United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Sports - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - China - Olympic Games - Participation - Individual - Team - Competition Schedule - Gold Medal - Athletes - Highlights
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Official Websites - Olympic Games:
United States Olympic Committee
IOC code - USA
Other codes used - SUA (1960S), EUA (1968S)
NOC - United States Olympic Committee - USOC
Creation - 1894
Website - http://www.usolympicteam.com/
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008
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Medal tables
Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
Sports - United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Canoeing and Kayaking
- Canoe-Kayak Slalom
- Canoe-Kayak Flatwater
• Cycling
- BMX
- Mountain biking
- Road
- Track
• Diving
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Field hockey
• Football (soccer)
• Gymnastics
- Artistic gymnastics
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Trampoline
• Judo
• Modern pentathlon
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Softball
• Swimming
• Synchronized swimming
• Table tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
- Beach volleyball
• Water polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling
United States at the Olympics Medals by Summer Games
Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
896 - 692 - 603 - 2191
Medals by Winter Games
Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
78 - 80 - 58 - 216
Name - United States of America
Motto - In God We Trust - official / E Pluribus Unum (From Many, One; Latin) - traditional
Anthem - "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Capital - Washington, D.C.
Largest city - New York City
Official languages - None at federal level1
National language - English (de facto)
Demonym - American
Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain - July 4, 1776
Area - 9,826,630 km² | 3,794,066 sq mi
Population - 304,678,000 (2008)
Density - 31/km² | 80/sq mi
GDP (PPP) - $13.543 trillion (1st)
GDP (PPP) Per capita - $43,444 (4th)
Gini (2006) - 47.0 (high)
HDI (2005) - 0.951 - high (12th)
Currency - United States dollar ($) (USD "$")
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