United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics

United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors	596 in 27[1] sports
Flag bearer	Lopez Lomong[2] (opening) Khatuna Lorig (closing)
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 36 38 36 110
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United States, represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted. The USOC sent a total of 596 athletes to Beijing (310 men and 286 women), and competed in all Olympic sports except handball.^[1][3]

The USOC selected San Jose State University in San Jose, California, as the primary processing center for all Team USA members headed for Beijing 2008.^[4] They flew into San Jose via San Jose International Airport or San Francisco International Airport for at least two days of document checks, health examinations, cultural briefings, portrait sittings, uniform fittings, and last-minute workout sessions.^[5]

The U.S. did not win the most gold medals for the first time in a Summer Games since 1992, losing to China (51–36), and United States never led the medal table during the games.^[6] However, the U.S. won its most medals ever (110) in a non-boycotted games, the total medal count, and more silver and bronze medals than any other participating nation.^[7] This games also marked the 8-gold medal record for U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who surpassed Mark Spitz's record of 7 golds in a single Olympic event in 1972.^[8] Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (14).^[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] Gymnast Nastia Liukin became the third U.S. female to win a gold medal in individual 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 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] Several other sports saw silver and bronze medals in women's volleyball, softball, baseball, both men's and women's team gymnastics, men's fencing sabre team, women's fencing foil team, and both men's and women's water polo.

Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

* - Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Won all medals in one event

• Women's sabre
• Men's 400 m
• Men's 400 m hurdles

Won all gold medals in one sport

• Basketball (2 gold)
• Beach volleyball (2 gold)

Won gold medals in both men's and women's events

• 100 m backstroke
• 4 × 400 meter relay

Archery

The United States men's archery team took sixth place at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, earning the nation a full complement of three qualification spots for the Olympic men's competitions. The women's team finished in eleventh place, not qualifying the team. Jennifer Nichols earned a spot via individual qualification in that tournament.^[14] Karen Scavotto earned the United States another women's spot by finishing second in the Pan 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 Olympian Jennifer Nichols and three-time Olympian Khatuna Lorig, who previously represented the Unified Team (1992) and Georgia (1996 and 2000) at the Olympics.^[17] On the men's side, first-time Olympian Brady Ellison joined four-time Olympian Butch Johnson and two-time Olympian Vic Wunderle.

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		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	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	Team	1969	10	N/A		Chinese Taipei (TPE) (7) L 218–222	Did not advance

Women

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
Khatuna Lorig	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

Athletics (track and field)

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials were held in Eugene, Oregon, at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field from June 27 through July 6, 2008.^[18] Hayward Field had previously hosted the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1972, 1976 and 1980.

Key

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

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Walter Dix[19]	100 m	10.35	3 Q	10.08	2 Q	9.95	2 Q	9.91	03 !
Tyson Gay[19]		10.22	1 Q	10.09	2 Q	10.05	5	Did not advance
Darvis Patton[19]		10.25	2 Q	10.04	2 Q	10.03	4 Q	10.03	8
Shawn Crawford[19]	200 m	20.61	1 Q	20.42	2 Q	20.12	2 Q	19.96	02 !
Walter Dix[19]		20.77	2 Q	20.27	2 Q	20.19	3 Q	19.98	03 !
Wallace Spearmon[19]		20.46	1 Q	20.39	2 Q	20.14	3 Q	DSQ
LaShawn Merritt[19]	400 m	44.96	1 Q	N/A		44.12	1 Q	43.75	01 !
David Neville[19]		45.22	2 Q	N/A		44.91	2 Q	44.80	03 !
Jeremy Wariner[19]		45.23	1 Q	N/A		44.15	1 Q	44.74	02 !
Christian Smith[19]	800 m	1:48.20	4	N/A		Did not advance
Nick Symmonds[19]		1:46.01	1 Q	N/A		1:46.96	5	Did not advance
Andrew Wheating[19]		1:47.05	4	N/A		Did not advance
Leonel Manzano[19]	1500 m	3:36.67	1 Q	N/A		3:50.33	12	Did not advance
Bernard Lagat[19]		3:41.98	4 Q	N/A		3:37.79	6	Did not advance
Lopez Lomong[19]		3:36.70	5 Q	N/A		3:41.00	12	Did not advance
Ian Dobson[19]	5000 m	14:05.47	9	N/A				Did not advance
Bernard Lagat[19]		13:39.70	1 Q	N/A				13:26.89	9
Matt Tegenkamp[19]		13:37.36	1 Q	N/A				13:33.13	13
Abdi Abdirahman[19]	10000 m	N/A						27:52.53	15
Galen Rupp[19]		N/A						27:36.99	13
Jorge Torres[19]		N/A						28:13.93	25
David Oliver[19]	110 m hurdles	13.30	1 Q	13.16	1 Q	13.31	1 Q	13.18	03 !
David Payne[19]		13.42	1 Q	13.24	1 Q	13.21	2 Q	13.17	02 !
Terrence Trammell[19]		DNF		Did not advance
Kerron Clement[19]	400 m hurdles	49.42	1 Q	N/A		48.27	1 Q	47.98	02 !
Bershawn Jackson[19]		49.20	1 Q	N/A		48.02	2 Q	48.06	03 !
Angelo Taylor[19]		48.67	1 Q	N/A		47.94	1 Q	47.25	01 !
Anthony Famiglietti[19]	3000 m steeplechase	8:17.34	3 Q	N/A				8:31.21	13
Joshua McAdams[19]		8:33.26	9	N/A				Did not advance
William Nelson[19]		8:36.66	11	N/A				Did not advance
Walter Dix Leroy Dixon Tyson Gay Rodney Martin Travis Padgett Darvis Patton	4 × 100 m relay[19]	DNF		N/A				Did not advance
Kerron Clement* LaShawn Merritt David Neville Jeremy Wariner Angelo Taylor Reggie Witherspoon*	4 × 400 m relay[19]	2:59.98	1 Q	N/A				2:55.39 OR	01 !
Ryan Hall[19]	Marathon	N/A						2:12:33	10
Dathan Ritzenhein[19]		N/A						2:11:59	9
Brian Sell[19]		N/A						2:16:07	22
Kevin Eastler[20]	20 km walk	N/A						1:28:44	43
Philip Dunn[20]	50 km walk	N/A						4:08:32	39

Field events

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	=9 q	5.70	4
Brad Walker[19]		NM	—	Did not advance
Christian Cantwell[20]	Shot put	20.48	4 Q	21.09	02 !
Reese Hoffa[20]		20.41	6 Q	20.53	6
Adam Nelson[20]		20.56	2 Q	NM	—
Casey Malone[20]	Discus throw	61.26	19	Did not advance
Michael Robertson[20]		61.64	16	Did not advance
Ian Waltz[20]		60.02	25	Did not advance
Breaux Greer[20]	Javelin throw	73.68	22	Did not advance
Mike Hazle[20]		72.75	25	Did not advance
Leigh Smith[20]		76.55	18	Did not advance
AG Kruger[19]	Hammer throw	71.21	27	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Bryan Clay[20]	Result	10.44	7.78	16.27	1.99	48.92	13.94	53.79	5.00	70.97	5:06.59	8791	01 !
	Points	989	1005	868	794	865	984	950	910	904	522
Trey Hardee[20]	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	0	—
Tom Pappas[20]	Result	11.12	7.41	DNS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Points	834	913	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Torri Edwards[19]	100 m	11.26	1 Q	11.31	1 Q	11.18	2 Q	11.20	8
Muna Lee[19]		11.33	1 Q	11.08	2 Q	11.06	2 Q	11.07	5
Lauryn Williams[19]		11.38	2 Q	11.07	2 Q	11.10	3 Q	11.03	4
Allyson Felix[19]	200 m	23.02	1 Q	22.74	2 Q	22.33	1 Q	21.93	02 !
Marshevet Hooker[19]		23.07	1 Q	22.76	3 Q	22.50	2 Q	22.34	5
Muna Lee[19]		22.71	1 Q	22.83	2 Q	22.29	3 Q	22.01	4
Sanya Richards[19]	400 m	50.54	1 Q	N/A		49.90	1 Q	49.93	03 !
DeeDee Trotter[19]		51.41	4 Q	N/A		51.87	7	Did not advance
Mary Wineberg[19]		51.46	2 Q	N/A		51.13	5	Did not advance
Hazel Clark[19]	800 m	2:01.59	5	N/A		Did not advance
Alice Schmidt[19]		2:02.33	6	N/A		Did not advance
Nicole Teter[19]		DNF		N/A		Did not advance
Erin Donohue[19]	1500 m	4:16.05	8	N/A				Did not advance
Shannon Rowbury[19]		4:03.89	4 Q	N/A				4:03.58	7
Christin Wurth-Thomas[19]		4:09.70	8	N/A				Did not advance
Shalane Flanagan[19]	5000 m	14:59.69	6 Q	N/A				15:50.80	10
Kara Goucher[19]		15:00.98	7 Q	N/A				15:49.39	9
Jennifer Rhines[19]		15:15.12	6 Q	N/A				16:34.63	14
Amy Yoder Begley[19]	10000 m	N/A						32:38.28	26
Shalane Flanagan[19]		N/A						30:22.22	03 !
Kara Goucher[19]		N/A						30:55.16	10
Damu Cherry[19]	100 m hurdles	12.92	3 Q	N/A		12.62	1 Q	12.65	4
Dawn Harper[19]		12.73	2 Q	N/A		12.66	2 Q	12.54	01 !
Lolo Jones[19]		12.71	1 Q	N/A		12.43	1 Q	12.72	7
Queen Harrison[19]	400 m hurdles	55.96	4 Q	N/A		55.88	7	Did not advance
Sheena Tosta[19]		56.12	5 Q	N/A		54.07	1 Q	53.70	02 !
Tiffany Williams[19]		55.51	1 Q	N/A		54.99	3 Q	57.55	8
Lindsey Anderson[19]	3000 m steeplechase	9:36.81	8	N/A				Did not advance
Jennifer Barringer[19]		9:29.20	3 Q	N/A				9:22.26	9
Anna Willard[19]		9:28.52	6 Q	N/A				9:25.63	10
Torri Edwards Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis LaShauntea Moore Angela Williams Lauryn Williams	4 × 100 m relay[19]	DSQ		N/A				Did not advance
Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Mary Wineberg	4 × 400 m relay[19]	3:33.45	1 Q	N/A				3:18.54	01 !
Deena Kastor[19]	Marathon	N/A						DNF
Magdalena Lewy Boulet[19]		N/A						DNF
Blake Russell[19]		N/A						2:33:13	27
Joanne Dow[20]	20 km walk	N/A						1:34.15	31

