Olympics Edition

2008 Olympic Baseball

Korea went unbeaten in Beijing and beat Cuba for its first Olympic baseball gold medal.

Status
Completed
Dates
August 13-23, 2008
🥇 Champion
Korea
🥈 Runner-up
Cuba

Participants

KoreaCubaUnited StatesJapan
Chinese TaipeiCanadaNetherlandsChina

Pool Play

Preliminary Round

Beijing, China

KOR (7-0)CUB (6-1)USA (5-2)JPN (4-3)
TPE (2-5)CAN (2-5)NED (1-6)CHN (1-6)

Knockout Stage

Semifinals

Wukesong Baseball Field

DateResultVenue
Aug 22JPN2-6KORWukesong Baseball Field
Aug 22USA2-10CUBWukesong Baseball Field

Medal Games

Wukesong Baseball Field

DateResultVenue
Aug 23JPN4-8USABronzeWukesong Baseball Field
Aug 23KOR3-2CUBGoldWukesong Baseball Field

Sources