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