Medal Picks

91 kg (200 lbs.)
• Osmay Acosta, Cuba
• Rakhim Chakhkiev, Russia
• Yushan Nijiati, China
• Clemente Russo, Italy
Acosta thumped U.S. hope Deontay Wilder in March.

91+ kg (200+ lbs.)
• Roberto Alfonso, Cuba
• Roberto Cammarelle, Italy
• Islam Timurziev, Russia
• Zhang Zhilei, China
Policeman Cammarelle gets paid to train full time.

CANOE/KAYAK

Men
Canoe singles 500 meters
• Andreas Dittmer, Germany
• David Cal Figueroa, Spain
• Aliaksandr Zhukouski, Belarus
Dittmer's sister, Anja, is a two-time Olympic triathlete.

Canoe singles 1,000 meters
• Attila Vajda, Hungary
• Thomas Hall, Canada
• Andreas Dittmer, Germany
Hall's win in Germany in June lifted him into medal picture.

Canoe pairs 500 meters
• Meng & Yang, China
• Bahdanovich & Bahdanovich, Belarus
• Gille & Wylenzek, Germany
Of its 319 medals, China has won one in canoe/kayak.

Canoe pairs 1,000 meters
• Gille & Wylenzek, Germany
• Torres & Aguilar, Cuba
• Popa & Flocea, Romania
Christian Gille's former Olympic partner died of leukemia.

Canoe singles slalom (whitewater)
• Tony Estanguet, France
• Michal Martikán, Slovakia
• Robin Bell, Australia
U.S.'s Benn Fraker, a Georgia teenager, could win a medal.

Canoe pairs slalom (whitewater)
• Hochschorner & Hochschorner, Slovakia
• Volf & Stepanek, Czech Republic
• Forgit & Braud, France
Pavol and Peter Hochschorner are fraternal twins.

Kayak singles 500 meters
• Adam van Koeverden, Canada
• Tim Brabants, Great Britain
• Jonas Ems, Germany
Van Koeverden was valedictorian at McMaster University.