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Funmi Jimoh[19]	Long jump	6.61	=9 q	6.29	12
Brittney Reese[19]		6.87	1 Q	6.76	5
Grace Upshaw[19]		6.68	6 Q	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	=8 q	1.99	6
Erica Bartolina[19]	Pole vault	NM	—	Did not advance
April Steiner Bennett[19]		4.50	=6 q	4.55	8
Jennifer Stuczynski[19]		4.50	=2 q	4.80	02 !
Jillian Camarena[20]	Shot put	18.51	12 Q	18.24	12
Michelle Carter[20]		18.49	13 Q	17.74	15
Kristin Heaston[20]		17.34	23	Did not advance
Suzy Powell-Roos[20]	Discus throw	58.02	26	Did not advance
Aretha Thurmond[20]		61.90	6 Q	59.80	10
Stephanie Brown Trafton[20]		62.77	1 Q	64.74	01 !
Kim Kreiner[20]	Javelin throw	55.13	38	Did not advance
Kara Patterson[20]		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

Combined events – Heptathlon

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	02 !*
	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	0	—
Diana Pickler[19]	Result	14.28	DNS	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Points	939	0	—	—	—	—	—

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.^[21] On August 22, Blonska was stripped of her medal and Hyleas Fountain was upgraded to silver.

Badminton

The United States was represented in four out of the five badminton events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and women's doubles. The U.S. had qualified a mixed doubles team, but the Badminton World Federation rescinded the slot.^[22] No American has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992, although Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong became the first Americans to reach the quarter-finals.^[23]

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	N/A		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	N/A		Jiang Ym / Li Yj (SIN) L 12–21, 12–21	Did not advance

Baseball

The United States earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event.^[24] This marked the return of the United States national baseball team to the Olympics after not qualifying in 2004; the United States had appeared in all three of the official baseball tournaments, and nearly all of the exhibition and demonstration events, before then.^[25][26] The American team sought its second gold medal in the sport, but finished winning the bronze.^[25]

Team roster and tournament statistics

USA Baseball named its Olympic roster on July 16, 2008.^[25] The Olympic team was made up of anyone not on a Major League Baseball 25-man roster at the time of the tournament.

Manager: Davey Johnson, Bob Watson (General Manager)

Coaches: Marcel Lachemann – Pitching Coach, Reggie Smith – Hitting Coach, Rick Eckstein – 3rd Base Coach, Dick Cooke – Auxiliary Coach, Rolando de Armas – Auxiliary Coach.

Batting

№	Player	Pos	GP	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	OBP	SLG	BA
2	Donald, JasonJason Donald	SS	8	21	4	8	1	5	12	5	3	1	.536	.571	.381
3	Nix, JaysonJayson Nix	2B	3	14	3	3	1	1	7	1	4	0	.267	.500	.214
6	Marson, LouLou Marson	C	5	13	3	4	0	0	4	3	3	0	.438	.308	.308
7	Gall, JohnJohn Gall	LF	8	33	5	8	1	5	15	2	7	0	.286	.455	.242
10	Hessman, MikeMike Hessman	3B	5	22	2	2	1	1	5	0	11	0	.091	.227	.091
14	Schierholtz, NateNate Schierholtz	CF	9	37	7	8	1	6	15	2	9	0	.275	.405	.216
17	Brown, MatthewMatthew Brown	1B	9	32	4	9	2	10	18	6	8	2	.390	.563	.281
18	Barden, BrianBrian Barden	SS	9	34	8	9	1	5	15	4	9	1	.342	.441	.265
19	Teagarden, TaylorTaylor Teagarden	C	5	16	2	3	0	4	5	4	8	0	.381	.313	.188
24	Fowler, DexterDexter Fowler	PR	9	28	5	7	0	2	12	2	4	0	.300	.429	.250
26	Tiffee, TerryTerry Tiffee	DH	9	37	4	12	0	5	18	2	6	0	.341	.486	.324
44	LaPorta, MatthewMatthew 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

Pitching

№	Player	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	HR	SO	BB	ERA
15	Knight, BrandonBrandon Knight	2	2	1	0	0	10.2	13	8	2	7	4	6.75
21	Koplove, MikeMike Koplove	4	0	0	0	0	5.1	0	0	0	6	1	0.00
29	Strasburg, StephenStephen Strasburg	2	2	1	1	0	11	7	3	1	16	1	1.64
30	Cahill, TrevorTrevor Cahill	2	2	0	0	0	8	6	2	0	5	5	2.25
34	Arrieta, JakeJake Arrieta	1	1	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	7	2	0.00
35	Weathers, CaseyCasey Weathers	3	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	5	1	0.00
37	Stevens, JeffJeff Stevens	4	0	1	2	0	4	6	7	1	2	1	9.00
39	Jepsen, KevinKevin Jepsen	4	0	0	0	1	5.2	3	0	0	5	2	0.00
40	Anderson, BrettBrett Anderson	2	2	1	0	0	12.2	13	8	2	10	3	4.98
45	Duensing, BrianBrian Duensing	4	0	1	0	0	7.2	3	1	1	5	2	1.17
47	Cummings, JeremyJeremy Cummings	2	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	2	0	1.80
49	Neal, BlaineBlaine 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

Group stage

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	7	12	1
South Korea	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	8	9	1
WP: Suk Min Yoon (1–0)   LP: Jeff Stevens (0–1) Home runs: USA: Nate Schierholtz (1), Mike Hessman (1) KOR: Dae-Ho Lee (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
United States	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	-	7	10	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1	0
WP: Stephen Strasburg (1–0)   LP: Shairon Martis (0–1) Home runs: USA: Matt Brown (1), Matt Laporta (1) NED: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Cuba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	10	0
United States	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	6	0
WP: Pedro Luis Lazo (1–0)   LP: Jeff Stevens (0–2) Home runs: CUB: Alfredo Despaigne (2) USA: Jayson Nix (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Canada	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
United States	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	5	9	1
WP: Brian Duensing (1–0)   LP: Chris Reitsma (0–1) Home runs: CAN: None USA: Brian Barden (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1
United States	1	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	X	9	9	0
WP: Jake Arrieta (1–0)   LP: Chenhao Li (0–1) Home runs: CHN: Yang Yang (1) USA: None

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
United States	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	X	4	10	2
WP: Brandon Knight (1–0)   LP: Wen-Hsiung Hsu (0–1)   Sv: Kevin Jepsen (1) Home runs: TPE: Chih-Sheng Lin (1) USA: John Gall (1)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
WP: Jeff Stevens (1–2)   LP: Hitoki Iwase (0–2)   Sv: Casey Weathers (1)

Preliminary round summary

The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.

