Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 4

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The Olympics are about pageantry, national pride, lifelong dreams and competitive ideals. And they're about medals. 

That's where this slideshow comes in: medals—who's expected to win them and who does win them on Day 4 of medal competition at the London Games, July 31.

Bleacher Report's predictions for the day's medal winners are based on research of the picks from Sports Illustrated and USA Today, event previews at SI.com and Yahoo, information from sport-specific websites and the expertise of Bleacher Report's Olympic writers.

Throughout the day, this slideshow will update with the actual winners of each event.

Equestrian: Team Eventing Jumping

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Event time: 5:30 a.m. EST

Venue: Greenwich Park

 

Medal Results

Gold: Germany

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: New Zealand

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Great Britain

Silver: Canada

Bronze: Germany

 

Of note: Great Britain won bronze in this event in 2008.

Shooting: Men's Skeet

Tore Brovold
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Event time: 9 a.m. EST

Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks

 

Medal Results

Gold: Vincent Hancock, USA

Silver: Anders Golding, Denmark

Bronze: Nasser Al-Attiya, Qatar

 

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Tore Brovold, Norway

Silver: Vincent Hancock, USA

Bronze: Valeriy Shomin, Russia

 

Of note: Hancock beat Brovold for gold in Beijing.

Equestrian: Individual Eventing Jumping

William Fox-Pitt
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Event time: 9:30 a.m. EST

Venue: Greenwich Park

 

Medal Results

Gold: Michael Jung, Germany

Silver: Sara Algottson Ostholt, Sweden

Bronze: Sandra Auffarth, Germany

 

Original Predictions

Gold: William Fox-Pitt, Great Britain

Silver: Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand

Bronze: Michael Jung, Germany

 

Of note: Fox-Pitt won bronze in 2008.

Canoe: Men's Singles, Whitewater

Tony Estanguet
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Event time: 10 a.m. EST

Venue: Lee Valley White Water Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Tony Estanguet, France

Silver: Saderis Tasiadis, Germany

Bronze: Michal Martikan, Slovakia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Tony Estanguet, France

Silver: Nico Bettge, Germany

Bronze: Michal Martikan, Slovakia

 

Of note:  Estanguet won gold in Sydney and Athens. 

Diving: Women's Synchronized 10m Platform

Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao
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Event time: 10 a.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao, China

Silver: Paola Espinosa and Alejandra Orozco, Mexico

Bronze: Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, Canada

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao, China

Silver: Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, Canada

Bronze: Paola Espinosa and Alejandra Orozco, Mexico

 

Of note: Chen won gold in this event in 2008.

Weightlifting: Women's 63kg (139 lbs. )

Sibel Simsek
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Event time: 10:30 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Medal Results

Gold: Maiya Maneza, Kazakhstan

Silver: Svetlana Tsarukaeva, Russia

Bronze: Christine Gerard, Canada

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Svetlana Tsarukaeva, Russia

Silver: Sibel Simsek, Turkey

Bronze: Maiya Maneza, Kazakhstan

 

Of note: Tsarukaeva won gold at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.

Judo: Women's 63kg (139 lbs.)

Yoshie Ueno
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Event time: 11 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Medal Results

Gold: Urska Zolnir, Slovenia

Silver: Xu Lili, China

Bronze: Yoshie Ueno, Japan

Bronze: Gevrise Emane, France

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Gevrise Emane, France

Silver: Yoshie Ueno, Japan

Bronze: Alice Schlesinger, Israel

Bronze: Urska Zolnir, Slovenia

 

Of note: Emane has won two world championships at 70kg. Two bronzes are awarded in judo events. 

Judo: Men's 81kg (179 lbs.)

Kim Jae-Bum
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Event time: 11:10 a.m EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Medal Results

Gold: Kim Jae-Bum, South Korea

Silver: Ole Bischof, Germany

Bronze: Ivan Nifontov, Russia

Bronze: Antoine Valois-Fortier, Canada

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Kim Jae-Bum, South Korea

Silver: Leandro Guilheiro, Brazil

Bronze: Takahiro Nakai, Japan

Bronze: Ole Bischof, Germany

 

Of note: Kim won silver in ’08. 

Gymnastics: Women's Team

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Event time: 11:30 a.m. EST

Venue: North Greenwich Arena

 

Medal Results

Gold: United States

Silver: Russia

Bronze: Romania

 

Original Predictions

Gold: United States

Silver: Russia

Bronze: China

 

Of note: China won gold in 2008. 

Weightlifting: Men's 69kg (152 lbs.)

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Event time: 2 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Medal Results

Gold: Lin Qingfeng, ChinaMete Binay, Turkey

Silver: Triyatno Triyatno, Indonesia

Bronze: Razvan Constantin Martin, Romania

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Mete Binay, Turkey

Silver: Lin Qingfeng, China

Bronze: Won Jeongsik, South Korea

 

Of note: Binay won gold at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships.

Swimming: Women's 200-Meter Freestyle

Frederica Pellegrini
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Event time: 2:39 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results:

Gold: Allison Schmitt, USA

Silver: Camille Muffat, France

Bronze: Bronte Barratt, Australia

 

Predicted Medalists:

Gold: Camille Muffat, France

Silver: Bronte Barratt, Australia

Bronze: Allison Schmitt, USA

 

Of note: Federica Pellegrini set a world record on her way to a gold in Beijing, but she didn't medal here. 

Fencing: Men's Individual Foil

Andrea Cassara
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Event time: 2:40 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1

 

Medal Results

Gold: Lei Shing, China

Silver: Alaaeldin Abouelkassem, Egypt

Bronze: Choi Byungchui, South Korea

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Andrea Cassara, Italy

Silver: Valerio Aspromonte, Italy

Bronze: Yuki Ota, Japan

 

Of note: Cassara is ranked No. 1 in the world. 

Swimming: Men's 200-Meter Butterfly

Michael Phelps
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Event time: 2:47 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Chad le Clos, South Africa

Silver: Michael Phelps, USA

Bronze: Takeshi Matsuda, Japan

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Chad le Clos, South Africa

Silver: Takeshi Matsuda, Japan

Bronze: Michael Phelps, USA

 

Of note: Phelps has set the last eight world records in this event. 

Swimming: Women's 200-Meter Individual Medley

Ye Shiwen
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Event time: 3:39 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Ye Shiwen, China

Silver: Alicia Coutts, Australia

Bronze: Ariana Kukors, USA

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Ye Shiwen, China

Silver: Ariana Kukors, USA

Bronze: Alicia Coutts, Australia

 

Of note: Stephanie Rice won this event in 2008, but isn't in the same form in 2012. 

Swimming: Men's 4x200 Freestyle

Michael Phelps
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Event time: 3:47 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results:

Gold: United States

Silver: France

Bronze: China

 

Original Predictions:

Gold: United States

Silver: France

Bronze: Australia

 

Of note: The Americans will have to put it all together to avenge their loss to France in the 4x100 freestyle.