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A silver medal from the 1900 Summer Olympics, designed by Frédérique Vernon. The 1900 Summer Olympics is unique in being the only Olympic Games to feature rectangular medals, which were designed by Frédérique Vernon. [9] Gilt silver medals were awarded for 1st place in shooting, lifesaving, automobile racing and gymnastics.
The 1896 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized: Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), were the first international Olympic Games held in ...
A silver medal was awarded to the winner of each event during the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.. The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital of Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896, and were the first Olympic Games of the Modern era.
PARIS — The U.S. and China each won 40 gold medals in the first Summer Games draw in Olympic history, with the Americans pulling into a tie Sunday with victory in the last event, women’s ...
Judging by the medals won, Luxembourg painter Jean Jacoby is the most successful Olympic artist, winning the gold medal for his 1924 painting Étude de Sport, and for his drawing Rugby in 1928. Swiss artist Alex Diggelmann won three medals, a gold one in 1936 (for his poster Arosa I Placard ), and a silver and a bronze in the 1948 applied arts ...
Scruggs became the first Black American woman to win an individual medal in fencing as Team USA took the top two spots. Defending Olympic champion Lee Kiefer, 30, won her second gold medal by ...
By that measure, third place is a success for U.S. men’s gymnastics, a team who hadn’t earned an Olympic medal in 16 years. The first-ever Olympic medal for the U.S. women’s rugby sevens ...
No bronze medal playoff: Polo: 1900: No bronze medal playoff: Rowing: 1908: Bronze awarded in both semi-finals to second-place finishers Tennis: 1896–1904, 1988–1992: No bronze medal playoff: Badminton: 1992: No bronze medal playoff: Table tennis: 1992: No bronze medal playoff: Boxing: 1952–present: No bronze medal playoff: Karate: 2020 ...