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

Semifinal

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

Bronze medal match

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

Final rank

03 ! Bronze

Basketball

The United States earned qualification spots for both men's and women's basketball by winning the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 and the FIBA Americas Championship for Women 2007.^[27]

The women's team successfully defended their 2004 Olympic championship against Australia in the gold medal game for the third consecutive Olympics. The victory allowed Lisa Leslie to join former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players to win four Olympic gold medals.^[28] After a disappointing third-place finish in Athens, the men's team adopted the name "Redeem Team."^[29] In the gold medal match, they beat 2006 FIBA World Champion Spain to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men's international competition in eight years.^[30]

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[31]

United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. 4.0 !PF 4 Boozer, Carlos 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1981-11-20)November 20, 1981 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Utah Jazz USA ! 1.0 !PG 5 Kidd, Jason 7001350000000000000♠35 – (1973-03-23)March 23, 1973 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Dallas Mavericks USA ! 3.0 !SF 6 James, LeBron 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1984-12-30)December 30, 1984 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cleveland Cavaliers USA ! 1.0 !PG 7 Williams, Deron 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Utah Jazz USA ! 2.0 !SG 8 Redd, Michael 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1979-08-24)August 24, 1979 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Milwaukee Bucks USA ! 2.0 !SG 9 Wade, Dwyane 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1982-01-17)January 17, 1982 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Miami Heat USA ! 2.0 !SG 10 Bryant, Kobe (C) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers USA ! 5.0 !C 11 Howard, Dwight 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1985-12-08)December 8, 1985 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Orlando Magic USA ! 4.0 !PF 12 Bosh, Chris 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Toronto Raptors Canada ! 1.0 !PG 13 Paul, Chris 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1985-05-06)May 6, 1985 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) New Orleans Hornets USA ! 3.0 !SF 14 Prince, Tayshaun 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1980-02-28)February 28, 1980 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Detroit Pistons USA ! 3.0 !SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Denver Nuggets USA !	Head coach Mike Krzyzewski Assistant coach(es) Jim Boeheim Nate McMillan Mike D'Antoni Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	5	5	0	515	354	+161	10
Spain	5	4	1	418	369	+49	9
Greece	5	3	2	415	375	+40	8
China	5	2	3	366	400	−34	7
Germany	5	1	4	330	390	−60	6
Angola	5	0	5	321	477	−156	5

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[32]

United States women's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. 3.5 !F 5 Augustus, Seimone 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Minnesota Lynx United States ! 1.5 !G 6 Bird, Sue 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm United States ! 3.5 !F 10 Catchings, Tamika 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Indiana Fever United States ! 5.0 !C 13 Fowles, Sylvia 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky United States ! 1.5 !G 7 Lawson, Kara 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1981-02-14)February 14, 1981 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sacramento Monarchs United States ! 5.0 !C 9 Leslie, Lisa 7001360000000000000♠36 – (1972-07-07)July 7, 1972 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Los Angeles Sparks United States ! 3.5 !F 8 Milton-Jones, DeLisha 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1974-09-11)September 11, 1974 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Los Angeles Sparks United States ! 2.5 !G/F 15 Parker, Candace 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks United States ! 1.5 !G 4 Pondexter, Cappie 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1983-01-07)January 7, 1983 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Phoenix Mercury United States ! 1.5 !G 14 Smith, Katie 7001340000000000000♠34 – (1974-06-04)June 4, 1974 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Detroit Shock United States ! 2.5 !G/F 12 Taurasi, Diana 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury United States ! 3.5 !F 11 Thompson, Tina 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1975-02-10)February 10, 1975 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Houston Comets United States !	Head coach Anne Donovan Assistant coach(es) Gail Goestenkors Dawn Staley Mike Thibault Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 9, 2008

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	5	5	0	491	276	+215	10
China	5	4	1	358	346	+12	9
Spain	5	3	2	357	324	+33	8
Czech Republic	5	2	3	346	356	−10	7
New Zealand	5	1	4	320	423	−103	6
Mali	5	0	5	255	402	−147	5

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal match

Boxing

The United States qualified nine boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Five boxers (Yanez, Warren, Russell, Williams and Andrade) earned their spots at the 2007 World Championships.^[33] Ali, Molina and Wilder qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.^[34] Estrada was the last American boxer to qualify, doing so at the second American tournament.^[35] The United States did not qualify in light heavyweight or super heavyweight classes.

The U.S. boxing team suffered several early setbacks from which it never recovered. Alternate Boyd Melson withdrew with an injury.^[36] Before they arrived in Beijing, U.S. boxers were reportedly unhappy with training methods, coaching, and travel restrictions.^[37] On August 8, 2008, two-time national champion and bantamweight boxer Gary Russell Jr. forcibly withdrew from the Olympics after collapsing before his weigh-in.^[38] Under International Amateur Boxing Federation rules, the U.S. was not permitted to select another boxer to take his place. Reigning flyweight world champion Raushee Warren, America's best hope for gold, lost his opening bout to Lee Ok-Sung of South Korea.^[39] In the end, the U.S. left Beijing with one bronze won by Deontay Wilder, its worst performance in Olympic history.^[40] 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.^[37]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		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	N/A	Touilbini (ALG) W 10–4	Arjaoui (MAR) W 10+–10	Russo (ITA) L 1–7	Did not advance	03 !

Canoeing

Slalom

The Augsburg World Cup event on July 6 served as the final selection event for the Canoe-Kayak Slalom team. The United States qualified in all four slalom events and sent five people to compete in the slalom races.^[41]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Benn Fraker	Men's C-1	91.97	11	87.47	8	179.44	10 Q	92.27	8 Q	90.87	5	183.14	6
Scott Parsons	Men's K-1	84.91	3	135.63	20	220.54	20	Did not advance
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	10 Q	114.51	8 Q	156.37	8	270.88	8

Sprint

The United States qualified in three out of twelve flatwater events and sent two people – one man and one woman – to compete in the flatwater sprint events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[42] The U.S. has not medaled in Olympic flatwater canoe and kayak racing since 1992.^[43]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rami Zur	Men's K-1 500 m	1:39.037	3 QS	1:47.163	6	Did not advance
	Men's K-1 1000m	3:38.693	7 QS	3:46.204	7	Did not advance
Carrie Johnson	Women's K-1 500 m	1:50.221	4 QS	1:53.721	4	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Most of the United States’ cycling squad was announced on July 1, 2008. The team sent competitors in all four disciplines – BMX, mountain biking, road racing and track racing.^[44] The final three members of the team were announced on July 10.^[45]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
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	03 !
David Zabriskie		1:05:18	12

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
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	01 !
Christine Thorburn		35:54.16	5

Track

Sprint

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	15 Q	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	8 Q	Great Britain (GBR) L 45.423 59.441	N/A				Did not advance	8
Jennie Reed	Women's sprint	11.400 63.157	8 Q	Krupeckaitė (LTU) W 11.955 60.225	Bye	N/A	Kanis (NED) L	Did not advance	5th place final  Sanchez (FRA)  Tsylinskaya (BLR)  Krupeckaitė (LTU) L	7

Pursuit

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

Keirin

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

Omnium

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

Mountain biking

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

BMX

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Kyle Bennett	Men's BMX	36.421	12	14	4 Q	14	6	Did not advance
Mike Day		35.692	1	3	1 Q	5	1 Q	36.606	02 !
Donny Robinson		36.810	24	11	3 Q	10	3 Q	36.972	03 !
Jill Kintner	Women's BMX	37.913	7	N/A		9	2 Q	38.647	03 !

Diving

The United States finalized its nomination process for the Olympic diving squad on July 7, 2008.^[46] 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.^[47][48]

Men

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

Women

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

Equestrian

On July 15, 2008, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the rider/horse combinations for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.^[49] The horses were shipped to England on July 17, placed under quarantine on July 22, 2008, and shipped to Hong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30, 2008.^[49] 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.^[50]

The U.S. successfully defended its gold medal from Athens in the team jumping competition against Canada for a timed jumpoff.^[51]

On September 22, 2008, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) disqualified the U.S. fourth-place finish in the Olympic team dressage event and Courtney King's thirteenth-place finish in individual dressage after King's horse Harmony's Mythilus tested positive for the banned substance felbinac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. According to USA Today, the FEI did not believe King or "anyone on her behalf or related to the USEF had knowingly administered the medication to the horse."^[52]

Dressage

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

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
								Qualifier			Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Phillip Dutton	Connaught	Individual	40.60 #	14	19.60	60.20	14	8.00	68.20	16 Q	Disqualified*
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	4 Q	0.00	56.10	2	56.10	02 !
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	N/A			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.

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			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	=22 Q	0	9	12 Q	8	=23	Did not advance			8	=23
Beezie Madden	Authentic		0	=1	11	11	29 Q	4	15	17 Q	0	=1 Q	4	4	=7	4	03 !
Will Simpson	Carlsson vom Dach		0	=1	8	8	=16 Q	8	16	=18*	Did not advance					16	=18*
McLain Ward	Sapphire		0	=1	0	0	=1 Q	4	4	=2 Q	4	=11 Q	0	4	=1	4	6
Laura Kraut Beezie Madden Will Simpson McLain Ward	See above	Team	N/A								12	=1 Q	8	=20	=1	20	01 !

* Will Simpson received a qualifying score, but the US already had three other riders in the individual final.^[53]

Fencing

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 and Becca Ward swept the fencing event in women's individual saber; it was the first American sweep of an Olympic fencing event since 1904. The U.S. left Beijing with a total of six medals.^[6]

Men

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	N/A	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	N/A			Hungary (HUN) W 45–44	Russia (RUS) W 45–44	France (FRA) L 37–45	02 !

Women

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
Kelley Hurley	Individual épée	N/A	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	N/A			Poland (POL) W 31–30	Hungary (HUN) W 33–35	Russia (RUS) L 11–28	02 !
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	02 !
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	03 !
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	01 !
Sada Jacobson Rebecca Ward Dagmara Wozniak Mariel Zagunis	Team sabre	N/A			South Africa (RSA) W 45–8	Ukraine (UKR) L 39–45	France (FRA) W 45–38	03 !

Field hockey

For the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics, the United States sent a women's field hockey team to the Olympics. The team was announced on July 3 and consisted of 16 women.^[56] The men's team failed to qualify for the Beijing games.

