| Archery | Men's individual | Viktor Ruban Ukraine | Park Kyung-Mo South Korea | Bair Badënov Russia |
| Archery | Men's team | Im Dong-Hyun, Lee Chang-hwan, Park Kyung-Mo South Korea | Ilario Di Buò, Marco Galiazzo, Mauro Nespoli Italy | Jiang Lin, Li Wenquan, Xue Haifeng China |
| Archery | Women's individual | Zhang Juanjuan China | Park Sung-hyun South Korea | Yun Ok-hee South Korea |
| Archery | Women's team | Joo Hyun-Jung, Park Sung-hyun, Yun Ok-hee South Korea | Chen Ling, Guo Dan, Zhang Juanjuan China | Virginie Arnold, Sophie Dodemont, Bérengère Schuh France |
| Artistic swimming | Women’s duet | Anastasia Davydova, Anastasiya Yermakova Russia | Andrea Fuentes, Gemma Mengual Spain | Saho Harada, Emiko Suzuki Japan |
| Artistic swimming | Women’s team | Anastasia Davydova, Anastasiya Yermakova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Olga Kuzhela, Yelena Ovchinnikova, Anna Shorina, Svetlana Romashina Russia | Alba María Cabello, Raquel Corral, Andrea Fuentes, Gemma Mengual, Thaïs Henríquez, Laura López, Gisela Morón, Irina Rodríguez, Paola Tirados Spain | Gu Beibei, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Sun Qiuting, Wang Na, Zhang Xiaohuan China |
| Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia | Micah Kemboi Kogo Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's 100 m | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Richard Thompson Trinidad and Tobago | Walter Dix United States |
| Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | Dayron Robles Cuba | David Payne United States | David Oliver United States |
| Athletics | Men's 1500 m | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya | Nicholas Willis New Zealand | Mehdi Baala France |
| Athletics | Men's 20 km walk | Valeriy Borchin Russia | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | Jared Tallent Australia |
| Athletics | Men's 200 m | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Shawn Crawford United States | Walter Dix United States |
| Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Brimin Kipruto Kenya | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago | Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara Japan | Vicente Lima, Sandro Viana, Bruno de Barros, José Carlos Moreira Brazil |
| Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon United States | Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Christopher Brown, Avard Moncur, Ramon Miller Bahamas | Martyn Rooney, Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Michael Bingham Great Britain |
| Athletics | Men's 400 m | LaShawn Merritt United States | Jeremy Wariner United States | David Neville United States |
| Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | Angelo Taylor United States | Kerron Clement United States | Bershawn Jackson United States |
| Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | Alex Schwazer Italy | Jared Tallent Australia | Denis Nizhegorodov Russia |
| Athletics | Men's 5000 m | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's 800 m | Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei Kenya | Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan | Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's decathlon | Bryan Clay United States | Andrei Krauchanka Belarus | Leonel Suárez Cuba |
| Athletics | Men's discus throw | Gerd Kanter Estonia | Piotr Małachowski Poland | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania |
| Athletics | Men's hammer throw | Primož Kozmus Slovenia | Vadim Devyatovskiy Belarus | Ivan Tsikhan Belarus |
| Athletics | Men's high jump | Andrey Silnov Russia | Germaine Mason Great Britain | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia |
| Athletics | Men's javelin throw | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | Ainārs Kovals Latvia | Tero Pitkämäki Finland |
| Athletics | Men's long jump | Irving Saladino Panama | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa | Ibrahim Camejo Cuba |
| Athletics | Men's marathon | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru Kenya | Jaouad Gharib Morocco | Tsegaye Kebede Wordofa Ethiopia |
| Athletics | Men's pole vault | Steven Hooker Australia | Yevgeny Lukyanenko Russia | Derek Miles United States |
| Athletics | Men's shot put | Tomasz Majewski Poland | Christian Cantwell United States | Dylan Armstrong Canada |
| Athletics | Men's triple jump | Nelson Évora Portugal | Phillips Idowu Great Britain | Leevan Sands Bahamas |
| Athletics | Women's 10,000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Ethiopia | Shalane Flanagan United States | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai Kenya |
| Athletics | Women's 100 m | Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica | Sherone Simpson Jamaica / Kerron Stewart Jamaica | — |
| Athletics | Women's 100 m hurdles | Dawn Harper United States | Sally McLellan Australia | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Canada |
| Athletics | Women's 1500 m | Nancy Jebet Langat Kenya | Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine | Nataliya Tobias Ukraine |
| Athletics | Women's 20 km walk | Olga Kaniskina Russia | Kjersti Tysse Plätzer Norway | Elisa Rigaudo Italy |
| Athletics | Women's 200 m | Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica | Allyson Felix United States | Kerron Stewart Jamaica |
| Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Russia | Eunice Jepkorir Kenya | Yekaterina Volkova Russia |
| Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert Belgium | Ene Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi, Agnes Osazuwa Nigeria | Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos Brazil |
| Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings United States | Shericka Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins Jamaica | Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women's 400 m | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | Shericka Williams Jamaica | Sanya Richards United States |
| Athletics | Women's 400 m hurdles | Melaine Walker Jamaica | Sheena Tosta United States | Tasha Danvers Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women's 5000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Ethiopia | Meseret Defar Tola Ethiopia | Sylvia Kibet Kenya |
| Athletics | Women's 800 m | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Kenya | Hasna Benhassi Morocco |
| Athletics | Women's discus throw | Stephanie Brown Trafton United States | Olena Antonova Ukraine | Song Aimin China |
| Athletics | Women's hammer throw | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | Zhang Wenxiu China | Manuela Montebrun France |
| Athletics | Women's heptathlon | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine | Hyleas Fountain United States | Kelly Sotherton Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women's high jump | Tia Hellebaut Belgium | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | Chaunté Howard United States |
| Athletics | Women's javelin throw | Barbora Špotáková Czechia | Christina Obergföll Germany | Goldie Sayers Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women's long jump | Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | Chelsea Hammond Jamaica |
| Athletics | Women's marathon | Constantina Diţă-Tomescu Romania | Catherine Nyambura Ndereba Kenya | Zhou Chunxiu China |
| Athletics | Women's pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | Jennifer Stuczynski United States | Svetlana Feofanova Russia |
| Athletics | Women's shot put | Valerie Vili New Zealand | Dylan Armstrong Cuba | Gong Lijiao China |
| Athletics | Women's triple jump | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan | Yargelis Savigne Cuba |
| Badminton | Men's doubles | Markis Kido, Hendra Setiawan Indonesia | Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng China | Hwang Ji-man, Lee Jae-jin South Korea |
| Badminton | Men's singles | Lin Dan China | Lee Chong Wei Malaysia | Chen Jin China |
| Badminton | Mixed doubles | Lee Yong-dae, Lee Hyo-jung South Korea | Nova Widianto, Liliyana Natsir Indonesia | He Hanbin, Yu Yang China |
| Badminton | Women's doubles | Du Jing, Yu Yang China | Lee Hyo-jung, Lee Kyung-won South Korea | Wei Yili, Zhang Yawen China |
| Badminton | Women's singles | Zhang Ning China | Xie Xingfang China | Maria Kristin Yulianti Indonesia |
| Baseball | Men's team | Ryu Hyun-Jin, Han Ki-Joo, Park Jin-Man, Kwon Hyuk, Lee Taek-Keun, Lee Dae-Ho, Oh Seung-Hwan, Bong Jung-Keun, Ko Young-Min, Lee Jong-Wook, Jeong Keun-Woo, Kim Min-Jae, Jin Kab-Yong, Lee Jin-Young, Jang Won-Sam, Song Seung-Jun, Kim Kwang-Hyun, Lee Yong-Kyu, Kim Dong-Joo, Kang Min-Ho, Hyun-soo Kim, Lee Seung-Yeop, Chong Tae-Hyon, Yoon Suk-Min South Korea | Ariel Pestano, Yoandry Urgellés, Alfredo Despaigne, Luis Rodríguez, Alexei Bell, Yadier Pedroso, Jonder Martínez, Adiel Palma, Luis Navas, Giorvis Duvergel, Alexander Mayeta, Eriel Sánchez, Rolando Meriño, Héctor Olivera, Michel Enríquez, Yuliesky Gourriel, Vicyohandry Odelín, Pedro Luis Lazo, Eduardo Paret, Norberto González, Norge Luis Vera, Frederich Cepeda, Elier Sánchez, Miguel Lahera Cuba | Brett Anderson, Blaine Neal, Matt Brown, Nate Schierholtz, Jeremy Cummings, Michael Koplove, Terry Tiffee, Kevin Jepsen, Brian Duensing, Dexter Fowler, Brandon Knight, Mike Hessman, Casey Weathers, Jason Donald, Jayson Nix, Taylor Teagarden, Stephen Strasburg, Jake Arrieta, Lou Marson, Matt LaPorta, Trevor Cahill, Brian Barden, John Gall, Jeff Stevens United States |
| Basketball | Men's team | Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd, Dwyane Wade United States | José Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Jorge Garbajosa, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Carlos Jiménez, Raúl López, Álex Mumbrú, Juan Carlos Navarro, Felipe Reyes, Berni Rodríguez, Ricky Rubio Spain | Carlos Delfino, Manu Ginóbili, Román González, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Federico Kammerichs, Andrés Nocioni, Fabricio Oberto, Antonio Porta, Pablo Prigioni, Paolo Quinteros, Luis Scola Argentina |
| Basketball | Women's team | Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith, Diana Taurasi, Tina Thompson United States | Suzy Batkovic, Tully Bevilaqua, Rohanee Cox, Hollie Grima, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Erin Phillips, Emma Randall, Jennifer Screen, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton, Penny Taylor Australia | Svetlana Abrosimova, Becky Hammon, Marina Karpunina, Ilona Korstin, Marina Kuzina, Yekaterina Lisina, Irina Osipova, Oxana Rakhmatulina, Tatiana Shchegoleva, Irina Sokolovskaya, Maria Stepanova, Natalia Vodopyanova Russia |
| Boxing | Men’s Bantamweight | Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Mongolia | Yankiel León Cuba | Bruno Julie Mauritius / Veaceslav Gojan Moldova |
| Boxing | Men’s Featherweight | Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine | Khedafi Djelkhir France | Shahin Imranov Azerbaijan / Yakup Kılıç Turkey |
| Boxing | Men’s Flyweight | Somjit Jongjohor Thailand | Andry Laffita Cuba | Vincenzo Picardi Italy / Georgy Balakshin Russia |
| Boxing | Men’s Heavyweight | Rakhim Chakkhiev Russia | Clemente Russo Italy | Osmay Acosta Cuba / Deontay Wilder United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Light flyweight | Zou Shiming China | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Mongolia | Yampier Hernández Cuba / Paddy Barnes Ireland |
| Boxing | Men’s Light heavyweight | Zhang Xiaoping China | Kenny Egan Ireland | Tony Jeffries Great Britain / Yerkebulan Shynaliyev Kazakhstan |
| Boxing | Men’s Light welterweight | Manuel Félix Díaz Dominican Republic | Manus Boonjumnong Thailand | Roniel Iglesias Cuba / Alexis Vastine France |
| Boxing | Men’s Lightweight | Aleksei Tishchenko Russia | Daouda Sow France | Hrachik Javakhyan Armenia / Yordenis Ugás Cuba |
| Boxing | Men’s Middleweight | James DeGale Great Britain | Emilio Correa Cuba | Vijender Singh India / Darren Sutherland Ireland |
| Boxing | Men’s Super heavyweight | Roberto Cammarelle Italy | Zhang Zhilei China | David Price Great Britain / Vyacheslav Glazkov Ukraine |
| Boxing | Men’s Welterweight | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Kazakhstan | Carlos Banteaux Cuba | Hanati Silamu China / Kim Jung-Joo South Korea |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 m | Attila Vajda Hungary | David Cal Spain | Thomas Hall Canada |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 m | Maxim Opalev Russia | David Cal Spain | Yuriy Cheban Ukraine |
| Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 m | Andrei Bahdanovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Belarus | Christian Gille, Tomasz Wylenzek Germany | György Kozmann, Tamás Kiss Hungary |
| Canoeing | Men's C-2 500 m | Meng Guanliang, Yang Wenjun China | Sergey Ulegin, Aleksandr Kostoglod Russia | Christian Gille, Tomasz Wylenzek Germany |
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 m | Tim Brabants Great Britain | Eirik Verås Larsen Norway | Ken Wallace Australia |
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 m | Ken Wallace Australia | Adam van Koeverden Canada | Tim Brabants Great Britain |
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m | Martin Hollstein, Andreas Ihle Germany | Kim Wraae Knudsen, René Holten Poulsen Denmark | Andrea Facchin, Antonio Scaduto Italy |
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 m | Saúl Craviotto, Carlos Pérez Spain | Ronald Rauhe, Tim Wieskötter Germany | Raman Piatrushenka, Vadzim Makhneu Belarus |
| Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 m | Raman Piatrushenka, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Artur Litvinchuk, Vadzim Makhneu Belarus | Richard Riszdorfer, Michal Riszdorfer, Erik Vlček, Juraj Tarr Slovakia | Lutz Altepost, Norman Bröckl, Torsten Eckbrett, Björn Goldschmidt Germany |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | Michal Martikán Slovakia | David Florence Great Britain | Robin Bell Australia |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | Peter Hochschorner, Pavol Hochschorner Slovakia | Jaroslav Volf, Ondřej Štěpánek Czechia | Mikhail Kuznetsov, Dmitry Larionov Russia |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | Alexander Grimm Germany | Fabien Lefèvre France | Benjamin Boukpeti Togo |
| Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | Inna Osypenko-Radomska Ukraine | Josefa Idem Italy | Katrin Wagner-Augustin Germany |
| Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 m | Katalin Kovács, Natasa Janics Hungary | Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna Poland | Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard France |
| Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 m | Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Conny Waßmuth Germany | Katalin Kovács, Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Natasa Janics Hungary | Lisa Oldenhof, Hannah Davis, Chantal Meek, Lyndsie Fogarty Australia |
| Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | Elena Kaliská Slovakia | Jacqueline Lawrence Australia | Violetta Oblinger-Peters Austria |
| Cycling | Men's BMX | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Mike Day United States | Donny Robinson United States |
| Cycling | Men's Keirin | Chris Hoy Great Britain | Ross Edgar Great Britain | Kiyofumi Nagai Japan |
| Cycling | Men's Madison | Juan Curuchet, Walter Pérez Argentina | Joan Llaneras, Antonio Tauler Spain | Mikhail Ignatiev, Alexei Markov Russia |
| Cycling | Men's cross-country | Julien Absalon France | Jean-Christophe Péraud France | Nino Schurter Switzerland |
| Cycling | Men's individual pursuit | Bradley Wiggins Great Britain | Hayden Roulston New Zealand | Steven Burke Great Britain |
| Cycling | Men's points race | Joan Llaneras Spain | Roger Kluge Germany | Chris Newton Great Britain |
| Cycling | Men's road race | Samuel Sánchez Spain | Fabian Cancellara Switzerland | Alexandr Kolobnev Russia |
| Cycling | Men's sprint | Chris Hoy Great Britain | Jason Kenny Great Britain | Mickaël Bourgain France |
| Cycling | Men's team pursuit | Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins Great Britain | Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Michael Mørkøv, Alex Rasmussen, Michael Færk Christensen Denmark | Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, Jesse Sergent, Westley Gough New Zealand |
| Cycling | Men's team sprint | Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Jamie Staff Great Britain | Grégory Baugé, Kévin Sireau, Arnaud Tournant France | René Enders, Maximilian Levy, Stefan Nimke Germany |
| Cycling | Men's time trial | Fabian Cancellara Switzerland | Gustav Larsson Sweden | Levi Leipheimer United States |
| Cycling | Women's BMX | Anne-Caroline Chausson France | Laëtitia Le Corguillé France | Jill Kintner United States |
| Cycling | Women's cross-country | Sabine Spitz Germany | Maja Włoszczowska Poland | Irina Kalentieva Russia |
| Cycling | Women's points race | Marianne Vos Netherlands | Yoanka González Cuba | Leire Olaberria Spain |
| Cycling | Women's pursuit | Rebecca Romero Great Britain | Wendy Houvenaghel Great Britain | Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine |
| Cycling | Women's road race | Nicole Cooke Great Britain | Emma Johansson Sweden | Tatiana Guderzo Italy |
| Cycling | Women's sprint | Victoria Pendleton Great Britain | Anna Meares Australia | Guo Shuang China |
| Cycling | Women's time trial | Kristin Armstrong United States | Emma Pooley Great Britain | Karin Thürig Switzerland |
| Diving | Men's 10 m platform | Matthew Mitcham Australia | Zhou Lüxin China | Gleb Galperin Russia |
| Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | He Chong China | Alexandre Despatie Canada | Qin Kai China |
| Diving | Men's synchronized 10 m platform | Lin Yue, Huo Liang China | Patrick Hausding, Sascha Klein Germany | Gleb Galperin, Dmitriy Dobroskok Russia |
| Diving | Men's synchronized 3 m springboard | Qin Kai, Wang Feng China | Dmitri Sautin, Yuriy Kunakov Russia | Illya Kvasha, Oleksiy Prygorov Ukraine |
| Diving | Women's 10 m platform | Chen Ruolin China | Émilie Heymans Canada | Wang Xin China |
| Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | Guo Jingjing China | Yuliya Pakhalina Russia | Wu Minxia China |
| Diving | Women's synchronized 10 m platform | Wang Xin, Chen Ruolin China | Briony Cole, Melissa Wu Australia | Paola Espinosa, Tatiana Ortiz Mexico |
| Diving | Women's synchronized 3 m springboard | Guo Jingjing, Wu Minxia China | Yuliya Pakhalina, Anastasia Pozdniakova Russia | Ditte Kotzian, Heike Fischer Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Individual dressage | Anky van Grunsven Netherlands | Isabell Werth Germany | Heike Kemmer Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Individual eventing | Hinrich Romeike Germany | Gina Miles United States | Kristina Cook Great Britain |
| Equestrian | Open Individual jumping | Eric Lamaze Canada | Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Sweden | Beezie Madden United States |
| Equestrian | Open Team dressage | Nadine Capellmann, Heike Kemmer, Isabell Werth Germany | Anky van Grunsven, Hans Peter Minderhoud, Imke Schellekens Netherlands | Andreas Helgstrand, Anne van Olst, Nathalie zu Sayn Wittgenstein Denmark |
| Equestrian | Open Team eventing | Andreas Dibowski, Ingrid Klimke, Frank Ostholt, Hinrich Romeike, Peter Thomsen Germany | Clayton Fredericks, Lucinda Fredericks, Sonja Johnson, Megan Jones, Shane Rose Australia | Kristina Cook, Daisy Dick, William Fox-Pitt, Sharon Hunt, Mary King Great Britain |
| Equestrian | Open Team jumping | Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, Will Simpson, McLain Ward United States | Mac Cone, Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar Canada | Christina Liebherr, Pius Schwizer, Niklaus Schurtenberger, Steve Guerdat Switzerland |
| Fencing | Men's foil | Benjamin Kleibrink Germany | Yuki Ota Japan | Salvatore Sanzo Italy |
| Fencing | Men's sabre | Zhong Man China | Nicolas Lopez France | Mihai Covaliu Romania |
| Fencing | Men's team sabre | Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet, Boris Sanson France | Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, James Williams United States | Aldo Montano, Diego Occhiuzzi, Giampiero Pastore, Luigi Tarantino Italy |
| Fencing | Men's team épée | Jérôme Jeannet, Fabrice Jeannet, Ulrich Robeiri France | Robert Andrzejuk, Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, Radosław Zawrotniak Poland | Stefano Carozzo, Diego Confalonieri, Alfredo Rota, Matteo Tagliariol Italy |
| Fencing | Men's épée | Matteo Tagliariol Italy | Fabrice Jeannet France | José Luis Abajo Spain |
| Fencing | Women's foil | Valentina Vezzali Italy | Nam Hyun-Hee South Korea | Margherita Granbassi Italy |
| Fencing | Women's sabre | Mariel Zagunis United States | Sada Jacobson United States | Rebecca Ward United States |
