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China Finishes Olympics With 51 Gold Medals, Team USA Wins Total Medal Count With 110

Aug 24, 2008 – 8:37 AM
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Photo: Zou Shiming of China celebrates with his gold medal after defeating Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia during the Men's light flyweight boxing final at the Workers' Indoor Arena.

China completed the 2008 Summer Olympics with 51 gold medals, leading the gold medal count for the first time in the nation's history. Team USA was second with 36 gold medals, the same number it won in Athens in 2004.

China won its final two gold medals today when Zou Shiming and Zhang Xiaoping became the nation's first Olympic boxing champions. France won the final gold medal of these Games when its men's handball team won the gold.

The Americans led the overall medal count with 110, making it the fourth straight Olympics that Team USA has come home with the most medals. China finished second in total medals with 100. Russia was third in both gold medals (23) and total medals (72).
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