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[57]

Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade

Reserve:

11. Sara Silvetti
16. Barbara Weinberg (GK)

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	5	4	0	1	12	8	+4	12
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

     Advanced to semifinals

000000002008-08-10-0000August 10, 2008 18:30 Argentina  2 – 2  United States Rebecchi  5', 11' Report Smith  18' Loy  64' Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)

000000002008-08-12-0000August 12, 2008 18:00 United States  1 – 1  Japan Barber  58' Report Chiba  12' Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisa Roach (AUS)

000000002008-08-14-0000August 14, 2008 10:30 United States  2 – 4  Germany Snow  27' Loy  60' Report Keller  34' Rinne  49' Rodewald  55' Kühn  64' Umpires: Lee Keum-Ju (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

000000002008-08-16-0000August 16, 2008 08:30 New Zealand  1 – 4  United States Galletly  37' Report Smith  1', 42' Loy  12' Bashore  47' Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)

000000002008-08-18-0000August 18, 2008 18:00 Great Britain  0 – 0  United States Report Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

7th–8th place

000000002008-08-20-0000August 20, 2008 11:00 Spain  3 – 2 (a.e.t.)  United States Termens  8' Huertas  68' Ybarra  84' Report Sensenig  30' Loy  59' Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)

Final rank

Eighth place

Association football

The United States earned spots in Beijing for both men's and women's soccer by advancing to the finals of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournaments in March and April 2008.^[58][59] For the Olympic tournament, the full women's national team and the men's under-23 team (including three players over the age of 23) participated.^[60] The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic women's soccer team was announced on June 23, 2008.^[61] In the final match before the Olympics on July 16, the women's team lost leading scorer Abby Wambach after she broke her left leg in a collision with Brazilian defender Andréia Rosa.^[62] Lauren Cheney, originally selected as an alternate, replaced Wambach on the roster.^[63] The 18-player roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Soccer Team was announced on July 17, 2008.^[64] After aggravating a hamstring injury, defender Nathan Sturgis was replaced by midfielder Dax McCarty on the Olympic roster July 24, 2008.^[65]

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.^[66] The team had lost its previous match against Brazil 4–0 in the semifinals of the 2007 Women's World Cup.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the United States squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[67]

Head coach: Piotr Nowak

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chris Seitz	(1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 21)	7	0	Real Salt Lake
2	2DF	Marvell Wynne	(1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 22)	5	0	Toronto FC
3	2DF	Michael Orozco	(1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 22)	4	0	San Luis
4	3MF	Michael Bradley	(1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Heerenveen
5	3MF	Dax McCarty	(1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 21)	5	0	FC Dallas
6	2DF	Maurice Edu	(1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 22)	5	0	Toronto FC
7	3MF	Stuart Holden	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 23)	6	0	Houston Dynamo
8	3MF	Danny Szetela	(1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Brescia
9	4FW	Charlie Davies	(1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 22)	6	1	Hammarby
10	3MF	Benny Feilhaber	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 23)	1	0	Derby County
11	4FW	Freddy Adu	(1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 19)	3	4	Monaco
12	4FW	Jozy Altidore	(1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 18)	6	0	Villarreal
13	2DF	Patrick Ianni	(1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 23)	5	1	Houston Dynamo
14	3MF	Robbie Rogers	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 21)	2	1	Columbus Crew
15	2DF	Michael Parkhurst*	(1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 24)	0	0	New England Revolution
16	3MF	Sacha Kljestan	(1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 22)	7	1	Chivas USA
17	4FW	Brian McBride* (c)	(1972-06-19)19 June 1972 (aged 36)	0	0	Chicago Fire
18	1GK	Brad Guzan*	(1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 23)	0	0	Aston Villa

* Over-aged player.

Alternates

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

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Netherlands	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
United States	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Japan	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the United States squad in the women's soccer tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[68][69]

Coach: Pia Sundhage

0#0	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 (c)	(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 (c)	(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

Alternates

• Briana Scurry (goalkeeper)
• Ali Krieger (defender)
• Kacey White (midfielder)

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Norway	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
Japan	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

Gymnastics

Artistic

The United States qualified a full complement of six men and six women in artistic gymnastics. Two members of the U.S. men's gymnastics team, Paul Hamm and Jonathan Horton, were named at the conclusion of the Olympic Trials. The rest of the team was announced on Sunday, June 22. Because of the injury of his hand and shoulder, Paul Hamm withdrew from the Olympic team on July 28, 2008, and was replaced by alternate Raj Bhavsar. Additionally, Morgan Hamm withdrew from competition on August 7 because of an ankle injury, being replaced by Alexander Artemev.^[70]

Two members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, were named at the end of the Olympic Trials on June 22. The remaining members were not named at the Trials, although Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek and Alicia Sacramone were projected to be on the team. This left one spot vacant. The complete team was not announced until the conclusion of the women's selection camp at the Karolyi Camp near Houston, Texas, on July 17.^[71]

Men^[72]

Team

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	15.250 Q	13.675	15.825	15.175	14.925	89.725	19 Q	N/A	15.350	N/A
Raj Bhavsar		14.175	14.050	15.325	16.175	15.625	N/A			N/A	13.750	15.325	16.125	15.575	N/A
Joe Hagerty		15.275	13.925	N/A	15.700	15.350	15.400	N/A		14.625	N/A				15.550	N/A
Jonathan Horton		15.350	13.925	15.325	15.950	15.525	15.575 Q	91.650	8 Q	15.575	N/A	15.625	16.200	15.625	15.700	N/A
Justin Spring		14.400	N/A	14.175	15.900	15.800	15.375	N/A		15.200	N/A		15.900	15.850	15.675	N/A
Kevin Tan		N/A	14.100	15.725	N/A		14.425	N/A		N/A	12.775	15.425	N/A
Total		59.900	57.325	60.550	63.850	62.300	61.275	365.200	6 Q	45.400	41.875	46.375	48.225	47.050	46.925	275.850	03 !

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		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
	Pommel horse	N/A	14.975	N/A				14.975	7
Jonathan Horton	All-around	15.600	13.675	15.575	16.100	15.275	15.350	91.575	9
	Horizontal bar	N/A					16.175	16.175	02 !

Women^[73]

Team

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB			F	V	UB	BB
Shawn Johnson	Team	15.425 Q	16.000	15.325	15.975 Q	62.725	1 Q	15.100	16.000	15.350	16.175	N/A
Nastia Liukin		15.350 Q	15.100	15.950 Q	15.975 Q	62.375	2 Q	15.200	N/A	16.900	15.975	N/A
Chellsie Memmel*		N/A		15.050	N/A			N/A		15.725	N/A
Samantha Peszek*		N/A		14.800	N/A			Did not compete
Alicia Sacramone		14.425	15.850 Q	N/A	15.950	N/A		14.125	15.675	N/A	15.100	N/A
Bridget Sloan		15.275	14.800	15.500	14.850	60.425	11**	N/A	15.200	N/A
Total		62.225	61.125	63.400	60.050	246.800	2 Q	46.875	47.975	47.250	44.425	186.525	02 !

* Due to injury, Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek could only compete on the uneven bars.
** Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final.

Individual finals

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB
Shawn Johnson	All-around	15.525	15.875	15.275	16.050	62.725	02 !
	Floor	15.500	N/A			15.500	02 !
	Balance beam	N/A			16.225	16.225	01 !
Nastia Liukin	All-around	15.525	15.025	16.650	16.125	63.325	01 !
	Floor	15.425	N/A			15.425	03 !
	Uneven bars	N/A		16.725	N/A	16.725	02 !
	Balance beam	N/A			16.025	16.025	02 !
Alicia Sacramone	Vault	N/A	15.537	N/A		15.537	4

Trampoline

Two trampolinists competed for the United States in Beijing. Chris Estrada became the first U.S. male in trampoline. Additionally, the United States had representatives in both men's and women's events for the first time.^[74][75] The U.S. has yet to have an athlete advance past the qualification stage.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Chris Estrada	Men's	65.90	15	Did not advance
Erin Blanchard	Women's	60.90	13	Did not advance

Judo

USA Judo announced their 2008 U.S. Olympic Team on June 18, 2008, following trials at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seven men and three women represented the United States in Judo.^[76] On August 13, 2008, Ronda Rousey became the ninth American athlete and the first American woman to win a medal in Olympic Judo.^[77][78]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		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	N/A	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	N/A	Rosati (ARG) L 0000–0001	Did not advance
Adler Volmar	−100 kg	N/A	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

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		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	03 !

Modern pentathlon

Sheila Taormina, Margaux Isaksen and Eli Bremer were nominated to the pentathlon team after the U.S. was allocated three invitations by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), modern pentathlon's world governing body.^[79] On the second allocation, both Sam Sacksen and Dennis Bowsher were offered bids by the UIPM.^[80] 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.^[81]

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).^[82] 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).^[83] 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 points	Final rank
		Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
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	1376 OR	0	1	1200	10:25.05	7	1220	5304	19

Rowing

Thirteen crews represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.^[84]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ken Jurkowski	Single sculls	7:25.13	4 QF	N/A		6:53.26	3 SA/B	7:11.52	5 FB	7:22.75	11
Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss	Pair	7:13.64	5 R	6:36.87	1 SA/B	N/A		6:36.65	2 FA	7:05.58	6
Elliot Hovey Wes Piermarini	Double sculls	6:39.37	5 R	6:26.05	4 FC	N/A		Bye		6:33.15	13
Scott Gault Matt Hughes Jamie Schroeder Sam Stitt	Quadruple sculls	5:45.77	3 SA/B	Bye		N/A		5:52.81	2 FA	5:47.63	5
David Banks Brett Newlin Giuseppe Lanzone Paul Teti	Four	6:03.96	3 SA/B	Bye		N/A		5:57.52	5 FB	6:07.17	9
Mike Altman Will Daly Tom Paradiso Patrick Todd	Lightweight four	5:56.54	4 R	6:27.43	3 SA/B	N/A		6:16.30	6 FB	6:07.79	11
Wyatt Allen Micah Boyd Steven Coppola Beau Hoopman Josh Inman Marcus McElhenney Matt Schnobrich Bryan Volpenhein Daniel Walsh	Eight	5:29.60	2 R	5:38.95	1 FA	N/A				5:25.34	03 !

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michelle Guérette	Single sculls	7:49.14	2 QF	N/A		7:28.91	1 SA/B	7:35.69	2 FA	7:22.78	02 !
Anna Cummins Portia McGee	Pair	7:29.95	4 R	7:32.26	3 FB	N/A				7:33.17	7
Ellen Tomek Megan Kalmoe	Double sculls	7:11.17	3 R	6:58.54	1 FA	N/A				7:17.53	5
Jennifer Goldsack Renee Hykel	Lightweight double sculls	6:53.32	3 R	7:22.22	1 SA/B	N/A		7:12.15	4 FB	7:09.02	10
Jennifer Kaido Lindsay Meyer Lia Pernell Margot Shumway	Quadruple sculls	6:19.89	3 R	6:39.53	2 FA	N/A				6:25.86	5
Erin Cafaro Anna Cummins Caryn Davies Susan Francia Anna Goodale Caroline Lind Elle Logan Lindsay Shoop Mary Whipple	Eight	6:06.53	1 FA	Bye		N/A				6:05.34	01 !

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

The United States qualified in all 11 Olympic sailing classes and sent 18 athletes to the races in Qingdao, China.^[85] Laser Radial sailor Anna Tunnicliffe and Finn sailor Zach Railey became the first American sailors to win Olympic medals in their respective classes since 1992.^[86]

Men

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Nancy Rios	RS:X	25	24	22	26	24	27	DNF	DNF	26	22	EL	224	26
Anna Tunnicliffe	Laser Radial	4	5	6	5	6	3	15	2	2	CAN	4	37	01 !
Amanda Clark Sara Mergenthaler	470	12	12	10	14	4	17	7	6	17	7	EL	89	12
Sally Barkow Debbie Capozzi Carrie Howe	Yngling	14	2	8	5	6	11	1	10	CAN	CAN	10	63	8

Open

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
		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	19	CAN	CAN	N/A					6	45	02 !
Chris Rast Tim Wadlow	49er	5	14	15	16	5	10	1	1	1	3	8	4	CAN	CAN	CAN	22	89	6
John Lovell Charlie Ogletree	Tornado	14	12	7	11	12	14	15	15	14	15	N/A					EL	114	15

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		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	2 Q	701.7	02 !
Matt Emmons	50 m rifle 3 positions	1175	2 Q	1270.3	4
Jason Parker		1164	22	Did not advance
Brian Beaman	10 m air pistol	581	6 Q	682.0	4
Jason Turner		583	4 Q	682.0	03 !*
Keith Sanderson	25 m rapid fire pistol	583 OR	1 Q	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	145 OR	1 Q	190 OR	01 !
Jeff Holguin		140	3 Q	182	4
Vincent Hancock	Skeet	121 OR	1 Q	145 OR	01 !
Randal McLelland		118	11	Did not advance

* Jason Turner originally finished fourth, behind Kim Jong Su of North Korea. On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced Kim had tested positive for the banned substance propranolol and thus stripped of his medals from the 2008 Summer Olympics. Turner was awarded the bronze in 10 m air pistol.^[87]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jamie Beyerle	10 m air rifle	397	5 Q	499.8	4
Emily Caruso		395	15	Did not advance
Jamie Beyerle	50 m rifle 3 positions	586	5 Q	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	4 Q	86	03 !
Kimberly Rhode	Skeet	70	3 Q	93 OR	02 !

Softball

The team roster for USA Softball was released on March 28, 2008.^[88] 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.^[89] Prior to Beijing, it had a record of 106–10 in World Championships and 32–4 in the Olympics.^[89][90] It had won all three Olympic gold medals in softball, and outscored opponents 51–1 in Athens. American dominance may have contributed to the IOC's decision to remove the sport from the Olympics in 2005.^[91]

But at the Beijing Olympics, the United States lost to Japan 3–1 in the gold medal game. Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno had an outstanding performance after pitching 21 innings the day before.^[92] Following the surprise loss, the top three teams spelled "2016" using softballs in front of home plate in the hopes of Olympic reinstatement.^[93]

Results

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

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Eliminated

The top four teams will advance to the semifinal round.

Final group standings

Team	W	L	RS	RA	WIN%	GB	Tiebreaker
United States	7	0	53	1	1.000	-	-
Japan	6	1	23	13	.857	1	-
Australia	5	2	30	11	.714	2	-
Canada	3	4	17	23	.429	4	-
China	2	5	19	21	.286	5	-
Chinese Taipei	2	5	10	23	.286	5	-
Venezuela	2	5	15	35	.286	5	-
Netherlands	1	6	8	48	.143	6	-

Semifinals

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

Gold medal match

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

Final rank

02 ! Silver

Official Olympic softball schedule

Swimming

The United States Olympic Team Trials in Swimming were held on June 29 – July 6 in Omaha, Nebraska.^[94] The U.S. sent two people in each individual discipline and up to six people for the 4x100 freestyle relays and 4x200 freestyle relays. On August 1, Jessica Hardy, who had qualified in the 100 meter breaststroke and the 50 meter freestyle, withdrew from the Olympic team after failing an anti-doping test at the national trials. Hardy opted to pull out instead of contesting the test results at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[95]

The U.S. left Beijing with 31 swimming medals: 12 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze.^[96] This surpassed the 28 medals won by the swimming team in Athens.^[6] In the process, the U.S. broke ten swimming world records and twenty-four American records.^[97] The American performance in swimming was highlighted by Michael Phelps, who won a total of eight gold medals, surpassing Mark Spitz's 36-year-old single Games record of seven gold medals.^[98] Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and American sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (fourteen).^[9] All three men's relay teams set world records, and an additional six individual world records were set by Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Aaron Peirsol.

The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming. Natalie Coughlin won six medals, more than any other female swimmer in Beijing.,^[10] and the most for any American female athlete in a single Olympics. Rebecca Soni set a world record in the 200 meter breaststroke. Dara Torres, who won 3 silver medals after her eight-year absence, became the oldest Olympic swimmer to win a medal, at age 41.^[11]

• Qualifiers for the latter rounds of swimming events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Garrett Weber-Gale	50 m freestyle[99]	21.95	9 Q	22.08	13	Did not advance
Ben Wildman-Tobriner		21.75	3 Q	21.76	7 Q	21.64	5
Jason Lezak	100 m freestyle	48.33	11 Q	47.98	6 Q	47.67	03 !
Garrett Weber-Gale		48.19	8 Q	48.12	10	Did not advance
Michael Phelps	200 m freestyle	1:46.48	4 Q	1:46.28	4 Q	1:42.96 WR	01 !
Peter Vanderkaay		1:47.39	12 Q	1:45.76	1 Q	1:45.14	03 !
Larsen Jensen	400 m freestyle	3:43.10 AM	1 Q	N/A		3:42.78 AM	03 !
Peter Vanderkaay		3:44.22	6 Q	N/A		3:43.11	4
Larsen Jensen	1500 m freestyle	14:49.53	8 Q	N/A		14:48.16	5
Peter Vanderkaay		14:52.11	11	N/A		Did not advance
Matt Grevers	100 m backstroke	53.41 OR	1 Q	52.99	2 Q	53.11	02 !
Aaron Peirsol		53.65	3 Q	53.56	5 Q	52.54 WR	01 !
Ryan Lochte	200 m backstroke	1:56.29	1 Q	1:55.40	2 Q	1:53.93 WR	01 !
Aaron Peirsol		1:56.35	2 Q	1:55.26	1 Q	1:54.33	02 !
Mark Gangloff	100 m breaststroke	1:00.71	16 Q	1:00.44	7 Q	1:00.24	8
Brendan Hansen		1:00.36	10 Q	59.94	5 Q	59.57	4
Eric Shanteau	200 m breaststroke	2:10.29	7 Q	2:10.10	10	Did not advance
Scott Spann		2:10.61	10 Q	2:09.08	3 Q	2:09.76	6
Ian Crocker	100 m butterfly	51.95	13 Q	51.27	3 Q	51.13	4
Michael Phelps		50.87	2 Q	50.97	2 Q	50.58 OR	01 !
Michael Phelps	200 m butterfly	1:53.70 OR	1 Q	1:53.70 =OR	1 Q	1:52.03 WR	01 !
Gil Stovall		1:55.42	8 Q	1:55.36	9	Did not advance
Ryan Lochte	200 m individual medley	1:58.15	1 Q	1:57.69	1 Q	1:56.53	03 !
Michael Phelps		1:58.65	6 Q	1:57.70	2 Q	1:54.23 WR	01 !
Ryan Lochte	400 m individual medley	4:10.33	4 Q	N/A		4:08.09	03 !
Michael Phelps		4:07.82 OR	1 Q	N/A		4:03.84 WR	01 !
Nathan Adrian* Matt Grevers* Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Ben Wildman-Tobriner*	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:12.23 WR	1 Q	N/A		3:08.24 WR	01 !
Ricky Berens Klete Keller* Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps Peter Vanderkaay Erik Vendt* Dave Walters*	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:04.66 OR	1 Q	N/A		6:58.56 WR	01 !
Ian Crocker* Matt Grevers* Mark Gangloff* Brendan Hansen Jason Lezak Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale*	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:32.75	1 Q	N/A		3:29.34 WR	01 !
Mark Warkentin	10 km open water	N/A				1:52:13.00	8

