Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 12

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 12 of medal competition at the London Games, August 8.

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.

Canoe: Men's Singles, 1000 Meters

Event time: 4:30 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

Actual Medalists

Gold: Sebastian Brendel, Germany

Silver: David Cal Figueroa, Spain

Bronze: Mark Oldershaw, Canada

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Vadim Menkov, Uzbekistan

Silver: Sebastian Brendel, Germany

Bronze: Mark Oldershaw, Canada

Of note: Oldershaw is one of five from his family to participate in the Olympics (via SI).

Kayak: Men's Singles 1000 Meters

Event time: 4:48 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

Actual Medalists

Gold: Eirik Larsen, Norway

Silver: Adam Van Koeverden, Canada

Bronze: Max Hoff, Germany

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Max Hoff, Germany

Silver: Adam Van Koeverden, Canada

Bronze: Rene Pulsen, Denmark

Of note: Van Koeverden won bronze in 2004.

Kayak: Men's Kayak Doubles, 1000 Meters

Event time: 5:16 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

Actual Medalists

Gold: Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny, Hungary

Silver: Fernando Pimenta and Emanuel Silva, Portugal

Bronze: Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle, Germany

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny, Hungary

Silver: Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle, Germany

Bronze: Peter Gelle and Erik Vicek, Slovakia

Of note: Hollstein and Ihle won in 2008.

Kayak: Women's Fours

Event time: 5:44 a.m. EST

Venue: Eton Dorney

Actual Medalists

Gold: Hungary

Silver: Germany

Bronze: Belarus

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Germany

Silver: Hungary

Bronze: Belarus

Of note: Germany and Hungary have finished one-two at the last four Olympics (via SI).

Equestrian: Mixed Jumping Individual Final

Event time: 7 a.m. EST

Venue: Greenwich Park

Actual Medalists

Gold: Steve Guerdat, Switzerland

Silver: Gerco Schroder, Netherlands

Bronze: Cian O'Connor, Ireland

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, Sweden

Silver: Eric Lamaze, Canada

Bronze: Kevin Staut, France

Of note: Lamaze won gold in 2008.

Sailing: Men's 49er-Skiff Final

Event time: 8 a.m. EST

Venue: Weymouth and Portland

Actual Medalists

Gold: Iain Jensen and Nathan Outteridge, Australia

Silver: Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, New Zealand

Bronze: Peter Lang and Allan Norregaard, Denmark

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Iain Jensen and Nathan Outteridge, Australia

Silver: Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, New Zealand

Bronze: Peter Lang and Allan Norregaard, Denmark

Of note:  Denmark won this event in 2008.

Table Tennis: Men's Teams Final

Event time: 10:30 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCel-North Arena 1

Actual Medalists

Gold: China

Silver: South Korea

Bronze: Germany

Predicted Medalists

Gold: China

Silver: South Korea

Bronze: Germany

Of note: This event replaces doubles table tennis. 

Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 63kg (139 Pounds) Final

Event time: 1:15 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCel-North Arena 2

Actual Medalists

Gold: Kaori Icho, Japan

Silver: Jing Ruixue, China

Bronze: Lyubov Volossova, Russia

Bronze: Battsetseg Soronzonbold, Mongolia

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Kaori Icho, Japan

Silver: Elena Pirozhkova, USA

Bronze: Lyubov Volossova, Russia

Bronze: Martine Dugrenier, Canada

Of note: Icho has won the last two gold medals.

Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg (106 Pounds) Final

Event time: 1:15 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCel-North Arena 2

Actual Medalists

Gold: HItoma Obara, Japan

Silver: Maria Stadnyk, Azerbaijan

Bronze: Carol Huynh, Canada

Bronze: Clarissa Chun, U.S.

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Maria Stadnyk, Azerbaijan

Silver: Carol Huynh, Canada

Bronze: Zhuldyz Eshimova, Kazakhstan

Bronze: Hitomi Sakamoto, Japan

Of note: Huynh won in 2008.

Track and Field: Women's Long Jump

Event time: 3:05 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

Actual Medalists

Gold: Brittney Reese, USA

Silver: Elena Sokolova, Russia

Bronze: Janay DeLoach, USA

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Brittney Reese, USA

Silver: Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova, Belarus

Bronze: Shara Proctor, Great Britain

Of note: Reese is the four-time defending world champ. 

Track and Field: Women's 400 Meter Hurdles

Event time: 3:45 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

Actual Medalists

Gold: Natalya Antyukh, Russia

Silver: Lashinda Demus, USA

Bronze: Zuzana Hejnova, Czech Republic

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Zuzana Hejnova, Czech Republic

Silver: Lashinda Demus, USA

Bronze: Natalya Antyukh, Russia

Of note: Demus is the American record holder. 

Beach Volleyball: Women's Final

Event title: 4 p.m. EST

Venue: Horse Guards Parade

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, USA

Silver: Jen Kessy and April Ross, USA

Bronze: Larissa and Juliana, Brazil

Of note: May-Treanor and Walsh were seeking third straight gold.

Track and Field: Women's 200 Meters

Event time: 4 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

Actual Medalists

Gold: Allyson Felix, USA

Silver: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica

Bronze: Carmelita Jeter, USA

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica

Silver: Allyson Felix, USA

Bronze: Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica

Of note: Fraser-Pryce beat Campbell-Brown at the Jamaican Trials. 

Track and Field: Men's 110 Meter Hurdles

Event time: 4:15 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

Actual Medalists

Gold: Aries Merritt, USA

Silver: Jason Richardson, USA

Bronze: Hansle Parchment, Jamaica

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Aries Merritt, USA

Silver: Jason Richardson, USA

Bronze: Dayron Robles, Cuba

Of note: Merritt is the World Indoor Champion at 60 meters. 

Taekwondo: Women's 49kg (108 Pounds) Final

Event title: 5:15 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1

Actual Medalists

Gold: Wu Jingyu, China

Silver: Brigitte Yague, Spain

Bronze: Chanatip Sonkham, Taiwan

Bronze: Lucija Zaninovic, Croatia 

Predicted Medalists

Gold:Wu Jingyu, China

Silver: Sanna Atabrour, Morocco 

Bronze: Yang Shu-chun, Taiwan

Bronze: Brigitte Yague, Spain

Of note: Jingyu won this event in 2008.

Taekwondo: Men's 58kg (128 Pounds)Final

Event time: 5:30 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCel-South Arena 1

Actual Medalists

Gold: Joel Gonzalez, Spain

Silver: Lee Dae-Hoon, South Korea

Bronze: Oscar Munoz Oviedo, Colombia

Bronze: Alexey Denisenko, Russia

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Joel Gonzalez, Spain

Silver: Wei Chang-Yen, Taiwan

Bronze: Lee Dae-Hoon, South Korea

Of note: Gonzalez won gold at the 2011 World Championships.