Medal Picks Who will take home gold, silver and bronze in each of the Games' 300 events? And who will be worth watching, win or lose? Turn the page for all the answers.
Archery
MEN
Individual
[Gold] Michele Frangilli, Italy
[Silver] Lionel Torres, France
[Bronze] Ilario Di Buo', Italy
Frangilli and Torres have alternated as world No. 1 this year
Team
[Gold] Italy
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] South Korea
Host countries (South Korea, Spain and the U.S.) have won last
three Olympic titles
WOMEN
Individual
[Gold] Kim Soon Yung, South Korea
[Silver] Kim Nam Soon, South Korea
[Bronze] Alison Williamson, Great Britain
Watch for 18-year-old phenom Karen Scavotto from Connecticut
Team
[Gold] South Korea
[Silver] Italy
[Bronze] Germany
South Koreans are unbeaten at Games since event's debut in '88
Badminton
MEN
Singles
[Gold] Taufik Hidayat, Indonesia
[Silver] Hendrawan, Indonesia
[Bronze] Peter Gade Christensen, Denmark
Hidayat, 19, is nation's teen idol
Doubles
[Gold] Wijaya & Gunawan, Indonesia
[Silver] Ha & Kim, South Korea
[Bronze] Subagja & Mainaky, Indonesia
Pairs from Asia have won all 17 Olympic doubles medals
WOMEN
Singles
[Gold] Gong Zhichao, China
[Silver] Camilla Martin, Denmark
[Bronze] Dai Yun, China
Martin and fiance Peter Gade Christensen are first the couple of
Danish sports
Doubles
[Gold] Ge & Gu, China
[Silver] Ra & Chung, South Korea
[Bronze] Huang & Yang, China
Defending gold medalists Ge Fei and Gu Jun teamed up at age nine
MIXED
Doubles
[Gold] Kim & Ra, South Korea
[Silver] Liu & Ge, China
[Bronze] Kusharyanto & Timur, Indonesia
South Korean duo won medals in '96, but with different partners
Baseball
[Gold] Japan
[Silver] Cuba
[Bronze] U.S.
Japan has eight of its top pros
Basketball
MEN
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] Yugoslavia
No Shaq? No Kobe? No Duncan? No worries
WOMEN
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] Russia
Americans are 23-1, with three gold medals and one bronze, in
last four Olympics
Boxing
48 kg (106 lbs.)
[Gold] Brian Viloria, U.S.
[Silver] Maikro Romero, Cuba
[Bronze] Ivan Calderon, Puerto Rico
[Bronze] Valeri Sydorenko, Ukraine
Viloria, a.k.a. the Hawaiian Punch, avenged 4-1 April loss to
Calderon with easy win in August
51 kg (112 lbs.)
[Gold] Bulat Dzhumadilov, Kazakhstan
[Silver] Volodimir Sydorenko, Ukraine
[Bronze] Omar Narvaez, Argentina
[Bronze] Daniel Ponce, Mexico
Dzhumadilov lost 12-11 to Cuba's Maikro Romero in '96 final
54 kg (119 lbs.)
[Gold] Agasi Agaguloglu, Turkey
[Silver] Raimkul Malakhbekov, Russia
[Bronze] Raicu Crinu Olteanu, Romania
[Bronze] Clarence Vinson, U.S.
Vinson weighed 55 pounds for his first bout, when he was eight
57 kg (126 lbs.)
[Gold] Ricardo Juarez, U.S.
[Silver] Ramazan Palyani, Turkey
[Bronze] Falk Huste, Germany
[Bronze] Tulkunbay Turgunov, Uzbekistan
Juarez was destined to box--his middle name is Rocky
60 kg (132 lbs.)
[Gold] Mario Kindelan, Cuba
[Silver] Cristian Bejarano, Mexico
[Bronze] David Jackson, U.S.
[Bronze] Alexander Maletin, Russia
This has been Cuba's worst class
63.5 kg (140 lbs.)
[Gold] Mahammatkodir Abdullayev, Uzbekistan
[Silver] Alexander Leonov, Russia
[Bronze] Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico
[Bronze] Diogenes Luna, Cuba
Abdullayev, a Muslim, kneels and bows to the east after a win
67 kg (148 lbs.)
[Gold] Bulent Ulusoy, Turkey
[Silver] Roberto Guerra, Cuba
[Bronze] Francisco Calderon, Colombia
[Bronze] Parkpoom Changponak, Thailand
With Juan Hernandez's move to 71 kg, this class is wide open
71 kg (156 lbs.)
[Gold] Juan Hernandez, Cuba
[Silver] Marian Simion, Romania
[Bronze] Adnan Catic, Germany
[Bronze] Jermain Taylor, U.S.
Hernandez has won four world titles, but only silver in Olympics
75 kg (165 lbs.)
[Gold] Jorge Gutierrez, Cuba
[Silver] Utkirbek Haydarov, Uzbekistan
[Bronze] Zsolt Erdei, Hungary
[Bronze] Jeff Lacy, U.S.
Australia's Paul Miller could win medal before home folks
81 kg (179 lbs.)
[Gold] Alexander Lebziak, Russia
[Silver] Troy Amos Ross, Canada
[Bronze] Isael Alvarez, Cuba
[Bronze] Hugo Garay, Argentina
U.S. team dropped world champion Michael Simms for bad behavior
91 kg (201 lbs.)
[Gold] Felix Savon, Cuba
[Silver] Michael Bennett, U.S.
[Bronze] Soultan Ibraghimov, Russia
[Bronze] Vladimir Schanturia, Georgia
Ex-con Bennett won '99 worlds without fighting the great Savon
91+ kg (201+ lbs.)
[Gold] Calvin Brock, U.S.
[Silver] Alexis Rubalcaba, Cuba
[Bronze] Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov, Kazakhstan
[Bronze] Paolo Vidoz, Italy
The 6'2" Brock has a finance degree and works as a banker
Canoe/Kayak
MEN
Canoe singles 500 meters
[Gold] Andreas Dittmer, Germany
[Silver] Martin Doktor, Czech Republic
[Bronze] Gyorgy Kozmann, Hungary
In 1996 Dittmer won gold in canoe pairs 1,000 meters
Canoe singles 1,000 meters
[Gold] Martin Doktor, Czech Republic
[Silver] Andreas Dittmer, Germany
[Bronze] Steve Giles, Canada
Doktor's orders: Devour Mom's dumplings before major events
Canoe pairs 500 meters
[Gold] Jedraszko & Baraszkiewicz, Poland
[Silver] Pulai & Novak, Hungary
[Bronze] Kovalev & Kostoglod, Russia
Since '84 the 12 medalists in this event have been from 11
countries
Canoe pairs 1,000 meters
[Gold] Kovalev & Kostoglod, Russia
[Silver] Pricop & Popescu, Romania
[Bronze] Buday & Buday, Canada
Buday brothers' father, Tamas, won two canoeing bronze medals for
Hungary in 1976
Canoe singles slalom
(whitewater)
[Gold] Michal Martikan, Slovakia
[Silver] Juraj Mincik, Slovakia
[Bronze] Nico Bettge, Germany
In 1996, Martikan, then 17, won Slovakia's first Olympic gold
ever
Canoe pairs slalom
(whitewater)
[Gold] Hochschorner & Hochschorner, Slovakia
[Silver] Jiras & Mader, Czech Republic
[Bronze] Kolomanski & Staniszewski, Poland
Peter and Pavol Hochschorner are 21-year-old twins
Kayak singles 500 meters
[Gold] Akos Vereckei, Hungary
[Silver] Petar Merkov, Bulgaria
[Bronze] Knut Holmann, Norway
Holmann has won a medal at every worlds and Olympics since 1990
Kayak singles 1,000 meters
[Gold] Knut Holmann, Norway
[Silver] Lutz Liwowski, Germany
[Bronze] Michael Kalganov, Israel
In Atlanta, Liwowski missed winning a medal in the 1,000 by .3 of
a second
Kayak pairs 500 meters
[Gold] Twardowski & Wysocki, Poland
[Silver] Trim & Collins, Australia
[Bronze] Rauhe & Wieskotter, Germany
Polish and Australian duos each have won world titles
Kayak pairs 1,000 meters
[Gold] Riszdorfer & Baca, Slovakia
[Silver] Schafer & Winter, Germany
[Bronze] Twardowski & Wysocki, Poland
Slovakians defeated Poles by just .2 of a second to win last
year's world championship
Kayak fours 1,000 meters (whitewater)
[Gold] Hungary
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] Romania
Cuba blocked defector Angel Perez from taking seat he had earned
in U.S. four
Kayak singles slalom (whitewater)
[Gold] Paul Ratcliffe, Great Britain
[Silver] Scott Shipley, U.S.
[Bronze] Thomas Schmidt, Germany
Gentleman Shipley lent boat to Bosnian paddler at '96 Games
WOMEN
Kayak singles 500 meters
[Gold] Caroline Brunet, Canada
[Silver] Josefa Idem, Italy
[Bronze] Katrin Borchert, Australia
Borchert won silver medal for her native Germany in Barcelona
Kayak pairs 500 meters
[Gold] Pastuszka & Sokolowska, Poland
[Silver] Brunet & Furneaux, Canada
[Bronze] Fischer & Wagner, Germany
Atlanta silver medalist Caroline Brunet carries flag for Canada
in opening ceremonies
Kayak fours 500 meters
[Gold] Hungary
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] Poland
Germany's Birgit Fischer, 38, has won eight Olympic medals since
1980
Kayak singles slalom (whitewater)
[Gold] Elena Kaliska, Slovakia
[Silver] Mandy Planert, Germany
[Bronze] Rebecca Bennett-Giddens, U.S.
Bennett-Giddens's husband, Eric, was kayaker at '96 Games
Cycling
MEN
Road race
[Gold] Michele Bartoli, Italy
[Silver] Lance Armstrong, U.S.
[Bronze] Erik Zabel, Germany
Hill on Bronte Road provides Tour de France-type climbing battle
that any of top three could win
Individual time trial (road)
[Gold] Lance Armstrong, U.S.
[Silver] Jan Ullrich, Germany
[Bronze] Oscar Freire Gomez, Spain
Course with 90 turns in 28 miles favors Texan over Teuton
One-km time trial (track)
[Gold] Arnaud Tournant, France
[Silver] Shane Kelly, Australia
[Bronze] Stefan Nimke, Germany
Tournant broke Kelly's world record in June
4,000-meter individual pursuit
[Gold] Robert Bartko, Germany
[Silver] Alexei Markov, Russia
[Bronze] Philippe Gaumont, France
Ban on outstretched-arms Superman position boosts Bartko, who
didn't ride that way
4,000-meter team pursuit
[Gold] Germany
[Silver] France
[Bronze] Russia
Germany has won a medal in this event in nine of last 10 Olympics
Sprint
[Gold] Laurent Gane, France
[Silver] Jens Fiedler, Germany
[Bronze] Florian Rousseau, France
A native of New Caledonia, Gane wins this one close to home
Olympic sprint
[Gold] France
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] Great Britain
Three-man relay makes its Games debut
Points race
[Gold] Silvio Martinello, Italy
[Silver] Vasily Yakovlev, Ukraine
[Bronze] Bruno Risi, Switzerland
Martinello, 37, triumphs with guile more than speed in
sprint-filled 40-km track event
Madison
[Gold] Switzerland
[Silver] Denmark
[Bronze] Australia
New 60-km relay descends from six-day races held in Madison
Square Garden in early 1900s
Keirin
[Gold] Marty Nothstein, U.S.
[Silver] Jens Fiedler, Australia
[Bronze] Florian Rousseau, France
Olympics' first motorcycle-paced event suits Nothstein's
hard-nosed makeup
Mountain bike
[Gold] Cadel Evans, Australia
[Silver] Miguel Martinez, France
[Bronze] Bart Brentjens, the Netherlands
Outback native Evans now lives in a tiny town called Plenty
WOMEN
Road race
[Gold] Hanka Kupfernagel, Germany
[Silver] Diana Ziliute, Lithuania
[Bronze] Anna Wilson, Australia
Tour de l'Aude winner takes this battle of sprinters
Individual time trial (road)
[Gold] Leontien Van Moorsel, the Netherlands
[Silver] Zulfia Zabirova, Russia
[Bronze] Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, France
Longo-Ciprelli, a 12-time world champ, will turn 42 in October
500-meter time trial (track)
[Gold] Felicia Ballanger, France
[Silver] Michelle Ferris, Australia
[Bronze] Jiang Cuihua, China
Ballanger would dust her foes even with two flat tires
3,000-meter individual pursuit
[Gold] Marion Clignet, France
[Silver] Antonella Bellutti, Italy
[Bronze] Judith Arndt, Germany
Illinois-raised Clignet has conquered epilepsy in climb to top
Sprint
[Gold] Felicia Ballanger, France
[Silver] Michelle Ferris, Australia
[Bronze] Tanya Dubnicoff, Canada
Ballanger is unbeaten at Olympics and worlds over last six years
Points race
[Gold] Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand
[Silver] Marion Clignet, France
[Bronze] Alayna Burns, Australia
Ulmer, the multinational Kiwi, trains part time in U.S. and rides
for Canadian pro team
Mountain bike
[Gold] Alison Sydor, Canada
[Silver] Marga Fullana, Spain
[Bronze] Alison Dunlap, U.S.
Ex-road racer Dunlap has led in World Cup points much of year
Diving
MEN
Springboard
[Gold] Dmitri Sautin, Russia
[Silver] Xiao Hailiang, China
[Bronze] Fernando Platas, Mexico
Troy Dumais made U.S. team hours after passing kidney stone
Platform
[Gold] Dmitri Sautin, Russia
[Silver] Tian Liang, China
[Bronze] Robert Newbery, Australia
Mark Ruiz, 21, is best U.S. hope for individual diving medal
Synchronized springboard
[Gold] Xiao & Xiong, China
[Silver] Newbery & Pullar, Australia
[Bronze] Sautin & Dobroskok, Russia
Xiong Ni, ranked eighth in China, was surprise team selection
Synchronized platform
[Gold] Tian & Huang, China
[Silver] Sautin & Loukashin, Russia
[Bronze] Ruiz & Pichler, U.S.
U.S. has never failed to land a medal in diving at Olympics
WOMEN
Springboard
[Gold] Guo Jingjing, China
[Silver] Fu Mingxia, China
[Bronze] Yulia Pakhalina, Russia
Two-time platform champ Fu was 14 when she struck gold in '92
Platform
[Gold] Li Na, China
[Silver] Sang Xue, China
[Bronze] Emilie Heymans, Canada
Coming back from a broken foot, Laura Wilkinson of U.S. has shot
at a medal
Synchronized springboard
[Gold] Guo & Fu, China
[Silver] Pakhalina & Ilyina, Russia
[Bronze] Bulmer & Hartley, Canada
Sweep of women's Olympic diving gold is China's fourth straight
Synchronized platform
[Gold] Li & Sang, China
[Silver] Heymans & Montminy, Canada
[Bronze] Wilkinson & Keim, U.S.
Platform ace Jenny Keim, subbing for Sara Reiling, takes bronze
Equestrian
Individual three-day event
[Gold] Blyth Tait, New Zealand
[Silver] Mark Todd, New Zealand
[Bronze] David O'Connor, U.S.
Tait is only man to reign as world and Olympic champ at same time
Team three-day event
[Gold] New Zealand
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] U.S.
This four-way medal battle includes Great Britain, too
Individual dressage
[Gold] Anky van Grunsven, the Netherlands
[Silver] Isabell Werth, Germany
[Bronze] Nadine Capellmann, Germany
Turnabout: Werth edged Van Grunsven for gold in Atlanta
Team dressage
[Gold] Germany
[Silver] The Netherlands
[Bronze] Denmark
Germans take fifth straight gold and Dutch third straight silver
Individual jumping
[Gold] Rodrigo Pessoa, Brazil
[Silver] Ludger Beerbaum, Germany
[Bronze] Jerry Smit, Italy
Pessoa is only rider to win three straight World Cup finals
Team jumping
[Gold] Switzerland
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] U.S.
Americans and Swedes field first all-female jumping teams in
Olympic history
Fencing
MEN
Individual epee
[Gold] Arnd Schmitt, Germany
[Silver] Peter Vanky, Sweden
[Bronze] Pavel Kolobkov, Russia
Schmitt takes second individual gold medal 12 years after first
Team epee
[Gold] Germany
[Silver] France
[Bronze] Cuba
Just a touch or two separates the top two teams
Individual foil
[Gold] Sergei Goloubitski, Ukraine
[Silver] Elvis Gregori, Cuba
[Bronze] Cliff Bayer, U.S.
