OlympicTalk · Jul 28, 2016
Who will be the first U.S. gold medalist in Rio?
The U.S. has no gold-medal favorites on the first day of the Olympics, which puts it in jeopardy of not reaching the top of the podium on Day 1 of the Games for the first time since 1996.
Who will be the first U.S. medalist and gold medalist in Rio? Let’s take a look.
The 12 Day 1 finals on Saturday, Aug. 6, in somewhat chronological order:
Shooting: Women’s air rifle
Shooting: Men’s air pistol
Cycling: Men’s road race
Fencing: Women’s epee
Archery: Men’s team event
Judo: Women’s 48kg
Judo: Men’s 60kg
Weightlifting: Women’s 48kg
Swimming: Men’s 400m individual medley
Swimming: Men’s 400m freestyle
Swimming: Women’s 400m individual medley
Swimming: Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay