The tennis player who won the Olympic gold medal in men's singles in 2008 is Rafael Nadal of Spain. Nadal defeated Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the final to win the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Nadal's victory at the Olympics was one of the highlights of his career, and he is one of only two men to have won a career Golden Slam, which consists of winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles.