Summer Olympics 2016: Predictions and Results for Day 6 Medal Events
You can sum up Day 6 of the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro with just two names:
Michael Phelps and Simone Biles.
Phelps left absolutely zero doubt.
The most decorated American swimmer in history added yet another page to his legendary story by capturing the men’s 200-meter individual medley by nearly two full seconds for his 22nd career Olympic gold medal.
Phelps is the first Olympic swimmer in history to capture a gold medal in the same event at four consecutive Summer Games.
Biles handled every bit of the pressure thrown in her direction and silenced all her critics with a dominant performance to capture gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics event.
Her win, coupled with the silver from teammate Aly Raisman, gave the United States a one-two finish in the competition.
Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls
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Results
Germany was able to defend its 2012 Olympic gold medal by winning once again in men's quadruple sculls.
Phillipp Wende, Lauritz Schoof and Karl Schulze return from that squad, adding only Hans Gruhne to complete the foursome that ended up winning it all. The Germans were able to hold off Australia, which finished a full second behind the first-place time of 6:06.81.
Estonia, which beat Germany in the preliminary heat, finished in third place to earn its first medal of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Gold: Germany
Silver: Australia
Bronze: Estonia
Rowing, Women's Quadruple Sculls
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Results
Just like the men's quadruple sculls, the women's competition went to Germany.
It appeared as though Poland would take home first place after building a significant lead at the three-quarter mark, but Germany charged late from down almost two seconds to take the lead. After holding off another late push from the Netherlands, the Germans found a way to win with a time of 6:49.39.
Poland, which had appeared to be in such good shape, seemed to lose energy late and fell to third, although there was a significant gap between the medal winners and the rest of the field.
The United States were the reigning world champions but ended up in fifth place.
Gold: Germany
Silver: Netherlands
Bronze: Poland
Rowing, Men's Pair
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Results
New Zealand's Eric Murray and Hamish Bond delivered one of the most dominant rowing performances you will see at the Olympics.
The defending gold medalists—and winners of the last three world championships—proved themselves once again by taking charge of this race and never letting go. New Zealand had built up a five-second lead at 1,500 meters, and while South Africa's Lawrence Brittain and Shaun Keeling charged hard, it wasn't enough to catch up.
South Africa ended up with the silver medal, while Italy's Giovanni Abagnale and Marco Di Costanzo easily slid into third place for the bronze.
Gold: Murray/Bond, New Zealand
Silver: Brittain/Keeling, South Africa
Bronze: Abagnale/Di Costanzo, Italy
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Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
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Results
The women's double sculls is a grueling event, and it came down to the wire on Thursday. Poland was just able to edge Great Britain for the gold medal.
There were six teams in the final race, but really only two were competitive. Poland and Great Britain battled head-to-head, with the two sides trading the lead seemingly every stroke. In the end, the Polish team of Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska and Natalia Madaj crossed the finish line less than one second ahead of Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley, the eventual silver medalists.
Lithuania's Donata Vistartaite and Milda Valciukaite were pretty lonely in third place—not quite close enough to contend for the win but almost five seconds ahead of everyone else in the field to earn bronze.
Gold: Fularczyk-Kozlowska/Madaj, Poland
Silver: Grainger/Thornley, Great Britain
Bronze: Vistartaite/Valciukaite, Lithuania
Rowing, Men's Lightweight Four
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Results
Denmark came on strong in the final hundred meters, but it was not enough to overtake Switzerland, which had control of this race almost from start to finish.
Switzerland is coming off a 2015 world championship, where it also beat out second-place Denmark, proving this latest victory was no fluke. The team of Lucas Tramer, Simon Schuerch, Simon Niepmann and Mario Gyr was just too difficult to stop.
This was a lightweight race, which means each of the competitors had to remain under the weight limit, but Switzerland flew down the course in 6:20.51.
Italy had the fastest time in the semifinals but finished behind France to narrowly miss a spot on the podium.
Gold: Switzerland
Silver: Denmark
Bronze: France
Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
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Results
One of the toughest challenges in doubles rowing is coordinating without a coxswain. That is less of an issue when you have sibling chemistry.
Martin and Valent Sinkovic were the reigning world champions in this event and lived up to expectations with an impressive performance to win gold in Rio. They looked as strong as anyone late and pulled away for a victory. The duo had earned silver medals in London, but this is clearly much sweeter.
Lithuania's Mindaugas Griskonis and Saulius Ritter came out fast and were able to hold on for a silver medal, while Norway's Kjetil Borch and Olaf Tufte glided in for an easy third place well ahead of the next set of competitors.
Gold: Sinkovic/Sinkovic, Croatia
Silver: Griskonis/Ritter, Lithuania
Bronze: Borch/Tufte, Norway
Shooting, Women's 50-Meter Rifle 3 Positions
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Results
Barbara Engleder set an Olympic record with 458.6 points, which was enough to take home her first gold medal in her third Olympics.