Bayer has won two World Cup competitions this season
Team foil
[Gold] Cuba
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] France
Cubans take first team title
Individual sabre
[Gold] Stanislav Pozdnyakov, Russia
[Silver] Damien Touya, France
[Bronze] Luigi Tarantino, Italy
Pozdnyakov has dominated event for last decade
Team sabre
[Gold] Russia
[Silver] France
[Bronze] Hungary
Russia overcomes retirement of perennial champ Grigori Kiriyenko
WOMEN
Individual epee
[Gold] Ildiko Mincza, Hungary
[Silver] Laura Flessel-Colovic, France
[Bronze] Cristiana Cascioli, Italy
Former foil specialist Mincza is ranked first in the world
Team epee
[Gold] Hungary
[Silver] France
[Bronze] Germany
Magyars have won seven of last 11 world championships
Individual foil
[Gold] Laura Badea Carlescu, Romania
[Silver] Valentina Vezzali, Italy
[Bronze] Giovanna Trillini, Italy
Even with Carlescu, Romanians didn't qualify for team final
Team foil
[Gold] Italy
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] Hungary
Italy won five world and two Olympic titles in '90s
Field Hockey
MEN
[Gold] The Netherlands
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] Australia
Dutch beat Germans 2-1 for Champions Trophy in June
WOMEN
[Gold] Australia
[Silver] The Netherlands
[Bronze] New Zealand
Aussie Hockeyroos, '96 champs, have nine players back
Gymnastics
MEN
Team
[Gold] China
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] Japan
China grabs its first team gold
Individual all-around
[Gold] Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
[Silver] Alexei Bondarenko, Russia
[Bronze] Naoya Tsukahara, Japan
If favorites fall, Blaine Wilson of U.S. will mount podium
Floor exercise
[Gold] Alexei Nemov, Russia
[Silver] Gervasio Deferr, Spain
[Bronze] Marian Dragulescu, Romania
Greece's Ioannis Melissanidis, '96 champ, is slowed by bad back
Pommel horse
[Gold] Marius Urzica, Romania
[Silver] Xing Aowei, China
[Bronze] Eric Poujade, France
Urzica was unhappy runner-up in '96 when his difficult routine
went unrewarded with gold
Rings
[Gold] Dong Zhen, China
[Silver] Szilveszter Csollany, Hungary
[Bronze] Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgaria
Ring king Dong has superior strength and great swing combos
Vault
[Gold] Marian Dragulescu, Romania
[Silver] Li Xiaopeng, China
[Bronze] Ioan Suciu, Romania
Dragulescu is only vaulter to add a half twist to a double front
Parallel bars
[Gold] Mitja Petkovsek, Slovenia
[Silver] Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
[Bronze] Lee Joo Hyung, South Korea
Slovenians didn't qualify as team, but Petkovsek prevails
Horizontal bar
[Gold] Alexander Beresch, Ukraine
[Silver] Ivan Ivankov, Belarus
[Bronze] Marian Dragulescu, Romania
World champ Jesus Carballo of Spain is out with knee injury
Trampoline
[Gold] Alexander Moskalenko, Russia
[Silver] Dmitri Poliarush, Belarus
[Bronze] David Martin, France
Moskalenko and best friend Poliarush unretired when event was
added for Sydney Games
WOMEN
Team
[Gold] Russia
[Silver] Romania
[Bronze] Ukraine
Soviet teams won 10 golds before Russia took silver in Atlanta
Individual all-around
[Gold] Svetlana Khorkina, Russia
[Silver] Viktoria Karpenko, Ukraine
[Bronze] Simona Amanar, Romania
Khorkina once dated men's all-around favorite Ivan Ivankov
Vault
[Gold] Yelena Zamolodchikova, Russia
[Silver] Simona Amanar, Romania
[Bronze] Trudy McIntosh, Australia
Keep an eye out for astounding double-front move from Russia's
Yelena Produnova
Uneven bars
[Gold] Svetlana Khorkina, Russia
[Silver] Ling Jie, China
[Bronze] Huang Mandan, China
Elise Ray of U.S. is first gymnast to do the difficult toe-on
Tkatchev-Tkatchev move
Balance beam
[Gold] Ling Jie, China
[Silver] Andrea Raducan, Romania
[Bronze] Dong Fangxiao, China
Dong's layout-full backflip is the move to watch on this
apparatus
Floor exercise
[Gold] Simona Amanar, Romania
[Silver] Andrea Raducan, Romania
[Bronze] Yelena Produnova, Russia
Popular Aussie Trudy McIntosh performs to "Waltzing Matilda"
Trampoline
[Gold] Irina Karavayeva, Russia
[Silver] Oksana Tsyguleva, Ukraine
[Bronze] Anna Dogonadze-Lilkendey, Germany
U.S. trampoline promoter brought the sport to Soviet Union in
1960
RHYTHMIC
Individual all-around
[Gold] Alina Kabayeva, Russia
[Silver] Yulia Raskina, Belarus
[Bronze] Eva Serrano, France
Uzbekistan-born Kabayeva seems to have rubber band for spine
Group all-around
[Gold] Greece
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] Belarus
Greeks were second to Russians at last world championship
Handball
MEN
[Gold] Sweden
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] Spain
Spanish star Inaki Urdangarin is King Juan Carlos's son-in-law
WOMEN
[Gold] Norway
[Silver] Austria
[Bronze] Denmark
Norway beat France 25-24 in double overtime of last world final
Judo
MEN
60 kg (132 lbs.)
[Gold] Tadahiro Nomura, Japan
[Silver] Manolo Poulot, Cuba
[Bronze] Eric Despezelle, France
[Bronze] Oscar Penas, Spain
Nomura knocked world No. 2, Kazuhiko Tokuno, off Japan team
66 kg (145 lbs.)
[Gold] Yordanis Arencibia, Cuba
[Silver] Victor Bivol, Moldova
[Bronze] Larbi Benboudaoud, France
[Bronze] Yukimasa Nakamura, Japan
Flashy Cuban wins wide-open class
73 kg (161 lbs.)
[Gold] Jimmy Pedro, U.S.
[Silver] Michel Almeida, Portugal
[Bronze] Vitali Makarov, Russia
[Bronze] Kenzo Nakamura, Japan
Pedro earns first U.S. judo gold
81 kg (178 lbs.)
[Gold] Kazem Sarikhani, Iran
[Silver] Graeme Randall, Great Britain
[Bronze] Sergei Aschwanden, Switzerland
[Bronze] Patrick Reiter, Austria
Sarikhani stormed through Asian championships in May
90 kg (198 lbs.)
[Gold] Adrian Croitoru, Romania
[Silver] Hidehiko Yoshida, Japan
[Bronze] Yosvanne Despaigne, Cuba
[Bronze] Mark Huizinga, the Netherlands
Yoshida adds silver to '92 gold
100 kg (220 lbs.)
[Gold] Kosei Inoue, Japan
[Silver] Stephane Traineau, France
[Bronze] Jang Sung Ho, South Korea
[Bronze] Yuri Styopkin, Russia
Defending world champ Inoue, 22, could become one of best ever
100+ kg (220+ lbs.)
[Gold] Shinichi Shinohara, Japan
[Silver] Dennis van der Geest, the Netherlands
[Bronze] Pan Song, China
[Bronze] Tamerlan Tmenov, Russia
In Atlanta, Japan failed for first time to win medal in this
class
WOMEN
48 kg (106 lbs.)
[Gold] Ryoko Tamura, Japan
[Silver] Amarilis Savon, Cuba
[Bronze] Hyon Hyang Cha, North Korea
[Bronze] Park Sung Ja, South Korea
Four-time world champ Tamura grabs her first Olympic gold
52 kg (114 lbs.)
[Gold] Legna Verdecia, Cuba
[Silver] Kye Sun Hui, North Korea
[Bronze] Liu Yuxiang, China
[Bronze] Noriko Narasaki, Japan
Marie-Claire Restoux, '96 gold medalist, was left off French team
57 kg (125 lbs.)
[Gold] Driulis Gonzalez, Cuba
[Silver] Isabel Fernandez, Spain
[Bronze] Cheryle Peel, Great Britain
[Bronze] Maria Pekli, Australia
Gonzalez easily handled Fernandez at '99 worlds
63 kg (139 lbs.)
[Gold] Jung Sung Sook, South Korea
[Silver] Keiko Maeda, Japan
[Bronze] Karen Roberts, Great Britain
[Bronze] Severine Vandenhende, France
Celita Schutz of U.S. has fighting chance at bronze
70 kg (154 lbs.)
[Gold] Sibelis Veranes, Cuba
[Silver] Ulla Werbrouck, Belgium
[Bronze] Cho Min Sun, South Korea
[Bronze] Kate Howey, Great Britain
Cho, '96 gold medalist in now-defunct 66-kg class, is wild card
78 kg (172 lbs.)
[Gold] Noriko Anno, Japan
[Silver] Tang Lin, China
[Bronze] Uta Kuhnen, Germany
[Bronze] Celine Lebrun, France
Tang was last-minute sub for Asian champ Yin Yufeng
78+ kg (172+ lbs.)
