Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 5

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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 going to win them, and who does win them, on Day 5 of medal competition at the London Games, August 1.

Bleacher Report's predictions for today's medal winners are based on research into 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 in each event.

Rowing: Women's Pair Final

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning
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Event time: 5:10 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

 

Medal Results

Gold: Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, Great Britain

Silver: Kate Hornsey and Sarah Tait, Australia

Bronze: Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown, New Zealand

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, Great Britain

Silver: Kate Hornsey and Sarah Tait, Australia

Bronze: Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown, New Zealand

 

Of note: Romania has won the past three golds.

Rowing: Women's Quadruple Sculls Final

German Quadruple Sculls Team
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Event time: 5:20 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

 

Medal Results

Gold: Ukraine

Silver: Germany

Bronze: USA

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Germany

Silver: Ukraine

Bronze: USA

 

Of note: Germany won five straight golds before finishing third in Beijing.

Rowing: Men's Eight Final

Germany Men's Eight Rowing Team
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Event time:  5:30 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

 

Medal Results

Gold: Germany

Silver: Canada

Bronze: Great Britain

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Germany

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: Canada

 

Of note:  Canada won gold in 2008.

Cycling: Women's Individual Time Trial Final

Kristin Armstrong
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Event time:  7:30 a.m. EST

Venue: Hampton Court Palace

 

Medal Results

Gold: Kristin Armstrong, USA

Silver:  Judith Arndt, Germany

Bronze: Olga Zabelinskaya, Russia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Judith Arndt, Germany

Silver:  Emma Pooley, Great Britain

Bronze: Kristin Armstrong, USA

 

Of note: Armstrong won gold in 2008. 

Cycling: Men's Individual Time Trial Final

Fabian Cancellara
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Event time:  9:15 a.m. EST

Venue: Hampton Court Palace

 

Medal Results

Gold: Bradley Wiggins, Great Britain

Silver: Tony Martin, Germany

Bronze: Christopher Froome, Great Britain

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland

Silver: Bradley Wiggins, Great Britain

Bronze: Tony Martin, Germany

 

Of note:  Cancellara won this event in Beijing.

Diving: Men's Synchronized 3-Meter Springboard Final

Luo Yuotong and Win Kai
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Event time: 10 a.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Luo Yutong and Qin Kai, China

Silver: Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ukraine

Bronze: Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen, USA

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Luo Yutong and Qin Kai, China

Silver: Illya Kvasha and Oleksiy Prygorov, Ukraine

Bronze: Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen, USA

 

Of note: Dumais is a four-time Olympian.

Kayak: Men's Singles

Daniele Molmenti. Canoeicf.com

Event time:  10:15 a.m. EST

Venue: Lee Valley White Water Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Daniele Molmenti, Italy

Silver: Vavrinec Hradilek, Czech Republic

Bronze: Hannes Aigner, Germany

 

Original Medalists

Gold: Peter Krauzer, Slovenia

Silver: Daniele Molmenti, Italy

Bronze: Hannes Aigner, Germany

 

Of note: Molmenti won gold at the 2010 World Championships.

Shooting: Women's 25-Meter Pistol Final

Chen Ying
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Event time: 10:30 a.m. EST

Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks

 

Medal Results

Gold: Kim Jangmi, South Korea

Silver: Chen Ying, China

Bronze: Olena Kostevych, Ukraine

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Chen Ying, China

Silver: Lenka Maruskova, Czech Republic

Bronze: Nino Salukvadze, Georgia

 

Of note: Ying won gold in 2008.

Table Tennis: Women's Singles Final

Ding Ning
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Event time:  10:30 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 1

 

Medal Results

Gold: Li Xiaoxia, China

Silver: Ding Ning, China

Bronze: Feng Tianwei, Singapore

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Ding Ning, China

Silver: Li Xiaoxia, China

Bronze: Kasumi Ishigawa, Japan

 

Of note: China has won 20 of 24 table tennis events.

Weightlifting: Women's 69kg (152 Pounds) Final

Roxana Cocos. exclusivnews.ro

Event time: 10:30 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Medal Results

Gold: Rim Jong Sim, North Korea

Silver: Roxana Cocos, Romania

Bronze: Maryna Shkermankova, Belarus 

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Huang Shih-hsu, Taiwan

Silver: Roxana Cocos, Romania

Bronze: Maryna Shkermankova, Belarus 

 

Of note: Cocos won the Romanian Weightlifter of the Year award. 

Judo: Women's 70kg (154 Pounds) Final

Edith Bosch
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Event time:  11 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Medal Results

Gold: Lucie Decosse, France

Silver: Kerstin Thiele, Germany

Bronze: Yuri Alvear, Colombia

Bronze: Edith Bosch, Netherlands

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Lucie Decosse, France

Silver: Chen Fei, China

Bronze: Edith Bosch, Netherlands

Bronze: Rasa Sraka, Slovenia

 

Of note: Decosse won silver in Beijing.

Judo: Men's 90kg (198 Pounds) Final

Asley Gonzalez
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Event time: 11:10 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Medal Results

Gold: Song Dae-Nam, South Korea

Silver: Asley Gonzalez, Cuba

Bronze: Illias Iliadis, Greece

Bronze: Masashi Nishiyama, Japan

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Illias Iliadis, Greece

Silver: Asley Gonzalez, Cuba

Bronze: Masashi Nishiyama, Japan

Bronze: Kirill Denisov, Russia

 

Of note: Iliadis won gold in Athens. 

Gymnastics: Men's Individual All-Around

Kohei Uchimura
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Event time: 11:30 a.m. EST

Venue: North Greenwich Arena

 

Medal Results

Gold: Kohei Uchimura, Japan

Silver: Marcel Nyugen, Germany

Bronze: Danell Leyva, USA

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Kohei Uchimura, Japan

Silver: Daniel Purvis, Great Britain

Bronze: Danell Leyva, USA

 

Of note: Uchimura won silver in Beijing. 

Weightlifting: Men's 77kg (170 Pounds) Final

Sa Jae-hyouk
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Event time: 2 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Medal Results

Gold: Lu Xiaojun, China

Silver: Lu Jiaojie, China

Bronze:  Ivan Cambar Rodriguez, Cuba

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Lu Xiaojun, China

Silver: Sa Jae-hyouk, South Korea

Bronze:  Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, Armenia

 

Of note: Jae-hyouk won gold in ‘08.

Swimming: Men's 200-Meter Breaststroke

Kosuke Kitajima
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Event time: 2:30 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Daniel Gyurta, Hungary

Silver: Michael Jamieson, Great Britain

Bronze:  Ryo Tateishi, Japan

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Kosuke Kitajima, Japan

Silver: Daniel Gyurta, Hungary

Bronze: Tateishi Ryo, Japan

 

Of note: Kitajima won gold in this event at the past two Olympics. 

Fencing: Men's Epee Individual Final

Seth Kelsey
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Event time: 3 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Medal Results

Gold: Ruben Gascon, Venezuela

Silver: Bartosz Piasecki, Norway

Bronze: Jung Jinsun , South Korea

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Ruben Gascon, Venezuela

Silver: Seth Kelsey, USA

Bronze:  Jung Jinsun, South Korea

 

Of note: U.S. has no gold medals in this event.

Swimming: Women's 200-Meter Butterfly

Jiao Liuyang
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Event time: 3:09 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Jiao Liuyang, China

Silver: Mareia Belmonte Garcia, Spain

Bronze: Natsumi Hoshi, Japan

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Jiao Liuyang. China

Silver: Katinka Hosszu, Hungary

Bronze: Natsumi Hoshi, Japan

 

Of note: Jiao is the world champion in this event. 

Swimming: Men's 100-Meter Freestyle

James Magnussen
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Event time: 3:17 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results 

Gold: Nathan Adrian, U.S.

Silver: James Magnussen, Australia

Bronze: Brent Hayden, Canada

 

Original Predictions

Gold: James Magnussen, Australia

Silver: Cesar Cielo, Brazil

Bronze: Yannick Agnel, France

 

Of note: Magnussen is the world champion, but Cielo is the world record holder. 

Fencing: Women's Sabre Individual Final

Mariel Zagunis
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Event time:  3:30 p.m EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1

 

Medal Results

Gold: Kim Jiyeon, South Korea

Silver: Sofiya Velikaya, Russia

Bronze: Olga Kharlan, Ukraine

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Mariel Zagunis, USA

Silver: Olga Kharlan, Ukraine

Bronze: Sofiya Velikaya, Russia

 

Of note: Zagunis is a two-time champ in this event.

Swimming: Women's 4x200 Freestyle Relay

Missy Franklin
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Event time: 3:47 p.m. EST

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: U.S.

Silver: Australia

Bronze: France

 

Original Predictions

Gold: U.S.

Silver: China

Bronze: Australia

 

Of note: The Chinese hold the world record in this event, but the Americans are world champions.