Gold medalist Chris Hoy

Athletics
  • Christine Ohuruogu wins Great Britain's first ever Olympic gold medal in the women's 400 m, with Jamaica's Shericka Williams taking silver and Sanya Richards of the United States taking bronze.
  • Red-hot favourite Lolo Jones of the United States clips the second-last hurdle in the women's 100 m hurdles, finishing seventh; however, the US still succeeds in taking gold through Dawn Harper. Australia's Sally McLellan takes the silver medal and Canada's Priscilla Lopes-Schliep takes bronze.
  • Rashid Ramzi wins Bahrain's first ever Olympic gold medal in the Men's 1500 m.
Cycling
  • Chris Hoy wins his third gold medal of the Beijing games in the men's sprint event, becoming the first British athlete in 100 years to win three gold medals in a single Olympiad.
Gold Medalists
Sport Event Competitor NOC
Athletics Men's 1500 m Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain
Men's discus throw Gerd Kanter  Estonia
Men's high jump Andrey Silnov  Russia
Women's 100 m hurdles Dawn Harper  United States
Women's 400 m Christine Ohuruogu  Great Britain
Cycling Men's Madison Juan Curuchet and Walter Pérez  Argentina
Men's sprint Chris Hoy Great Britain
Women's sprint Victoria Pendleton Great Britain
Diving Men's 3 m springboard He Chong  China
Equestrian Individual dressage Anky van Grunsven  Netherlands
Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Zou Kai China
Men's parallel bars Li Xiaopeng China
Men's trampoline Lu Chunlong China
Women's balance beam Shawn Johnson United States
Sailing Men's Laser class Paul Goodison Great Britain
Women's Laser Radial class Anna Tunnicliffe United States
Triathlon Men's triathlon Jan Frodeno  Germany
Weightlifting Men's +105 kg Matthias Steiner Germany
Wrestling Men's freestyle 55 kg Henry Cejudo United States
Men's freestyle 60 kg Mavlet Batirov Russia

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