Olympic Medalists
The modern Olympic Games are an international sporting event held once every four years. The first summer games were held in 1896, with a winter competition added in 1924. This is a list of athletes who have been awarded medals. At this point, the list is not complete.
| Name | Year | Medal | Event | Country | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana Lebedeva | 2004 | gold | long jump | Russia |  | |
| Tatyana Lebedeva | 2004 | bronze | triple jump | Russia | | |
| Tatyana Tomashova | 2004 | silver | 1500 m | Russia | | |
| Taufik Hidayat | 2004 | gold | badminton singles | Indonesia | | |
| Tea Donguzashvili | 2004 | bronze | judo | Russia | | |
| Terin Humphrey | 2004 | silver | artistic gymnastics | United States | | |
| Terin Humphrey | 2004 | silver | artistic gymnastics | United States | | |
| Terrence Trammell | 2004 | silver | 110 m hurdles | United States | | |
| Tetyana Semykina | 2004 | bronze | canoe sprint | Ukraine | | |
| Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | 2004 | bronze | 400 m hurdles | Ukraine | | |
| Teun de Nooijer | 2004 | silver | field hockey | Netherlands | (Floris) | |
| Thalia Munro | 2004 | bronze | water polo | United States | (Janina) | |
| Theo Bos | 2004 | silver | cycling - track | Netherlands | | |
| Thomas Bimis | 2004 | gold | diving - synchronized springboard | Greece | | |
| Thomas Rupprath | 2004 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Germany | | |
| Tibor Benedek | 2004 | gold | water polo | Hungary | | |
| Tim Cuddihy | 2004 | bronze | archery - individual | Australia | (Timothy) | |
| Tim Duncan | 2004 | bronze | basketball | United States | (Timothy) | |
| Tímea Nagy | 2004 | gold | fencing | Hungary | | |
| Timo Weß | 2004 | bronze | field hockey | Germany | | |
| Timothy Mack | 2004 | gold | pole vault | United States | (Tim) | |
| Tina Thompson | 2004 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Li Ting | 2004 | gold | diving - synchronized platform | China | | |
| Tirunesh Dibaba | 2004 | bronze | 5000 m | Ethiopia | | |
| Tobias Schellenberg | 2004 | silver | diving - synchronized springboard | Germany | | |
| Toby Stevenson | 2004 | silver | pole vault | United States | | |
| Todd Pearson | 2004 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Tom Brice | 2004 | silver | baseball | Australia | (Thomas) | |
| Tomohiro Nagatsuka | 2004 | silver | cycling - track | Japan | | |
| Tomomi Morita | 2004 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Japan | | |
| Tomomi Morita | 2004 | bronze | swimming - 100 m backstroke | Japan | | |
| Tonique Williams-Darling | 2004 | gold | 400 m | Bahamas | | |
| Tony Estanguet | 2004 | gold | canoe slalom | France | | |
| Tonya Verbeek | 2004 | silver | wrestling | Canada | | |
| Torben Grael | 2004 | gold | sailing | Brazil | | |
| Trent Oeltjen | 2004 | silver | baseball | Australia | | |
| Trisha Fallon | 2004 | silver | basketball | Australia | (Trish) | |
| Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar | 2004 | bronze | judo | Mongolia | | |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | 2004 | bronze | baseball | Japan | | |
| Uchenna Emedolu | 2004 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | Nigeria | | |
| Ulla Salzgeber | 2004 | silver | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Ulla Salzgeber | 2004 | gold | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Urška Žolnir | 2004 | bronze | judo | Slovenia | | |
| Utkirbek Haydarov | 2004 | bronze | boxing | Uzbekistan | | |
| Vadim Khamuttskikh | 2004 | bronze | volleyball | Russia | (Anatolyevich) | |
| Vadims Vasiļevskis | 2004 | silver | javelin throw | Latvia | | |
| Vadzim Makhneu | 2004 | bronze | canoe sprint | Belarus | (Vadim) | |
| Valentina Vezzali | 2004 | gold | fencing | Italy | | |
| Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima | 2004 | bronze | marathon | Brazil | | |
| Vanina Oneto | 2004 | bronze | field hockey | Argentina | | |
| Vanja Udovičić | 2004 | silver | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Vasilij Žbogar | 2004 | bronze | sailing | Slovenia | | |
| Vedran Zrnić | 2004 | gold | handball | Croatia | | |
| Vencislav Simeonov | 2004 | silver | volleyball | Italy | | |
| Vendela Zachrisson-Santén | 2004 | bronze | sailing | Sweden | | |
| Venio Losert | 2004 | gold | handball | Croatia | | |
| Vera Ilyina | 2004 | silver | diving - synchronized springboard | Russia | | |
| Veronica Campbell Brown | 2004 | gold | 4x100 m relay | Jamaica | | |
| Veronica Campbell Brown | 2004 | gold | 200 m | Jamaica | | |
| Veronica Campbell Brown | 2004 | bronze | 100 m | Jamaica | | |
| Véronique Mang | 2004 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | France | | |
| Vicyohandri Odelín | 2004 | gold | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Viktar Zuyev | 2004 | silver | boxing | Belarus | | |
| Viktor Jelenić | 2004 | silver | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Viktor Ruban | 2004 | bronze | archery - team | Ukraine | | |
| Viktoriya Styopina | 2004 | bronze | high jump | Ukraine | (Vita) | |
| Virgilijus Alekna | 2004 | gold | discus throw | Lithuania | | |
| Vitaly Yurchik | 2004 | bronze | water polo | Russia | | |
| Vladimir Gojković | 2004 | silver | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Vladimir Vujasinović | 2004 | silver | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Vlado Šola | 2004 | gold | handball | Croatia | (Vladimir) | |
| Walter Herrmann | 2004 | gold | basketball | Argentina | | |
| Wayne Ough | 2004 | silver | baseball | Australia | | |
| Yang Wei | 2004 | gold | badminton doubles | China | | |
| Yang Wenjun | 2004 | gold | canoe sprint | China | | |
| William Fox-Pitt | 2004 | silver | equestrian | Great Britain | | |
| Wilson Kipketer | 2004 | bronze | 800 m | Denmark | (Kosgei) | |
| Wyatt Allen | 2004 | gold | rowing | United States | | |
| Liu Xiang | 2004 | gold | 110 m hurdles | China | | |
| Luo Xuejuan | 2004 | gold | swimming - 100 m breaststroke | China | | |
| Yaima Ortíz | 2004 | bronze | volleyball | Cuba | | |
| Yana Klochkova | 2004 | gold | swimming - 400 m medley | Ukraine | | |
| Yana Klochkova | 2004 | gold | swimming - 200 m medley | Ukraine | | |
| Yandro Quintana | 2004 | gold | wrestling | Cuba | | |
| Chen Yanqing | 2004 | gold | weightlifting | China | | |
| Xu Yanwei | 2004 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | China | | |
| Yekaterina Gamova | 2004 | silver | volleyball | Russia | | |
| Yelena Isinbayeva | 2004 | gold | pole vault | Russia | (Gadzhievna) | |
| Yelena Slesarenko | 2004 | gold | high jump | Russia | | |
| He Ying | 2004 | silver | archery - team | China | | |
| Zhu Yingwen | 2004 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | China | | |
| Zhang Yining | 2004 | gold | table tennis | China | | |
| Zhang Yining | 2004 | gold | table tennis | China | | |
| Yipsi Moreno | 2004 | silver | hammer throw | Cuba | | |
| Yoandry Urgellés | 2004 | gold | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Yoko Yoneda | 2004 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Japan | | |
| Yolanda Griffith | 2004 | gold | basketball | United States | (Evette) | |
| Jang Yong-ho | 2004 | gold | archery - team | South Korea | | |
| Yoo Yong-sung | 2004 | silver | badminton doubles | South Korea | | |
| Yorelvis Charles | 2004 | gold | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Yoshihiro Okumura | 2004 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Japan | | |
| Yoshinobu Takahashi | 2004 | bronze | baseball | Japan | | |
| Yoshitomo Tani | 2004 | bronze | baseball | Japan | | |
| Yang Yu | 2004 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | China | | |
| Guo Yue | 2004 | bronze | table tennis | China | | |
| Yuko Nakanishi | 2004 | bronze | swimming - 200 m butterfly | Japan | | |
| Yulia Koltunova | 2004 | silver | diving - synchronized platform | Russia | | |
| Yulia Nestsiarenka | 2004 | gold | 100 m | Belarus | (Yuliya) | |
| Yulieski Gourriel | 2004 | gold | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Yuliya Pakhalina | 2004 | silver | diving - synchronized springboard | Russia | | |
| Yuliya Pakhalina | 2004 | bronze | diving - springboard | Russia | | |
| Yuliya Tabakova | 2004 | silver | 4x100 m relay | Russia | | |
| Yumileidi Cumbá | 2004 | gold | shot put | Cuba | | |
| Yumilka Ruíz | 2004 | bronze | volleyball | Cuba | (Daysi) | |
| Yunaika Crawford | 2004 | bronze | hammer throw | Cuba | | |
| Yuriorkis Gamboa | 2004 | gold | boxing | Cuba | | |
| Yurisleidy Lupetey | 2004 | bronze | judo | Cuba | | |
| Yuriy Bilonoh | 2004 | gold | shot put | Ukraine | | |
| Yuriy Borzakovskiy | 2004 | gold | 800 m | Russia | (Mikhailovich) | |
| Yūya Andō | 2004 | bronze | baseball | Japan | | |
| Zersenay Tadese | 2004 | bronze | 10000 m | Eritrea | | |
| Zoila Barros | 2004 | bronze | volleyball | Cuba | | |
| Zoltán Kammerer | 2004 | gold | canoe sprint | Hungary | | |
| Zoltán Kővágó | 2004 | silver | discus throw | Hungary | | |
| Zoltán Szécsi | 2004 | gold | water polo | Hungary | | |
| Zurab Zviadauri | 2004 | gold | judo | Georgia | | |
| Anky van Grunsven | 2004 | gold | equestrian | Netherlands | (Theodora, Elisabeth, Gerarda) | |
| Mia Audina | 2004 | silver | badminton singles | Netherlands | | |
| Ian Thorpe | 2004 | gold | swimming - 200 m freestyle | Australia | | |
| Inge de Bruijn | 2004 | bronze | swimming - 100 m butterfly | Netherlands | | |
| Ian Thorpe | 2004 | gold | swimming - 400 m freestyle | Australia | | |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 2004 | silver | swimming | Netherlands | | |
| Deborah Gravenstijn | 2004 | bronze | judo | Netherlands | | |
| Edith Bosch | 2004 | silver | judo | Netherlands | | |
| Ian Thorpe | 2004 | bronze | swimming - 100 m freestyle | Australia | | |
| Leontien van Moorsel | 2004 | gold | cycling - road | Netherlands | | |
| Mark Huizinga | 2004 | bronze | judo | Netherlands | | |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 2004 | gold | swimming | Netherlands | | |
| Inge de Bruijn | 2004 | silver | swimming - 100 m freestyle | Netherlands | | |
| Dennis van der Geest | 2004 | bronze | judo | Netherlands | | |
| Inge de Bruijn | 2004 | gold | swimming - 50 m freestyle | Netherlands | | |
| Bart Brentjens | 2004 | bronze | cycling - mountain bike | Netherlands | | |
| Aki Berg | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Petteri) | |
| Albert Demchenko | 2006 | silver | luge | Russia | (Mikhailovich) | |
| Aleš Hemský | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Aleš Kotalík | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Alexandr Zubkov | 2006 | silver | bobsleigh | Russia | (Yuryevich) | |
| Alexey Voyevoda | 2006 | silver | bobsleigh | Russia | (Ivanovich) | |
| Alisa Camplin | 2006 | bronze | freestyle skiing | Australia | (Peta) | |
| Alyona Sidko | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Russia | (Viktorovna) | |
| Ambrosi Hoffmann | 2006 | bronze | alpine skiing | Switzerland | | |
| Amelie Kober | 2006 | silver | snowboarding | Germany | | |
| Andreas Linger | 2006 | gold | luge | Austria | | |
| Anja Pärson | 2006 | gold | alpine skiing | Sweden | (Sofia, Tess) | |
| Antero Niittymäki | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Pertti, Elias) | |
| Antti-Jussi Niemi | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Jormanpoika) | |
| Apolo Ohno | 2006 | gold | speed skating | United States | (Anton) | |
| Apolo Ohno | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | United States | (Anton) | |
| Apolo Ohno | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | United States | (Anton) | |
| Arianna Follis | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Italy | (Fernanda) | |
| Arianna Fontana | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | Italy | | |
| Armin Zöggeler | 2006 | gold | luge | Italy | | |
| Beat Hefti | 2006 | bronze | bobsleigh | Switzerland | | |
| Becky Kellar-Duke | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | (Rebecca) | |
| Binia Feltscher | 2006 | silver | curling | Switzerland | | |
| Caitlin Cahow | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | | |
| Caroline Ouellette | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Cédric Grand | 2006 | bronze | bobsleigh | Switzerland | | |
| Chanda Gunn | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | (Leigh) | |
| Chandra Crawford | 2006 | gold | biathlon | Canada | | |
| Charles Hamelin | 2006 | silver | speed skating | Canada | | |
| Charline Labonté | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Cherie Piper | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Cheryl Pounder | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Claudia Nystad | 2006 | silver | cross-country skiing | Germany | | |
| Claudia Nystad | 2006 | silver | cross-country skiing | Germany | | |
| Colleen Sostorics | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Courtney Kennedy | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | | |
| Zhang Dan | 2006 | silver | figure skating | China | | |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Daniel Sedin | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | (Hans) | |
| Danielle Goyette | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Danijela Rundqvist | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Denny Morrison | 2006 | silver | speed skating | Canada | | |
| Dušan Salfický | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Erika Holst | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Evelyne Leu | 2006 | gold | freestyle skiing | Switzerland | | |
| Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko | 2006 | gold | figure skating | Russia | | |
| Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 2006 | silver | biathlon | Germany | | |
| Filip Kuba | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Frida Nevalainen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Frode Estil | 2006 | silver | cross-country skiing | Norway | | |
| Fulvio Valbusa | 2006 | gold | cross-country skiing | Italy | | |
| Gillian Apps | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | (Mary) | |
| Gillian Ferarri | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Gunilla Andersson | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Zhang Hao | 2006 | silver | figure skating | China | | |
| Hayley Wickenheiser | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Henrik Lundqvist | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Henrik Sedin | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | (Lars) | |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Hermann Maier | 2006 | silver | alpine skiing | Austria | | |
| Hermann Maier | 2006 | bronze | alpine skiing | Austria | | |
| Zhao Hongbo | 2006 | bronze | figure skating | China | | |
| Ivica Kostelić | 2006 | silver | alpine skiing | Croatia | | |
| Janica Kostelić | 2006 | silver | alpine skiing | Croatia | | |
| Janica Kostelić | 2006 | gold | alpine skiing | Croatia | | |
| Jarkko Ruutu | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Samuli) | |
| Jayna Hefford | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Jere Lehtinen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Kalervo) | |
| Joa Elfsberg | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Johan Olsson | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Sweden | (Arne) | |
| Jukka Hentunen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Mika, Petteri) | |
| Julia Mancuso | 2006 | gold | alpine skiing | United States | (Marie) | |
| Julie Chu | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | (Wu) | |
| Jussi Jokinen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Petteri) | |
| Justyna Kowalczyk | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Poland | | |
| Kalle Kiiskinen | 2006 | silver | curling | Finland | | |
| Kari Traa | 2006 | silver | freestyle skiing | Norway | | |
| Kimmo Timonen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Samuel) | |
| Krissy Wendell-Pohl | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | | |
| Kristina Šmigun-Vähi | 2006 | gold | cross-country skiing | Estonia | | |
| Kristina Šmigun-Vähi | 2006 | gold | cross-country skiing | Estonia | | |
| Larisa Kurkina | 2006 | gold | cross-country skiing | Russia | | |
| Lasse Kukkonen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | | |
| Lori Dupuis | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Lyndsay Wall | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | | |
| Magnus Moan | 2006 | silver | Nordic combined | Norway | (Hovdal) | |
| Magnus Moan | 2006 | bronze | Nordic combined | Norway | (Hovdal) | |
| Manuela Kormann | 2006 | silver | curling | Switzerland | | |
| Marek Malík | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Marek Židlický | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Marit Bjørgen | 2006 | silver | cross-country skiing | Norway | | |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 2006 | silver | curling | Finland | | |
| Marlies Schild | 2006 | silver | alpine skiing | Austria | | |
| Marlies Schild | 2006 | bronze | alpine skiing | Austria | | |
| Mārtiņš Rubenis | 2006 | bronze | luge | Latvia | | |
| Meghan Agosta-Marciano | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Canada | | |
| Mika Hannula | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | (Stefan) | |
| Mikko Koivu | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Sakari) | |
| Mikko Ronkainen | 2006 | silver | freestyle skiing | Finland | | |
| Mirjam Ott | 2006 | silver | curling | Switzerland | | |
| Nanna Jansson | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Niclas Hävelid | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | (Anders) | |
| Nicole Hosp | 2006 | silver | alpine skiing | Austria | | |
| Niklas Kronwall | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | (Hans) | |
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 2006 | silver | biathlon | Norway | | |
| Olga Zaitseva | 2006 | gold | biathlon | Russia | (Alekseyevna) | |
| Olli Jokinen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Veli, Pekka) | |
| Ossi Väänänen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | | |
| Patrik Eliáš | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Pernilla Winberg | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | (Margareta, Stephanie) | |
| Radoslav Židek | 2006 | silver | snowboarding | Slovakia | | |
| René Hoppe | 2006 | gold | bobsleigh | Germany | | |
| Roman Kostomarov | 2006 | gold | figure skating | Russia | (Sergeyevich) | |
| Ronnie Sundin | 2006 | gold | ice hockey | Sweden | (Karl) | |
| Rostislav Olesz | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Ruslan Goncharov | 2006 | bronze | figure skating | Ukraine | (Mykolayovych, Nikolaevich) | |
| Rusty Smith | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | United States | | |
| Sabina Valbusa | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Italy | | |
| Saku Koivu | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finlandi | | |
| Sami Salo | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Sakari) | |
| Sasha Cohen | 2006 | silver | figure skating | United States | (Alexandra, Pauline) | |
| Seth Wescott | 2006 | gold | snowboarding | United States | (Benjamin) | |
| Shizuka Arakawa | 2006 | gold | figure skating | Japan | | |
| Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | 2006 | silver | luge | Germany | | |
| Stefanie Böhlerg | 2006 | silver | cross-country skiing | Germany | | |
| Sven Kramer | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Sven Kramer | 2006 | silver | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Sylke Otto | 2006 | gold | luge | Germany | | |
| Tanith Belbin | 2006 | silver | figure skating | United States | (Jessica, Louise) | |
| Tanja Poutiainen | 2006 | silver | alpine skiing | Finland | (Tuulia) | |
| Tatiana Totmianina | 2006 | gold | figure skating | Russia | (Ivanovna) | |
| Tatjana Hüfner | 2006 | bronze | luge | Germany | | |
| Ted Ligety | 2006 | gold | alpine skiing | United States | (Theodore, Sharp) | |
| Teemu Salo | 2006 | silver | curling | Finland | | |
| Teemu Selänne | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Ilmari) | |
| Teppo Numminen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Kalevi) | |
| Thomas Morgenstern | 2006 | gold | ski jumping | Austria | | |
| Thomas Morgenstern | 2006 | gold | ski jumping | Austria | | |
| Tomáš Kaberle | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | Czech Republic | | |
| Torsten Wustlich | 2006 | silver | luge | Germany | | |
| Tricia Dunn-Luoma | 2006 | bronze | ice hockey | United States | (Patricia) | |
| Ulrika Bergman | 2006 | gold | curling | Sweden | | |
| Valeria Spälty | 2006 | silver | curling | Switzerland | | |
| Viktor Ahn | 2006 | gold | speed skating | South Korea | (Hyun-soo) | |
| Viktor Ahn | 2006 | gold | speed skating | South Korea | (Hyun-soo) | |
| Viktor Ahn | 2006 | gold | speed skating | South Korea | (Hyun-soo) | |
| Viktor Ahn | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | South Korea | (Hyun-soo) | |
| Ville Nieminen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Juhani) | |
| Ville Peltonen | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Finland | (Sakari) | |
| Virpi Sarasvuo | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Finland | (Katriina) | |
| Vladimir Lebedev | 2006 | bronze | freestyle skiing | Russia | | |
| Wille Mäkelä | 2006 | silver | curling | Finland | | |
| Wolfgang Linger | 2006 | gold | luge | Austria | | |
| Han Xiaopeng | 2006 | gold | freestyle skiing | China | | |
| Shen Xue | 2006 | bronze | figure skating | China | | |
| Yekaterina Lobysheva | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | Russia | (Alexandrovna) | |
| Yevgeniya Medvedeva | 2006 | bronze | cross-country skiing | Russia | (Vladimirovna) | |
| Yevgeniya Medvedeva | 2006 | gold | cross-country skiing | Russia | (Vladimirovna) | |
| Ylva Lindberg | 2006 | silver | ice hockey | Sweden | | |
| Ireen Wüst | 2006 | gold | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Renate Groenewold | 2006 | silver | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Lucille Opitz | 2006 | gold | speed skating women's team pursuit | Germany | | |
| Erben Wennemars | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Shani Davis | 2006 | gold | speed skating | United States | | |
| Marianne Timmer | 2006 | gold | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Shani Davis | 2006 | silver | speed skating | United States | | |
| Ireen Wüst | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Bob de Jong | 2006 | gold | speed skating | Netherlands | (Johannes, Carolus) | |
| Carl Verheijen | 2006 | bronze | speed skating | Netherlands | | |
| Aaron Armstrong | 2008 | gold | 4x100 m relay | Trinidad | (Nigel) | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 2008 | silver | swimming - 200 m backstroke | United States | | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Aaron Peirsol | 2008 | gold | swimming - 100 m backstroke | United States | | |
| Acer Nethercott | 2008 | silver | rowing | Great Britain | | |
| Adam Pine | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | | |
| Adam van Koeverden | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Canada | (Joseph) | |
| Adam Wright | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Adiel Palma | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Aida Shanayeva | 2008 | gold | fencing | Russia | | |
| Ainārs Kovals | 2008 | silver | javelin throw | Latvia | | |
| Aksana Miankova | 2008 | gold | hammer throw | Belarus | | |
| Alain Bernard | 2008 | silver | swimming | France | | |
| Alain Bernard | 2008 | gold | swimming | France | | |
| Alain Bernard | 2008 | bronze | swimming | France | | |
| Alba María Cabello | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Spain | | |
| Aldo Montano | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Aleksandar Ćirić | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Aleksandar Šapić | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Aleksandr Sukhorukov | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Russia | (Alexandr) | |
| Aleksandr Volkov | 2008 | bronze | volleyball | Russia | | |
| Aleksandra Fedoriva | 2008 | gold | 4x100 m relay | Russia | | |
| Alessia Filippi | 2008 | silver | swimming - 800 m freestyle | Italy | | |
| Alette Sijbring | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Álex Mumbrú | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | | |
| Alex Partridge | 2008 | silver | rowing | Great Britain | (Alexander) | |
| Alex Schwazer | 2008 | gold | 50 km walk | Italy | | |
| Alexander Mayeta | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Alexander Dale Oen | 2008 | silver | swimming - 100 m breaststroke | Norway | | |
| Alexandre Pato | 2008 | bronze | football | Brazil | | |
| Alexandre Despatie | 2008 | silver | diving - springboard | Canada | | |
| Alexeis Bell | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Alfred Kirwa Yego | 2008 | bronze | 800 m | Kenya | | |
| Alfredo Despaigne | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Aliaksandr Bahdanovich | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Belarus | | |
| Aliaksei Abalmasau | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Belarus | (Aleksey) | |
| Alice Tait | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Alicia McCormack | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | | |
| Alicia Sacramone | 2008 | silver | gymnastics | United States | | |
| Alina Tumilovich | 2008 | bronze | rhythmic gymnastics | Belarus | | |
| Alison Gregorka | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Allison Schmitt | 2008 | bronze | swimming | United States | | |
| Allyson Felix | 2008 | gold | 4x400 m relay | United States | (Michelle) | |
| Allyson Felix | 2008 | silver | 200 m | United States | (Michelle) | |
| Amar Benikhlef | 2008 | silver | judo | Algeria | | |
| Amaury Leveaux | 2008 | silver | swimming | France | (Raymond) | |
| Amaury Leveaux | 2008 | silver | swimming | France | (Raymond) | |
| Amy Hetzel | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | | |
| Amy Rodriguez | 2008 | gold | football | United States | (Joy) | |
| Anamaria Tămârjan | 2008 | bronze | artistic gymnastics | Romania | | |
| Anastasia Davydova | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - team | Russia | | |
| Anastasia Davydova | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - duet | Russia | | |
| Anastasia Ivankova | 2008 | bronze | rhythmic gymnastics | Belarus | | |
| Anastasia Pozdniakova | 2008 | silver | diving - synchronized springboard | Russia | | |
| Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Russia | (Anastasia, Alexandrovna) | |
| Anastasiya Yermakova | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - team | Russia | | |
| Anastasiya Yermakova | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - duet | Russia | | |
| Anaysi Hernández | 2008 | silver | judo | Cuba | | |
| Andrae Williams | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Bahamas | | |