* Competed in the heats only

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kara Lynn Joyce	50 m freestyle[99]	25.01	14 Q	24.63	7 Q	24.63	6
Dara Torres		24.58	3 Q	24.27	1 Q	24.07 AM	02 !
Natalie Coughlin	100 m freestyle	53.82	4 Q	53.70	1 Q	53.39 AM	03 !
Lacey Nymeyer		54.62	14 Q	54.74	12	Did not advance
Katie Hoff	200 m freestyle	1:57.20	4 Q	1:57.01	2 Q	1:55.78 AM	4
Allison Schmitt		1:57.38	7 Q	1:58.01	9	Did not advance
Katie Hoff	400 m freestyle	4:03.71	3 Q	N/A		4:03.29	02 !
Kate Ziegler		4:09.59	14	N/A		Did not advance
Katie Hoff	800 m freestyle	8:27.78	11	N/A		Did not advance
Kate Ziegler		8:26.98	10	N/A		Did not advance
Natalie Coughlin	100 m backstroke	59.69	4 Q	59.43	2 Q	58.96 AM	01 !
Margaret Hoelzer		1:00.13	7 Q	59.84	6 Q	59.34	03 !
Elizabeth Beisel	200 m backstroke	2:09.02	6 Q	2:07.90	2 Q	2:08.23	5
Margaret Hoelzer		2:09.12	7 Q	2:08.25	5 Q	2:06.23	02 !
Megan Jendrick	100 m breaststroke	1:08.07	9 Q	1:08.07	7 Q	1:07.62	5
Rebecca Soni		1:07.44	4 Q	1:07.07	2 Q	1:06.73	02 !
Amanda Beard	200 m breaststroke	2:27.70	18	Did not advance
Rebecca Soni		2:22.17 OR	1 Q	2:22.64	1 Q	2:20.22 WR	01 !
Elaine Breeden	100 m butterfly	58.06	2 Q	58.55	10	Did not advance
Christine Magnuson		57.70	6 Q	57.08 AM	2 Q	57.10	02 !
Elaine Breeden	200 m butterfly	2:07.92	9 Q	2:07.73	8 Q	2:07.57	7
Kathleen Hersey		2:07.65	7 Q	2:06.96	5 Q	2:08.23	8
Natalie Coughlin	200 m individual medley	2:11.63	3 Q	2:11.84	4 Q	2:10.34	03 !
Katie Hoff		2:11.58	2 Q	2:10.90	3 Q	2:10.68	4
Elizabeth Beisel	400 m individual medley	4:34.55	1 Q	N/A		4:34.24	4
Katie Hoff		4:34.63	2 Q	N/A		4:31.71	03 !
Natalie Coughlin Kara Lynn Joyce Lacey Nymeyer* Emily Silver Julia Smit* Dara Torres	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:37.53	3 Q	N/A		3:34.33 AM	02 !
Caroline Burckle Natalie Coughlin Katie Hoff Christine Marshall* Allison Schmitt Julia Smit* Kim Vandenberg*	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:52.43	2 Q	N/A		7:46.33 AM	03 !
Elaine Breeden* Natalie Coughlin Margaret Hoelzer* Megan Jendrick* Kara Lynn Joyce* Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:59.15	3 Q	N/A		3:53.30 AM	02 !
Chloe Sutton	10 km open water	N/A				2:02:13.6	22

* Competed in the heats only

Synchronized swimming

One of the first sports in which the U.S. qualified for Beijing and formalized its Olympic roster was synchronized swimming. Berths in the duet and team events were secured at the 2007 Pan American Games.^[100][101] 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.^[102]

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	5 Q	47.750	95.500	5
Brooke Abel Janet Culp Kate Hooven* Christina Jones Becky Kim Andrea Nott Annabelle Orme Jillian Penner Kim Probst*	Team	47.584	=5	N/A			47.750	95.334	=5

*Team captain

Table tennis

The United States qualified for the women's team competition, 3 places in women's singles, and 1 place in men's singles. Gao Jun and Wang Chen automatically qualified in women's singles by being in the top 20 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings.^[103] Yao "Crystal" Huang took the third and final North American women's spot by winning at the North American Trials in Vancouver, qualifying an American women's team in the process. David Zhuang secured the only American spot in men's singles at the North American Trials.

The entire American team was composed of Chinese-born athletes.^[104] This included Gao Jun, doubles silver medalist for China at the 1992 Olympics, who competed as an American for the third time.^[105] Although she failed to obtain a medal, Wang Chen became the first American player to advance to the quarter-finals in Olympic table tennis history after defeating 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Kim Kyung-Ah.^[106] The fifth-place performance by the women's team was also the best finish for U.S in this sport.^[105]

Singles

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

Team

Athlete	Event	Group round		Semifinals	Bronze playoff 1	Bronze playoff 2	Bronze medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gao Jun Crystal Huang Wang Chen	Women's team	Group B  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

Taekwondo

The United States sent the maximum of four athletes to compete in taekwondo; the team was announced after the final phase of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials for taekwondo on April 5, 2008.^[107][108] Diana, Mark and Steven López became the first trio from the same family to compete for the United States since 1904.^[109] 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.^[110][111]

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	02 !
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	03 !
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	03 !

Tennis

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) formally announced their Olympic team for tennis on June 26, 2008.^[112] 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.^[38] In a last-minute decision, Jill Craybas was selected to participate in her first Olympics at age 34.^[113]

After losing all eight previous matches against Roger Federer, James Blake defeated him in a surprise upset in the quarterfinals of men's singles.^[114] But Federer went on to beat the top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles semifinals.^[115] Blake finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal match to Novak Djokovic, while the Bryan twins won a bronze medal by defeating Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Venus Williams, 2008 Wimbledon champion, and her sister Serena were both upset in the quarterfinals of women's singles.^[116] However, they went on to win the gold in doubles over Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and in improving the sisters' Olympic record to 10–0.^[117]

Men

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
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	N/A	Andreev / Davydenko (RUS) L 3–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan		N/A	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	03 !

Women

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	N/A	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		N/A	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	01 !

Triathlon

From September 2007 to April 2008, the U.S. held three selection events, with the top American man and woman securing a place on the U.S. Olympic team.^[118] The U.S. qualified the maximum of three women and three men in Olympic triathlon, following the Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championships in June 2008 and the world rankings released by the International Triathlon Union.^[119] Americans have medaled once since triathlon was added to the Olympic program in 2000: a bronze in Athens.^[120]

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

Volleyball

Beach

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers	Men's	Pool B  Pļaviņš – Samoilovs (LAT) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 18–21)  Heuscher – Heyer (SUI) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–10)  Baracetti – Conde (ARG) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–13)	2 Q	Laciga – Schnider (SUI) W 2 – 1 (21–16, 21–23, 15–13)	Klemperer – Koreng (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–13, 25–23)	Geor – Gia (GEO) W 2 – 0 (21–11, 21–13)	Araújo – Luiz (BRA) W 2 – 1 (23–21, 17–21, 15–4)	01 !
Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal		Pool F  Boersma – Ronnes (NED) W 2 – 0 (21–16, 21–15)  Brink – Dieckmann (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–13)  Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) W 2 – 1 (21–15, 19–21, 18–16)	1 Q	Herrera – Mesa (ESP) W 2 – 0 (26–24, 21–17)	Emanuel – Ricardo (BRA) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 16–21)	Did not advance
Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh	Women's	Pool B  Kusuhara – Saiki (JPN) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–15)  Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–16)  Håkedal – Tørlen (NOR) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–15)	1 Q	Mouha – van Breedam (BEL) W 2 – 0 (24–22, 21–10)	Larissa – Ana Paula (BRA) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–15)	Talita – Renata (BRA) W 2 – 0 (21–12, 21–14)	Tian J – Wang J (CHN) W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–18)	01 !
Nicole Branagh Elaine Youngs		Pool E  Kadijk – Mooren (NED) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 27–25)  Pohl – Rau (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–16)  Crespo – Esteves (CUB) W 2 – 1 (21–19, 13–21, 15–12)	2 Q	Fernández – Peraza (CUB) W 2 – 0 (21–15, 21–13)	Xue C – Zhang X (CHN) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 13–21)	Did not advance

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  President George W. Bush poses with Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser during a practice session in Beijing.
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  President George W. Bush poses with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh during a practice session in Beijing.

