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)