[Gold] Yuan Hua, China
[Silver] Sandra Koppen, Germany
[Bronze] Karina Bryant, Great Britain
[Bronze] Beata Maksymow, Poland
Yuan threw Koppen over her head for an ippon in February
Modern Pentathlon
MEN
[Gold] Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Lithuania
[Silver] Gabor Balogh, Hungary
[Bronze] Sebastien Deleigne, France
Chad Senior, a great swimmer but poor fencer, is best U.S. hope
WOMEN
[Gold] Pernille Svarre, Denmark
[Silver] Paulina Boenisz, Poland
[Bronze] Janna Shubenok, Belarus
World champ Svarre, 39, wins event in its Olympic debut
Rowing
MEN
Single sculls
[Gold] Xeno Muller, Switzerland
[Silver] Rob Waddell, New Zealand
[Bronze] Derek Porter, Canada
Brown grad Muller won in '96
Double sculls
[Gold] Cop & Spik, Slovenia
[Silver] Tufte & Bekken, Norway
[Bronze] Peto & Haller, Hungary
No love lost between ex-single scullers Iztok Cop and Luka Spik
Lightweight double sculls
[Gold] Luini & Pettinari, Italy
[Silver] Touron & Chapelle, France
[Bronze] Gier & Gier, Switzerland
World champ Leonardo Pettinari first paired with Elia Luini in
June
Quadruple sculls
[Gold] Italy
[Silver] Austria
[Bronze] Ukraine
Field is so deep that world champ Germans are shut out
Pairs without cox
[Gold] Tomkins & Long, Australia
[Silver] Visacki & Stojic, Yugoslavia
[Bronze] Sorrentino & Panzarino, Italy
Matthew Long replaces injured Drew Ginn; Aussies still golden
Fours without cox
[Gold] Great Britain
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] New Zealand
Steven Redgrave gets his history-making fifth gold, but just
barely
Lightweight fours without cox
[Gold] France
[Silver] Austria
[Bronze] U.S.
U.S. is so deep that choosing oarsmen for team was difficult
Eights
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Great Britain
[Bronze] Russia
U.S. has won last three world titles
WOMEN
Single sculls
[Gold] Ekaterina Karsten, Belarus
[Silver] Roumiana Neikova, Bulgaria
[Bronze] Katrin Rutschow, Germany
Atlanta gold medalist Karsten had baby in '98, then won '99
worlds
Double sculls
[Gold] Thieme & Boron, Germany
[Silver] Paplavskaja & Sakickiene, Lithuania
[Bronze] Davidon & Skricki, U.S.
Carol Skricki started rowing at 30; is on first Olympic team at
38
Lightweight double sculls
[Gold] Alupei & Macoviciuc, Romania
[Silver] Garner & Smith Collins, U.S.
[Bronze] Blasberg & Viehoff, Germany
Duel between '98 (U.S.) and '99 (Romania) world champs
Quadruple sculls
[Gold] Germany
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] Great Britain
Germans overpowering this year
Pairs without cox
[Gold] Damian & Ignat, Romania
[Silver] Luke & Robinson, Canada
[Bronze] Kraft & Ryan, U.S.
Theresa Luke and Emma Robinson are also in eights
Eights
[Gold] Romania
[Silver] U.S.
[Bronze] Canada
Romania has won every world title since '95 loss to U.S.
Sailing
MEN
470
[Gold] Philippe & Cariou, France
[Silver] Foerster & Merrick, U.S.
[Bronze] King & Turnbull, Australia
Aussies' coach, Victor Kovalenko, guided Ukraine to the gold
medal at the Atlanta Games
Finn
[Gold] Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Poland
[Silver] Fredrik Loof, Sweden
[Bronze] Iain Percy, Great Britain
Kusznierewicz was named World Sailor of the Year in 1999
Mistral
[Gold] Lars Kleppich, Australia
[Silver] Aaron McIntosh, New Zealand
[Bronze] Nikolas Kaklamanakis, Greece
Kleppich has been sailing on Sydney Harbour for 20 years
WOMEN
470
[Gold] Taran & Pakholchik, Ukraine
[Silver] Armstrong & Stowell, Australia
[Bronze] Bekatorou & Tsoulfa, Greece
Australian imports: Jenny Armstrong is a Kiwi, Belinda Stowell a
Zimbabwean
Europe
[Gold] Margriet Matthijsse, the Netherlands
[Silver] Kristine Roug, Denmark
[Bronze] Shirley Robertson, Great Britain
Roug outraced Matthijsse for gold at the '96 Games
Mistral
[Gold] Barbara Kendall, New Zealand
[Silver] Lee Lai-shan, Hong Kong
[Bronze] Jessica Crisp, Australia
Lee, eighth of 10 kids, won Hong Kong's first-ever gold in '96
OPEN
49er
[Gold] Nicholson & Phillips, Australia
[Silver] Lopez-Vazquez & De la Plaza, Spain
[Bronze] McKee & McKee, U.S.
Two-time world champ Aussies survived legal battle for team berth
Laser
[Gold] Robert Scheidt, Brazil
[Silver] Ben Ainslie, Great Britain
[Bronze] Michael Blackburn, Australia
Scheidt won '96 gold by luring Ainslie into false start
Soling
[Gold] Roy Heiner, the Netherlands
[Silver] Jeff Madrigali, U.S.
[Bronze] Hans Wallen, Sweden
Jochen Schumann, 46, of Germany is trying for fourth gold
Star
[Gold] Reynolds & Liljedahl, U.S.
[Silver] Beashel & Giles, Australia
[Bronze] MacDonald & Bjorn, Canada
Colin Beashel, bronze medalist in '96, is competing in fifth
Games
Tornado
[Gold] Gabler & Schwall, Germany
[Silver] Bundock & Forbes, Australia
[Bronze] Hagara & Steinacher, Austria
The Games' fastest craft, the catamarans used in this event can
exceed 35 mph
Shooting
MEN
10-meter air pistol
[Gold] Wang Yifu, China
[Silver] Roberto Di Donna, Italy
[Bronze] Franck Dumoulin, France
Wang fainted after blowing huge lead to Di Donna in '96 final
25-meter rapid-fire pistol
[Gold] Ralf Schumann, Germany
[Silver] Daniel Leonhard, Germany
[Bronze] Emil Milev, Bulgaria
Long-reigning Schumann wins third Olympic gold
50-meter pistol
[Gold] Wang Yifu, China
[Silver] Igor Basinski, Belarus
[Bronze] Franck Dumoulin, France
After fainting at end of 10-meter in '96, Wang finished sixth in
50
10-meter running target
[Gold] Manfred Kurzer, Germany
[Silver] Yang Ling, China
[Bronze] Jozsef Sike, Hungary
A boring bull's-eye target has replaced reproduction of wild boar
10-meter air rifle
[Gold] Jozef Gonci, Slovakia
[Silver] Artem Khadjibekov, Russia
[Bronze] Raymond Debevec, Slovenia
In '96, Gonci won first medal, a bronze, for independent Slovakia
50-meter rifle, 3-position
[Gold] Jozef Gonci, Slovakia
[Silver] Thomas Farnik, Austria
[Bronze] Jean-Pierre Amat, France
Gonci was world Shooter of the Year in 1998 and '99
50-meter rifle, prone position
[Gold] Thomas Tamas, U.S.
[Silver] Jozef Gonci, Slovakia
[Bronze] Sergei Martynov, Belarus
World champ Tamas is sergeant, first class, at Fort Benning, Ga.
Trap
[Gold] Michael Diamond, Australia
[Silver] Alexei Alipov, Russia
[Bronze] Josh Lakatos, U.S.
Liquor store clerk Diamond became celebrity after '96 gold
Double trap
[Gold] Russell Mark, Australia
[Silver] Daniele Di Spigno, Italy
[Bronze] Glenn Eller, U.S.
Eller, 18, practices on trap course built for him by his father
Skeet
[Gold] Abdullah al-Rashidi, Kuwait
[Silver] Ennio Falco, Italy
[Bronze] Andrea Benelli, Italy
Al-Rashidi finished 42nd in '96
WOMEN
10-meter air pistol
[Gold] Cao Ying, China
[Silver] Tao Luna, China
[Bronze] Lolita Evglevskaya, Belarus
Shooters from the old Eastern bloc took 12 of first 13 spots in
'96
25-meter pistol
[Gold] Tao Luna, China
[Silver] Nino Salukvadze, Georgia
[Bronze] Cai Yeqing, China
Cai is the current world champ, Tao the world cup winner
10-meter air rifle
[Gold] Zhao Yinghui, China
[Silver] Sonja Pfeilschifter, Germany
[Bronze] Kang Cho Hyun, South Korea
Zhao became world champion in 1998 at age 17
50-meter rifle, 3-position
[Gold] Sonja Pfeilschifter, Germany
[Silver] Shan Hong, China
[Bronze] Tatiana Goldobina, Russia
Athletes shoot while prone, standing and kneeling
Trap
[Gold] Deserie Wakefield-Baynes, Australia
[Silver] Delphine Racinet, France
[Bronze] Cindy Gentry, U.S.
