Olympic athletes strive to win gold, silver and bronze medals. But there was a different prize when the games originated in Greece more than 2,700 years ago.

Medals were given out at the very first games in Athens, Greece in 1896. However, gold medals were not awarded at these inaugural Olympics – competitors were instead given a silver medal and an ...

Contrary to their name, Olympic medals are not just gold, silver, and bronze. ... Greece in 1896, but gold medals weren't introduced until 1904 in St. Louis in the United States.

2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece — Carlos Boozer, bronze medal, basketball (Juneau) 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy — Rosey Fletcher, bronze medal, snowboarding (Girdwood) ...

On the other side of the medals is the look every medal gets: The Olympic five rings symbol, Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, in front of the Panathenaic Stadium and the official name of the games.

But the medals are a symbol of achievement, and, when they have been sold, have gone for much higher prices—in 2021, a first-place medal from the 1896 Athens Olympic Games sold for more than ...

The Paris 2024 Olympics are firmly underway in the French capital and Team GB are looking to add a strong collection of gold, silver and bronze medals to their already impressive haul from ...

Official medals table won by Greece at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Friday, June 27, ... Over 200 defective Paris Olympics and Paralympics medals to be replaced.

While gold medals at the Olympics are not 100% made of gold, they are plated with a pure gold sheet. The Paris medals also include part of the Eiffel Tower. Skip Navigation ...