Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 3
Jeremy Fuchs@@jaf78Correspondent IIIJuly 29, 2012Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 3
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 3 of medal competition at the London Games, July 30.
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.
Shooting: Men's 10-Meter Air Rifle
Event time: 7:15 a.m. ET
Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks
Actual Medalists
Gold: Alin George Moldoveanu, Romania
Silver: Niccolo Campriani, Italy
Bronze: Gagan Narang, India
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Niccolo Campriani, Italy
Silver: Zhu Qinan, China
Bronze: Peter Sidi, Hungary
Of note: Campriani trains in Morgantown, W. Va. (via SI).
Diving: Men's Synchronized 10-Meter Platform
Event time: 10 a.m. ET
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Actual Medalists
Gold: Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan, China
Silver: Ivan Garcia Navarro, German Sanchez Sanchez, Mexico
Bronze: David Boudia, Nick McCrory, U.S.
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield, Great Britain
Silver: Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan, China
Bronze: Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein, Germany
Of note: Daley and Waterfield hold the British record in this event (via Daily Mail).
Weightlifting: Women's 58kg (128 lbs.)
Event time: 10:30 a.m. ET
Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3
Actual Medalists
Gold: Li Xueying, China
Silver: Pimsiri Sirikaew, Thailand
Bronze: Yuliya Kalina, Ukraine
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Nastassia Novikava, Belarus
Silver: Li Xueying, China
Bronze: Jong Chun Mi, North Korea
Of note: Novikava won bronze in 2008.
Judo: Women's 57kg (126 lbs.)
Event time: 11 a.m. ET
Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2
Actual Medalists
Gold: Kaori Matsumoto, Japan
Silver: Corina Caprioriu, Romania
Bronze: Marti Malloy, U.S.
Bronze: Automne Pavia, France
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Kaori Matsumoto, Japan
Silver: Corina Caprioriu, Romania
Bronze: Telma Monteiro, Portugal
Bronze: Automne Pavia, France
Of note: Monteiro has won four European Championships (via NBC Olympics).
Judo: Men's 73kg (161 lbs.)
Event time: 11:10 a.m. ET
Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2
Actual Medalists
Gold: Mansur Isaev, Russia
Silver: Riki Nakaya, Japan
Bronze: Nyam Ochir-Sainjargal, Mongolia
Bronze: Ugo Legrand, France
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Wang Ki-Chun, South Korea
Silver: Riki Nakaya, Japan
Bronze: Mansur Isaev, Russia
Bronze: Dex Elmont, Netherlands
Of note: Wang won silver in Beijing.
Gymnastics: Men's Team Competition
Event time: 11:30 a.m. ET
Venue: North Greenwich Arena
Actual Medalists
Gold: China
Silver: Japan
Bronze: Great Britain
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Japan
Silver: United States
Bronze: China
Of note: China and Japan have gone one-two at the last four major international competitions. But Great Britain and/or Russia could reach the medal stand instead in London.
Weightlifting: Men's 62kg (137 lbs.)
Event time: 2 p.m. ET
Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3
Actual Medalists
Gold: Kim Un-Guk, North Korea
Silver: Oscar Albeiro Figuero Masquera, Colombia
Bronze: Eku Yuli Irawan, Indonesia
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Zhang Jie, China
Silver: Kim Un-Guk, North Korea
Bronze: Eku Yuli Irawan, Indonesia
Of note: Kim won gold at the 2010 World Championships, but Zhang won in 2011.
Fencing: Women's Individual Epee
Event time: 2:40 p.m. ET
Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1
Actual Medalists
Gold: Yana Shemyakina, Ukraine
Silver: Britta Heidemann, Germany
Bronze: Sun Yujie, China
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Sun Yujie, China
Silver: Li Na, China
Bronze: Ana Branza, Romania
Of note: Sun and Li are looking to become the first female Chinese fencing medalist since 1984 (via NBC Olympics).
Swimming: Men's 200-Meter Freestyle
Event time: 2:41 p.m. ET
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Actual Medalists
Gold: Yannick Agnel, France
Silver: Park Tae-Hwan, South Korea
Silver: Sun Yang, China
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Ryan Lochte, USA
Silver: Paul Biedermann, Germany
Bronze: Yannick Agnel, France
Of note: Michael Phelps beat Lochte in this event at the U.S. trials, but he is not competing in London.
Swimming: Women's 100-Meter Backstroke
Event time: 2:49 p.m. ET
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Actual Medalists
Gold: Missy Franklin, USA
Silver: Emily Seebohm, Australia
Bronze: Aya Terakawa, Japan
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Missy Franklin, USA
Silver: Zhao Jing, China
Bronze: Anastasia Zueva, Russia
Of note: Franklin won this event at the U.S. trials.
Swimming: Men's 100-Meter Backstroke
Event time: 2:56 p.m. ET
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Actual Medalists
Gold: Matt Grevers, USA
Silver: Nick Thoman, U.S.
Bronze: Ryosuke Irie, Japan
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Matt Grevers, USA
Silver: Ryosuke Irie, Japan
Bronze: Camille Lacourt, France
Of note: Grevers won silver in this event in 2008.
Swimming: Women's 100-Meter Breaststroke
Event time: 3:13 p.m. ET
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Actual Medalists
Gold: Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania
Silver: Rebecca Soni, USA
Bronze: Satomi Suzuki, Japan
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Breeja Larson, USA
Silver: Leisel Jones, Australia
Bronze: Rebecca Soni, USA
Of note: Soni won silver in this event in Beijing.