Wakefield-Baynes barely made '96 double trap final, then won
bronze
Double trap
[Gold] Kim Rhode, U.S.
[Silver] Deborah Gelisio, Italy
[Bronze] Yukie Nakayama, Japan
Rhode went on deer-hunting trip with parents at three months old
Skeet
[Gold] Zhang Shan, China
[Silver] Svetlana Demina, Russia
[Bronze] Zemfira Meftakhetdinova, Azerbaijan
Zhang won gold in '92, when men and women competed together
Soccer
MEN
[Gold] Brazil
[Silver] Spain
[Bronze] Nigeria
This has been only international title to elude Brazilians
WOMEN
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] China
[Bronze] Brazil
Three best teams--U.S., China and Norway--are in same bracket; one
won't reach semis
Softball
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] China
U.S. has eight players back from gold-medal-winning team that
outscored opponents 41-8
Swimming
MEN
50-meter freestyle
[Gold] Alexander Popov, Russia
[Silver] Gary Hall Jr., U.S.
[Bronze] Anthony Ervin, U.S.
All eight finalists could better Popov's 22.13 of '96
100-meter freestyle
[Gold] Alexander Popov, Russia
[Silver] Pieter van den Hoogenband, the Netherlands
[Bronze] Michael Klim, Australia
The Czar wins an unprecedented third straight title
200-meter freestyle
[Gold] Ian Thorpe, Australia
[Silver] Pieter van den Hoogenband, the Netherlands
[Bronze] Josh Davis, U.S.
Thorpedo sinks Dutchman, who won six golds at '99 Europeans
400-meter freestyle
[Gold] Ian Thorpe, Australia
[Silver] Grant Hackett, Australia
[Bronze] Klete Keller, U.S.
Thorpe is 3.55 seconds better than anyone else in the field
1,500-meter freestyle
[Gold] Grant Hackett, Australia
[Silver] Kieren Perkins, Australia
[Bronze] Erik Vendt, U.S.
Hackett stops beloved countryman Perkins from threepeating
100-meter backstroke
[Gold] Lenny Krayzelburg, U.S.
[Silver] Matt Welch, Australia
[Bronze] Neil Walker, U.S.
Ukrainian-born Californian Krayzelburg has history's four fastest
times in this event
200-meter backstroke
[Gold] Lenny Krayzelburg, U.S.
[Silver] Aaron Peirsol, U.S.
[Bronze] Gordan Kozulj, Croatia
The 17-year-old Peirsol is Krayzelburg's heir apparent
100-meter breaststroke
[Gold] Ed Moses, U.S.
[Silver] Roman Sloudnor, Russia
[Bronze] Pat Calhoun, U.S.
Converted golfer Moses finds this water to be no hazard
200-meter breaststroke
[Gold] Dimitri Komornikov, Russia
[Silver] Yohan Bernard, France
[Bronze] Kyle Salyards, U.S.
Anyone's race: Ten swimmers are within a second
100-meter butterfly
[Gold] Michael Klim, Australia
[Silver] Geoff Huegill, Australia
[Bronze] Lars Frolander, Sweden
Another squeaker: Top times this year for these three are .04
apart
200-meter butterfly
[Gold] Tom Malchow, U.S.
[Silver] Franck Esposito, France
[Bronze] Denis Sylantyev, Ukraine
Michael Phelps, 15, youngest male swimmer since 1932 to make U.S.
team, is medal threat
200-meter individual medley
[Gold] Attila Czene, Hungary
[Silver] Massimiliano Rosolino, Italy
[Bronze] Matthew Dunn, Australia
Czene smoked the field in Atlanta--from lane 1
400-meter individual medley
[Gold] Tom Dolan, U.S.
[Silver] Justin Norris, Australia
[Bronze] Erik Vendt, U.S.
Dolan's world record of 4:12.30 still stands from 1994
4x100-meter freestyle relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] Russia
U.S. is unbeaten in all seven Olympic finals in this event
4x200-meter freestyle relay
[Gold] Australia
[Silver] U.S.
[Bronze] Great Britain
Aussies should better the world record they set in Sydney in '99
4x100-meter medley relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] Russia
Americans won't be caught after leading back- and breaststroke
WOMEN
50-meter freestyle
[Gold] Therese Alshammar, Sweden
[Silver] Inge de Bruijn, the Netherlands
[Bronze] Dara Torres, U.S.
De Bruijn holds the world mark, but unheralded Alshammar rules
100-meter freestyle
[Gold] Therese Alshammar, Sweden
[Silver] Jenny Thompson, U.S.
[Bronze] Inge de Bruijn, the Netherlands
Six of history's eight fastest could face off in thrilling final
200-meter freestyle
[Gold] Claudia Poll, Costa Rica
[Silver] Susie O'Neill, Australia
[Bronze] Camelia Potec, Romania
Poll won first-ever Costa Rican gold medal in '96
400-meter freestyle
[Gold] Hannah Stockbauer, Germany
[Silver] Diana Munz, U.S.
[Bronze] Brooke Bennett, U.S.
European champ Stockbauer is two seconds up on field this year
800-meter freestyle
[Gold] Brooke Bennett, U.S.
[Silver] Kaitlin Sandeno, U.S.
[Bronze] Flavia Rigamonti, Switzerland
Bennett is world's best half-miler since Janet Evans
100-meter backstroke
[Gold] Mai Nakamura, Japan
[Silver] Nina Zhivanevskaya, Spain
[Bronze] Antje Buschschulte, Germany
Zhivanevskaya was Olympian in '92 and '96 for Russia
200-meter backstroke
[Gold] Nina Zhivanevskaya, Spain
[Silver] Miki Nakao, Japan
[Bronze] Tomoko Hagiwara, Japan
Zhivanevskaya's distraction: coach busted for smuggling ecstasy
100-meter breaststroke
[Gold] Megan Quann, U.S.
[Silver] Penny Heyns, South Africa
[Bronze] Leisel Jones, Australia
Upset win for bold-talking teen over world-record holder Heyns,
who's nine years her senior
200-meter breaststroke
[Gold] Kristy Kowal, U.S.
[Silver] Masami Tanaka, Japan
[Bronze] Agnes Kovacs, Hungary
World 100 breaststroke champ Kowal, a.k.a. the Georgia Peach,
missed team by .01 in that event
100-meter butterfly
[Gold] Inge de Bruijn, the Netherlands
[Silver] Jenny Thompson, U.S.
[Bronze] Dara Torres, U.S.
Thompson barely misses out on a solo gold--again
200-meter butterfly
[Gold] Susie O'Neill, Australia
[Silver] Petria Thomas, Australia
[Bronze] Mette Jacobsen, Denmark
Kids Down Under call the butterfly the Susie Stroke
200-meter individual medley
[Gold] Yana Klochkova, Ukraine
[Silver] Beatrice Coada-Caslaru, Romania
[Bronze] Elli Overton, Australia
World's best, Wu Yanyan of China, is serving steroid suspension
400-meter individual medley
[Gold] Yana Klochkova, Ukraine
[Silver] Yasuko Tajima, Japan
[Bronze] Kaitlin Sandeno, U.S.
Sandeno outkicks Canada's Joanne Malar on freestyle leg to take
bronze medal
4x100-meter freestyle relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] Australia
An experienced American quartet averages 28 years of age
4x200-meter freestyle relay
[Gold] Australia
[Silver] Germany
[Bronze] U.S.
Australians could break East Germans' 1987 world record
4x100-meter medley relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] Japan
In nine Games, U.S. has seven gold and two silver medals
Synchronized Swimming
Duet
[Gold] Brousnikina & Kiseleva, Russia
[Silver] Tachibana & Takeda, Japan
[Bronze] Kozlova & Middaugh, U.S.
Russian-born Anna Kozlova was fourth in '92 for her native land
Team
[Gold] Russia
[Silver] Japan
[Bronze] U.S.
Don't miss the Americans' spectacular new double tower lift
Table Tennis
MEN
Singles
[Gold] Kong Linghui, China
[Silver] Vladimir Samsonov, Belarus
[Bronze] Chiang Peng-lung, Taiwan
Kong atones for stunning defeat in round of 16 in Atlanta
Doubles
[Gold] Kong & Liu, China
[Silver] Persson & Waldner, Sweden
[Bronze] Wang & Yan, China
Jorgen Persson and Jan-Ove Waldner have world singles titles
WOMEN
Singles
[Gold] Wang Nan, China
[Silver] Li Ju, China
[Bronze] Ryu Ji Hye, South Korea
In three Olympics, a Chinese woman has won every gold without
losing a match
Doubles
[Gold] Wang & Li, China
[Silver] Sun & Yang, China
[Bronze] Chen & Xu, Taiwan
Look for the third consecutive all-Chinese final
Taekwondo
MEN
58 kg (128 lbs.)