| Fencing | Women's team foil | Svetlana Boyko, Aida Chanayeva, Viktoria Nikishina, Yevgeniya Lamonova Russia | Emily Cross, Hanna Thompson, Erinn Smart United States | Valentina Vezzali, Giovanna Trillini, Margherita Granbassi, Ilaria Salvatori Italy |
| Fencing | Women's team sabre | Olga Kharlan, Olena Khomrova, Halyna Pundyk, Olha Zhovnir Ukraine | Bao Yingying, Huang Haiyang, Ni Hong, Tan Xue China | Sada Jacobson, Rebecca Ward, Mariel Zagunis United States |
| Fencing | Women's épée | Britta Heidemann Germany | Ana Maria Brânză Romania | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald Hungary |
| Field hockey | Men's team | Philip Witte, Maximilian Müller, Sebastian Biederlack, Carlos Nevado, Moritz Fürste, Jan-Marco Montag, Tobias Hauke, Tibor Weißenborn, Benjamin Weß, Niklas Meinert, Timo Weß, Oliver Korn, Christopher Zeller, Max Weinhold, Matthias Witthaus, Florian Keller, Philipp Zeller Germany | Francisco Cortés, Santi Freixa, Francisco Fábregas, Víctor Sojo, Alex Fábregas, Pol Amat, Eduardo Tubau, Roc Oliva, Juan Fernández, Ramón Alegre, Xavier Ribas, Albert Sala, Rodrigo Garza, Sergi Enrique, Eduard Arbós, David Alegre Spain | Jamie Dwyer, Liam de Young, Robert Hammond, Mark Knowles, Eddie Ockenden, David Guest, Luke Doerner, Grant Schubert, Bevan George, Andrew Smith, Stephen Lambert, Eli Matheson, Matthew Wells, Travis Brooks, Kiel Brown, Fergus Kavanagh, Des Abbott Australia |
| Field hockey | Women's team | Lisanne de Roever, Eefke Mulder, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Miek van Geenhuizen, Wieke Dijkstra, Maartje Goderie, Lidewij Welten, Minke Smabers, Minke Booij, Janneke Schopman, Maartje Paumen, Naomi van As, Ellen Hoog, Sophie Polkamp, Eva de Goede, Marilyn Agliotti Netherlands | Ma Yibo, Chen Zhaoxia, Cheng Hui, Huang Junxia, Fu Baorong, Li Shuang, Gao Lihua, Tang Chunling, Zhou Wanfeng, Zhang Yimeng, Li Hongxia, Ren Ye, Chen Qiuqi, Zhao Yudiao, Song Qingling, Pan Fengzhen China | Paola Vukojicic, Belén Succi, Magdalena Aicega, Mercedes Margalot, Mariana Rossi, Noel Barrionuevo, Giselle Kañevsky, Claudia Burkart, Luciana Aymar, Mariné Russo, Mariana González Oliva, Soledad García, Alejandra Gulla, María de la Paz Hernández, Carla Rebecchi, Rosario Luchetti Argentina |
| Football | Men's team | Óscar Ustari, Ezequiel Garay, Fabián Monzón, Pablo Zabaleta, Fernando Gago, Federico Fazio, José Sosa, Éver Banega, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Juan Román Riquelme, Ángel Di María, Nicolás Pareja, Lautaro Acosta, Javier Mascherano, Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Diego Buonanotte, Sergio Romero, Nicolás Navarro Argentina | Ambruse Vanzekin, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Onyekachi Apam, Dele Adeleye, Monday James, Chinedu Obasi, Sani Kaita, Victor Obinna, Isaac Promise, Solomon Okoronkwo, Oluwafemi Ajilore, Olubayo Adefemi, Peter Odemwingie, Efe Ambrose, Victor Anichebe, Emmanuel Ekpo, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Oladapo Olufemi Nigeria | Diego Alves, Renan, Rafinha, Alex Silva, Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Ilsinho, Breno, Hernanes, Anderson, Lucas, Ronaldinho, Ramires, Diego, Thiago Neves, Alexandre Pato, Rafael Sóbis, Jô Brazil |
| Football | Women's team | Hope Solo, Nicole Barnhart, Heather Mitts, Christie Rampone, Rachel Buehler, Stephanie Cox, Kate Markgraf, Lori Chalupny, Lindsay Tarpley, Shannon Boxx, Heather O'Reilly, Aly Wagner, Carli Lloyd, Tobin Heath, Angela Hucles, Natasha Kai, Amy Rodriguez, Lauren Cheney United States | Andréia Suntaque, Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa, Andréia Rosa de Andrade, Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, Simone Gomes Jatobá, Rosana dos Santos Augusto, Érika Cristiano dos Santos, Renata Aparecida da Costa, Miraildes Maciel Mota, Daniela Alves Lima, Ester Aparecida dos Santos, Delma Gonçalves, Francielle Manoel Alberto, Andréia dos Santos, Maurine Dorneles Gonçalves, Marta Vieira da Silva, Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, Fabiana da Silva Simões Brazil | Nadine Angerer, Fatmire Bajramaj, Saskia Bartusiak, Melanie Behringer, Linda Bresonik, Kerstin Garefrekes, Ariane Hingst, Ursula Holl, Annike Krahn, Simone Laudehr, Renate Lingor, Anja Mittag, Célia Okoyino da Mbabi, Babett Peter, Conny Pohlers, Birgit Prinz, Sandra Smisek, Kerstin Stegemann Germany |
| Gymnastics | Men's floor exercise | Zou Kai China | Gervasio Deferr Spain | Anton Golotsutskov Russia |
| Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | Zou Kai China | Jonathan Horton United States | Fabian Hambüchen Germany |
| Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around | Yang Wei China | Kōhei Uchimura Japan | Benoît Caranobe France |
| Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | Li Xiaopeng China | Yoo Won-Chul South Korea | Anton Fokin Uzbekistan |
| Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | Xiao Qin China | Filip Ude Croatia | Louis Smith Great Britain |
| Gymnastics | Men's rings | Chen Yibing China | Yang Wei China | Oleksandr Vorobiov Ukraine |
| Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | Chen Yibing, Huang Xu, Li Xiaopeng, Xiao Qin, Yang Wei, Zou Kai China | Takehiro Kashima, Takuya Nakase, Makoto Okiguchi, Koki Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tomita, Kōhei Uchimura Japan | Alexander Artemev, Raj Bhavsar, Joseph Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Kevin Tan United States |
| Gymnastics | Men's vault | Leszek Blanik Poland | Thomas Bouhail France | Anton Golotsutskov Russia |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Trampoline · Men's | Lu Chunlong China | Jason Burnett Canada | Dong Dong China |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic · individual all-around | Yevgeniya Kanayeva Russia | Inna Zhukova Belarus | Anna Bessonova Ukraine |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic · team all-around | Margarita Aliychuk, Anna Gavrilenko, Tatiana Gorbunova, Yelena Posevina, Daria Shkurikhina, Natalia Zuyeva Russia | Cai Tongtong, Chou Tao, Lü Yuanyang, Sui Jian-Shuang, Sun Dan, Zhang Shuo China | Olesya Babushkina, Anastasia Ivankova, Ksenia Sankovich, Zinaida Lunina, Glafira Martinovich, Alina Tumilovich Belarus |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Trampoline · Women's | He Wenna China | Karen Cockburn Canada | Ekaterina Khilko Uzbekistan |
| Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | Shawn Johnson United States | Nastia Liukin United States | Cheng Fei China |
| Gymnastics | Women's floor exercise | Sandra Izbaşa Romania | Shawn Johnson United States | Nastia Liukin United States |
| Gymnastics | Women's individual all-around | Nastia Liukin United States | Shawn Johnson United States | Yang Yilin China |
| Gymnastics | Women's team all-around | Cheng Fei, Deng Linlin, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Li Shanshan, Yang Yilin China | Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan United States | Andreea Acatrinei, Gabriela Drăgoi, Andreea Grigore, Sandra Izbaşa, Steliana Nistor, Anamaria Tămârjan Romania |
| Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | He Kexin China | Nastia Liukin United States | Yang Yilin China |
| Gymnastics | Women's vault | Hong Un Jong North Korea | Oksana Chusovitina Germany | Cheng Fei China |
| Handball | Men's team | Jérôme Fernandez, Didier Dinart, Cédric Burdet, Guillaume Gille, Bertrand Gille, Daniel Narcisse, Olivier Girault, Daouda Karaboué, Nikola Karabatić, Christophe Kempe, Thierry Omeyer, Joël Abati, Luc Abalo, Michaël Guigou, Cédric Paty France | Alexander Petersson, Arnór Atlason, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Logi Geirsson, Ólafur Stefánsson, Róbert Gunnarsson, Sigfús Sigurðsson, Snorri Guðjónsson, Sturla Ásgeirsson, Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Iceland | Albert Rocas, Alberto Entrerríos, Carlos Prieto, Cristian Malmagro, David Barrufet, David Davis, Demetrio Lozano, Iker Romero, Jon Belaustegui, José Javier Hombrados, Juanín García, Raúl Entrerríos, Rubén Garabaya, Víctor Tomás Spain |
| Handball | Women's team | Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Katja Nyberg, Ragnhild Aamodt, Gøril Snorroeggen, Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Tonje Nøstvold, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Kristine Lunde, Gro Hammerseng, Kari Mette Johansen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Tonje Larsen, Katrine Lunde Haraldsen, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Norway | Inna Suslina, Maria Sidorova, Yana Uskova, Yekaterina Marennikova, Emiliya Turey, Yelena Dmitriyeva, Anna Kareyeva, Lyudmila Postnova, Irina Bliznova, Yelena Polenova, Oxana Romenskaya, Natalia Shipilova, Yekaterina Andryushina, Irina Poltoratskaya Russia | Oh Yong-Ran, Kim On-a, Huh Soon-Young, Song Hai-Rim, Kim Nam-Sun, Kim Cha-Youn, Oh Seong-Ok, Hong Jeong-ho, Park Chung-Hee, Lee Min-Hee, An Jung-Hwa, Bae Min-Hee, Choi Im-jeong, Moon Pil-Hee South Korea |
| Judo | Men's +100 kg | Satoshi Ishii Japan | Abdullo Tangriev Uzbekistan | Oscar Braison Cuba / Teddy Riner France |
| Judo | Men's 100 kg | Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Mongolia | Askhat Zhitkeyev Kazakhstan | Movlud Miraliyev Azerbaijan / Henk Grol Netherlands |
| Judo | Men's 60 kg | Choi Min-Ho South Korea | Ludwig Paischer Austria | Ruben Houkes Netherlands / Rishod Sobirov Uzbekistan |
| Judo | Men's 66 kg | Masato Uchishiba Japan | Benjamin Darbelet France | Yordanis Arencibia Cuba / Pak Chol-Min North Korea |
| Judo | Men's 73 kg | Elnur Mammadli Azerbaijan | Wang Ki-Chun South Korea | Leandro Guilheiro Brazil / Rasul Boqiev Tajikistan |
| Judo | Men's 81 kg | Ole Bischof Germany | Kim Jae-Bum South Korea | Tiago Camilo Brazil / Roman Gontiuk Ukraine |
| Judo | Men's 90 kg | Irakli Tsirekidze Georgia | Amar Benikhlef Algeria | Hesham Mesbah Egypt / Sergei Aschwanden Switzerland |
| Judo | Women's +78 kg | Tong Wen China | Maki Tsukada Japan | Idalys Ortiz Cuba / Lucija Polavder Slovenia |
| Judo | Women's 48 kg | Alina Alexandra Dumitru Romania | Yanet Bermoy Cuba | Paula Pareto Argentina / Ryoko Tani Japan |
| Judo | Women's 52 kg | Xian Dongmei China | An Kum-Ae North Korea | Soraya Haddad Algeria / Misato Nakamura Japan |
| Judo | Women's 57 kg | Giulia Quintavalle Italy | Deborah Gravenstijn Netherlands | Ketleyn Quadros Brazil / Xu Yan China |
| Judo | Women's 63 kg | Ayumi Tanimoto Japan | Lucie Décosse France | Elisabeth Willeboordse Netherlands / Won Ok-Im North Korea |
| Judo | Women's 70 kg | Masae Ueno Japan | Anaysi Hernández Cuba | Edith Bosch Netherlands / Ronda Rousey United States |
| Judo | Women's 78 kg | Yang Xiuli China | Yalennis Castillo Cuba | Stéphanie Possamaï France / Jeong Gyeong-Mi South Korea |
| Modern pentathlon | Men's | Andrey Moiseyev Russia | Edvinas Krungolcas Lithuania | Andrejus Zadneprovskis Lithuania |
| Modern pentathlon | Women's | Lena Schöneborn Germany | Heather Fell Great Britain | Anastasiya Samusevich Belarus |
| Rowing | Men's coxless four | Tom James, Steve Williams, Pete Reed, Andrew Triggs Hodge Great Britain | Matt Ryan, James Marburg, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg, Francis Hegerty Australia | Julien Desprès, Benjamin Rondeau, Germain Chardin, Dorian Mortelette France |
| Rowing | Men's coxless pair | Drew Ginn, Duncan Free Australia | David Calder, Scott Frandsen Canada | Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater New Zealand |
| Rowing | Men's double sculls | David Crawshay, Scott Brennan Australia | Tõnu Endrekson, Jüri Jaanson Estonia | Matthew Wells, Stephen Rowbotham Great Britain |
| Rowing | Men's eight | Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Andrew Byrnes, Jake Wetzel, Malcolm Howard, Dominic Seiterle, Adam Kreek, Kyle Hamilton, Brian Price Canada | Alex Partridge, Tom Stallard, Tom Lucy, Richard Egington, Josh West, Alastair Heathcote, Matt Langridge, Colin Smith, Acer Nethercott Great Britain | Beau Hoopman, Matt Schnobrich, Micah Boyd, Wyatt Allen, Daniel Walsh, Steven Coppola, Josh Inman, Bryan Volpenhein, Marcus McElhenney United States |
| Rowing | Men's lightweight coxless four | Thomas Ebert, Morten Jørgensen, Eskild Ebbesen, Mads Andersen Denmark | Łukasz Pawłowski, Bartłomiej Pawełczak, Miłosz Bernatajtys, Paweł Rańda Poland | Iain Brambell, Jon Beare, Mike Lewis, Liam Parsons Canada |
| Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls | Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter Great Britain | Dimitrios Mougios, Vasileios Polymeros Greece | Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist Hansen Denmark |
| Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | Konrad Wasielewski, Marek Kolbowicz, Michał Jeliński, Adam Korol Poland | Luca Agamennoni, Simone Venier, Rossano Galtarossa, Simone Raineri Italy | Jonathan Coeffic, Pierre-Jean Peltier, Julien Bahain, Cédric Berrest France |
| Rowing | Men's single sculls | Olaf Tufte Norway | Ondřej Synek Czechia | Mahé Drysdale New Zealand |
| Rowing | Women's coxless pair | Georgeta Andrunache, Viorica Susanu Romania | Wu You, Gao Yulan China | Yuliya Bichyk, Natallia Helakh Belarus |
| Rowing | Women's double sculls | Georgina Evers-Swindell, Caroline Evers-Swindell New Zealand | Annekatrin Thiele, Christiane Huth Germany | Elise Laverick, Anna Bebington Great Britain |
| Rowing | Women's eight | Erin Cafaro, Lindsay Shoop, Anna Goodale, Elle Logan, Anna Cummins, Susan Francia, Caroline Lind, Caryn Davies, Mary Whipple United States | Femke Dekker, Marlies Smulders, Nienke Kingma, Roline Repelaer van Driel, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Helen Tanger, Sarah Siegelaar, Annemiek de Haan, Ester Workel Netherlands | Constanța Burcică, Viorica Susanu, Rodica Şerban, Enikő Barabás, Simona Muşat, Ioana Papuc, Georgeta Andrunache, Doina Ignat, Elena Georgescu Romania |