| Andrea Fuentes | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Spain | | |
| Andrea Fuentes | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - duet | Spain | | |
| Andreas Helgstrand | 2008 | bronze | equestrian | Denmark | | |
| Andreas Ihle | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Germany | | |
| Andreas Thorkildsen | 2008 | gold | javelin throw | Norway | | |
| Andreea Grigore | 2008 | bronze | artistic gymnastics | Romania | (Florentina) | |
| Andrei Bahdanovich | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Belarus | | |
| Andrei Krauchanka | 2008 | silver | decathlon | Belarus | | |
| Andrei Mikhnevich | 2008 | bronze | shot put | Belarus | | |
| Andrejus Zadneprovskis | 2008 | bronze | modern pentathlon | Lithuania | | |
| Andrés Nocioni | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Marcelo) | |
| Andretti Bain | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Bahamas | | |
| Andrew Byrnes | 2008 | gold | rowing | Canada | | |
| Andrew Lauterstein | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | | |
| Andrew Lauterstein | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Andrew Lauterstein | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 100 m butterfly | Australia | | |
| Andrew Simpson | 2008 | gold | sailing | Great Britain | | |
| Andrew Steele | 2008 | bronze | 4x400 m relay | Great Britain | | |
| Andrew Triggs Hodge | 2008 | gold | rowing | Great Britain | | |
| Andrey Silnov | 2008 | gold | high jump | Russia | (Alexandrovich) | |
| Andrija Prlainović | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Aneta Konieczna | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Poland | | |
| Angelo F. Taylor | 2008 | gold | 4x400 m relay | United States | | |
| Angelo F. Taylor | 2008 | gold | 400 m hurdles | United States | | |
| Angie Bainbridge | 2008 | gold | swimming | Australia | (Lee) | |
| Anky van Grunsven | 2008 | silver | equestrian | Netherlands | (Theodora, Elisabeth, Gerarda) | |
| Anna Chicherova | 2008 | bronze | high jump | Russia | (Vladimirovna) | |
| Anna Meares | 2008 | silver | cycling - track | Australia | (Maree) | |
| Anna Shorina | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - team | Russia | | |
| Anna Watkins | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Great Britain | | |
| Annabel Vernon | 2008 | silver | rowing | Great Britain | (Morwenna) | |
| Anne van Olst | 2008 | bronze | equestrian | Denmark | | |
| Anne-Laure Viard | 2008 | bronze | canoe sprint | France | | |
| Annekatrin Thiele | 2008 | silver | rowing | Germany | | |
| Annemarieke van Rumpt | 2008 | silver | rowing | Netherlands | | |
| Annemiek de Haan | 2008 | silver | rowing | Netherlands | | |
| Antonio Porta | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Alejandro) | |
| Antonio Scaduto | 2008 | bronze | canoe sprint | Italy | (Massimiliano) | |
| Ariel Pestano | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Arkady Vyatchanin | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 200 m backstroke | Russia | | |
| Arkady Vyatchanin | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 100 m backstroke | Russia | | |
| Arnaud Tournant | 2008 | silver | track cycling | France | | |
| Artur Taymazov | 2008 | gold | wrestling | Uzbekistan | | |
| Asafa Powell | 2008 | gold | 4x100 m relay | Jamaica | | |
| Asbel Kiprop | 2008 | gold | 1500 m | Kenya | (Kipruto) | |
| Ashley Callus | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Ashley Delaney | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | | |
| Attila Vajda | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Hungary | | |
| Avard Moncur | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Bahamas | | |
| Bair Badënov | 2008 | bronze | archery - individual | Russia | | |
| Barbora Špotáková | 2008 | gold | javelin throw | Czech Republic | | |
| Bartłomiej Pawełczak | 2008 | silver | rowing | Poland | | |
| Beata Mikołajczyk | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Poland | | |
| Beau Hoopman | 2008 | bronze | rowing | United States | | |
| Becky Hammon | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | (Rebecca, Lynn) | |
| Beezie Madden | 2008 | gold | equestrian | United States | (Elizabeth) | |
| Beezie Madden | 2008 | bronze | equestrian | United States | (Elizabeth) | |
| Gu Beibei | 2008 | bronze | synchronized swimming - team | China | | |
| Belén Succi | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Argentina | (María) | |
| Belinda Snell | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Ben Ainslie | 2008 | gold | sailing | Great Britain | (Charles, Benedict) | |
| Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Benjamin Kleibrink | 2008 | gold | fencing | Germany | (Philip) | |
| Benjamin Weß | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Germany | | |
| Bérengère Schuh | 2008 | bronze | archery - team | France | | |
| Berni Rodríguez | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | (Bernardo) | |
| Bershawn D. Jackson | 2008 | bronze | 400 m hurdles | United States | | |
| Bertrand Gille | 2008 | gold | handball | France | (Fabien) | |
| Besik Kudukhov | 2008 | bronze | wrestling | Russia | | |
| Bevan Docherty | 2008 | bronze | triathlon | New Zealand | | |
| Bevan George | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | | |
| Biurakn Hakhverdian | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Blaine Neal | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Blanka Vlašić | 2008 | silver | high jump | Croatia | | |
| Blessing Okagbare | 2008 | bronze | long jump | Nigeria | | |
| Bob Bryan | 2008 | bronze | tennis | United States | (Robert, Charles) | |
| Boris Steimetz | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | France | | |
| Bradley Wiggins | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | | |
| Bradley Wiggins | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | | |
| Brandon Brooks | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Brandon Knight | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Branko Peković | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Brenda Villa | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Brendan Hansen | 2008 | gold | swimming | United States | | |
| Brenton Rickard | 2008 | silver | swimming | Australia | | |
| Brenton Rickard | 2008 | silver | swimming | Australia | | |
| Brett Anderson | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | (Franklin) | |
| Brian Barden | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Brian Duensing | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Brian Price | 2008 | gold | rowing | Canada | | |
| Brimin Kipruto | 2008 | gold | 3000 m steeplechase | Kenya | (Kiprop) | |
| Briony Cole | 2008 | silver | diving | Australia | | |
| Britta Heidemann | 2008 | gold | fencing | Germany | | |
| Britta Oppelt | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Germany | | |
| Britta Steffen | 2008 | gold | swimming - 50 m freestyle | Germany | | |
| Britta Steffen | 2008 | gold | swimming - 100 m freestyle | Germany | | |
| Brittany Hayes | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Bronte Barratt | 2008 | gold | swimming | Australia | (Amelia, Arnold) | |
| Bronwen Knox | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | | |
| Bruno de Barros | 2008 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | Brazil | (Lins, Tenório) | |
| Bruno Prada | 2008 | silver | sailing | Brazil | | |
| Bruno Rezende | 2008 | silver | volleyball | Brazil | | |
| Bryan Clay | 2008 | gold | decathlon | United States | | |
| Bryony Shaw | 2008 | bronze | sailing | United Kingdom | (Elisabeth) | |
| Candace Parker | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Nicole) | |
| Cappie Pondexter | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Marie) | |
| Carla Rebecchi | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Argentina | | |
| Carli Lloyd | 2008 | gold | football | United States | | |
| Carlos Boozer | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Carlos Delfino | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Francisco) | |
| Carlos Jiménez | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Kyam) | |
| Carol Huynh | 2008 | gold | wrestling | Canada | | |
| Caroline Burckle | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Caroline Lind | 2008 | gold | rowing | United States | | |
| Caryn Davies | 2008 | gold | rowing | United States | | |
| Casey Weathers | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Cassie Patten | 2008 | bronze | swimming - marathon 10 km | Great Britain | (Cassandra, Lily) | |
| Cate Campbell | 2008 | bronze | swimming | Australia | (Natalie) | |
| Cate Campbell | 2008 | bronze | swimming | Australia | (Natalie) | |
| Catherine Ndereba | 2008 | silver | marathon | Kenya | | |
| César Cielo | 2008 | gold | swimming - 50 m freestyle | Brazil | | |
| César Cielo | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 100 m freestyle | Brazil | | |
| Lee Chang-hwan | 2008 | gold | archery - team | South Korea | | |
