There were 3,000 medals awarded at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Total 302 gold medals are awarded.
Total Number of gold Medals awarded at the Athens Olympics were 301.
Number of medals won at the Beijing Olympics: 41 medals
A total of 2,100 medals will be handed out at the London Games in 302 ceremonies. This is up from 958 in 302 events in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
USA
11,028 athletes participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There were 28 sports competed in with 302 events and 906 medals.
Michael Phelps, he got 8 gold medals for swimming
London is not a specific NOC (National Olympics Committee) - the number of medals won in the Olympics is counted by individual country. Great Britain won a total of 19 gold medals at the Olympics.
china
So far, 796 medals have been won in the 2008 Beijing olympic games
Highest number of Gold Medals in Summer Olympics: 2012 London - US (46) 2008 Beijing - China (51) Highest Number of Gold Medals in Winter Olympics: 2010 Vancouver - Canada (14) 2006 Turin, Italy - Germany (11)