Summer Olympics 2016: Predictions and Results for Medal Events on Day 3
Three days at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are complete.
Swimming took center stage in the evening competition Monday night, with four medal events.
Ryan Murphy continued the United States' dominance in the men's 100-meter backstroke by winning the nation's sixth consecutive gold medal in the event with an Olympic-record time of 51.97 seconds.
That accomplishment was impressive, but it might pale in comparison to the emergence of a new American star in women's swimming.
Lilly King, a 19-year-old who made headlines by openly calling out Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova for doping, also set an Olympic record in holding off Efimova for gold in what could only be described as a grudge match.
Sun Yang of China captured gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle, and Hungary's Katinka Hosszu won her second gold of the Games in the women's 100-meter backstroke.
In all, 14 gold medals were awarded in Rio on Monday.
Men's 10-Meter Air Rifle
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Results
Four years after winning a silver medal in the 10-meter air rifle competition in London, Italy's Niccolo Campriani earned gold in Rio.
With a final score of 206.1, Campriani finished a point-and-a-half ahead of 23-year-old Ukrainian Serhiy Kulish, who reached the final round after winning a shoot-off with former gold-medal winner Abhinav Bindra.
The victory represents the third Olympic medal of Campriani's career, adding to the silver he won in London as well as a gold he took in the 50-meter rifle three positions event in 2012.
Gold: Niccolo Campriani, Italy
Silver: Serhiy Kulish, Ukraine
Bronze: Vladimir Maslennikov, Russia
Men's Trap Shooting
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Results
Croatia's Josip Glasnovic won his country's first medal of the Olympics when he secured gold in men's trap shooting. Glasnovic held off Giovanni Pellielo of Italy in a shoot-off by a score of 4-3 after the two tied their match 13-13.
Glasnovic previously finished fifth in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Edward Ling of Great Britain was the surprise bronze medalist, beating out Czech David Kostelecky by a score of 13-9. The 33-year-old finished 25th in Athens in 2004 and 21st in London in 2012.
Gold: Josip Glasnovic, Croatia
Silver: Giovanni Pellielo, Italy
Bronze: Edward Ling, Great Britain
Men's Synchronized 10-Meter Platform Diving
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Results
As expected, China dominated in the men's 10-meter synchronized diving event. Lin Yue and Chen Aisen took gold with a total score of 496.98.
The competition was heated for silver and bronze. Americans David Boudia and Steele Johnson came out on top of the chase pack, winning silver with a score of 457.11, and Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow of Great Britain grabbed the bronze with 444.45. The Germans and Mexicans, who had been favored as medalists, finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Gold: Lin Yue and Chen Aisen, China
Silver: David Boudia and Steele Johnson, United States
Bronze: Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow, Great Britain
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Women's 58-Kilogram Weightlifting
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Results
Thailand impressed in women's 58-kilogram weightlifting, picking up both gold and silver medals in the event.
Gold went to 21-year-old Sukanya Srisurat, the gold medalist from the 2014 world championships. She also won bronze at the worlds in 2015. She obliterated the rest of the field with a lift total of 240 kilos.
Pimsiri Sirikaew picked up her second consecutive Olympic silver medal, lifting 232 kilos. That's four kilograms less than the total that earned her a silver in London in 2012. She just edged out Kuo Hsing-chun of Chinese Taipei, who took the bronze with a lift of 231 kilos.
Gold: Sukanya Srisurat, Thailand
Silver: Pimsiri Sirikaew, Thailand
Bronze: Kuo Hsing-chun, Chinese Taipei
Women's <57-Kilogram Judo
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Results
Rafaela Silva of Brazil earned the first gold medal of the Olympics for the host country in women's 57-kilogram judo.
It's a stunning result for Silva, whose Olympic experience in London in 2012 ended in disappointment after a rules violation. Telma Monteiro of Portugal and Kaori Matsumoto of Japan each won bronze.
Gold: Rafaela Silva, Brazil
Silver: Sumiya Dorjsuren, Mongolia
Bronze: Telma Monteiro, Portugal
Bronze: Kaori Matsumoto, Japan
Men's <73-Kilogram Judo
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Results
Shohei Ono of Japan lived up to his billing as the gold medalist in men's 73-kilogram judo.
The world champion in both 2013 and 2015, Ono was chosen over Riki Nakaya to represent his country, as only one competitor is allowed from each nation.
Ono beat out Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan, who took silver. The bronze medals went to Dirk van Tichelt of Belgium and Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia.
Gold: Shohei Ono, Japan
Silver: Rustam Orujov, Azerbaijan
Bronze: Lasha Shavdatuashvili, Georgia
Bronze: Dirk Van Tichelt, Belgium
Women's Individual Sabre
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Results
Upstart Yana Egorian came from behind to beat out her more established countrywoman Sofya Velikaya and win gold in the women's individual sabre event on Monday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Velikaya was the silver medalist in London in 2012, but was upset on Monday by the 22-year-old Egorian.
