Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mongolia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. 29 athletes represented the country and competed in seven events. The Beijing Olympics has been Mongolia's most successful games ever, winning two gold and two silver medals, exceeding the 1980 Moscow Olympics where the nation won two silver and two bronze medals. When the 87 nations that won medals at the Beijing Olympics are ranked by medals per population, Mongolia ranks 16th, with one medal for every 749,000 people. Judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar became the first Mongolian
Great Britain at the Olympics Adlington winning two of these, making her the most successful female British swimmer in 100 years. Great Britain appeared in the first synchronized swimming competition in 1984. Great Britain have competed in all five taekwondo competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best result is a gold,silver and bronze in 2016. John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. Tennis in 1896 was a sport that allowed mixed teams, and both Boland and George S. Robertson joined partners from other nations to win their medals. Britain again dominated in 1900, taking all four gold medals and adding seven others