Olympic Games Medals
The history about Olympic medal
- The Olympic medals since 1928 have same design on the basis of: a Greek goddess, the Olympic Rings.
- The totals of 1,838 Olympic medals were awarded—the 604 gold medals, 604 silver medals, and 630 bronze medals.
- In some Olympic games there were not awarded any medal which athletes is at third- or fourth-place, so the losers of the semi-final rounds were got the bronze medals.
- The first-place winner was given an olive wreath to wear on his head, and the second- and third-place winners were given nothing in the ancient Olympics.
- In 1896, when the Modern Olympics were invigorated, the first-place winners got silver medals.
- The gold medal was first time replaced in 1904 at St. Lois in place of silver. At there the first time gold replaced silver for fist place.
Olympic medal description
The latest modal of the Olympic are made at smallest amount of 60mm just about (2.36") and be at least 3mm (a little less than 1/8") thick. The Gold and Silver medals must be made out of 92.5% (or purer) silver. Gold medals must be gilt in at least 6g (0.21oz) of gold. Bronze medals are made of bronze.
- The first time in 1904 at St. Louis the gold, silver, and bronze medals were all awarded.
- The last Olympic medals will be made of the gold in 1912.
- In the 1960 that was the first time when Olympic medal were hung in the collar of victors at Rome.
- The outside layer of gold was so light on the 1920 and 1968 medals.
- The cost of 6g of gold is about $180 USD in 2008.
- There were used the different metal medal types in most games held before 1980.