The gold medal match in the 2008 Games was played on August 21.
1984 Los Angeles, Individual Three Day Event.
Australia won Gold, Britain - silver, and US - bronze.
Well, its not Actually "Womens Day", but there is Mothers day on the Different days each year.
British equestrian Leslie Law won gold in individual three-day event at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
Yes, it was the day Canada defeated the US 3-2 in overtime.
The prizes in the Modern Olympics are medals. For third place, you get a medal made out of bronze, for second place you get one made out of silver, and for first place you get the "gold medal" which is actually made out of silver with thin gold plating.
Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in men's 10 meter air rifle competition on August 11, 2008.
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As of the end of day on August 6, the total medal count for all countries stands at 179 gold.
Mark Todd won gold in individual three day eventing at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and the 1988 Games in Seoul.
Because it's the perfect day :-)
Arthur L. Day Medal was created in 1948.