| Date | 21 – 24 August 2008 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Beijing Gongye Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing |
| Participants | 71 from 12 countries |
Russia had won the gold medal in both 2000 and 2004, and was World Champion in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. They won their third consecutive gold medal but it was not without a challenge. In the qualifying Belarus led, followed by Russia. In the final they were pushed by China, who won the silver medal.
| Date | 21 – 22 August 2008 |
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| Format | Top 8 teams advanced to the final round. |
| Date | 24 August 2008 |
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RUS
CHN
BLR
ITA
BUL
ISR
AZE
UKR
GRE
JPN
ESP
BRA