There were 3,000 medals awarded at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Total 302 gold medals are awarded.
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.
Total Number of gold Medals awarded at the Athens Olympics were 301.
Number of medals won at the Beijing Olympics: 41 medals
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
The United States won the most medals overall at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with 110 total medals (36 Gold, 38 Silver, 36 Bronze).The country who won the most medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was the USA with 110 medals (36 gold, 38 silver & 36 bronze), however China with 10 fewer medals finished top of the medals table due to a greater number of gold medals (51 compared to USA 36)
Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, millions of medals have been awarded across both the Summer and Winter Games. As of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, over 10,000 athletes competed, resulting in thousands of medals being distributed. Estimates suggest that approximately 20,000 to 30,000 medals have been awarded throughout the history of the Olympics, depending on the specific events and the number of participants in each edition. The exact number can vary as the Games continue to evolve.