[Gold] Chih Hsiung Huang, Taiwan
[Silver] Gabriel Esparza, Spain
[Bronze] Juan Moreno, U.S.
The 29-year-old Moreno came back from six-year layoff in '98 for
sport's Olympic debut
68 kg (150 lbs.)
[Gold] Hadi Saelbonebkohal, Iran
[Silver] Aziz Acharki, Germany
[Bronze] Steven Lopez, U.S.
Saelbonebkohal is reigning world champ and World Cup winner
80 kg (176 lbs.)
[Gold] Victor Garibay, Mexico
[Silver] Muhammed Dahmani, Denmark
[Bronze] Marcel More, Slovenia
Garibay dropped 30 pounds to avoid facing South Korea's Kim Je
Kyung at 80+...
80+ kg (176+ lbs.)
[Gold] Pascal Gentil, France
[Silver] Yahia Alam, Egypt
[Bronze] Nelson Saenz Miller, Cuba
...but Kim was injured early last month and will miss the Games
WOMEN
49 kg (108 lbs.)
[Gold] Kay Poe, U.S.
[Silver] Chia Chun-hung, Taiwan
[Bronze] Fadime Helvacioglu, Germany
Poe is two for two against Chia in the past year
57 kg (126 lbs.)
[Gold] Hamide Tosun, Turkey
[Silver] Jung Jae Eun, South Korea
[Bronze] Cristina Corsi, Italy
Tosun blitzed competition at tournament in Croatia last year
67 kg (148 lbs.)
[Gold] Ireane Ruiz, Spain
[Silver] Lee Sun Hee, South Korea
[Bronze] Mirjam Muskens, the Netherlands
Former junior high hoops coach Barbara Kunkel, from Tacoma, has a
chance in deep division
67+ kg (148+ lbs.)
[Gold] Myriam Baverel, France
[Silver] Natasa Vezmar, Croatia
[Bronze] Adriana Carmona, Venezuela
Baverel avenges '99 Olympic qualifier loss to Vezmar
Tennis
MEN
Singles
[Gold] Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil
[Silver] Andre Agassi, U.S.
[Bronze] Magnus Norman, Sweden
Mike Agassi, Andre's father, boxed for Iran at the 1948 and '52
Olympic Games
Doubles
[Gold] Woodbridge & Woodforde, Australia
[Silver] Palmer & O'Brien, U.S.
[Bronze] Nestor & Lareau, Canada
Todd Woodbridge was arrested at Atlanta Games for tussling with
security guard
WOMEN
Singles
[Gold] Venus Williams, U.S.
[Silver] Lindsay Davenport, U.S.
[Bronze] Monica Seles, U.S.
Davenport's dad, Wink, was on the '68 Olympic volleyball team
Doubles
[Gold] Williams & Williams, U.S.
[Silver] Martinez & Sanchez-Vicario, Spain
[Bronze] Testud & Halard-Decugis, France
Williams sisters' biggest test was Lisa Raymond's arbitration bid
to claim Serena's spot on team
Track and Field
MEN
100 meters
[Gold] Maurice Greene, U.S.
[Silver] Bruny Surin, Canada
[Bronze] Francis Obikwelu, Nigeria
Victory here will mean much green for Greene
200 meters
[Gold] John Capel, U.S.
[Silver] Ato Boldon, Trinidad
[Bronze] Francis Obikwelu, Nigeria
Capel's 19.85 is fastest non-altitude-aided time this year
400 meters
[Gold] Michael Johnson, U.S.
[Silver] Alvin Harrison, U.S.
[Bronze] Alejandro Cardenas, Mexico
Yanks haven't missed 400 medal at a boycott-free Games since 1920
800 meters
[Gold] Wilson Kipketer, Denmark
[Silver] Djabir Said-Guerni, Algeria
[Bronze] Andre Bucher, Switzerland
He has three world titles, but this is the first Olympics for
Kenyan-born Kipketer
1,500 meters
[Gold] Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco
[Silver] Noah Ngeny, Kenya
[Bronze] Bernard Lagat, Kenya
World-record holder El Guerrouj tripped, finished last in '96
final
3,000-meter steeplechase
[Gold] Bernard Barmasai, Kenya
[Silver] Reuben Koskei, Kenya
[Bronze] Brahim Boulami, Morocco
World champ Christopher Koskei failed to make Kenyan team
5,000 meters
[Gold] Ali Saidi-Sief, Algeria
[Silver] Mohammed Mourhit, Belgium
[Bronze] Brahim Lahlafi, Morocco
Moroccan-born Mourhit won cross-country worlds in March
10,000 meters
[Gold] Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia
[Silver] Paul Tergat, Kenya
[Bronze] John Korir, Kenya
Gebrselassie-Tergat clash makes this the glamour distance race
Marathon
[Gold] Abdelkader El Mouaziz, Morocco
[Silver] Lee Bong Ju, South Korea
[Bronze] Antonio Pinto, Portugal
Traditionally tactical Olympic race could help Australia's Steve
Moneghetti grab a medal
110-meter hurdles
[Gold] Allen Johnson, U.S.
[Silver] Anier Garcia, Cuba
[Bronze] Colin Jackson, Great Britain
Johnson repeats, but will he knock down eight of 10 hurdles as he
did in Atlanta?
400-meter hurdles
[Gold] Llewellyn Herbert, South Africa
[Silver] Angelo Taylor, U.S.
[Bronze] Eric Thomas, U.S.
Herbert will end streak of four straight U.S. golds in this event
4x100-meter relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Canada
[Bronze] Great Britain
Mo Greene and his mates avenge Atlanta Games loss to Canada's
Donovan Bailey and Co.
4x400-meter relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Jamaica
[Bronze] South Africa
U.S. foursomes have run nine fastest times in history
20-km walk
[Gold] Roman Rasskazov, Russia
[Silver] Vladimir Andreyev, Russia
[Bronze] Jefferson Perez, Ecuador
Perez, the '96 Olympic champion, works out at the Olympic
Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
50-km walk
[Gold] Valeriy Spitsyn, Russia
[Silver] Robert Korzeniowski, Poland
[Bronze] Curt Clausen, U.S.
U.S. walkers haven't fared better than bronze since 1920
High jump
[Gold] Vyacheslav Voronin, Russia
[Silver] Charles Austin, U.S.
[Bronze] Konstantin Matusevich, Israel
Back from cocaine exile, world-record holder Javier Sotomayor of
Cuba is wild card
Long jump
[Gold] Ivan Pedroso, Cuba
[Silver] James Beckford, Jamaica
[Bronze] Kareem Streete-Thompson, Cayman Islands
U.S.-born, raised in the Caymans, Streete-Thompson jumped
internationally for U.S. in '93
Triple jump
[Gold] Jonathan Edwards, Great Britain
[Silver] Charles Friedek, Germany
[Bronze] Rostislav Dimitrov, Bulgaria
Vicar's son Edwards gets higher calling: to top step of medals
stand
Pole vault
[Gold] Michael Stolle, Germany
[Silver] Maksim Tarasov, Russia
[Bronze] Dmitriy Markov, Australia
Tarasov won in '92 but failed to make Russian team in '96
Shot put
[Gold] Adam Nelson, U.S.
[Silver] C.J. Hunter, U.S.
[Bronze] Yuriy Belonog, Ukraine
Andy Bloom from Knoxville, Tenn., could give U.S. 1-2-3 sweep for
seventh time in history
Discus
[Gold] Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania
[Silver] Lars Riedel, Germany
[Bronze] Adam Setliff, U.S.
Riedel won four straight world titles from 1991 through '97
Hammer throw
[Gold] Tibor Gecsek, Hungary
[Silver] Igor Astapkovich, Belarus
[Bronze] Vasiliy Sidorenko, Russia
Gecsek missed '96 Games because of steroid suspension
Javelin
[Gold] Aki Parviainen, Finland
[Silver] Jan Zelezny, Czech Republic
[Bronze] Kostas Gatsioudis, Greece
Zelezny, who had pitching tryout with Braves, can throw a
baseball from warning track to mound
Decathlon
[Gold] Tomas Dvorak, Czech Republic
[Silver] Erki Nool, Estonia
[Bronze] Roman Sebrle, Czech Republic
Dvorak is golden, especially with Dan O'Brien out with foot
injury, but can he reach 9,000 points?
WOMEN
100 meters
[Gold] Marion Jones, U.S.
[Silver] Inger Miller, U.S.
[Bronze] Ekaterini Thanou, Greece
Jones has run history's seven fastest non-Flo-Jo times
200 meters
[Gold] Marion Jones, U.S.
[Silver] Inger Miller, U.S.
[Bronze] Debbie Ferguson, Bahamas
Miller's dad, Lennox, won two medals in 100 for Jamaica; only
father-daughter track medalists
400 meters
[Gold] Cathy Freeman, Australia
[Silver] Ana Guevara, Mexico
[Bronze] Katharine Merry, Great Britain
Freeman, an Aborigine, is an Australian icon
800 meters
[Gold] Maria Mutola, Mozambique
[Silver] Olga Raspopova, Russia
[Bronze] Stephanie Graf, Austria
Mutola went to high school in Eugene, Ore., on an IOC grant
1,500 meters
[Gold] Regina Jacobs, U.S.
[Silver] Gabriela Szabo, Romania
[Bronze] Suzy Favor Hamilton, U.S.
Unless '96 champ Svetlana Masterkova's poor form is a ruse
5,000 meters
[Gold] Gabriela Szabo, Romania
[Silver] Ayelech Worku, Ethiopia
[Bronze] Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland
In '96 favorite O'Sullivan dropped out with intestinal disorder
10,000 meters
[Gold] Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia
[Silver] Gete Wami, Ethiopia
[Bronze] Berhane Adere, Ethiopia
Barcelona champ Tulu went from shepherd to national hero
Marathon
[Gold] Tegla Loroupe, Kenya
[Silver] Lidia Simon, Romania
[Bronze] Naoko Takahashi, Japan
Born in maize field, Loroupe now adorns Kenyan postage stamps
100-meter hurdles
[Gold] Gail Devers, U.S.
[Silver] Glory Alozie, Nigeria
[Bronze] Delloreen Ennis-London, Jamaica
Two-time 100 sprint champ Devers finally wins gold in her best
event
400-meter hurdles
[Gold] Irina Privalova, Russia
[Silver] Tetyana Tereshchuk, Ukraine
[Bronze] Sandra Glover, U.S.
Privalova spirnted to bronze in 100 in Barcelona
4x100-meter relay
[Gold] U.S.
[Silver] Jamaica
[Bronze] Bahamas
With Marion Jones hurt, U.S. lumbered to fourth at '99 worlds
4x400-meter relay
[Gold] Germany
[Silver] U.S.
[Bronze] Russia
U.S. women have never won an Olympic 4x4 on foreign soil
20-km walk
[Gold] Liu Hongyu, China
[Silver] Wang Yan, China
[Bronze] Tatyana Gudkova, Russia
Chen Yueling won '92 10-km gold for China; now she walks for U.S.
High jump
[Gold] Kajsa Bergqvist, Sweden
[Silver] Inga Babakova, Ukraine
[Bronze] Monica Iagar-Dinescu, Romania
Only Bergqvist has cleared two meters indoors and out this year
Long jump
[Gold] Marion Jones, U.S.
[Silver] Fiona May, Italy
[Bronze] Tatyana Kotova, Russia
Jones's day: raggedy form, chopped steps, foul, foul, 24 feet
Triple jump
[Gold] Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia
[Silver] Olena Govorova, Ukraine
[Bronze] Tereza Marinova, Bulgaria
World bronze medalist Marinova appears recovered from foot injury
that cost her much of '99
Pole vault
[Gold] Stacy Dragila, U.S.
[Silver] Emma George, Australia
[Bronze] Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukraine
Dragila and George have broken or tied the world record a total
of 13 times since 1995
Shot put
[Gold] Svetlana Krivelyova, Russia
[Silver] Astrid Kumbernuss, Germany
[Bronze] Larisa Peleshenko, Russia
Krivelyova edges Germany's three-time world champ
Discus
[Gold] Franka Dietzsch, Germany
[Silver] Natalya Sadova, Russia
[Bronze] Anastasia Kelesidou, Greece
Throwin' Samoan Seilala Sua eyes just second American medal in
this event since '32
Hammer throw
[Gold] Mihaela Melinte, Romania
[Silver] Olga Kuzenkova, Russia
[Bronze] Dawn Ellerbe, U.S.
Now 6'2", Ellerbe was 6 feet tall by the eighth grade
Javelin
[Gold] Trine Hattestad, Norway
[Silver] Tanja Damaske, Germany
[Bronze] Tatyana Shikolenko, Russia
Hattestad was once a top B-league player in team handball
Heptathlon
[Gold] Eunice Barber, France
[Silver] Denise Lewis, Great Britain
[Bronze] Yelena Prokhorova, Russia
Barber twice competed in Olympics for Sierra Leone
Triathlon
MEN
[Gold] Simon Lessing, Great Britain
[Silver] Hamish Carter, New Zealand
[Bronze] Dmitri Gaag, Kazakhstan
South African native Lessing was antiapartheid activist
WOMEN
[Gold] Michellie Jones, Australia
[Silver] Nicole Hackett, Australia
[Bronze] Carol Montgomery, Canada
Montgomery will also compete on track at 10,000 meters
Volleyball
MEN
Indoor
[Gold] Italy
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] The Netherlands
Italians lost 17-15 fifth-game thriller to Dutch in '96 final
Beach
[Gold] Ze Marco & Ricardo, Brazil
[Silver] Emanuel & Loiola, Brazil
[Bronze] Prosser & Zahner, Australia
American team of Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana, No. 9 in the
world, could pull off a surprise
WOMEN
Indoor
[Gold] Cuba
[Silver] Russia
[Bronze] China
Cubans won '96 gold, but coach was axed for criticizing his
team's training facilities in Cuba
Beach
[Gold] May & McPeak, U.S.
[Silver] Behar & Shelda, Brazil
[Bronze] Davis & Johnson Jordan, U.S.
Healthy again, Misty May and Holly McPeak peak on Bondi
Water Polo
MEN
[Gold] Hungary
[Silver] Spain
[Bronze] Italy
Balanced Hungarians have the sport's most lethal bench
WOMEN
[Gold] The Netherlands
[Silver] Australia
[Bronze] U.S.
Holland has won medals at all 17 major women's competitions in
the sport's history
Weightlifting
MEN
56 kg (123 lbs.)
[Gold] Halil Mutlu, Turkey
[Silver] Wang Shin-yuan, Taiwan
[Bronze] Adrian Jigau, Romania
Mutlu has nine world, European and Olympic titles since '94
62 kg (137 lbs.)
[Gold] Naim Suleymanoglu, Turkey
[Silver] Nikolaj Pesalov, Croatia
[Bronze] Sevdalin Minchev, Bulgaria
All three prospective medalists are Bulgarian-born, including
Turkey's amazing Pocket Hercules
69 kg (152 lbs.)
[Gold] Galabin Boevski, Bulgaria
[Silver] Wan Jianhui, China
[Bronze] Sergei Lavrenov, Belarus
Boevski holds world records in snatch and clean and jerk
77 kg (170 lbs.)
[Gold] Zlatan Vanev, Bulgaria
[Silver] Zhan Xugang, China
[Bronze] Saelem Nayef Badr, Qatar
Former Bulgarian Badr gives Qatar second-ever medal, after bronze
in men's 1,500 in '92
85 kg (187 lbs.)
[Gold] Pyrros Dimas, Greece
[Silver] Marc Huster, Germany
[Bronze] Shahin Nasirinia, Iran
Dimas won gold in 1992 and '96 after leaving his native Albania
94 kg (207 lbs.)
[Gold] Kakhi Kakiashvilis, Greece
[Silver] Szymon Kolecki, Poland
[Bronze] Alexei Petrov, Russia
Petrov avoided ban after ex-flame admitted giving him steroids
without his knowledge
105 kg (231.5 lbs.)
[Gold] Denys Gotfrid, Ukraine
[Silver] Alan Tsagaev, Bulgaria
[Bronze] Yevgeni Tchigishev, Russia
Gotfrid is current world champ
105+ kg (231.5+ lbs.)
[Gold] Ronny Weller, Germany
[Silver] Andrei Chemerkin, Russia
[Bronze] Hossein Rezazadeh, Iran
Since wife was killed and his skull fractured in '89 car wreck,
Weller has won two medals
WOMEN
48 kg (106 lbs.)
[Gold] Sri Indriyani, Indonesia
[Silver] Kaori Niyanagi, Japan
[Bronze] Donka Mincheva, Bulgaria
Mincheva still recovering from appendectomy last month
53 kg (117 lbs.)
[Gold] Yan Xia, China
[Silver] Li Feng-ying, Taiwan
[Bronze] Sanamacha Chanu, India
Chanu emerged with upset win at Asian championships in May
58 kg (128 lbs.)
[Gold] Ri Song Hui, North Korea
[Silver] Soraya Jimenez, Mexico
[Bronze] Maryse Turcotte, Canada
In 1998 and '99 Chinese set 19 of 21 world records in this class
63 kg (139 lbs.)
[Gold] Chen Yui-lien, Taiwan
[Silver] Chen Xiaomin, China
[Bronze] Valentina Popova, Russia
Asian champ Chen Yanqing failed to make the Chinese team
69 kg (152 lbs.)
[Gold] Lin Weining, China
[Silver] Milena Trendafilova, Bulgaria
[Bronze] Erzsebet Markus, Hungary
Lin's world mark is 556.7 pounds
75 kg (165 lbs.)
[Gold] Kim Soon Hee, South Korea
[Silver] Svetlana Khabirova, Russia
[Bronze] Ruth Ogbeifo, Nigeria
National appeal financed knee treatment for Ogbeifo this year
75+ kg (165+ lbs.)
[Gold] Ding Meiyuan, China
[Silver] Agata Wrobel, Poland
[Bronze] Cheryl Haworth, U.S.
The 17-year-old Haworth lifts as much as 50,000 total pounds in a
daily workout
Wrestling
FREESTYLE
54 kg (119 lbs.)
[Gold] Wilfredo Garcia, Cuba
[Silver] Namik Abdullayev, Azerbaijan
[Bronze] Adham Achilov, Uzbekistan
Watch 1998 world champion Sammie Henson of U.S.
58 kg (128 lbs.)
[Gold] Harun Dogan, Turkey
[Silver] Ali Reza Dabier, Iran
[Bronze] Terry Brands, U.S.
Brands didn't make '96 team, but his twin, Tom, grabbed gold
63 kg (139 lbs.)
[Gold] Elbrus Tedeev, Ukraine
[Silver] Serafim Barzakov, Bulgaria
[Bronze] Jang Jae Sung, South Korea
At last three worlds, Cary Kolat of U.S. was second, third and
fourth
69 kg (152 lbs.)
[Gold] Araik Gevorgian, Armenia
[Silver] Lincoln McIlravy, U.S.
[Bronze] Daniel Igali, Canada
Igali upset former University of Iowa star McIlravy in final at
the 1999 world championships
76 kg (167.5 lbs.)
[Gold] Bouvaisar Saitiev, Russia
[Silver] Alexander Leipold, Germany
[Bronze] Moon Eui Jae, South Korea
Saitiev's younger brother, Adam, is the favorite at 85 kg
85 kg (187 lbs.)
[Gold] Adam Saitiev, Russia
[Silver] Yoel Romero, Cuba
[Bronze] Ali Ozen, Turkey
Les Gutches took bronze at '99 worlds but lost at U.S. trials
97 kg (214 lbs.)
[Gold] Sagid Murtazaliev, Russia
[Silver] Marek Garmulewicz, Poland
[Bronze] Ali Reza Heidari, Iran
Rasul Khadem won this class in '96 for Iran's first gold medal in
any sport since 1968
130 kg (287 lbs.)
[Gold] Kerry McCoy, U.S.
[Silver] David Musulbes, Russia
[Bronze] Alexis Rodriguez, Cuba
McCoy stunned world champion Stephen Neal at U.S. trials
GRECO-ROMAN
54 kg (119 lbs.)
[Gold] Lazaro Rivas, Cuba
[Silver] Alfred Termkrtchyan, Germany
[Bronze] Sin Kwon Ho, South Korea
Rivas was named Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year in '99
58 kg (128 lbs.)
[Gold] Kim In Sub, South Korea
[Silver] Yuri Melnichenko, Kazakhstan
[Bronze] Armen Nazarian, Bulgaria
Nazarian won the gold medal at 52 kg in '96 for Armenia
63 kg (139 lbs.)
[Gold] Mkkhitar Manukian, Kazakhstan
[Silver] Seref Eroglu, Turkey
[Bronze] Varterez Samurgashev, Russia
Manukian defeated Eroglu in each of last two world finals
69 kg (152 lbs.)
[Gold] Filiberto Ascuy, Cuba
[Silver] Song Sang Pil, South Korea
[Bronze] Csaba Hirbik, Hungary
Song sings a sad song as Ascuy moves down from 76 kg
76 kg (167.5 lbs.)
[Gold] Nazmi Avluca, Turkey
[Silver] Bachtiar Baiseitov, Kazakhstan
[Bronze] Yvon Riemer, France
This class has had four No. 1's in the last four years
85 kg (187 lbs.)
[Gold] Luis Mendez, Cuba
[Silver] Thomas Zander, Germany
[Bronze] Sergei Tsvir, Russia
Raatbek Sanatbayev could win Kyrgyzstan's only medal in Sydney
97 kg (214 lbs.)
[Gold] Gogi Koguachvili, Russia
[Silver] Andrzej Wronski, Poland
[Bronze] Mikael Ljungberg, Sweden
Koguachvili's first Olympic gold complements his five world
titles
130 kg (287 lbs.)
[Gold] Alexander Karelin, Russia
[Silver] Sergei Mourieko, Bulgaria
[Bronze] Hector Milian, Cuba
Karelin has never lost an international match
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COLOR PHOTO: JOHN W. MCDONOUGH
COLOR PHOTO: SIMON BRUTY Deal
COLOR PHOTO: BILL FRAKES Jacobs
The Alltime Greatest
If featherweight world champion Ricardo Juarez (right) and his
teammates live up to their potential, the U.S. could have one of
its best boxing teams ever. It will be hard-pressed, however, to
match the 1976 squad, which won five golds and produced three of
the 12 fighters on SI's alltime U.S. Olympic boxing team
(adjusted for historical changes in weight classes):
Light Flyweight (106 pounds) Paul Gonzales, 1984
Flyweight (112) Leo Randolph, 1976
Bantamweight (119) Kennedy McKinney, 1988
Featherweight (126) Meldrick Taylor, 1984
Lightweight (132) Howard Davis, 1976
Light Welterweight (140) Ray Leonard, 1976
Welterweight (148) Mark Breland, 1984
Light Middleweight (156) Roy Jones Jr., 1988
Middleweight (165) Floyd Patterson, 1952
Light Heavyweight (179) Muhammad Ali, 1960
Heavyweight (201) Joe Frazier, 1964
Super Heavyweight (unlimited) George Foreman, 1968
Look Who's Not Coming
Some of the world's best athletes won't be in Australia. Injuries
shelved NBA stars Tim Duncan and Grant Hill, and most top pro
baseball and soccer players will be absent. Here are 10 others
who probably would have won medals had they competed.
Shaquille O'Neal (above), basketball The NBA MVP won gold with
the 1996 Dream Team but bowed out this year, preferring to chill
for the summer.
Pete Sampras, tennis The winner of more Grand Slam singles titles
than any other man has never been an Olympian--he withdrew in
1996--and this year he turned down an invitation to Sydney, saying
he'd be too tired after the U.S. Open.
Jeff Hartwig, track and field Plagued by dried-out contact lenses
at the U.S. trials in July, the world's No. 2-ranked pole vaulter
didn't make the team.
Justin Huish, archery The 1996 champ and Geena Davis inspirer
resigned from the U.S. team in March after his arrest on
drug-dealing charges. He pleaded not guilty and is awaiting
trial.
Khalid Khannouchi, track and field The Moroccan-born world-record
holder in the marathon became a U.S. citizen in May but, nursing
injuries, skipped the U.S. trials.
Michael Simms Jr., boxing The world champ at 179 pounds was
kicked off the U.S. team in April for poor work habits, tardiness
and an obstreperous attitude.
Lisa Raymond, tennis The world's No. 1 doubles player was passed
over by U.S. coach Billie Jean King in favor of Serena Williams.
Wu Yanyan, swimming The world champ in the 200-meter individual
medley is the latest Chinese woman banned for steroid use.
Niurka Montalvo, track and field The world long jump champ became
a Spanish citizen within the last three years, so she needed a
release from her native Cuba to compete. She didn't get it.
Emma Carney, triathlon The 1994 and '97 world champ lost her
arbitration case after being left off the Australian squad.
Older and Older
Every four years the "youth of the world" gather for the Summer
Olympics--so what is the American track and field team doing in
Sydney? Led by gray hairs such as hammer thrower Lance Deal, 39,
and middle-distance runner Regina Jacobs, 37, the U.S. squad is
America's oldest ever (average age: 28.5). The growth of prize
money and training stipends since 1984 has kept athletes in the
sport and, as the graph shows, made the U.S. team ever more ...
mature.
Average Age of U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team
Age Women Men
1984 24.6 22.4
1988 25.0 24.6
1992 27.3 25.2
1996 28.7 26.0
2000 29.2 27.9