| Chantal Meek | 2008 | bronze | canoe sprint | Australia | | |
| Chellsie Memmel | 2008 | silver | artistic gymnastics | United States | | |
| He Chong | 2008 | gold | diving - springboard | China | | |
| Lee Chong Wei | 2008 | silver | badminton singles | Malaysia | | |
| Chris Bosh | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Christopher) | |
| Chris Brown | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Bahamas | (Christopher, Deon) | |
| Chris Hoy | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | (Christopher, Andrew) | |
| Chris Hoy | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | (Christopher, Andrew) | |
| Chris Hoy | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | (Christopher, Andrew) | |
| Chris Paul | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Christopher, Emmanuel) | |
| Christian Cantwell | 2008 | silver | shot put | United States | | |
| Christian Sprenger | 2008 | silver | swimming | Australia | | |
| Christian Süß | 2008 | silver | table tennis | Germany | | |
| Christie Rampone | 2008 | gold | football | United States | | |
| Christina Obergföll | 2008 | bronze | javelin throw | Germany | | |
| Christine Magnuson | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Christine Magnuson | 2008 | silver | swimming - 100 m butterfly | United States | | |
| Christine Marshall | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Christine Ohuruogu | 2008 | gold | 400 m | Great Britain | (Ijeoma) | |
| Christopher Zeller | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Germany | | |
| Lu Chunlong | 2008 | gold | trampoline | China | | |
| Zhou Chunxiu | 2008 | bronze | marathon | China | | |
| Clemente Russo | 2008 | silver | boxing | Italy | | |
| Conny Waßmuth | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Germany | | |
| Constanța Burcică | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Romania | | |
| Constantina Diţă | 2008 | gold | marathon | Romania | | |
| Corey Cogdell | 2008 | bronze | shooting | United States | | |
| Cullen Jones | 2008 | gold | swimming | United States | | |
| Lee Dae-ho | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Guo Dan | 2008 | silver | archery - team | China | | |
| Lin Dan | 2008 | gold | badminton singles | China | | |
| Daniel Narcisse | 2008 | gold | handball | France | | |
| Dániel Varga | 2008 | gold | water polo | Hungary | (Rudolf) | |
| Daniëlle de Bruijn | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Danielle Scott-Arruda | 2008 | silver | volleyball | United States | (Racquel) | |
| Danila Izotov | 2008 | silver | swimming | Russia | | |
| Dante Amaral | 2008 | silver | volleyball | Brazil | | |
| Danuta Kozák | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Hungary | | |
| Daouda Karaboué | 2008 | gold | handball | France | | |
| Dara Torres | 2008 | silver | swimming | United States | (Grace) | |
| Dara Torres | 2008 | silver | swimming | United States | (Grace) | |
| Dara Torres | 2008 | silver | swimming | United States | (Grace) | |
| David Cal | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Spain | | |
| David Cal | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Spain | | |
| David Davies | 2008 | silver | swimming - marathon 10 km | United Kingdom | | |
| David Florence | 2008 | silver | canoe slalom | Great Britain | | |
| David Neville | 2008 | gold | 4x400 m relay | United States | | |
| David Neville | 2008 | bronze | 400 m | United States | | |
| David Oliver | 2008 | bronze | 110 m hurdles | United States | | |
| David Payne | 2008 | silver | 110 m hurdles | United States | (Thorn) | |
| David Walters | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Dawn Harper | 2008 | gold | 100 m hurdles | United States | | |
| Dayron Robles | 2008 | gold | 110 m hurdles | Cuba | | |
| Dejan Savić | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Lachell) | |
| Dénes Varga | 2008 | gold | water polo | Hungary | (Andor) | |
| Denis Alekseyev | 2008 | bronze | 4x400 m relay | Russia | | |
| Denis Nizhegorodov | 2008 | bronze | 50 km walk | Russia | | |
| Denis Šefik | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Denys Yurchenko | 2008 | bronze | pole vault | Ukraine | | |
| Deontay Wilder | 2008 | bronze | boxing | United States | (Leshun) | |
| Derek Miles | 2008 | bronze | pole vault | United States | | |
| Deron Williams | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Michael) | |
| Dexter Fowler | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | (William) | |
| Diana Taurasi | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Lorena) | |
| Didier Dinart | 2008 | gold | handball | France | | |
| Diego Occhiuzzi | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 2008 | silver | table tennis | Germany | (Dmytro) | |
| Ditte Kotzian | 2008 | bronze | diving | Germany | | |
| Dmitriy Dobroskok | 2008 | bronze | diving - synchronized platform | Russia | (Dmitry) | |
| Dmitriy Sautin | 2008 | silver | diving - synchronized springboard | Russia | (Dmitri, Dmitry) | |
| Doina Ignat | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Romania | | |
| Dong Dong | 2008 | bronze | trampoline | China | | |
| Im Dong-hyun | 2008 | gold | archery - team | South Korea | | |
| Kim Dong-joo | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Donny Robinson | 2008 | bronze | cycling - BMX | United States | (Donald) | |
| Dorian Mortelette | 2008 | bronze | rowing | France | | |
| Drew Ginn | 2008 | gold | rowing | Australia | | |
| Duško Pijetlović | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Dwight Howard | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Dwyane Wade | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Tyrone) | |
| Eamon Sullivan | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | | |
| Eamon Sullivan | 2008 | silver | swimming - 100 m freestyle | Australia | | |
| Eamon Sullivan | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Ed Clancy | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | (Edward) | |
| Eddie Ockenden | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | (Edward) | |
| Eduardo Paret | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Edvinas Krungolcas | 2008 | silver | modern pentathlon | Lithuania | | |
| Edwin Soi | 2008 | bronze | 5000 m | Kenya | (Cheruiyot) | |
| Eefke Mulder | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Netherlands | | |
| Eglis Yaima Cruz | 2008 | bronze | shooting | Cuba | | |
| Eirik Verås Larsen | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Norway | | |
| Eko Yuli Irawan | 2008 | bronze | weightlifting | Indonesia | | |
| Elaine Breeden | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Elier Sánchez | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Elisa Rigaudo | 2008 | bronze | 20 km walk | Italy | | |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 2008 | silver | 5000 m | Kenya | | |
| Elizabeth Armstrong | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Elle Logan | 2008 | gold | rowing | United States | (Eleanor) | |
| Elnur Mammadli | 2008 | gold | judo | Azerbaijan | | |
| Élodie Ouédraogo | 2008 | silver | 4x100 m relay | Belgium | | |
| Elsie Windes | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Elvan Abeylegesse | 2008 | silver | 5000 m | Turkey | | |
| Elvan Abeylegesse | 2008 | silver | 10000 m | Turkey | | |
| Elvira Khasyanova | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - team | Russia | | |
| Emanuel Rego | 2008 | bronze | beach volleyball | Brazil | (Fernando) | |
| Emiko Suzuki | 2008 | bronze | synchronized swimming - duet | Japan | | |
| Émilie Heymans | 2008 | silver | diving | Canada | (Joane) | |
| Emily Seebohm | 2008 | gold | swimming | Australia | | |
| Emily Silver | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Emma Knox | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | | |
| Emma Moffatt | 2008 | bronze | triathlon | Australia | | |
| Emma Randall | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Emma Snowsill | 2008 | gold | triathlon | Australia | | |
| Emmanuel Callender | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Trinidad and Tobago | | |
| Ene Franca Idoko | 2008 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | Nigeria | | |
| Enikő Barabás | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Romania | | |
| Eriel Sánchez | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Erik Vendt | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Erin Cafaro | 2008 | gold | rowing | United States | | |
| Erin Phillips | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Erinn Smart | 2008 | silver | fencing | United States | | |
| Eskild Ebbesen | 2008 | gold | rowing | Denmark | | |
| Ester Workel | 2008 | silver | rowing | Netherlands | | |
| Eunice Jepkorir | 2008 | silver | 3000 m steeplechase | Kenya | | |
| Eva de Goede | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Netherlands | | |
| Fabian Hambüchen | 2008 | bronze | artistic gymnastics | Germany | | |
| Fabiana Claudino | 2008 | gold | volleyball | Brazil | | |
