Medal Picks

[Gold]Dmitri Markov, Australia
[Silver]Toby Stevenson, U.S.
[Bronze]Timothy Mack, U.S.
Stevenson is easily recognizable because of his hockey-style helmet.

Shot put

[Gold]John Godina, U.S.
[Silver]Adam Nelson, U.S.
[Bronze]Janus Robberts, South Africa Godina also made two Olympic teams in the discus throw.

Discus

[Gold]Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania
[Silver]Robert Fazekas, Hungary
[Bronze]Gerd Kanter, Estonia
Alekna once worked as a presidential bodyguard in Lithuania.

Hammer throw

[Gold]Adrian Annus, Hungary
[Silver]Koji Murofushi, Japan
[Bronze]Krisztian Pars, Hungary
The world record (284'7") set by Yuri Sedykh of Russia has stood since 1986.

Javelin

[Gold]Alexander Ivanov, Russia
[Silver]Breaux Greer, U.S.
[Bronze] Sergei Makarov, Russia
Greer wore face paint while competing at the Olympic trials.

Decathlon