| Rowing | Women's lightweight double sculls | Kirsten van der Kolk, Marit van Eupen Netherlands | Minna Nieminen, Sanna Stén Finland | Tracy Cameron, Melanie Kok Canada |
| Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | Tang Bin, Xi Aihua, Jin Ziwei, Zhang Yangyang China | Annabel Vernon, Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton, Katherine Grainger Great Britain | Britta Oppelt, Manuela Lutze, Kathrin Boron, Stephanie Schiller Germany |
| Rowing | Women's single sculls | Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria | Michelle Guerette United States | Ekaterina Karsten Belarus |
| Sailing | Men's 470 | Nathan Wilmot, Malcolm Page Australia | Nick Rogers, Joe Glanfield Great Britain | Nicolas Charbonnier, Olivier Bausset France |
| Sailing | Men's Laser | Paul Goodison Great Britain | Vasilij Žbogar Slovenia | Diego Romero Italy |
| Sailing | Men's Star | Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson Great Britain | Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada Brazil | Fredrik Lööf, Anders Ekström Sweden |
| Sailing | Men's sailboard | Tom Ashley New Zealand | Julien Bontemps France | Shahar Tzuberi Israel |
| Sailing | Open 49er | Jonas Warrer, Martin Kirketerp Denmark | Iker Martínez de Lizarduy, Xabier Fernández Spain | Jan-Peter Peckolt, Hannes Peckolt Germany |
| Sailing | Open Finn | Ben Ainslie Great Britain | Zach Railey United States | Guillaume Florent France |
| Sailing | Open Tornado | Antón Paz Blanco, Fernando Echavarri Spain | Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby Australia | Santiago Lange, Carlos Espínola Argentina |
| Sailing | Women's 470 | Elise Rechichi, Tessa Parkinson Australia | Marcelien de Koning, Lobke Berkhout Netherlands | Fernanda Oliveira, Isabel Swan Brazil |
| Sailing | Women's Laser Radial | Anna Tunnicliffe United States | Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Lithuania | Xu Lijia China |
| Sailing | Women's Yngling | Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, Pippa Wilson Great Britain | Mandy Mulder, Annemieke Bes, Merel Witteveen Netherlands | Sofia Bekatorou, Sofia Papadopoulou, Virginia Kravarioti Greece |
| Sailing | Women's sailboard | Yin Jian China | Alessandra Sensini Italy | Bryony Shaw Great Britain |
| Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | Pang Wei China | Jin Jong-oh South Korea | Jason Turner United States |
| Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle | Abhinav Bindra India | Zhu Qinan China | Henri Häkkinen Finland |
| Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Oleksandr Petriv Ukraine | Ralf Schumann Germany | Christian Reitz Germany |
| Shooting | Men's 50 m pistol | Jin Jong-oh South Korea | Tan Zongliang China | Vladimir Isakov Russia |
| Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone | Artur Ayvazyan Ukraine | Matthew Emmons United States | Warren Potent Australia |
| Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle three positions | Qiu Jian China | Jury Sukhorukov Ukraine | Rajmond Debevec Slovenia |
| Shooting | Men's double trap | Walton Eller United States | Francesco D'Aniello Italy | Hu Binyuan China |
| Shooting | Men's skeet | Vincent Hancock United States | Tore Brovold Norway | Anthony Terras France |
| Shooting | Men's trap | David Kostelecký Czechia | Giovanni Pellielo Italy | Aleksei Alipov Russia |
| Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol | Guo Wenjun China | Natalia Paderina Russia | Nino Salukvadze Georgia |
| Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle | Kateřina Emmons Czechia | Lioubov Galkina Russia | Snježana Pejčić Croatia |
| Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol | Chen Ying China | Otryadyn Gündegmaa Mongolia | Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Germany |
| Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle three positions | Du Li China | Kateřina Emmons Czechia | Eglis Yaima Cruz Cuba |
| Shooting | Women's skeet | Chiara Cainero Italy | Kim Rhode United States | Christine Brinker Germany |
| Shooting | Women's trap | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Finland | Zuzana Štefečeková Slovakia | Corey Cogdell United States |
| Softball | Women's team | Naho Emoto, Motoko Fujimoto, Megu Hirose, Emi Inui, Sachiko Ito, Ayumi Karino, Satoko Mabuchi, Yukiyo Mine, Masumi Mishina, Rei Nishiyama, Hiroko Sakai, Rie Sato, Mika Someya, Yukiko Ueno, Eri Yamada Japan | Monica Abbott, Stacey Nuveman, Crystl Bustos, Jennie Finch, Laura Berg, Lauren Lappin, Lovieanne Jung, Cat Osterman, Tairia Flowers, Andrea Duran, Jessica Mendoza, Victoria Galindo, Kelly Kretschman, Caitlin Lowe, Natasha Watley United States | Jodie Bowering, Kylie Cronk, Kelly Hardie, Tanya Harding, Sandy Lewis, Simmone Morrow, Tracey Mosley, Stacey Porter, Melanie Roche, Justine Smethurst, Danielle Stewart, Natalie Titcume, Natalie Ward, Belinda Wright, Kerry Wyborn Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 10 km marathon | Maarten van der Weijden Netherlands | David Davies Great Britain | Thomas Lurz Germany |
| Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | Aaron Peirsol United States | Matt Grevers United States | Hayden Stoeckel Australia / Arkady Vyatchanin Russia |
| Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Alexander Dale Oen Norway | Hugues Duboscq France |
| Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | Michael Phelps United States | Milorad Čavić Serbia | Andrew Lauterstein Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | Alain Bernard France | Eamon Sullivan Australia | César Cielo Filho Brazil / Jason Lezak United States |
| Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | Grant Hackett Australia | Ryan Cochrane Canada |
| Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | Ryan Lochte United States | Aaron Peirsol United States | Arkady Vyatchanin Russia |
| Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | Kosuke Kitajima Japan | Brenton Rickard Australia | Hugues Duboscq France |
| Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary | Takeshi Matsuda Japan |
| Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | Michael Phelps United States | Park Tae-hwan South Korea | Peter Vanderkaay United States |
| Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary | Ryan Lochte United States |
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Matt Grevers United States | Amaury Leveaux, Fabien Gilot, Frédérick Bousquet, Alain Bernard, Grégory Mallet, Boris Steimetz France | Eamon Sullivan, Andrew Lauterstein, Ashley Callus, Matt Targett, Leith Brodie, Patrick Murphy Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, Matt Grevers, Mark Gangloff, Ian Crocker, Garrett Weber-Gale United States | Hayden Stoeckel, Brenton Rickard, Andrew Lauterstein, Eamon Sullivan, Ashley Delaney, Christian Sprenger, Adam Pine, Matt Targett Australia | Junichi Miyashita, Kosuke Kitajima, Takuro Fujii, Hisayoshi Sato Japan |
