Shot put Aug 16, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's shot put at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 18.35 m (60 ft 2+⁄2 in) (A standard) and 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) (B standard). The event was won by Valerie Vili of New...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 100m Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 (heats) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s (A standard) and 11.42 s (B standard). Jamaica dominated the...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres Bolt200 2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 200m   Event 2008
The Men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 20.59 s (A standard) and 20.75 s (B standard). Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 s in the medal race...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin Throw   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Javelin throw   Event 2008
The Women's javelin throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 60.50 m (A standard) and 56.00 m (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase   2008 Summer Olympics Men's 3000m steeplechase Aug 18, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 8:24.60 (A standard) and 8:32.00 (B standard). Brimin Kipruto, who won the silver medal at the 2004...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres hurdles   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 100m hurdles Aug 19, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's 100 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 12.96 s (A standard) and 13.11 s (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 10000m Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 27:50.00 (A standard) and 28:10.00 (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing...
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x Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Badminton, singles Aug 16, 2008 Event 2008
These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 20 km walk   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 20km walk   Event 2008
The Women's 20 kilometre walk at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 (A standard) and 1:38.00 (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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x Table Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles   2008 Summer Olympics Women's TableTennis, Singles   Event 2008
The women's singles Table Tennis event is a part of the Table Tennis program and is taking place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22. 78 athletes from 42 countries are taking part in...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Decathlon   Event 2008
The Men's decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 21 and 22, at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 8,000 points (A standard) and 7,700 points (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Hammer throw Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's hammer throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 (qualifications) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 78.50 m (257 ft 6+⁄2 in) (A standard) and 74.00 m (242 ft 9+...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 63kg Aug 12, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due...
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x Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Badminton, singles Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk   2008 Summer Olympics Men's 50km walk   Event 2008
The Men's 50 kilometre walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 22 at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 4:00:00 (A standard) and 4:07:00 (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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x Table Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Table Tennis, Singles   Event 2008
The Men's singles Table Tennis event is a part of the Table Tennis program and is taking place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 with the finals taking place on August 23. 77 athletes from 44 countries are...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 3000m steeplechase Aug 17, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–17 August at the Beijing National Stadium, the first time this event had ever been held at the Olympics. The qualifying standards were 9:46.00 (A standard) and 9:55.00 ...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Heptathlon Aug 16, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's heptathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 15 and 16 at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 6,000 points (A standard) and 5,800 points (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Long jump Aug 18, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's long jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 and 18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 8.20 m (26.9 ft) (A standard) and 8.05 m (26.41 ft) (B standard). This event marked the first time that an...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Long jump   Event 2008
The Women's long jump at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 6.72 m (A standard) and 6.60 m (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres Birdsnest action 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 200m   Event 2008
The Women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 23.00 s (A standard) and 23.20 s (B standard). Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica won the race,...
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x Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Taekwondo, Lightweight 58 - 68 kg   Event 2008
The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 21. A total of 16 men competed in the event, limited to fighters whose body weight is...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 1500m Aug 19, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 3:36.60 (A standard) and 3:39.00 (B standard). The final destination of the medals is still undetermined, due...
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x Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Badminton, doubles Aug 16, 2008 Event 2008
These are the results of the men's doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres OhuruoguBeijing 2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 400m Aug 19, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 51.55 s (A standard) and 52.35 s (B standard). Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu won in 49.62 seconds....
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 75 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 75kg Aug 15, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 75 kg weightlifting event was the sixth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15 at 15:30. This event was the ninth...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 48kg Aug 9, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 5000 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 5000m   Event 2008
The Women's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19 - 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 15:09.00 (A standard) and 15:24.00 (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and...
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x Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Super Heavyweight +91kg   Event 2008
The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms (200.6 pounds). Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon   Event 2008
The Men's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 24 August at 7:30am in Beijing, ending in the Beijing National Stadium. The winner of the event was Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, who set an Olympic record in the time of two hours, six minutes...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 53 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 53kg Aug 10, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10 at 15:30. This event was the...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump   2008 Summer Olympics Women's High jump   Event 2008
The Women's high jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21–23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1.95 m (A standard) and 1.91 m (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m   Event 2008
The Women's 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 19–23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 4:07.00 (A standard) and 4:08.00 (B standard). This event was hit hard by the Russian doping scandal on...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres hurdles   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 400m hurdles   Event 2008
The Women's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 17–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 55.60 s (A standard) and 56.50 s (B standard). All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) Prior to...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 400m hurdles Aug 18, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's 400 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 49.20 s (A standard) and 49.50 s (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Javelin throw   Event 2008
The Men's javelin throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 81.80 m (268.37 ft) (A standard) and 77.80 m (255.25 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw   2008 Summer Olympics Men's Discus throw Aug 19, 2008 Event 2008
The Men's discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 64.50 m (211.61 ft) (A standard) and 62.50 m (205.05 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the...
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x Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle Podium50 2008 Summer Olympics Men's 50m freestyle   Event 2008
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place between August 14 and 16, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event is freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles RoblesBeijing 2008 Summer Olympics Men's Athletics, 110m hurdles   Event 2008
The Men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 13.55 s (A standard) and 13.72 s (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, 58kg Aug 11, 2008 Event 2008
The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due...
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x Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's +75 kg   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Weightlifting, + 75kg   Event 2008
The women's +75kg weightlifting event was the heaviest women's event at the weightlifting competition, allowing competitors with over 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 16, starting at 19:00. Each lifter performed in...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's DiscusThrow   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Discus throw Aug 18, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's discus throw at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 61.00 m (200.13 ft) (A standard) and 59.00 m (193.57 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 800m Aug 18, 2008 Event 2008
The Women's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:00.00 (A standard) and 2:01.30 (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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x Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw   2008 Summer Olympics Women's Hammer throw   Event 2008
The Women's hammer throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic...
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