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They were made by the Paris Mint, which also made the medals for the 1900 Olympic Games, hosted by Paris. This started the tradition of giving the responsibility of minting the medals to the host city. For the next few Olympiads, the host city also chose the medal design. Until 1912 the gold medals were made of solid gold. [23]
Olympic gold medals are required to be made from at least 92.5% silver, and must contain a minimum of 6 grams of gold. [6] All Olympic medals must be at least 70mm in diameter and 3mm thick. [7] Minting the medals is the responsibility of the Olympic host.
The Paris 2024 Olympic medals are seen at the revealing ceremony by the Paris Olympic organizers in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Feb. 8, 2024. ... the gold medal was mostly made up of pure silver ...
The table is pre-sorted by the name of each Olympic Committee, but can be displayed as sorted by any other column, such as the total number of gold medals or total number of overall medals. To sort by gold, silver, and then bronze, sort first by the bronze column, then the silver, and then the gold. The table does not count revoked medals (e.g ...
How were the medals for the 2024 Paris Olympics made? Each gold, silver and bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics features an 18-gram hexagonal chunk of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower ...
A silver medal from the original 1896 Olympic Games — when silver went to the winner and there was no gold medal — sold for $180,111. A gold medal from the 1936 Olympics — one of four that ...
Olympic medals and diplomas are awarded to the highest-finishing competitors in each event at the Olympic Games. The medals are made of gold-plated silver (for the gold medals), silver, or bronze, and are awarded to the top three finishers in a particular event. Each medal for an Olympiad has a common design, decided upon by the organizers for ...
With the current price of gold, this makes the top prize at most Olympic games worth only about $600, as compared to more than $20,000 for the solid gold medals of the past.