The Soviet Union did not win any gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, because there is no longer a Soviet Union.
As of the 2008 Games, that would be gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former Soviet Union who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) in the three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964) she competed in.
Philippines did not win any medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
As of the 2008 Games - Men's Basketball - 1) United States - 12 gold medals 2) Soviet Union - 2 gold medals 3) Yugoslavia and Argentina - 1 gold medal Women's Basketball - 1) United States - 5 gold medals 2) Soviet Union - 2 gold medals 3) Unified Team - 1 gold medal (The Unified Team was comprised of former Soviet Union republics and competed only at the 1992 Games in Barcelona).
Michael Phelps leads the USA 2012 Olympics in total medal count with 4 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Metals and was also the leading Swimming Medal winner for the 2012 Olympics and the leading Medal winner in the 2012 Olympics. 2012 is actually his worst Olympic record after his winning 8 Gold Medals in 2008 and 6 Gold and 2 Bronze in 2004. He is the all time top medalist with 22 medals including 18 Gold Medals. Larisa Latynina from the Soviet Union during the 1956-1964 Olympics won 18 total medals in Gymnastics including 9 Gold Medals and is second leading medal all time winner
It was Michel Phelps of the U.s.A. with 8 gold medals.
China won 51 gold medals , more than any other country in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This was the largest victory since the Soviet Union won 55 in Seoul in the 1988 Olympics.
As of the 2008 Games, since the modern Olympics began in 1896, the United States has won the most gold medals (896) and total medals (2191) in the Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union/Russia is second in both gold (395) and total (1010) medals. Since the Winter Olympics began, Norway has won the most gold (98) and total (280) medals in the Winter Games. The United States and Soviet Union/Russia are tied for second most gold medals (78) and the US is second in total medals (216) and the Soviet Union/Russia is third (194).
Through the 2008 Olympics, that is swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States who won 8 medals in both the 2004 (6 gold, 2 bronze) and 2008 (8 gold) Summer Games and Aleksandr Dityatin of the Soviet Union who won 8 medals (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) in the 1980 Summer Games.
As for the Winter Olympics of 2010, the country that holds the record for getting the most medals at a single Winter Olympics is Canada, and the country that has a higher total number of medals won is the United States.
Trinidad and Tobago won 5 medals in the 2008 Olympics.
There were 3,000 medals awarded at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Through the 2008 Games, that would be gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former Soviet Union who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) in Olympic competition in 1956, 1960, and 1964.
Russia won 73 medals at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
There were no Winter Olympics in 2008.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is the Soviet Union with 33.
110 medals.
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Australia has never won the most medals at a Summer Olympics. Their best finish was third at the 1956 Games in Melbourne when their 35 medals was beaten by the Soviet Union (98) and United States (74). The most medals Australia has won in a Summer Olympics is 58 (2000 Sydney) which placed them fourth behind the United States (94), Russia (88), and China (59).