Olympics: Day One Results

Mariel Zagunis of the USA (C) celebrates next to her compatriots Sada Jacobson (L) and Angelica Ward on the podium of the women's individual sabre on August 9, 2008 at the Fencing Hall of National Convention Center Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images ()

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August 9, 2008Updated: October 1, 2015

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The Olympics began with sports from badminton to weightlifting, from team sports like soccer to individual sports like fencing, and from indoor sports like gymnastics to outdoor sports like cycling. The women’s individual sabre (fencing) saw a rare sweep, with the U.S. winning all three medals.

Coming up on Day 2, Michael Phelps will begin his quest for a possible eight gold medals. The U.S. men’s basketball team will face China, while its soccer team faces the Netherlands. The women’s cycling road race goes on day 2 and the tennis tournament begins as well.

Olympic Medal Winners—Day 1
Shooting—Women's
Gold	Czech Republic	Katerina Emmons
Silver	Russia	Lioubov Galkina
Bronze	Croatia	Snjezana Pejcic
Shooting—Men's
Gold	China	Pang Wei
Silver	Republic of Korea	Jin Jong-oh
Bronze	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Kim Jong
Weightlifting
Gold	China	Chen Xiexia
Silver	Turkey	Sibel Ozkan
Bronze	Chinese Taipei	Chen Wei-Ling
Cycling—Men's Road Race
Gold	Spain	Samuel Sanchez
Silver	Italy	Davide Rebellin
Bronze	Switzerland	Fabian Cancellara
Fencing—Women's Individual Sabre
Gold	USA	Mariel Zagunis
Silver	USA	Sada Jacobson
Bronze	USA	Rebecca Ward
Judo—Women's
Gold	Romania	Alina Alexandra Dumitru
Silver	Cuba	Yanet Bermoy
Bronze	Japan	Tani Ryoko
Bronze	Argentina	Paula Belen Pareto
Judo—Men's
Gold	Republic of Korea	Choi Min-Ho
Silver	Austria	Ludwig Paischer
Bronze	Netherlands	Ruben Houeks
Bronze	Uzbekistan	Rishod Sobirov