| Fabiana de Oliveira | 2008 | gold | volleyball | Brazil | | |
| Fabien Gilot | 2008 | silver | swimming | France | (Pierre, Aurélien, Dominique) | |
| Fabien Lefèvre | 2008 | silver | canoe slalom | France | | |
| Fábio Luiz Magalhães | 2008 | silver | beach volleyball | Brazil | | |
| Fabricio Oberto | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Raúl, Jesús) | |
| Federica Pellegrini | 2008 | gold | swimming - 200 m freestyle | Italy | | |
| Federico Kammerichs | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Guillermo) | |
| Felicity Galvez | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Felicity Galvez | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | | |
| Felipe Reyes | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | | |
| Femke Dekker | 2008 | silver | rowing | Netherlands | | |
| Femke Heemskerk | 2008 | gold | swimming | Netherlands | (Frederike, Johanna, Maria) | |
| Wang Feng | 2008 | gold | diving - synchronized springboard | China | | |
| Fergus Kavanagh | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | | |
| Filip Filipović | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Serbia | | |
| Filip Ude | 2008 | silver | artistic gymnastics | Croatia | | |
| Françoise Mbango Etone | 2008 | gold | triple jump | Cameroon | | |
| Frederich Cepeda | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Frédérick Bousquet | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | France | | |
| Fredrik Lööf | 2008 | bronze | sailing | Sweden | | |
| Gábor Kis | 2008 | gold | water polo | Hungary | | |
| Gabriella Szabó | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Hungary | (Timea) | |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Gemma Beadsworth | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | | |
| Gemma Mengual | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Spain | | |
| Gemma Mengual | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - duet | Spain | | |
| Georgeta Damian | 2008 | gold | rowing | Romania | | |
| Georgeta Damian | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Romania | | |
| Geraint Thomas | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | (Howell) | |
| Gerd Kanter | 2008 | gold | discus throw | Estonia | | |
| Gergely Kiss | 2008 | gold | water polo | Hungary | | |
| Germain Chardin | 2008 | bronze | rowing | France | | |
| Germaine Mason | 2008 | silver | high jump | United Kingdom | | |
| Giampiero Pastore | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Gilberto de Godoy "Giba" | 2008 | silver | volleyball | Brazil | (Amauri) | |
| Gillian van den Berg | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Gina Miles | 2008 | silver | equestrian | United States | | |
| Gintarė Scheidt | 2008 | silver | sailing | Lithuania | | |
| Giorgi Gogshelidze | 2008 | bronze | wrestling | Georgia | | |
| Giorvis Duvergel | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Giovanna Trillini | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Gisela Morón | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Spain | | |
| Giselle Kañevsky | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Argentina | | |
| Giulia Quintavalle | 2008 | gold | judo | Italy | | |
| Glafira Martinovich | 2008 | bronze | rhythmic gymnastics | Belarus | | |
| Gleb Galperin | 2008 | bronze | diving | Russia | | |
| Gleb Galperin | 2008 | bronze | diving | Russia | | |
| Gloria Kemasuode | 2008 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | Nigeria | | |
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | 2008 | silver | long jump | South Africa | | |
| Gøril Snorroeggen | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Grant Brits | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Grant Hackett | 2008 | silver | swimming - 1500 m freestyle | Australia | | |
| Grant Hackett | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Grégory Baugé | 2008 | silver | cycling - track | France | | |
| Grégory Mallet | 2008 | silver | swimming | France | | |
| Meng Guanliang | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | China | | |
| Guillaume Gille | 2008 | gold | handball | France | (Alain) | |
| Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | 2008 | gold | 3000 m steeplechase | Russia | | |
| Otryadyn Gündegmaa | 2008 | silver | shooting | Mongolia | | |
| György Kozmann | 2008 | bronze | canoe sprint | Hungary | | |
| Fu Haifeng | 2008 | silver | badminton doubles | China | | |
| Xue Haifeng | 2008 | bronze | archery - team | China | | |
| Huang Haiyang | 2008 | silver | fencing | China | | |
| Halimat Ismaila | 2008 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | Nigeria | | |
| Halyna Pundyk | 2008 | gold | fencing | Ukraine | (Vasylivna) | |
| He Hanbin | 2008 | bronze | badminton mixed doubles | China | | |
| Hanna Mariën | 2008 | silver | 4x100 m relay | Belgium | | |
| Hans Peter Minderhoud | 2008 | silver | equestrian | Netherlands | | |
| Wang Hao | 2008 | silver | table tennis | China | | |
| Wang Hao | 2008 | gold | table tennis | China | | |
| Hasna Benhassi | 2008 | bronze | 800 m | Morocco | | |
| Hayden Stoeckel | 2008 | silver | swimming | Australia | (Ernest) | |
| Hayden Stoeckel | 2008 | bronze | swimming | Australia | (Ernest) | |
| Heather Mitts | 2008 | gold | football | United States | (Blaine) | |
| Heather O'Reilly | 2008 | gold | football | United States | | |
| Heather Petri | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | (Danielle) | |
| Héctor Olivera | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Heike Fischer | 2008 | bronze | diving - synchronized springboard | Germany | | |
| Heike Kemmer | 2008 | gold | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Heike Kemmer | 2008 | bronze | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Hendra Setiawan | 2008 | gold | badminton doubles | Indonesia | | |
| Hinkelien Schreuder | 2008 | gold | swimming | Netherlands | | |
| Hinrich Romeike | 2008 | gold | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Hinrich Romeike | 2008 | gold | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Hisayoshi Sato | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Japan | | |
| Hollie Grima | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Hope Solo | 2008 | gold | football | United States | (Amelia) | |
| Hrysopiyi Devetzi | 2008 | bronze | triple jump | Greece | | |
| Hugues Duboscq | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 200 m breaststroke | France | | |
| Hugues Duboscq | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 100 m breaststroke | France | | |
| Hyleas Fountain | 2008 | silver | heptathlon | United States | | |
| Lee Hyo-jung | 2008 | gold | badminton mixed doubles | South Korea | | |
| Lee Hyo-jung | 2008 | silver | badminton doubles | South Korea | | |
| Kwon Hyuk | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Nam Hyun-hee | 2008 | silver | fencing | South Korea | | |
| Ryu Hyun-jin | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Joo Hyun-jung | 2008 | gold | archery - team | South Korea | | |
| Kim Hyun-soo | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Iain Percy | 2008 | gold | sailing | Great Britain | (Bryden) | |
| Ian Crocker | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Ibrahim Camejo | 2008 | bronze | long jump | Cuba | | |
| Idalys Ortiz | 2008 | bronze | judo | Cuba | (Idalis) | |
| Iefke van Belkum | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Ilaria Salvatori | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Ilario Di Buò | 2008 | silver | archery - team | Italy | | |
| Illya Kvasha | 2008 | bronze | diving - synchronized springboard | Ukraine | | |
| Ilona Korstin | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | (Kalyuvna) | |
| Ilse van der Meijden | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Ilya Ilyin | 2008 | gold | weightlifting | Kazakhstan | | |
| Imke Bartels | 2008 | silver | equestrian | Netherlands | (Anne, Marian) | |
| Inge Dekker | 2008 | gold | swimming | Netherlands | | |
| Ingrid Klimke | 2008 | gold | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Inna Osypenko-Radomska | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Ukraine | | |
| Irakli Tsirekidze | 2008 | gold | judo | Georgia | | |
| Irina Osipova | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | | |
| Irina Rodríguez | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Spain | | |
| Irina Sokolovskaya | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | | |
| Irving Saladino | 2008 | gold | long jump | Panama | (Jahir) | |
| Iryna Lishchynska | 2008 | silver | 1500 m | Ukraine | | |
| Isabell Werth | 2008 | silver | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Isabell Werth | 2008 | gold | equestrian | Germany | | |
| Ismail Ahmed Ismail | 2008 | silver | 800 m | Sudan | | |
| István Gergely | 2008 | gold | water polo | Hungary | | |
| Ivan Tsikhan | 2008 | bronze | hammer throw | Belarus | | |
| Jackeline Rentería | 2008 | bronze | wrestling | Colombia | | |
| Kim Jae-bum | 2008 | silver | judo | South Korea | | |
