Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics The medals in the event went to athletes from Iran, Italy, the United States, and China. Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Marshall Islands took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The 2008 Summer Olympics were the Marshall Islands' first appearance at the Olympics. The delegation included five athletes, two in athletics, two in swimming, and one in taekwondo. The Marshall Islands failed to win an Olympic medal at these Games. Athletes representing the Marshall Islands participated in four different events. Anju Jason was the first
Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors (77 men and 54 women) plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team (13+13 + 14 athletes, respectively) for a total of 171 Hungarian athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Hungary's gold medal count of 3 was the lowest in the nation's Summer Olympic history since the Paris Summer Olympic Games of 1924. Its total medal count of 10 was the lowest since the 1928 Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam.