Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 7
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 7 of medal competition at the London Games, August 3.
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: Men's Single Sculls Final
1 of 22Event time: 4:30 a.m. EST
Venue: Eton Dorney
Medal Winners
Gold: Mahe Drysdale, New Zealand
Silver: Ondrej Synek, Czech Republic
Bronze: Alan Campbell, Great Britain
Original Predictions
Gold: Ondrej Synek, Czech Republic
Silver: Mahe Drysdale, New Zealand
Bronze: Alan Campbell, Great Britain
Of note: Synek won silver in Beijing.
Rowing: Men's Quadruple Sculls Final
2 of 22Event time: 5:10 a.m. EST
Venue: Eton Dorney
Medal Winners
Gold: Germany
Silver: Croatia
Bronze: Australia
Original Predictions
Gold: Croatia
Silver: Germany
Bronze: Australia
Of note: This would be Croatia’s first rowing gold.
Rowing: Men's Pair Final
3 of 22Event time: 5:20 a.m. EST
Venue: Eton Dorney
Medal Winners
Gold: Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, New Zealand
Silver: Germain Chardin and Dorian Mortelette, France
Bronze: George Nash and William Satch, Great Britain
Original Predictions
Gold: Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, New Zealand
Silver: David Calder and Scott Frandsen, Canada
Bronze: George Nash and William Satch, Great Britain
Of note: Calder and Frandsen won silver in Beijing.
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Rowing: Women's Double Sculls Final
4 of 22Event time: 5:30 a.m. EST
Venue: Eton Dorney
Medal Winners
Gold: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins, Great Britain
Silver: Kim Crow and Brooke Pratley, Australia
Bronze: Magdalena Fularczyk and Julia Michalska, Poland
Original Predictions
Gold: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins, Great Britain
Silver: Kim Crow and Brooke Pratley, Australia
Bronze: Magdalena Fularczyk and Julia Michalska, Poland
Of note: Grainger has won three silver medals.
Shooting: Men's 50-Meter Rifle Prone
5 of 22Event time: 7 a.m. EST
Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks
Medal Results
Gold: Sergei Martynov, Belarus
Silver: Lionel Cox, Belgium
Bronze: Rajmond Debevec, Slovenia
Original Predictions
Gold: Sergei Martynov, Belarus
Silver: Eric Uptagrafft, USA
Bronze: Wang Weiyi, China
Of note: Uptagrafft last competed in the Olympics in 1996, where he finished 30th in this event.
Badminton: Mixed Doubles Final
6 of 22Event time: 8:30 a.m. EST
Venue: Wembley Arena
Medal Results
Gold: Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, China
Silver: Ma Jin and Xu Chen, China
Bronze: Christinna Pedersen and Joachim Fischer, Denmark
Original Predictions
Gold: Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, China
Silver: Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir, Indonesia
Bronze: Ma Jin and Xu Chen, China
Of Note: China has medaled in this event in every Olympics in which it has appeared.
Shooting: Men's 25-Meter Rapid Fire Pistol
7 of 22Event time: 9:30 a.m. EST
Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks
Medal Results
Gold: Leuris Popo, Cuba
Silver: Vijay Kumar, Indonesia
Bronze: Ding Feng, China
Original Predictions
Gold: Alexei Klimov, Russia
Silver: Christian Reitz, Germany
Bronze: Leonid Ekimov, Russia
Of note: Reitz won bronze in 2008.
Weightlifting: Women's 75kg (165 Pounds) Final
8 of 22Event time: 10:30 a.m. EST
Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3
Medal Results
Gold: Svetlana Podobedova, Kazhakstan
Silver: Natalya Zabolotnaya, Russia
Bronze: Iryna Kulesha, Belarus
Original Predictions
Gold: Svetlana Podobedova, Kazhakstan
Silver: Nadezda Yevstyukhina, Russia
Bronze: Natalya Zabolotnaya, Russia
Of note: Podobedova used to compete for Russia (via The Telegraph).
Archery: Men's Individual Final
9 of 22Event time: 10:37 a.m. EST
Venue: Lord's Cricket Ground
Medal Results
Gold: Oh Jin-Hyek, South Korea
Silver: Takaharu Furukawa, Japan
Bronze: Dai Xiaoxiang, China
Original Predictions
Gold: Im Dong-Hyun, South Korea
Silver: Oh Jin-Hyek, South Korea
Bronze: Viktor Ruban, Ukraine
Of note: Im lost in the quarterfinals Friday.
Judo: Women's +78kg (+172 Pounds) Final
10 of 22Event time: 11 a.m. EST
Venue: ExCeL- North Arena 2
Medal Results
Gold: Idalys Ortiz, Cuba
Silver: Mika Sugimoto, Japan
Bronze: Karina Bryant, Great Britain
Bronze: Tong Wen, China
Original Predictions
Gold: Tong Wen, China
Silver: Elena Ivashchenko, Russia
Bronze: Idalys Ortiz, Cuba
Bronze: Mika Sugimoto, Japan
Of note: Wen won gold in 2008, while Ortiz won bronze.
Judo: Men's +100kg (+220 Pounds) Final
11 of 22Event time: 11:10 a.m. EST
Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2
Medal Results
Gold: Teddy Riner, France
Silver: Alexander Mikhaylin, Russia
Bronze: Andreas Toelzer, Germany
Bronze: Rafael Silva, Brazil
Original Predictions
Gold: Teddy Riner, France
Silver: Rafael Silva, Brazil
Bronze: Andreas Toelzer, Germany
Bronze: Islam El Shehaby, Egypt
Of note: Riner is the first judoka to win five world titles (via BBC).
Trampoline: Men's Final
12 of 22Event time: 10:26 ET
Venue: North Greenwich Arena
Medal Results
Gold: Dong Dong, China
Silver: Dmitry Ushakov, Russia
Bronze: Lu Chunlong, China
Of note: U.S. competitor Steven Gluckstein finished last (16th place) in qualifying.
Editor's Note: B/R overlooked this event in our predictions.
Cycling: Men's Team Pursuit Final
13 of 22Event time: 12:55 p.m. EST
Venue: Velodrome
Medal Results
Gold: Great Britain
Silver: Australia
Bronze: New Zealand
Original Predictions
Gold: Great Britain
Silver: New Zealand
Bronze: Australia
Of note: Great Britain won gold in this event in Beijing.
Cycling: Women's Keirin Final
14 of 22Event time: 1:40 p.m. EST
Venue: Velodrome
Medal Results
Gold: Victoria Pendleton, Great Britain
Silver: Guo Shuang, China
Bronze: Le Wai Sze, Hong Kong
Original Predictions
Gold: Anna Meares, Australia
Silver: Ekaterina Gnidenko, Russia
Bronze: Guo Shuang, China
Of note: Meares won silver in the sprint event in 2008.
Fencing: Men's Sabre Team Final
15 of 22Event time: 1:45 p.m. EST
Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1
Medal Results
Gold: South Korea
Silver: Romania
Bronze: Italy
Original Predictions
Gold: Russia
Silver: Belarus
Bronze: Italy
Of note: Italy won bronze in 2008.
Weightlifting: Men's 85kg (187 Pounds) Final
16 of 22Event time: 2 p.m. EST
Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3
Medal Results
Gold: Adrian Zielinski, Poland
Silver: Apti Aukhadov, Russia
Bronze: Kianoush Rostami, Iran
Original Predictions
Gold: Kianoush Rostami, Iran
Silver: Andrei Rybakou, Belarus
Bronze: Benjamin Hennequin, France
Of note: Rostami and Hennequin finished one-two at the 2011 World Championships.
Swimming: Women's 200-Meter Backstroke
17 of 22Event time: 2:30 p.m. EST
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Medal Results
Gold: Missy Franklin, USA
Silver: Anastasia Zueva, Russia
Bronze: Elizabeth Beisel, USA
Original Predictions
Gold: Missy Franklin, USA
Silver: Elizabeth Beisel, USA
Bronze: Anastasia Zueva, Russia
Of note: Franklin is the world champion.
Swimming: Men's 100-Meter Butterfly
18 of 22Event time: 2:38 p.m. EST
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Medal Results
Gold: Michael Phelps, USA
Silver: Chad le Clos, South Africa
Bronze: Evgeny Korotyshkin, Russia
Original Predictions
Gold: Chad le Clos, South Africa
Silver: Michael Phelps, USA
Bronze: Tyler McGill, USA
Of note: Phelps beat Milorad Cavic by one one-hundreth of a second in this event in Beijing.
Swimming: Women's 800-Meter Freestyle
19 of 22Event time: 2:45 p.m. EST
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Medal Results
Gold: Katie Ledecky, USA
Silver: Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain
Bronze: Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain
Original Predictions
Gold: Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain
Silver: Lotte Friis, Denmark
Bronze: Katie Ledecky, USA
Of note: The 15-year-old Ledecky won this event at the U.S. Trials.
Swimming: Men's 50-Meter Freestyle
20 of 22Event time: 3:09 p.m. EST
Venue: Aquatics Centre
Medal Results
Gold: Laurent Manaudou, France
Silver: Cullen Jones, USA
Bronze: Cesar Cielo, Brazil
Original Predictions
Gold: Cesar Cielo, Brazil
Silver: James Magnussen, Australia
Bronze: Cullen Jones, USA
Of note: Cielo won this event in Beijing.
Track and Field: Men's Shot Put
21 of 22Event time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Venue: Olympic Stadium
Medal Results
Gold: Tomasz Majewski, Poland
Silver: Ryan Whiting, USA
Bronze: David Storl, Germany
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Reese Hoffa, USA
Silver: Ryan Whiting, USA
Bronze: David Storl, Germany
Of note: Hoffa won the 2007 World Championships.
Track and Field: Women's 10,000 Meters
22 of 22Event time: 4:25 p.m. EST
Venue: Olympic Stadium
Medal Results
Gold: Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia
Silver: Sally Kipyego, Kenya
Bronze: Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya
Predicted Medalists
Gold: Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya
Silver: Sally Kipyego, Kenya
Bronze: Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia
Of note: Cheruiyot won the 2011 World Championships in this event.
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