Beijing -2008

88 countries left Beijing with at least one medal.

China stays at home with the most of Gold medals (51) while United States came back home with "only" 36 Gold medals but with the most of medals (36 Gold medals + 38 Silver medals + 36 Bronze medals => 110 medals).

UK won 47 medals (including 19 Gold ones). That will be hard for UK to be on the top of the medal classification during London 2012 Olympic Games ... They should beat China, USA and Russia ...

Coming soon ... Olympic Games for disabled...

Congretulations Michael !

... for the 8 Gold medals you won !

Winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games is impressive.

Winning8 gold medals in only one Olympiad is far much impressive !

I swang as an amateur when I was young. As far as I'm concerned, I am far much more impressed in the training necessary to achieve this result than in the result itself ....

Swimming from 6:30 am, 6 days a week, 12 months a year .... for years ....

I think that tanks to a such training a lot of people could become a high-leveled swimmer.

But I'm convinced that only a few people could endure the kind of training for years ...

So.... Congretulations Michael, you deserve these 8 Gold Medals you won !