| Lee Jae-jin | 2008 | bronze | badminton doubles | South Korea | | |
| Jaime Hipp | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Jake Arrieta | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | (Jacob) | |
| J. W. Krumpholz | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | (James) | |
| Jamie Dwyer | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | | |
| Jan Frodeno | 2008 | gold | triathlon | Germany | | |
| Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei | 2008 | silver | 800 m | Kenya | | |
| Jaouad Gharib | 2008 | silver | marathon | Morocco | | |
| Jaqueline Carvalho | 2008 | gold | volleyball | Brazil | | |
| Jared Tallent | 2008 | silver | 50 km walk | Australia | | |
| Jared Tallent | 2008 | bronze | 20 km walk | Australia | | |
| Jason Donald | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Jason Kenny | 2008 | silver | cycling - track | Great Britain | | |
| Jason Kenny | 2008 | gold | cycling - track | Great Britain | | |
| Jason Kidd | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Jason Lezak | 2008 | gold | swimming | United States | | |
| Jason Lezak | 2008 | gold | swimming | United States | | |
| Jason Lezak | 2008 | bronze | swimming | United States | | |
| Jayson Nix | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | (Truitt, Edward) | |
| Jeff Powers | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | (Jeffrey) | |
| Jeff Stevens | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | (Jeffrey) | |
| Jefferson Pérez | 2008 | silver | 20 km walk | Ecuador | (Leonardo) | |
| Jenn Suhr | 2008 | silver | pole vault | United States | (Jennifer) | |
| Jenna Santoromito | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | | |
| Jennifer Screen | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | (Jennie) | |
| Jeremy Cummings | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Jeremy Wariner | 2008 | silver | 400 m | United States | (Matthew) | |
| Jeremy Wariner | 2008 | gold | 4x400 m relay | United States | (Matthew) | |
| Jérôme Fernandez | 2008 | gold | handball | France | | |
| Jesse Sergent | 2008 | bronze | cycling - track | New Zealand | | |
| Jesse Smith | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Jessica Steffens | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Jessicah Schipper | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 200 m butterfly | Australia | (Jess, Lee) | |
| Jessicah Schipper | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 100 m butterfly | Australia | (Jess, Lee) | |
| Jessicah Schipper | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | (Jess, Lee) | |
| Li Jiawei | 2008 | silver | table tennis | Singapore | | |
| Pang Jiaying | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | China | | |
| Pang Jiaying | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | China | | |
| Pang Jiaying | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 200 m freestyle | China | | |
| Hwang Ji-man | 2008 | bronze | badminton doubles | South Korea | | |
| Chen Jin | 2008 | bronze | badminton singles | China | | |
| Du Jing | 2008 | gold | badminton doubles | China | | |
| Zhao Jing | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | China | | |
| Guo Jingjing | 2008 | gold | diving - synchronized springboard | China | | |
| Guo Jingjing | 2008 | gold | diving - springboard | China | | |
| Wu Jingyu | 2008 | gold | taekwondo | China | | |
| Tang Jingzhi | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | China | | |
| Park Jin-man | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Lee Jin-young | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Joanne Jackson | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 400 m freestyle | United Kingdom | | |
| John Gall | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Jonder Martínez | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Jin Jong-oh | 2008 | silver | shooting | South Korea | | |
| Jin Jong-oh | 2008 | gold | shooting | South Korea | | |
| Lee Jong-wook | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Jorge Garbajosa | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | | |
| José Calderón | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | (Manuel) | |
| José Carlos Moreira | 2008 | bronze | 4x100 m relay | Brazil | (Gomes) | |
| Juan Pedro Gutiérrez | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Juampi) | |
| Juan Carlos Navarro | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | | |
| Zhang Juanjuan | 2008 | silver | archery - team | China | | |
| Zhang Juanjuan | 2008 | gold | archery - individual | China | | |
| Julia Smit | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Julia Smit | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Bong Jung-keun | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Junichi Miyashita | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Japan | | |
| Jin Kab-yong | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Qin Kai | 2008 | gold | diving - synchronized springboard | China | | |
| Qin Kai | 2008 | bronze | diving - springboard | China | | |
| Zou Kai | 2008 | gold | artistic gymnastics | China | | |
| Zou Kai | 2008 | gold | artistic gymnastics | China | | |
| Zou Kai | 2008 | gold | artistic gymnastics | China | | |
| Kami Craig | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | (Kameryn, Louise) | |
| Kaori Icho | 2008 | gold | wrestling | Japan | | |
| Kara Lynn Joyce | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Kara Lynn Joyce | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Kara Lawson | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Kari Mette Johansen | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Karoline Dyhre Breivang | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Katalin Kovács | 2008 | silver | canoe sprint | Hungary | | |
| Katalin Kovács | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Hungary | | |
| Kate Gynther | 2008 | bronze | water polo | Australia | (Maree) | |
| Kateřina Emmons | 2008 | silver | shooting | Czech Republic | | |
| Kateřina Emmons | 2008 | gold | shooting | Czech Republic | | |
| Katherine Grainger | 2008 | silver | rowing | Great Britain | | |
| Katie Hoff | 2008 | silver | swimming - 400 m freestyle | United States | (Kathryn) | |
| Katie Hoff | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | (Kathryn) | |
| Katie Hoff | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 400 m medley | United States | (Kathryn) | |
| Katie Smith | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Katrin Wagner-Augustin | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Germany | | |
| Katrin Wagner-Augustin | 2008 | bronze | canoe sprint | Germany | | |
| Katrine Lunde | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Keeth Smart | 2008 | silver | fencing | United States | | |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 2008 | gold | 5000 m | Ethiopia | | |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 2008 | gold | 10000 m | Ethiopia | | |
| Keri-Anne Payne | 2008 | silver | swimming - marathon 10 km | United Kingdom | | |
| Kerri Walsh Jennings | 2008 | gold | beach volleyball | United States | (Lee) | |
| Kerron Clement | 2008 | silver | 400 m hurdles | United States | (Stephon) | |
| Kerron Clement | 2008 | gold | 4x400 m relay | United States | (Stephon) | |
| Kerron Stewart | 2008 | silver | 100 m | Jamaica | | |
| Kerron Stewart | 2008 | bronze | 200 m | Jamaica | | |
| Keston Bledman | 2008 | silver | 4x100 m relay | Trinidad and Tobago | | |
| Ketleyn Quadros | 2008 | bronze | judo | Brazil | | |
| Jeong Keun-woo | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Kevin Jepsen | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | | |
| Kévin Sireau | 2008 | silver | cycling - track | France | | |
| He Kexin | 2008 | gold | artistic gymnastics | China | | |
| He Kexin | 2008 | gold | artistic gymnastics | China | | |
| Khetag Gazyumov | 2008 | bronze | wrestling | Azerbaijan | | |
| Kiel Brown | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | | |
| Han Ki-joo | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Kim Gevaert | 2008 | silver | 4x100 m relay | Belgium | | |
| Kim Rhode | 2008 | silver | shooting | United States | (Kimberly, Susan) | |
| Kim Vandenberg | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | United States | (Kimberly) | |
| Kirk Palmer | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Kirsty Coventry | 2008 | silver | swimming - 400 m medley | Zimbabwe | | |
| Kirsty Coventry | 2008 | silver | swimming - 200 m medley | Zimbabwe | | |
| Kirsty Coventry | 2008 | silver | swimming - 100 m backstroke | Zimbabwe | | |
| Kirsty Coventry | 2008 | gold | swimming - 200 m backstroke | Zimbabwe | | |
| Kiyofumi Nagai | 2008 | bronze | cycling - track | Japan | | |
| Kjersti Plätzer | 2008 | silver | 20 km walk | Norway | (Tysse) | |
| Klete Keller | 2008 | gold | swimming | United States | | |
| Kobe Bryant | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Bean) | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | 2008 | silver | artistic gymnastics | Japan | | |