This event features targeted shooting in each of standing, kneeling and prone positions. However, the championship is decided on the feet, where Engleder needed just about every millimeter to win. It came down to her final shot, which was 0.2 better than second-place Zhang Binbin.
Du Li finished in third place after falling behind her compatriot toward the end.
Petra Zublasing of Italy set an Olympic record in qualifying but ended up in fourth place. American Ginny Thrasher, who won the first gold medal of the week in 10-meter air rifle, failed to qualify for the finals.
Gold: Barbara Engleder, Germany
Silver: Zhang Binbin, China
Bronze: Du Li, China
Judo, Women's 78 kg
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Results
American Kayla Harrison secured her second consecutive gold medal with six seconds left in the championship bout against France's Audrey Tcheumeo.
The United States doesn't have a storied past in judo like it does in other sports, but this win certainly cemented Harrison's legacy as the top judo athlete in American history.
Brazil's Mayra Aguiar sent the crowd into an uproarious celebration when she secured one of the two bronze medals.
Slovenia's Anamari Velensek captured the other bronze medal with a win over Luise Malzahn of Germany.
Gold: Kayla Harrison, United States
Silver: Audrey Tcheumeo, France
Bronze: Mayra Aguiar, Brazil
Bronze: Anamari Velensek, Slovenia
Canoe/Kayak, Men's C-2 Slalom
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Results
Slovakia's Ladislav and Peter Skantar recorded the only time under one minute and 42 seconds in the men's canoe double slalom final.
Skantar and Skantar finished the course in a time of 1:41.58 to secure first place. The gold was the first of the Olympics for Slovakia.
Great Britain's David Florence and Richard Hounslow earned second place with a racing time of 1:42.01, while France's Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Peche picked up third in 1:43.24. They finished less than half of a second ahead of Germany in fourth.
Gold: Skantar/Skantar, Slovakia
Silver: Florence/Hounslow, Great Britain
Bronze: Klauss/Peche, France
Canoe/Kayak, Women's K-1 Slalom
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Results
Spain's Maialen Chourraut ran away with the women's single kayak competition as she recorded the best time in the event by three seconds.
Chourraut conquered the course in 1:38.65 to earn Spain's second gold and third overall medal in Rio.
New Zealand's Luuka Jones finished second in 1:41.82, while Jessica Fox of Australia secured third with a time of 1:42.49.
Gold: Maialen Chourraut, Spain
Silver: Luuka Jones, New Zealand
Bronze: Jessica Fox, Australia
Archery, Women's Individual
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Results
Chang Hye-jin earned the women's individual title in archery a few days after capturing first in the team event with South Korea.
Chang defeated Lisa Unruh of Germany 6-2 in the championship contest. The South Korean was barely tested by the rest of the field throughout the competition, as she won by three or more sets in each of her matches.
Unruh was the surprise medalist in the event as she entered as the 21st seed. Unruh used a 6-2 semifinal win over Mexico's Alejandra Valencia to clinch a berth in the final where she lost to Chang.
South Korea's Ki Bo-Bae recovered from a semifinal loss to Chang to win bronze over Valencia by a score of 6-4.
Gold: Chang Hye-jin, South Korea
Silver: Lisa Unruh, Germany
Bronze: Ki Bo-Bae, South Korea
Gymnastics, Women's All-Around
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Results
Simone Biles finished off her four-year quest for an Olympic gold medal in the women's individual all-around on Thursday as she earned an overall score of 62.198 inside Rio Olympic Arena.
Biles completed her dominance of the marquee event in women's gymnastics with a floor exercise score of 15.933.
American Aly Raisman earned her second medal of the Games with a combined score of 60.098, including a 15.433 on the floor.
Russia's Aliya Mustafina challenged the Americans for a few rotations, but she dropped back to third after mediocre performances on balance beam and floor.
Gold: Simone Biles, United States
Silver: Aly Raisman, United States
Bronze: Aliya Mustafina, Russia
Judo, Men's 100KG
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Results
Lukas Krpalek became the first men's judo gold-medal winner with a victory over Elmar Gasimov in the men's 100-kilogram final.
Krpalek, who was the flag bearer for the Czech Republic at the opening ceremony, also won his country's first gold at Rio.
Ryunosuke Haga of Japan defeated Artem Bloshenko of Ukraine to earn one of the two bronze medals in the event.
France's Cyrille Maret downed Karl-Richard Frey of Germany to pick up the other bronze.
Gold: Lukas Krpalek, Czech Republic
Silver: Elmar Gasimov, Azerbaijan
Bronze: Ryunosuke Haga, Japan
Bronze: Cyrille Maret, France
Cycling, Men's Track Team Sprint
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Results
Great Britain set an Olympic-record time of 42.440 seconds to win the men's team sprint event inside the Rio Olympic Velodrome.