Indoor

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

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[57][121]

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
01 !1	Ball, LloyLloy Ball	000000001972-02-17-0000February 17, 1972	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	351 cm (138 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Zenit Kazan
02 !2	Rooney, SeanSean Rooney	000000001982-11-13-0000November 13, 1982	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	336 cm (132 in)	Dinamo-Yantar Kalingrad
04 !4	Lee, DavidDavid Lee	000000001982-03-08-0000March 8, 1982	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Halkbank Ankara
05 !5	Lambourne, RichardRichard Lambourne	000000001975-05-06-0000May 6, 1975	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	324 cm (128 in)	312 cm (123 in)	AZS Olsztyn
08 !8	Priddy, WilliamWilliam Priddy	000000001977-10-01-0000October 1, 1977	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
09 !9	Millar, RyanRyan Millar	000000001978-01-22-0000January 22, 1978	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Sparkling Milano
10	Salmon, RileyRiley Salmon	000000001976-07-02-0000July 2, 1976	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	331 cm (130 in)	Top Volley SRL
12	Hoff, ThomasThomas Hoff	000000001973-06-09-0000June 9, 1973	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	333 cm (131 in)	Fakel New Urengoy
13	Stanley, ClayClay Stanley	000000001978-01-20-0000January 20, 1978	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	357 cm (141 in)	332 cm (131 in)	Zenit Kazan
14	Hansen, KevinKevin Hansen	000000001982-03-19-0000March 19, 1982	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Stade Poitevin Poitiers
15	Gardner, GabrielGabriel Gardner	000000001976-03-18-0000March 18, 1976	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Sparkling Milano
18	Touzinsky, ScottScott Touzinsky	000000001982-04-22-0000April 22, 1982	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	330 cm (130 in)	ACH Volley Bled

Group play

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	United States	10	5	0	460	371	1.240	15	4	3.750
2	Italy	9	4	1	439	401	1.095	13	6	2.167
3	Bulgaria	8	3	2	446	440	1.014	10	9	1.111
4	China	7	2	3	445	492	0.904	9	13	0.692
5	Venezuela	6	1	4	421	451	0.933	8	12	0.667
6	Japan	5	0	5	392	448	0.875	4	15	0.267

000000002008-08-10-0000August 10, 2008 12:35	United States	3 – 2	Venezuela	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Konstantin Tufekchiev (BUL), Umit Sokullu (TUR) Report(s): result statistics
	25 25 22 21 15 108	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	18 18 25 25 10 96

000000002008-08-12-0000August 12, 2008 12:30	United States	3 – 1	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referee(s): Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) Report(s): result statistics
	24 25 25 25 99	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	26 22 15 21 84

000000002008-08-14-0000August 14, 2008 22:30	Bulgaria	1 – 3	United States	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referee(s): Laert Souza (BRA), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR) Report(s): result statistics
	29 21 14 24 88	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	27 25 25 26 103

000000002008-08-16-0000August 16, 2008 10:00	United States	3 – 0	China	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,650 Referee(s): Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA), Laert Souza (BRA) Report(s): result statistics
	25 25 25 75	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	22 12 18 52

000000002008-08-18-0000August 18, 2008 22:35	Japan	0 – 3	United States	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,800 Referee(s): Dejan Jovanovic (SRB), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) Report(s): result statistics
	18 12 21 51	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total	25 25 25 75

Quarterfinal

000000002008-08-20-0000August 20, 2008 22:01	United States	3 – 2	Serbia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,500 Referee(s): Ning Wang (CHN), Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI) Report(s): result statistics
	20 25 21 25 15 106	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	25 23 25 18 12 103

Semifinal

000000002008-08-22-0000August 22, 2008 12:35	United States	3 – 2	Russia	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referee(s): Osamu Sakaide (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) Report(s): result statistics
	25 25 25 22 15 112	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	22 21 27 25 13 108

Gold medal match

000000002008-08-24-0000August 24, 2008 12:00	01 ! United States	3 – 1	Brazil 02 !	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Ning Wang (CHN), Bela Hobor (HUN) Report(s): result statistics
	20 25 25 25 95	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total	25 22 21 23 91

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[57][122]

№	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2008 club
01 !1	Nnamani, OgonnaOgonna Nnamani	000000001983-07-29-0000July 29, 1983	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Asystel Novara
02 !2	Scott-Arruda, DanielleDanielle Scott-Arruda	000000001972-10-01-0000October 1, 1972	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Florens Castellana
03 !3	Haneef-Park, TayyibaTayyiba Haneef-Park	000000001979-03-23-0000March 23, 1979	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	328 cm (129 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
04 !4	Berg, LindseyLindsey Berg	000000001980-07-16-0000July 16, 1980	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	287 cm (113 in)	274 cm (108 in)	Asystel Novara
05 !5	Sykora, StacyStacy Sykora	000000001977-06-24-0000June 24, 1977	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Lines Ecocapitanata Altamura
06 !6	Davis, NicoleNicole Davis	000000001982-04-24-0000April 24, 1982	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	284 cm (112 in)	266 cm (105 in)	Fenerbahçe
07 !7	Bown, HeatherHeather Bown	000000001978-11-29-0000November 29, 1978	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	301 cm (119 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Marche Jesi
09 !9	Joines, JenniferJennifer Joines	000000001982-11-23-0000November 23, 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	Glass, KimKim Glass	000000001984-08-18-0000August 18, 1984	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	314 cm (124 in)	299 cm (118 in)	Fenerbahçe
11	Ah Mow-Santos, RobynRobyn Ah Mow-Santos	000000001975-09-15-0000September 15, 1975	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	291 cm (115 in)	281 cm (111 in)	Voléro Zürich
12	Willoughby, KimKim Willoughby	000000001980-11-07-0000November 7, 1980	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Famila Chieri
15	Tom, LoganLogan Tom	000000001981-05-25-0000May 25, 1981	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	297 cm (117 in)	Dynamo Moscow

Group play

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	10	5	0	426	371	1.148	15	3	5.000
2	United States	9	4	1	459	441	1.041	12	9	1.333
3	China	8	3	2	467	395	1.182	13	7	1.857
4	Japan	7	2	3	381	389	0.979	7	11	0.636
5	Poland	6	1	4	441	445	0.991	9	12	0.750
6	Venezuela	5	0	5	262	395	0.663	1	15	0.067

000000002008-08-09-0000August 9, 2008 22:00	Japan	1 – 3	United States	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee(s): Massimo Menghini (Italy), Andrei Zenovich (Russia) Report(s): result statistics
	20 25 19 21	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4	25 20 25 25

000000002008-08-11-0000August 11, 2008 12:35	United States	0 – 3	Cuba	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee(s): Umit Sokullu (Turkey), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) Report(s): result statistics
	15 24 17	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	25 26 25

000000002008-08-13-0000August 13, 2008 12:00	Venezuela	1 – 3	United States	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Attendance: 3,400 Referee(s): Andrei Zenovich (Russia), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) Report(s): result statistics
	17 25 14 18	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4	25 20 25 25

000000002008-08-15-0000August 15, 2008 20:00	United States	3 – 2	China	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Konstantin Tufekchiev (Bulgaria), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) Report(s): result statistics
	23 25 23 25 15	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5	25 22 25 20 11

000000002008-08-17-0000August 17, 2008 12:30	Poland	2 – 3	United States	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee(s): Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) Report(s): result statistics
	25 21 25 19 13	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5	18 25 19 25 15

Quarterfinal

000000002008-08-19-0000August 19, 2008 22:00	United States	3 – 2	Italy	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee(s): Francisco de Souza (Brazil), Osamu Sakaide (Japan) Report(s): result statistics
	20 25 19 25 15	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5	25 21 25 18 6

Semifinal

000000002008-08-21-0000August 21, 2008 12:35	Cuba	0 – 3	United States	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee(s): Frans Loderus (Netherlands), Dejan Jovanovic (Serbia) Report(s): result statistics
	20 16 17	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3	25 25 25

Gold medal match

000000002008-08-23-0000August 23, 2008 20:00	02 ! United States	1 – 3	Brazil 01 !	Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referee(s): Massimo Menghini (Italy), Umit Sokullu (Turkey) Report(s): result statistics
	15 25 13 21	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4	25 18 25 25

Water polo

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

Men's tournament

The United States men's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007 Pan American Games tournament, held July 21–26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[123] The 13-man Olympic roster was set by U.S. head coach Terry Schroeder on June 30. For the first time since 1988, the American men reached the finals of the water polo tournament. They won the silver after a loss to the two-time defending gold medalists from Hungary.^[124]

Roster

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
01 !1	Moses, MerrillMerrill Moses	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	000000001977-08-13-0000August 13, 1977	The New York Athletic Club
02 !2	Varellas, PeterPeter Varellas	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	000000001984-10-02-0000October 2, 1984	Olympic Club
03 !3	Hudnut, PeterPeter Hudnut	CB	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	000000001980-02-16-0000February 16, 1980	Los Angeles WP Club
04 !4	Powers, JeffJeff Powers	CB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	000000001980-01-21-0000January 21, 1980	Newport Aquatics Foundation
05 !5	Wright, AdamAdam Wright	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	000000001977-05-04-0000May 4, 1977	The New York Athletic Club
06 !6	Merlo, RickRick Merlo	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	000000001982-08-05-0000August 5, 1982	The New York Athletic Club
07 !7	Beaubien, LayneLayne Beaubien	D	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	000000001976-07-04-0000July 4, 1976	The New York Athletic Club
08 !8	Azevedo, TonyTony Azevedo	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	000000001981-11-21-0000November 21, 1981	The New York Athletic Club
09 !9	Bailey, RyanRyan Bailey	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	000000001975-08-28-0000August 28, 1975	Newport Aquatics Foundation
10	Hutten, TimTim Hutten	CB	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	000000001985-06-04-0000June 4, 1985	Newport Aquatics Foundation
11	Smith, JesseJesse Smith	CB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	000000001983-04-27-0000April 27, 1983	Los Angeles WP Club
12	Krumpholz, J. W.J. W. Krumpholz	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	000000001987-11-22-0000November 22, 1987	Los Angeles WP Club
13	Brooks, BrandonBrandon Brooks	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	000000001981-04-29-0000April 29, 1981	Los Angeles WP Club

