From 1 to 60: We Rank The 2016 US Track and Field Female Olympians In Terms Of Their Gold Medal Chances

by LetsRun.com
August 11, 2016

With the 2016 Olympic track and field (athletics) action starting tomorrow, we thought it would be fun to rank the women’s athletes from 1 to 60 in terms of their online betting odds for a gold medal so you can see which athletes are expected to win and which one face huge odds. After we do that, we list the athletes by event and give you both their gold medal odds and their odds for a medal of any color. Plus we add in a comment as to what we think of those odds to give you a free betting guide.

The odds come from oddschecker.com.

Go here for the men’s odds: LRC From 1 to 60: We Rank 2016 US Olympic Track and Field Men’s Athletes In Terms Of Their Gold Medal Chances.

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2016 US Women’s Olympic Track and Field Athletes Gold Medal Odds
Brianna Rollins (100h) 2 to 5
Allyson Felix (400) 4 to 6
Brittney Reese (LJ) 1 to 1
Dalilah Muhammed (400h) 5 to 4
Sandi Morris (PV) 9 to 4
Chaunte Lowe (HJ) 5 to 2
Vashti Cunningham (HJ) 4 to 1
Kristin Castlin (100h) 4 to 1
Jenn Suhr (PV) 5 to 1
Nia Ali (100h) 5 to 1
Tori Bowie (200) 5 to 1
Tori Bowie (100) 6 to 1
English Gardner (100 8 to 1
Tianna Bartoletta (LJ) 8 to 1
Gwen Berry (Hammer) 12 to 1
Ashley Spencer (400h) 16 to 1
Sydney McLaughlin (400h) 16 to 1
Tianna Bartoletta (100) 20 to 1
Janay Delouch (LJ) 20 to 1
Michelle Carter (SP) 25 to 1
Shalane Flangan (26.2) 25 to 1
Phyllis Francis (400) 25 to 1
Emma Coburn (3 St) 25 to 1
Maggie Malone (Jav) 33 to 1
Kara Winger (Jav) 33 to 1
Alexi Weeks (PV) 33 to 1
Amber Campbell (Hammer) 40 to 1
Andrea Geubelle (TJ) 40 to 1
Keturah Orji (TJ) 40 to 1
Christina Epps (TJ) 40 to 1
Jenny Simpson (1500) 50 to 1
Natasha Hastings (400) 50 to 1
Ajee Wilson (800) 50 to 1
Kate Grace (800) 66 to 1
Courtney Freirichs (3 St) 66 to 1
Molly Huddle (10k) 66 to 1
Amy Cragg (26.2) 66 to 1
Desi Linden (26.2) 66 to 1
Inika McPherson (HJ) 66 to 1
DeAnna Price (Hammer) 66 to 1
Raven Saunders (SP) 66 to 1
Heather Miller-Koch (Hep) 66 to 1
Felisha Johnson (SP) 80 to 1
Emily Infeld (10k) 80 to 1
Shannon Rowbury (1500) 80 to 1
Brenda Martinez (1500) 80 to 1
Colleen Quigley (3 St) 100 to 1
Deajah Stevens (200) 100 to 1
Jenna Prandini (200) 100 to 1
Chrishuna Williams (800) 100 to 1
Shelby Houlihan (5k) 100 to 1
Barbara Nwaba (Hep) 100 to 1
Kendell Williams (Hep) 100 to 1
Whitney Ashley (Discus) 100 to 1
Abbey D’Agostino (5k) 150 to 1
Kim Conley (5k) 150 to 1
Kelsey Card (Discus) 150 to 1
Shelby Vaughan (Discus) NA
Brittany Borman (Jav) NA
Marielle Hall (10k) NA

The Free LetsRun.com Bettor’s Guide To The Rio Track and Field Action

Brianna RollinsBelow will list the US Olympic track and field team athletes by event and add in the odds that they win a medal of any color. We then tell you what we think of those odds to help you make a wise bet. The athletes listed in bold are the ones that we think are most compelling in terms of a value proposition.

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The athletes listed in bold are the ones that we think are most compelling in terms of a value proposition.

Odds are taken from oddschecker.com.