| Kōhei Uchimura | 2008 | silver | artistic gymnastics | Japan | | |
| Kosuke Kitajima | 2008 | gold | swimming | Japan | | |
| Kosuke Kitajima | 2008 | gold | swimming | Japan | | |
| Kosuke Kitajima | 2008 | bronze | swimming | Japan | | |
| Kristi Harrower | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Kristin Armstrong | 2008 | gold | cycling - road | United States | | |
| Kristina Cook | 2008 | bronze | equestrian | Great Britain | | |
| Kristina Cook | 2008 | bronze | equestrian | Great Britain | | |
| Kristine Lunde-Borgersen | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Ksenia Sankovich | 2008 | bronze | rhythmic gymnastics | Belarus | (Kseniya) | |
| An Kum-ae | 2008 | silver | judo | North Korea | | |
| Kim Kwang-hyun | 2008 | gold | baseball | South Korea | | |
| Kylie Palmer | 2008 | gold | swimming | Australia | (Jayne) | |
| Park Kyung-mo | 2008 | silver | archery - individual | South Korea | | |
| Park Kyung-mo | 2008 | gold | archery - team | South Korea | | |
| Hwang Kyung-seon | 2008 | gold | taekwondo | South Korea | | |
| Lee Kyung-won | 2008 | silver | badminton doubles | South Korea | | |
| Lacey Nymeyer | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | United States | | |
| Laëtitia Le Corguillé | 2008 | silver | cycling - BMX | France | | |
| Lara Davenport | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Larisa Ilchenko | 2008 | gold | swimming - marathon 10 km | Russia | | |
| Larsen Jensen | 2008 | bronze | swimming | United States | (Alan) | |
| LaShawn Merritt | 2008 | gold | 4x400 m relay | United States | | |
| LaShawn Merritt | 2008 | gold | 400 m | United States | | |
| László Cseh | 2008 | silver | swimming | Hungary | | |
| László Cseh | 2008 | silver | swimming | Hungary | | |
| László Cseh | 2008 | silver | swimming | Hungary | | |
| Laura Hodges | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Laura López | 2008 | silver | synchronized swimming - team | Spain | | |
| Lauren Holiday | 2008 | gold | football | United States | (Nicole) | |
| Lauren Jackson | 2008 | silver | basketball | Australia | | |
| Lauren Wenger | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | (Ashley) | |
| Layne Beaubien | 2008 | silver | water polo | United States | | |
| Leandro Guilheiro | 2008 | bronze | judo | Brazil | | |
| LeBron James | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | (Raymone) | |
| Leevan Sands | 2008 | bronze | triple jump | Bahamas | | |
| Leisel Jones | 2008 | silver | swimming | Australia | | |
| Leisel Jones | 2008 | gold | swimming | Australia | | |
| Leisel Jones | 2008 | gold | swimming | Australia | | |
| Leith Brodie | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Leith Brodie | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Leonardo Gutiérrez | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Leo, Martín) | |
| Leonel Suárez | 2008 | bronze | decathlon | Cuba | | |
| Levi Leipheimer | 2008 | bronze | cycling - road | United States | | |
| Liam de Young | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | | |
| Liang Huo | 2008 | gold | diving - synchronized platform | China | | |
| Libby Trickett | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | Australia | (Lisbeth, Constance) | |
| Libby Trickett | 2008 | silver | swimming - 100 m freestyle | Australia | (Lisbeth, Constance) | |
| Libby Trickett | 2008 | gold | swimming - 100 m butterfly | Australia | (Lisbeth, Constance) | |
| Libby Trickett | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Australia | (Lisbeth, Constance) | |
| Lidewij Welten | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Netherlands | | |
| Xu Lijia | 2008 | bronze | sailing | China | | |
| Liliyana Natsir | 2008 | silver | badminton mixed doubles | Indonesia | | |
| Jiang Lin | 2008 | bronze | archery - team | China | | |
| Zhang Lin | 2008 | silver | swimming - 400 m freestyle | China | | |
| Linda Mackenzie | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay | Australia | | |
| Lindsey Berg | 2008 | silver | volleyball | United States | (Napela) | |
| Chen Ling | 2008 | silver | archery - team | China | | |
| Deng Linlin | 2008 | gold | artistic gymnastics | China | | |
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Lisa Leslie | 2008 | gold | basketball | United States | | |
| Jiao Liuyang | 2008 | silver | swimming | China | | |
| Lloy Ball | 2008 | gold | volleyball | United States | (James) | |
| Lobke Berkhout | 2008 | silver | sailing | Netherlands | | |
| Logan Tom | 2008 | silver | volleyball | United States | (Maile, Lei) | |
| Lotte Friis | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 800 m freestyle | Denmark | | |
| Lou Marson | 2008 | bronze | baseball | United States | (Louis, Glenn) | |
| Louis Smith | 2008 | bronze | artistic gymnastics | Great Britain | (Antoine) | |
| Luc Abalo | 2008 | gold | handball | France | | |
| Luca Agamennoni | 2008 | silver | rowing | Italy | | |
| Luciana Aymar | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Argentina | (Paula) | |
| Lucie Décosse | 2008 | silver | judo | France | | |
| Lucija Polavder | 2008 | bronze | judo | Slovenia | | |
| Luigi Tarantino | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Luis Miguel Navas | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Luis Miguel Rodríguez | 2008 | silver | baseball | Cuba | | |
| Luis Scola | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Alberto) | |
| Łukasz Pawłowski | 2008 | silver | rowing | Poland | | |
| Zhou Luxin | 2008 | silver | diving - platform | China | | |
| Lyndsie Fogarty | 2008 | bronze | canoe sprint | Australia | | |
| Lyudmila Litvinova | 2008 | silver | 4x400 m relay | Russia | | |
| Maartje Goderie | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Netherlands | | |
| Maartje Paumen | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Netherlands | | |
| Mads Rasmussen | 2008 | bronze | rowing | Denmark | (Reinholdt) | |
| Mahé Drysdale | 2008 | bronze | rowing | New Zealand | (Alexander) | |
| Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad | 2008 | silver | 3000 m steeplechase | France | | |
| Maksim Dyldin | 2008 | bronze | 4x400 m relay | Russia | | |
| Malcolm Howard | 2008 | gold | rowing | Canada | | |
| Malcolm Page | 2008 | gold | sailing | Australia | | |
| Manon van Rooijen | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay | Netherlands | | |
| Manu Ginóbili | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Argentina | (Emanuel, David) | |
| Marc Burns | 2008 | silver | 4x100 m relay | Trinidad and Tobago | | |
| Marc Gasol | 2008 | silver | basketball | Spain | | |
| Marc Ryan | 2008 | bronze | cycling - track | New Zealand | | |
| Marcelien de Koning | 2008 | silver | sailing | Netherlands | | |
| Marcelo Vieira | 2008 | bronze | football | Brazil | | |
| Márcio Araújo | 2008 | silver | beach volleyball | Brazil | (Henrique) | |
| Marco Galiazzo | 2008 | silver | archery - team | Italy | | |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 2008 | silver | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 2008 | silver | swimming - 200 m backstroke | United States | | |
| Margaret Hoelzer | 2008 | bronze | swimming - 100 m backstroke | United States | | |
| Margarita Aliychuk | 2008 | gold | rhythmic gymnastics | Russia | | |
| Margherita Granbassi | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| Margherita Granbassi | 2008 | bronze | fencing | Italy | | |
| María Espinoza | 2008 | gold | taekwondo | Mexico | (del, Rosario) | |
| Maria Stepanova | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | | |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 2008 | bronze | badminton singles | Indonesia | | |
| Marieke van den Ham | 2008 | gold | water polo | Netherlands | | |
| Mariel Zagunis | 2008 | gold | fencing | United States | (Leigh) | |
| Mariel Zagunis | 2008 | bronze | fencing | United States | (Leigh) | |
| Marilyn Agliotti | 2008 | gold | field hockey | Netherlands | | |
| Marina Karpunina | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | | |
| Marina Kuzina | 2008 | bronze | basketball | Russia | | |
| Mariné Russo | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Argentina | | |
| Māris Štrombergs | 2008 | gold | cycling - BMX | Latvia | | |
| Marit Malm Frafjord | 2008 | gold | handball | Norway | | |
| Mariya Gromova | 2008 | gold | synchronized swimming - team | Russia | | |
| Mariya Stadnik | 2008 | bronze | wrestling | Azerbaijan | | |
| Mark Gangloff | 2008 | gold | swimming - 4x100 m medley relay | United States | | |
| Mark Hunter | 2008 | gold | rowing | Great Britain | | |
| Mark Knowles | 2008 | bronze | field hockey | Australia | | |
| Markis Kido | 2008 | gold | badminton doubles | Indonesia | | |
| Marleen Veldhuis | 2008 | gold | swimming | Netherlands | (Magdalena, Johanna, Maria) | |
| Martin Hollstein | 2008 | gold | canoe sprint | Germany | | |
| Martina Zubčić | 2008 | bronze | taekwondo | Croatia | | |
| Martyn Rooney | 2008 | bronze | 4x400 m relay | Great Britain | (Joseph) | |