While the Olympics have established gold, silver and bronze medals as the standard ranking for the top three winners, it hasn’t always been that way. Nearly 2,800 years ago, ancient Greek ...

In the ancient Olympics, Greeks competed for a crown made from living olive branches, but more importantly, the achievement and acclaim of being the best of the best. Our modern Olympians are not ...

Olympic officials have already been busy handing out medals during the Paris Summer Games. The design of the medals, which vary in value based on their metals, comes from LVMH's brand Chaumet.

According to Eurosport, gold medals are approximately 92.5 per cent silver, but six grams of gold is mixed in to guarantee that the medal retains its iconic color. The more you know!

Gold medalist Ariarne Titmus of Australia displays her medal during the award ceremony for the women's 400m freestyle of swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 27, 2024.

Beijing Olympic Committee organizers pulled from Chinese culture and relied on the 2008 medal design for the 2022 gold, silver, and bronze medallions. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

The modern Olympic Games are inspired by the ancient games held at Olympia in Greece from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D. The 1896 Athens Olympic Second Place Bronze Medal, designed ...

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 ...