The trio of Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner bested New Zealand in the final, with Skinner crossing the line first to complete the championship ride. New Zealand finished in a time of 42.542.
France took down Australia in the bronze medal race in a time of 43.143. The result was close, as Australia finished in 43.298.
Gold: Great Britain
Silver: New Zealand
Bronze: France
Fencing, Women's Team Epee
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Results
Romania's first medal of the 2016 Summer Olympics came in the women's team epee competition.
The four-woman team of Ana Maria Branza, Simona Gherman, Loredana Dinu and Simona Deac defeated China in the final, 44-38. Romania advanced to the final by way of a 45-31 win over Russia.
Russia defeated Estonia in the bronze-medal match, 37-31. The bronze was the seventh for Russia in Rio and 18th overall.
The United States earned a fifth-place finish with a 32-28 win over France.
Gold: Romania
Silver: China
Bronze: Russia
Rugby, Men's
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Results
Fiji dominated Great Britain to win the first-ever men's rugby sevens gold medal.
The winners of the inaugural competition scored seven tries in their 43-7 victory in which they were in control from the start. The gold was the first medal for the Oceanic nation in Rio.
Great Britain put up a valiant fight in the rounds leading up to the championship, but the Brits were no match for Fiji.
South Africa conquered the bronze-medal contest in dominant fashion as well, as the team took down Japan, 54-14.
Gold: Fiji
Silver: Great Britain
Bronze: South Africa
Table Tennis, Men's Singles
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Results
China's Ma Long came into this event as the defending world champion, and he can now call himself an Olympic gold medalist as well.
Ma easily defeated his compatriot Zhang Jike, 4-0, in the men's singles final in table tennis. The one-two finish for China isn't surprising, given the nation's traditional success in this event.
Zhang, who was the defending gold medalist from the 2012 London Games, added a silver to his trophy case.
Japan's Jun Mizutani did score a minor upset of Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus to claim the bronze.
Gold: Ma Long, China
Silver: Zhang Jike, China
Bronze: Jun Mizutani, Japan
Swimming, Women's 200-Meter Breaststroke
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Results
Rie Kaneto of Japan found an extra burst of energy in the final 20 meters to hold off Russia's Yulia Efimova and capture the gold medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke. She led at the halfway mark of the event but seemed to be fading before digging deep to touch the wall first.
Efimova, who has become quite the story of these Games because of criticism about her past doping violations from fellow competitor Lilly King of the United States, settled for her second silver medal.
It looked like the Russian was going to overtake Kaneto, but she faded just a bit and barely was able to hold off China's Shi Jinglin, who ended up in bronze-medal position.
No American qualified for the final in the women's 200-meter breaststroke.
Gold: Rie Kaneto, Japan
Silver: Yulia Efimova, Russia
Bronze: Shi Jinglin, China
Swimming, Men's 200-Meter Backstroke
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Results
Ryan Murphy became the fifth American swimmer to win the gold medal in both backstroke events at the Summer Games by holding off Australia's Mitch Larkin in the men's 200-meter backstroke.
The American had previously captured gold in the 100-meter backstroke, and he continued the Unites States' domination in this event with a sixth consecutive gold medal.
Larkin made a late charge at Murphy, who dominated from start to finish, but had to settle for a silver.
Evgeny Rylov of Russia took home the bronze medal.
Gold: Ryan Murphy, USA
Silver: Mitch Larkin, Australia
Bronze: Evgeny Rylov, Russia
Swimming, Men's 200-Meter Individual Medley
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Results
Michael Phelps left zero doubt.
The American became the first Olympic swimmer in history to capture a gold medal in the same event in four consecutive Olympics by taking home the top spot in the men's 200-meter individual medley. It wasn't even close.
Phelps bested the field by nearly two full seconds for the 22nd gold medal of his legendary career.
Kosuke Hagino of Japan captured the silver.
Wang Shun of China took the bronze.
Ryan Lochte, who like Phelps is likely competing in his last Olympics, failed to medal with a fifth-place finish.
Gold: Michael Phelps, United States
Silver: Kosuke Hagino, Japan
Bronze: Wang Shun, China
Swimming, Women's 100-Meter Freestyle
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Results
Simone Manuel became the first African-American swimmer to capture a gold medal in the Olympics, and she did it in style.
Manuel set an Olympic record in tying Penny Oleksiak of Canada in the women's 200-meter freestyle. The two women touched the wall at exactly the same time with times of 52.70 seconds and shared the gold medal in the final medal event of the evening.
Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden finished third and captured bronze.
Gold: Simone Manuel, United States
Gold: Penny Oleksiak, Canada
Bronze: Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden
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