Head coach: Terry Schroeder

Group play

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Will play for places 7–10
	Will play for places 7–12

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	5	4	0	1	37	31	+6	8
Croatia	5	4	0	1	56	31	+25	8
Serbia	5	3	0	2	50	38	+12	6
Germany	5	2	0	3	33	44	−11	4
Italy	5	2	0	3	57	50	+7	4
China	5	0	0	5	25	64	−39	0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

000000002008-08-10-0000August 10, 2008 16:40	Game reference	United States	8–4	China	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Brguljan (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-0
		Azevedo 5, Beaubien 2	Goals	Wang B. 2

000000002008-08-12-0000August 12, 2008 12:10	Game reference	Italy	11–12	United States	Ying Tung Natatorium 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

000000002008-08-14-0000August 14, 2008 10:50	Game reference	United States	2–4	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium 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

000000002008-08-16-0000August 16, 2008 12:10	Game reference	Croatia	5–7	United States	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Simion (ROU), Antsiferov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-2
		Đogaš 2	Goals	Azevedo 3

000000002008-08-18-0000August 18, 2008 14:00	Game reference	United States	8–7	Germany	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Margeta (SLO), Kiszelly (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-1, 2-2, 1-2
		Powers 2, Wright 2	Goals	Nossek 5

Semifinal

000000002008-08-22-0000August 22, 2008 19:40	Game reference	United States	10–5	Serbia	Ying Tung Natatorium 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

Final

000000002008-08-24-0000August 24, 2008 15:40	Game reference	01 ! Hungary	14–10	United States 02 !	Ying Tung Natatorium 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

Women's tournament

The United States women's water polo team qualified for Beijing by winning the 2007 Pan American Games tournament, held July 14–20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[125] The U.S. Olympic roster of 13 was named by head coach Guy Baker on June 30. In Beijing, the American women won their second silver medal in the last three Olympics. The U.S. also became the only nation to medal in all three Olympics featuring women's water polo.^[126]

Roster

The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[57]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
01 !1	Armstrong, ElizabethElizabeth Armstrong	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	000000001983-01-31-0000January 31, 1983	Great Lakes Ann Arbor
02 !2	Petri, HeatherHeather Petri	D	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	000000001978-06-13-0000June 13, 1978	The New York Athletic Club
03 !3	Hayes, BrittanyBrittany Hayes	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	000000001985-02-07-0000February 7, 1985	Socal Tustin
04 !4	Villa, BrendaBrenda Villa	D	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	000000001980-04-18-0000April 18, 1980	Orizzonta Catania
05 !5	Wenger, LaurenLauren Wenger	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	000000001984-03-11-0000March 11, 1984	Glyfada Athens
06 !6	Golda, NatalieNatalie Golda	CB	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	000000001981-12-28-0000December 28, 1981	The New York Athletic Club
07 !7	Cardenas, PattyPatty Cardenas	D	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	000000001984-08-19-0000August 19, 1984	Commerce
08 !8	Steffens, JessicaJessica Steffens	CF	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	000000001987-04-07-0000April 7, 1987	Sunset San Diego
09 !9	Windes, ElsieElsie Windes	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	000000001985-06-17-0000June 17, 1985	Tualatin Hills
10	Gregorka, AlisonAlison Gregorka	CB	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	000000001985-06-29-0000June 29, 1985	Great Lakes Ann Arbor
11	Norman, MoriahMoriah van Norman	CF	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	000000001984-05-30-0000May 30, 1984	The New York Athletic Club
12	Craig, KamiKami Craig	CF	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	000000001987-07-21-0000July 21, 1987	Santa Barbara
13	Hipp, JamieJamie Hipp	GK	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	000000001981-09-01-0000September 1, 1981	CN Ondaretta Alcorcón

Head coach: Guy Baker

Group play

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Will play for places 7–8

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	33	27	+6	5
Italy	3	2	1	0	28	26	+2	5
China	3	1	0	2	33	33	0	2
Russia	3	0	0	3	26	34	−8	0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

000000002008-08-11-0000August 11, 2008 17:00	Game reference	United States	12–11	China	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), 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

000000002008-08-13-0000August 13, 2008 15:40	Game reference	United States	9–9	Italy	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 0-2, 4-2, 2-2, 3-3
		Hayes 2, Villa 2	Goals	Miceli 2, di Mario 2

000000002008-08-15-0000August 15, 2008 14:20	Game reference	Russia	7–12	United States	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 0-5, 3-2, 2-4, 2-1
		Konukh 2, Turova 2	Goals	Golda 3, Villa 2, Gregorka 2

Semifinal

000000002008-08-19-0000August 19, 2008 14:20	Game reference	United States	9–8	Australia	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Margeta (SLO), Caputi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-2, 4-1, 1-3
		Villa 3, Hayes 2	Goals	Gynther 3, R. Rippon 2

Final

000000002008-08-21-0000August 21, 2008 18:20	Game reference	02 ! United States	8–9	Netherlands 01 !	Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Caputi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2-4, 3-1, 1-2, 2-2
		Steffens 2	Goals	de Bruijn 7

Weightlifting

The USA Weightlifting trials were held on May 25 in Atlanta, Georgia. The initial team included seven competitors and two alternates.^[127] Casey Burgener was originally selected to lift at the +105 kg event after the USOC reported that the International Weightlifting Federation offered the United States a third men's Olympic slot.^[128] The third slot never materialized, and the United States was not placed on the start list for the +105 event.^[129] The best U.S. hope for a weightlifting medal was expected to be Melanie Roach, who set a new American record and finished in sixth place.^[130]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Chad Vaughn	−77 kg	147	16	144	DNF	147	DNF
Kendrick Farris	−85 kg	160	11	202	=7	362	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	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

Wrestling

The United States qualified in all weight classes except 60 kg men's Greco-Roman. A total of sixteen wrestlers represented the U.S. in Beijing,^[131] winning a total of three medals: two bronze and one gold. Henry Cejudo became the first American wrestler to win a freestyle gold medal in four years.^[132]

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Henry Cejudo	−55 kg	Bye	Velikov (BUL) W 3–1 PP	Gochashvili (GEO) W 3–1 PP	Sevdimov (AZE) W 3–1 PP	Bye		Matsunaga (JPN) W 3–1 PP	01 !
Mike Zadick	−60 kg	Bye	Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance		Bazarguruev (KGZ) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance		19
Doug Schwab	−66 kg	Stadnik (UKR) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance						14
Ben Askren	−74 kg	Veréb (HUN) W 5–0 VT	Fundora (CUB) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					7
Andy Hrovat	−84 kg	Bye	Salas (CUB) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					12
Daniel Cormier	−96 kg	Batista (CUB) L 0–5 VB[133]	Did not advance						19
Steve Mocco	−120 kg	Tomar (IND) W 3–0 PO	Liang L (CHN) W 3–0 PO	Akhmedov (RUS) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Bye	Masoumi (IRI) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	7

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Spenser Mango	−55 kg	Bye	Munteanu (ROU) W 3–1 PP	Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance				8
Jake Deitchler	−66 kg	Bye	Begaliev (KGZ) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance		Bye	Vardanyan (UKR) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	12
T. C. Dantzler	−74 kg	Bácsi (HUN) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance						16
Brad Vering	−84 kg	Michalkiewicz (POL) W 3–1 PP	Forov (ARM) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					12
Adam Wheeler	−96 kg	Bye	Virág (HUN) W 3–1 PP	Jiang Hc (CHN) W 3–1 PP	Englich (GER) L 1–3 PP	Bye		Han T-Y (KOR) W 3–1 PP	03 !
Dremiel Byers	−120 kg	Chernetskyi (UKR) W 3–1 PP	Liu Dl (CHN) W 3–1 PP	Sjöberg (SWE) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance				7

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Clarissa Chun	−48 kg	Bye	Mattsson (SWE) W 3–1 PP	Boubryemm (FRA) W 3–1 PP	Icho (JPN) L 1–3 PP	Bye		Merleni (UKR) L 1–3 PP	5
Marcie Van Dusen	−55 kg	N/A	Synyshyn (UKR) W 3–1 PP	Rentería (COL) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance				9
Randi Miller	−63 kg	Farag (EGY) W 3–0 PO	Ostapchuk (UKR) W 3–1 PP	Icho (JPN) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	Bye	Zamula (AZE) W 3–0 PO	Dugrenier (CAN) W 3–1 PP	03 !
Ali Bernard	−72 kg	N/A	Obiajunwa (NGR) W 5–0 VT	Wang J (CHN) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Bye	Fransson (SWE) W 3–1 PP	Hamaguchi (JPN) L 1–3 PP	5

See also

• United States at the 2007 Pan American Games
• United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• United States at the Olympics

References

External links

• Official website of United States Olympic Committee and Team USA
• NBC Olympics coverage