the united states won the most medals in 2008 olympics.
the united states won the most medals in 2008 olympics.
who won the most medals in 2008 olympics?
the united states
in the most well known international swimming competition, the olympics, 30 auburn swimmers and divers have competed for 14 countries with 8 swimmers taking home medals. auburn coaches david marsh and jeff shaffer as well as incoming coach richard quick have all coached us teams in the olympics as well. the two most decorated auburn olympians are rowdy gaines and kirsty coventry. gaines competed in the 1984 los angeles games, where he won three gold medals in the 100 freestyle and in the 400 free relay and the 400 medley relay for the united states of america. coventry became the first auburn woman swimmer to medal in an olympics in the 2004 athens games when she won gold, silver and bronze in the 200 backstroke, 100 backstroke, and the 200 individual medley respectively. she is the first and (as of 2008) the only person ever to medal in an individual event in the olympics for her native country, zimbabwe. in the 2008 olympics, coventry surpassed rowdy gaines in most medals won in a single games (four) and in career medals (seven) for the swimming program. in total for the 2004 athens games, auburn sent 12 athletes to the games with five medals, a then auburn record-tying performance for a single olympics. auburn broke that record in the 2008 olympics, winning 13 total medals in swimming.
auburn tigers swimming and diving
2009 men's hockey champions trophy









































the 2009 men's hockey champions trophy was the 31st edition of the hockey champions trophy men's field hockey tournament. it was held from 28 november to 6 december 2009 in melbourne, australia.









































section::::teams.









































the international hockey federation announce the qualified teams for this event on 12 november 2008.









































bullet::::- (host and defending champions)









































bullet::::- (2008 olympic champions and 2006 world cup champions)









































bullet::::- (second in the 2008 olympics)









































bullet::::- (fourth in the 2008 olympics)









































bullet::::- (fifth in the 2008 olympics as great britain)









































bullet::::- (sixth in the 2008 olympics)









































section::::results.
2009 men's hockey champions trophy