The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 17, 2008.
In 2008, fourteen medalists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics entered the competition.
2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | 2012 Summer Olympics | 1984 Winter Olympics | 1996 Summer Olympics | 2004 Summer Olympics | 1992 Summer Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics | 1984 Summer Olympics | 1988 Summer Olympics | 1968 Summer Olympics | 1972 Summer Olympics | 1976 Summer Olympics | Oakland Athletics | 2010 Winter Olympics | 1920 Summer Olympics | 1936 Summer Olympics | 1980 Summer Olympics | 1952 Summer Olympics | 1924 Summer Olympics | Summer Olympic Games | 1928 Summer Olympics | 1964 Summer Olympics | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics | 2002 Winter Olympics | 1912 Summer Olympics | 2008 in music | 1956 Summer Olympics | Donna Summer | 1948 Summer Olympics |