Women’s 100 Gold Odds Medal Odds Comment
Tori Bowie 6 to 1 1 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
English Gardner 8 to 1 5 to 4 Getting US champ and World #2 at these odds isn’t awful
Tianna Bartoletta 20 to 1 7 to 2 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s 200
Tori Bowie 5 to 1 1 to 2 We’ll pass on this bet
Deajah Stevens 100 to 1 12 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Jenna Prandini 100 to 1 20 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s 400
Allyson Felix 4 to 6 1 to 12 We’ll pass on this bet
Phyllis Francis 25 to 1 4 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Natasha Hastings 50 to 1 6 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s 800
Ajee Wilson 50 to 1 12 to 1
Kate Grace 66 to 1 20 to 1
Chrishuna Williams 100 to 1 20 to 1
Women’s 1500
Jenny Simpson 50 to 1 8 to 1 Getting a former World champ at 8 to 1 for a medal is interesting
Shannon Rowbury 80 to 1 10 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Brenda Martinez 80 to 1 33 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Steeple
Emma Coburn 25 to 1 7 to 2 THIS IS THE BET YOU HAVE TO MAKE
Colleen Quigley 100 to 1 25 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Courtney Freirichs 66 to 1 16 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s 5000
Shelby Houlihan 100 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Abbey D’Agostino 150 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Kim Conley 150 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s 10k      
Molly Huddle  66 to 1 20 to 1 She’s in great shape, it might be fun to bet on her
Emily Infeld 80 to 1 25 to 1 Where else can you get last year’s medallist at these odds?
Marielle Hall NA NA We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Marathon      
Shalane Flangan 25 to 1 5 to 1 She’s medalled before
Amy Cragg 66 to 1 16 to 1  She did win the Trials but we’ll pass
Desi Linden 66 to 1 25 to 1 We think these odds make it fun to put down $10 if you are American
Women’s 100h
Brianna Rollins 2 to 5 1 to 10 We’ll pass on this bet
Nia Ali 5 to 1 2 to 5 We’ll pass on this bet
Kristin Castlin 4 to 1 1 to 2 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s 400h
Dalilah Muhammed 5 to 4 1 to 5 We think the bet for gold might be worth it
Ashley Spencer 16 to 1 3 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Sydney McLaughlin 16 to 1 7 to 2 Might be fun to bet on a HSer
Women’s HJ
Chaunte Lowe 5 to 2 8 to 14 Wide open event
Vashti Cunningham 4 to 1 5 to 4 Wide open event
Inika McPherson 66 to 1 25 to 1 Wide open event
Women’s LJ      
Brittney Reese 1 to 1 1 to 4 Does Breese win half the time? We think yes.
Tianna Bartoletta 8 to 1 5 to 4 We’ll pass on this bet
Janay Delouch 20 to 1 3 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s TJ
Andrea Geubelle 40 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Keturah Orji 40 to 1 7 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Christina Epps 40 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s PV
Sandi Morris 9 to 4 1 to 3 We’ll pass on this bet
Jenn Suhr 5 to 1 5 to 4 The reigning champ who has lost just 1 all year
Alexi Weeks 33 to 1 5 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Discus
Whitney Ashley 100 to 1 20 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Kelsey Card 150 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Shelby Vaughan NA NA We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Hammer
Gwen Berry 12 to 1 4 to 5 Don’t know enough about it – we’ll pass
Amber Campbell 40 to 1 7 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
DeAnna Price 66 to 1 20 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Javelin
Brittany Borman NA NA We’ll pass on this bet
Maggie Malone 33 to 1 8 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Kara Winger 33 to 1 NA We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Shot
Michelle Carter 25 to 1 5 to 2 Maybe??
Raven Saunders 66 to 1 10 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Felisha Johnson 80 to 1 20 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Women’s Hep
Heather Miller-Koch 66 to 1 16 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Barbara Nwaba 100 to 1 12 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Kendell Williams 100 to 1 26 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet
Felisha Johnson 80 to 1 20 to 1 We’ll pass on this bet

Check out the men’s odds here: LRC From 1 to 60: We Rank 2016 US Olympic Track and Field Men’s Athletes In Terms Of Their Gold Medal Chances

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