It is the dream of every athlete to win an olympic medal. Despite the hype surrounding the games, very few people know about the gold medals medals. Here are a few facts about the Olympic gold medals.
The Olympic medals are designed especially for each individual Olympic Games by the host city’s organizing committee. Each medal must be at least three millimeters thick and 60 millimeters in diameter. Also, the gold and silver Olympic medals must be made out of 92.5 percent silver, with the gold medal covered in six grams of gold.
The last Olympic gold medals that were made entirely out of gold were awarded in 1912 in Germany. The current GOLD medals are actually made of silver and coated with 1/5 of an ounce of gold worth about $83.00. In the 1st Olympics at Athens 1896, the first place winners were awarded a Silver medal, a crown of olive branches and a diploma. Those in second place were given a bronze medal, a crown of laurel and a diploma. And it was only from the 3rd Olympics at St. Louis 1904 in which Gold, Silver and bronze medals were awarded for the first, second and third place.
