Here you find the live news coverage of Beijing Olympics 2008. Enjoy the medals awarded in women’s athletics here.The following medals were awarded in women’s athletics at the 2008 Olympic Games

100M

Gold – Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica)

Silver – Sherone Simpson (Jamaica)

Bronze – Kerron Stewart (Jamaica)

200M

Gold – Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jamaica)

Silver – Allyson Felix (U.S.)

Bronze – Kerron Stewart (Jamaica)

400M

Gold – Christine Ohuruogu (Britain)

Silver – Shericka Williams (Jamaica)

Bronze – Sanya Richards (U.S.)

800M

Gold – Pamela Jelimo (Kenya)

Silver – Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (Kenya)

Bronze – Hasna Benhassi (Morocco)

1,500M

Gold – Nancy Jebet Langat (Kenya)

Silver – Iryna Lishchynska (Ukraine)

Bronze – Nataliya Tobias (Ukraine)

5,000M

Gold – Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia)

Silver – Elvan Abeylegesse (Turkey)

Bronze – Meseret Defar (Ethiopia)

10,000M

Gold – Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia)

Silver – Elvan Abeylegesse (Turkey)

Bronze – Shalane Flanagan (U.S.)

100M HURDLES

Gold – Dawn Harper (U.S.)

Silver – Sally McLellan (Australia)

Bronze – Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Canada)

400M HURDLES

Gold – Melaine Walker (Jamaica)

Silver – Sheena Tosta (U.S.)

Bronze – Tasha Danvers (Britain)

3000M STEEPLECHASE

Gold – Gulnara Galkina-Samitova (Russia)

Silver – Eunice Jepkorir (Kenya)

Bronze – Ekaterina Volkova (Russia)

4X100M RELAY

Gold – Russia

Silver – Belgium

Bronze – Nigeria

4X400M RELAY

Gold – U.S.

Silver – Russia

Bronze – Jamaica

MARATHON

Gold – Constantina Tomescu (Romania)

Silver – Catherine Ndereba (Kenya)

Bronze – Zhou Chunxiu (China)

20KM WALK

Gold – Olga Kaniskina (Russia)

Silver – Kjersti Platzer (Norway)

Bronze – Elisa Rigaudo (Italy)

HEPTATHLON

Gold – Nataliia Dobrynska (Ukraine)

Silver – Hyleas Fountain (United States)

Bronze – Tatiana Chernova (Russia)

HIGH JUMP

Gold – Tia Hellebaut (Belgium)

Silver – Blanka Vlasic (Croatia)

Bronze – Anna Chicherova (Russia)

LONG JUMP

Gold – Maurren Higa Maggi (Brazil)

Silver – Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia)

Bronze – Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria)

TRIPLE JUMP

Gold – Francoise Mbango Etone (Cameroon)

Silver – Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia)

Bronze – Hrysopiyi Devetzi (Greece)

POLE VAULT

Gold – Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia)

Silver – Jennifer Stuczynski (U.S.)

Bronze – Svetlana Feofanova (Russia)

SHOT PUT

Gold – Valerie Vili (New Zealand)

Silver – Natallia Mikhnevich (Belarus)

Bronze – Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Belarus)

DISCUS

Gold – Stephanie Brown Trafton (U.S.)

Silver – Yarelys Barrios (Cuba)

Bronze – Olena Antonova (Ukraine)

JAVELIN

Gold – Barbora Spotakova (Czech Republic)

Silver – Maria Abakumova (Russia)

Bronze – Christina Obergfoll (Germany)

HAMMER

Gold – Aksana Miankova (Belarus)

Silver – Yipsi Moreno (Cuba)

Bronze – Zhang Wenxiu (China)

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