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Olympic medal predictions for track and field

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Track and field, a signature Olympic sport, will take center stage during the final week of the Olympics. It’s fitting that Stade de France will host track and field for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s the country’s largest stadium.

The United States typically performs well at the Olympics in the sport. According to Olympedia, the United States has won the most Olympic medals in track and field history with 828, and the most gold medals in track and field history with 344.

Who will be the big winners on the track and field at the Paris Olympics? USA TODAY Sports predicts the podium for every track and field event.

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100m medal predictions

Men

Gold: Noah Lyles (USA)
Silver: Kishane Thompson (Jamaica)
Bronze: Oblique Seville (Jamaica)

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Women

Gold: Sha’Carri Richardson (USA)
Silver: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica)
Bronze: Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia)

200m medal predictions

Men

Gold: Noah Lyles (USA)
Silver: Kenny Bednarek (USA)
Bronze: Erriyon Knighton (USA)

Women

Gold: Shericka Jackson (Jamaica)
Silver: Gabby Thomas (USA)
Bronze: McKenzie Long (USA)

400m medal predictions

Men

Gold: Quincy Hall (USA)
Silver: Christopher Morales Williams (Canada)
Bronze: Michael Norman (USA)

Women

Gold: Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic)
Silver: Nickisha Pryce (Jamaica)
Bronze: Kendall Ellis (USA)

800m medal predictions

Men

Gold: Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)
Silver: Wyclife Kinyamal (Kenya)
Bronze: Koitatoi Kidali (Kenya)

Women

Gold: Prudence Sekgodiso (South Africa)
Silver: Mary Moraa (Kenya)
Bronze: Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britian)

1500m medal predictions

Men

Gold: Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Silver: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway)
Bronze: Reynold Cheruiyot (Kenya)

Women

Gold: Faith Kipyegon (Kenya)
Silver: Birke Haylom (Ethiopia)
Bronze: Diribe Welteji (Ethiopia)

5000m medal prediction

Men

Gold: Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia)
Silver: Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia)
Bronze: Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda)

Women

Gold: Faith Kipyegon (Kenya)
Silver: Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia)
Bronze: Beatrice Chebet (Kenya)

10,000m medal predictions

Men

Gold: Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia)
Silver: Berihu Aregawi (Ethiopia)
Bronze: Selemon Barega (Ethiopia)

Women

Gold: Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia)
Silver: Beatrice Chebet (Kenya)
Bronze: Fotyen Tesfay (Ethiopia)

Marathon medal predictions

Men

Gold: Benson Kipruto (Kenya)
Silver: Timothy Kiplagat (Kenya)
Bronze: Deresa Geleta (Ethiopia)

Women

Gold: Sutume Kebede (Ethiopia)
Silver: Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya)
Bronze: Tigist Ketema (Ethiopia)

3000m Steeplechase medal predictions

Men

Gold: Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia)
Silver: Samuel Firewu (Ethiopia)
Bronze: Abraham Kibiwot (Kenya)

Women

Gold: Faith Cherotich (Kenya)
Silver: Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya)
Bronze: Peruth Chemutai (Uganda)

Men’s 110m Hurdles medal predictions

Gold: Grant Holloway (USA)
Silver: Hansle Parchment (Jamaica)
Bronze: Freddie Crittenden (USA)

Women’s 100m Hurdles medal predictions

Gold: Tobi Amusan (Nigeria)
Silver: Ackera Nugent (Jamaica)
Bronze: Masai Russell (USA)

400m Hurdles medal predictions

Men

Gold: Rai Benjamin (USA)
Silver: Alison dos Santos (Brazil)
Bronze: Karsten Warholm (Norway)

Women

Gold: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Silver: Femke Bol (Netherlands)
Bronze: Rushell Clayton (Jamaica)

High Jump medal predictions

Men

Gold: Mutaz Barsham (Qatar)
Silver: Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy)
Bronze: Hamish Kerr (New Zealand)

Women

Gold: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
Silver: Nicola Olyslagers (Australia)
Bronze: Rachel Glenn (USA)

Pole Vault medal predictions

Men

Gold: Armand Duplantis (Sweden)
Silver: Sam Kendricks (USA)
Bronze: Chris Nilsen (USA)

Women

Gold: Katie Moon (USA)
Silver: Molly Caudery (Great Britain)
Bronze: Alysha Newman (Canada)

Long Jump medal predictions

Men

Gold: Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece)
Silver: Simon Ehammer (Switzerland)
Bronze: Carey McLeod (Jamaica)

Women

Gold: Malaika Mihambo (Germany)
Silver: Plamena Mitkova (Bulgaria)
Bronze: Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA)

Triple Jump medal predictions

Men

Gold: Jordan Díaz Fortún (Spain)
Silver: Pedro Pichardo (Portugal)
Bronze: Jaydon Hibbert (Jamaica)

Women

Gold: Leyanis Pérez Hernández (Cuba)
Silver: Thea LaFond (Dominica)
Bronze: Ana Peleteiro (Spain)

Shot Put medal predictions

Men

Gold: Ryan Crouser (USA)
Silver: Joe Kovacs (USA)
Bronze: Payton Otterdahl (USA)

Women

Gold: Chase Jackson (USA)
Silver: Yemisi Ogunleye (Germany)
Bronze: Raven Saunders (USA)

Discus Throw medal predictions

Men

Gold: Mykolas Alekna (Lithuania)
Silver: Kristjan Čeh (Slovenia)
Bronze: Ralford Mullings (Jamaica)

Women

Gold: Valarie Allman (USA)
Silver: Yaime Perez (Cuba)
Bronze: Bin Feng (China)

Hammer Throw medal predictions

Men

Gold: Ethan Katzberg (Canada)
Silver: Wojciech Nowicki (Poland)
Bronze: Paweł Fajdek (Poland)

Women

Gold: Camryn Rogers (Canada)
Silver: DeAnna Price (USA)
Bronze: Jie Zhao (China)

Javelin Throw medal predictions

Men

Gold: Julian Weber (Germany)
Silver: Max Dehning (Germany)
Bronze: Anderson Peters (Grenada)

Women

Gold: Flor Ruiz (Columbia)
Silver: Victoria Hudson (Austria)
Bronze: Adriana Vilagoš (Serbia)

Men’s Decathlon medal predictions

Gold: Leo Neugebauer (Germany)
Silver: Damian Warner (Canada)
Bronze: Johannes Erm (Estonia)

Women’s Heptathlon medal predictions

Gold: Nafissatou Thiam (Belgium)
Silver: Anna Hall (USA)
Bronze: Auriana Lazraq-Khlass (France)

20km Race Walk medal predictions

Men

Gold: Koki Ikeda (Japan)
Silver: Zhang Jun (China)
Bronze: Massimo Stano (Italy)

Women

Gold: Kimberly García (Peru)
Silver: Alegna González (Mexico)
Bronze: Ma Zhenxia (China)

4 x 100m Relay medal predictions

Men

Gold: USA
Silver: Jamaica
Bronze: Italy

Women

Gold: USA
Silver: Jamaica
Bronze: Great Britian

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4 x 400m Relay medal predictions

Men

Gold: USA
Silver: Jamaica
Bronze: Belgium

Women

Gold: USA
Silver: Jamaica
Bronze: Netherlands

4 x 400m Relay Mixed medal predictions

Gold: USA
Silver: Jamaica
Bronze: Kenya

Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay medal predictions

Gold: China
Silver: Italy
Bronze: France

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