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller, Erik Vendt, David Walters United States | Nikita Lobintsev, Yevgeny Lagunov, Danila Izotov, Alexander Sukhorukov, Mikhail Polischuk Russia | Patrick Murphy, Grant Hackett, Grant Brits, Nic Ffrost, Kirk Palmer, Leith Brodie Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | Park Tae-hwan South Korea | Zhang Lin China | Larsen Jensen United States |
| Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary | Ryan Lochte United States |
| Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle | César Cielo Filho Brazil | Amaury Leveaux France | Alain Bernard France |
| Swimming | Women's 10 km marathon | Larisa Ilchenko Russia | Keri-Anne Payne Great Britain | Cassandra Patten Great Britain |
| Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | Natalie Coughlin United States | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Margaret Hoelzer United States |
| Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | Leisel Jones Australia | Rebecca Soni United States | Mirna Jukić Austria |
| Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | Libby Trickett Australia | Christine Magnuson United States | Jessicah Schipper Australia |
| Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | Britta Steffen Germany | Libby Trickett Australia | Natalie Coughlin United States |
| Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Margaret Hoelzer United States | Reiko Nakamura Japan |
| Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | Rebecca Soni United States | Leisel Jones Australia | Sara Nordenstam Norway |
| Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | Liu Zige China | Jiao Liuyang China | Jessicah Schipper Australia |
| Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | Federica Pellegrini Italy | Sara Isakovič Slovenia | Pang Jiaying China |
| Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | Stephanie Rice Australia | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Natalie Coughlin United States |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis, Hinkelien Schreuder, Manon van Rooijen Netherlands | Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce, Dara Torres, Emily Silver, Julia Smit United States | Cate Campbell, Alice Mills, Melanie Schlanger, Libby Trickett, Shayne Reese Australia |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett, Tarnee White, Felicity Galvez, Shayne Reese Australia | Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Christine Magnuson, Dara Torres, Margaret Hoelzer, Megan Jendrick, Elaine Breeden, Kara Lynn Joyce United States | Zhao Jing, Sun Ye, Zhou Yafei, Pang Jiaying, Xu Tianlongzi China |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie, Felicity Galvez, Angie Bainbridge, Melanie Schlanger, Lara Davenport Australia | Yang Yu, Zhu Qianwei, Tan Miao, Pang Jiaying, Tang Jingzhi China | Allison Schmitt, Natalie Coughlin, Caroline Burckle, Katie Hoff, Christine Marshall, Kim Vandenberg, Julia Smit United States |
| Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain | Katie Hoff United States | Joanne Jackson Great Britain |
| Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | Stephanie Rice Australia | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Katie Hoff United States |
| Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle | Britta Steffen Germany | Dara Torres United States | Cate Campbell Australia |
| Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain | Alessia Filippi Italy | Lotte Friis Denmark |
| Table tennis | Men's singles | Ma Lin China | Wang Hao China | Wang Liqin China |
| Table tennis | Men's team | Ma Lin, Wang Hao, Wang Liqin China | Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Christian Süß Germany | Oh Sang-Eun, Ryu Seung-Min, Yoon Jae-Young South Korea |
| Table tennis | Women's singles | Zhang Yining China | Wang Nan China | Guo Yue China |
| Table tennis | Women's team | Guo Yue, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining China | Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu Singapore | Dang Ye-Seo, Kim Kyung-Ah, Park Mi-Young South Korea |
| Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | Cha Dong-Min South Korea | Alexandros Nikolaidis Greece | Arman Chilmanov Kazakhstan / Chika Chukwumerije Nigeria |
| Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | Guillermo Pérez Mexico | Gabriel Mercedes Dominican Republic | Rohullah Nikpai Afghanistan / Chu Mu-yen Chinese Taipei |
| Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | Son Tae-Jin South Korea | Mark López United States | Sung Yu-Chi Chinese Taipei / Servet Tazegül Turkey |
| Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | Hadi Saei Iran | Mauro Sarmiento Italy | Zhu Guo China / Steven López United States |
| Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | María Espinoza Mexico | Nina Solheim Norway | Natália Falavigna Brazil / Sarah Stevenson Great Britain |
| Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | Wu Jingyu China | Buttree Puedpong Thailand | Daynellis Montejo Cuba / Dalia Contreras Venezuela |
| Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | Lim Su-Jeong South Korea | Azize Tanrıkulu Turkey | Martina Zubčić Croatia / Diana López United States |
| Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg | Hwang Kyung-Seon South Korea | Karine Sergerie Canada | Sandra Šarić Croatia / Gwladys Épangue France |
| Tennis | Men's doubles | Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland | Simon Aspelin, Thomas Johansson Sweden | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan United States |
| Tennis | Men's singles | Rafael Nadal Spain | Fernando González Chile | Novak Djokovic Serbia |
| Tennis | Women's doubles | Serena Williams, Venus Williams United States | Anabel Medina Garrigues, Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain | Yan Zi, Zheng Jie China |
| Tennis | Women's singles | Elena Dementieva Russia | Dinara Safina Russia | Vera Zvonareva Russia |
| Triathlon | Men's | Jan Frodeno Germany | Simon Whitfield Canada | Bevan Docherty New Zealand |
| Triathlon | Women's | Emma Snowsill Australia | Vanessa Fernandes Portugal | Emma Moffatt Australia |
| Volleyball | Men's | Phil Dalhausser, Todd Rogers United States | Márcio Araújo, Fabio Magalhães Brazil | Ricardo Santos, Emanuel Rego Brazil |
| Volleyball | Men's team | Lloy Ball, Sean Rooney, David Lee, Richard Lambourne, William Priddy, Ryan Millar, Riley Salmon, Tom Hoff, Clay Stanley, Kevin Hansen, Gabriel Gardner, Scott Touzinsky United States | Bruno Rezende, Marcelo Elgarten, André Heller, Samuel Fuchs, Giba, Murilo Endres, André Luiz da Silva Nascimento, Sérgio Dutra Santos, Anderson Rodrigues, Gustavo Endres, Rodrigão, Dante Amaral Brazil | Aleksandr Korneev, Semyon Poltavskiy, Aleksandr Kosarev, Sergey Grankin, Sergey Tetyukhin, Vadim Khamuttskikh, Yury Berezhko, Aleksey Ostapenko, Alexander Volkov, Aleksey Verbov, Maxim Mikhaylov, Aleksey Kuleshov Russia |
| Volleyball | Women's | Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh United States | Tian Jia, Wang Jie China | Xue Chen, Zhang Xi China |
