The men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on 19 August at the Laoshan Velodrome.
This track cycling event consists of a single race.
Points are awarded based on intermediate sprints held every 20 laps.
The first finisher in each sprint earns 5 points, the second gets 3, the third finisher earns 2, and the fourth place cyclist after each sprint gets 1 point.
Ties after both laps and points are broken by the placing in the last sprint.