Olga Kharlan of Ukraine took the bronze.
Gold: Yana Egorian, Russia
Silver: Sofya Velikaya, Russia
Bronze: Olga Kharlan, Ukraine
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
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Results
Japan overcame a disappointing fourth-place result during qualifying to come back and capture the gold medal in the team competition in men's gymnastics on Monday.
A strong performance from Russia narrowly earned them the silver over China.
The United States team was believed to be in contention for a medal, but some early nerves led to poor performances through the first two rotations—the floor exercise and the pommel horse. Great Britain was also in contention but fell just short of the podium.
Gold: Japan
Silver: Russia
Bronze: China
Women's Rugby Sevens
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Results
Australia won the first ever World Cup for women's rugby sevens back in 2009. The Australian team has now followed up with the first Olympic gold medal in the sport.
After a rough-and-tumble three days of competition that captured the attention of television viewers, Australia beat New Zealand 24-17 in the gold-medal game.
New Zealand got out to a 5-0 lead in a fast-paced first half, but a yellow card charged against Portia Woodman at 9:53 changed the momentum of the game, as the Australians seized the lead and didn't relinquish it.
In the bronze-medal game, Canada dominated Great Britain 33-10 in an upset win.
Gold: Australia
Silver: New Zealand
Bronze: Canada
Men's 62-Kilogram Weightlifting
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Results
Colombia's Oscar Figueroa will need to find a little more room in his trophy case.
The 33-year-old captured Olympic gold in the men's 62-kilogram weightlifting competition Monday to go with the silver medal he won four years ago in London.
An emotional Figueroa dropped to the ground, tears in his eyes, after failing in his final lift, which would've set an Olympic record but didn't factor in the outcome. He seemed to be overcome with joy and the support of a crowd that contained many fans from his home country.
Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia also improved on his finish in London, where he won his second straight bronze medal, by taking home the silver.
Farkhad Kharki of Kazakhstan snagged the bronze with a combined weight of 305 kilos. Figueroa lifted 318, while Irawan lifted 312.
China's Lijun Chen, who set a world record with a 183-kilogram clean and jerk at the World Championships in November, failed to reach the podium.
Gold: Oscar Figueroa, Colombia
Silver: Eko Yuli Irawan, Indonesia
Bronze: Farkhad Kharki, Kazakhstan
Men's 200-Meter Freestyle
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Results
China's Sun Yang was the favorite in the men's 200-meter freestyle, and he didn't disappoint, using a strong final 50 meters to capture the first swimming gold medal of the evening.
Chad le Clos of South Africa held the lead until the final length of the pool. He was into the water like a rocket and at one point was on a World Record pace before fading and settling for silver.
The upset of the event came in the bronze-medal position.
American Conor Dwyer made it to the podium with a strong finish to give the United States' team a medal that wasn't expected.
Gold: Sun Yang, China
Silver: Chad le Clos, South Africa
Bronze: Conor Dwyer, United States
Women's 100-Meter Backstroke
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Result
It's already been a great Olympic Games for Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.
The 27-year-old came into Monday's competition with a gold medal around her neck from the women's 400-meter medley, and she added a second by holding off America's Kathleen Baker in the women's 100-meter backstroke.
Baker ended up with a silver medal, but it came by the slimmest of margins.
She finished just 0.01 seconds ahead of Kylie Masse of Canada and Fu Yuanhui of China who wound up sharing a bronze medal with identical finishing times.
Gold: Katinka Hosszu, Hungary
Silver: Kathleen Baker, United States
Bronze: Kylie Masse, Canada
Bronze: Fu Yuanhui, China
Men's 100-Meter Backstroke
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Results
Ryan Murphy continued American dominance in the men's 100-meter backstroke by capturing a gold medal Monday night. It's the sixth straight gold medal for the United States in this competition, and it came relatively easily.
Murphy not only topped the podium, but he also did it in an Olympic-record time of 51.97 seconds.
The United States ended up going one-three in the event, as David Plummer captured the bronze.
Xu Jiayu of China, who wasn't expected to medal, ended up with the silver, while Australia's Mitch Larkin, expected to be Murphy's top challenger, failed to make the podium.
Gold: Ryan Murphy, United States
Silver: Xu Jiayu, China
Bronze: David Plummer, United States
Women's 100-Meter Breaststroke
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Results
Lilly King backed up every word.
The 19-year-old American engaged in a notable spat with Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova about doping, and then she got the last laugh by winning the gold medal with an Olympic-record time of 1:04.93.
The victory was sweet for the American, who once again emphasized her ability to win cleanly in her post-event comments on the NBC broadcast.
Efimova wound up with silver, but you have to figure it's a bitter medal.
Katie Meili of the United States captured bronze, giving the American team two spots on the podium.
Gold: Lilly King, United States
Silver: Yulia Efimova, Russia
Bronze: Katie Meili, United States
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