The official rules require some pure gold, but that's just part of what goes into a 1st place medal at the Olympics. While gold medals at the Olympics are not 100% made of gold, they are plated ...

The fact that he has so many first-place finishes has resulted in a high placement on the all-time Olympic swimming medal table. He is currently tied for third place on the all-time list for the ...

Americans took bronze in both the team and duet artistic swimming events at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.China took first place with a score of 996.1389 and Spain won bronze medals with 900. ...

This total cemented Great Britain into a second place finish in the medal table for a third consecutive Paralympic Games. China sealed the top spot with a huge 220 medals -- 94 golds, 76 silvers ...

Americans took bronze in both the team and duet artistic swimming events at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.China took first place with a score of 996.1389 and Spain won bronze medals with 900. ...