| Volleyball | Women's team | Walewska Oliveira, Carolina Albuquerque, Marianne Steinbrecher, Paula Pequeno, Thaisa Menezes, Hélia Souza, Valeska Menezes, Fabiana Claudino, Welissa Gonzaga, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Fabiana de Oliveira Brazil | Ogonna Nnamani, Danielle Scott-Arruda, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Lindsey Berg, Stacy Sykora, Nicole Davis, Heather Bown, Jennifer Joines, Kim Glass, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Kim Willoughby, Logan Tom United States | Wang Yimei, Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Zhang Na, Ma Yunwen China |
| Water polo | Men's team | Zoltán Szécsi, Tamás Varga, Norbert Madaras, Dénes Varga, Tamás Kásás, Norbert Hosnyánszky, Gergely Kiss, Tibor Benedek, Dániel Varga, Péter Biros, Gábor Kis, Tamás Molnár, István Gergely Hungary | Merrill Moses, Brandon Brooks, Ryan Bailey, J. W. Krumpholz, Tony Azevedo, Adam Wright, Peter Varellas, Jesse Smith, Jeff Powers, Layne Beaubien, Peter Hudnut, Rick Merlo, Tim Hutten United States | Denis Šefik, Andrija Prlainović, Živko Gocić, Vanja Udovičić, Dejan Savić, Duško Pijetlović, Nikola Rađen, Filip Filipović, Aleksandar Ćirić, Aleksandar Šapić, Vladimir Vujasinović, Branko Peković, Slobodan Soro Serbia |
| Water polo | Women's team | Ilse van der Meijden, Yasemin Smit, Mieke Cabout, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Marieke van den Ham, Daniëlle de Bruijn, Iefke van Belkum, Noeki Klein, Gillian van den Berg, Alette Sijbring, Rianne Guichelaar, Simone Koot, Meike de Nooy Netherlands | Elizabeth Armstrong, Jaime Hipp, Moriah van Norman, Kami Craig, Brenda Villa, Heather Petri, Patty Cardenas, Brittany Hayes, Lauren Wenger, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Elsie Windes, Jessica Steffens United States | Gemma Beadsworth, Nikita Cuffe, Suzie Fraser, Taniele Gofers, Kate Gynther, Amy Hetzel, Bronwen Knox, Emma Knox, Alicia McCormack, Melissa Rippon, Rebecca Rippon, Mia Santoromito, Jenna Santoromito Australia |
| Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | Matthias Steiner Germany | Evgeny Chigishev Russia | Viktors Ščerbatihs Latvia |
| Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg | Andrei Aramnau Belarus | Dmitry Klokov Russia | Marcin Dołęga Poland |
| Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | Long Qingquan China | Hoàng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia |
| Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg | Zhang Xiangxiang China | Diego Salazar Colombia | Triyatno Indonesia |
| Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | Liao Hui China | Vencelas Dabaya France | Yordanis Borrero Cuba |
| Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | Sa Jae-Hyouk South Korea | Li Hongli China | Gevorg Davtyan Armenia |
| Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | Lu Yong China | Tigran Martirosyan Armenia | Jadier Valladares Cuba |
| Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | Szymon Kołecki Poland | Arsen Kasabiev Georgia | Yoandry Hernández Cuba |
| Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | Jang Mi-Ran South Korea | Ele Opeloge Samoa | Mariam Usman Nigeria |
| Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei | Im Jyoung-hwa South Korea | Pensiri Laosirikul Thailand |
| Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Thailand | Yoon Jin-Hee South Korea | Raema Lisa Rumbewas Indonesia |
| Weightlifting | Women's 58 kg | Chen Yanqing China | O Jong Ae North Korea | Wandee Kameaim Thailand |
| Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | Pak Hyon Suk North Korea | Lu Ying-chi Chinese Taipei | Christine Girard Canada |
| Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | Oksana Slivenko Russia | Leydi Solís Colombia | Abeer Abdelrahman Egypt |
| Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | Alla Vazhenina Kazakhstan | Lydia Valentín Spain | Damaris Aguirre Mexico |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 120 kg | Bakhtiyar Akhmedov Russia | David Musuľbes Slovakia | Disney Rodríguez Cuba / Marid Mutalimov Kazakhstan |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 55 kg | Henry Cejudo United States | Tomohiro Matsunaga Japan | Radoslav Velikov Bulgaria / Besik Kudukhov Russia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 60 kg | Mavlet Batirov Russia | Kenichi Yumoto Japan | Morad Mohammadi Iran / Bazar Bazarguruev Kyrgyzstan |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 66 kg | Ramazan Şahin Turkey | Andriy Stadnik Ukraine | Otar Tushishvili Georgia / Sushil Kumar India |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 74 kg | Buvaisar Saitiev Russia | Murad Gaidarov Belarus | Kiril Terziev Bulgaria / Gheorghiță Ștefan Romania |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 84 kg | Revaz Mindorashvili Georgia | Yusup Abdusalomov Tajikistan | Georgy Ketoyev Russia / Taras Danko Ukraine |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 96 kg | Shirvani Muradov Russia | Giorgi Gogshelidze Georgia | Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan / Michel Batista Cuba |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 120 kg | Mijaín López Cuba | Mindaugas Mizgaitis Lithuania | Yury Patrikeyev Armenia / Yannick Szczepaniak France |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 55 kg | Nazyr Mankiev Russia | Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Roman Amoyan Armenia / Park Eun-Chul South Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 60 kg | Islambek Albiev Russia | Nurbakyt Tengizbayev Kazakhstan | Sheng Jiang China / Ruslan Tyumenbayev Kyrgyzstan |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 66 kg | Steeve Guenot France | Kanatbek Begaliev Kyrgyzstan | Mikhail Siamionau Belarus / Armen Vardanyan Ukraine |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 74 kg | Manuchar Kvirkelia Georgia | Chang Yongxiang China | Yavor Yanakiev Bulgaria / Christophe Guenot France |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 84 kg | Andrea Minguzzi Italy | Zoltán Fodor Hungary | Nazmi Avluca Turkey |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 96 kg | Aslanbek Khushtov Russia | Mirko Englich Germany | Marek Švec Czechia / Adam Wheeler United States |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 48 kg | Carol Huynh Canada | Chiharu Icho Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan / Iryna Merleni Ukraine |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 55 kg | Saori Yoshida Japan | Xu Li China | Tonya Verbeek Canada / Jackeline Rentería Colombia |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 63 kg | Kaori Icho Japan | Alena Kartashova Russia | Yelena Shalygina Kazakhstan / Randi Miller United States |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 72 kg | Wang Jiao China | Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria | Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan / Agnieszka Wieszczek Poland |