Athletes who trained at NAU’s Center for High Altitude Training won 22 Olympic medals during the 2008 Games in Beijing, for a total of 213 medals dating back to the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Athletes from eight countries won seven gold, five silver and 10 bronze medals in Beijing.
Winners included:
| Australia—Swimming |
| Stephanie Rice |
Gold—Women’s 400m Individual Medley
Gold—Women’s 200m Individual Medley |
| Eamon Sullivan |
Silver—Men’s 100M Freestyle
Silver—Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay
Bronze—Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay |
| Austria—Swimming |
| Mirna Jukic |
Bronze—Women’s 100m Breaststroke |
| Canada—Triathlon |
| Simon Whitfield |
Silver—Men’s Triathlon |
| Denmark—Swimming |
| Lotte Friis |
Bronze—Women’s 800m Freestyle |
| Germany—Swimming |
| Britta Steffan |
Gold—Women’s 100m Freestyle
Gold—Women’s 50m Freestyle |
| Italy—Swimming |
| Federica Pellegrini |
Gold-Women’s 200m Freestyle |
| Alessia Filippi |
Silver-Women’s 800m Freestyle |
| Japan—Swimming |
| Kosuke Kitajima |
Gold-Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Gold-Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Bronze-Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay |
| Takeshi Matsuda |
Bronze-Men’s 200m Butterfly |
| Reiko Nakamura |
Bronze-Women’s 200m Backstroke |
| Junichi Miyashita |
Bronze-Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay |
| Hisayoshi Sato |
Bronze-Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay |
| Norway—Swimming |
| Alexander Dale Oen |
Silver-Men’s 100m Breaststroke |
| Sara Nordenstam |
Bronze-Women’s 200m Breaststroke |
| Medal Total: 22 |
Gold: 7
Silver: 5
Bronze: 10 |
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