What are Olympic medals made of? According to International Olympic Committee regulations, the Olympic gold medals must be made out of at least 92.5% silver. But then are plated with gold.

In the 2024 Paris Games, more than 10,000 Olympians competed for hundreds of medals but only about a third of those athletes received the highest honor: a gold medal. There have been some ...

A gold medal is considered by many to be the most valuable athletic achievement in the history of sports. Only a few hundred are handed out at each edition of the Olympics, creating an extremely ...

Gold prices are near an all-time high — and Olympic gold medals have never been more valuable. But they may not be worth as much as you think. Why? Gold medals aren’t made of gold. Not ...

There will be around 10,500 athletes competing in 329 medal events at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — and they're all going for gold. Those coveted bronze, silver and gold medals — the medals ...

As of Sunday at 11:37 a.m. Eastern time, the United States stood atop the official Olympic medal table, which sorts nations based on their number of gold medals. That approach is common in much of ...

Gold medals are the highest honor an Olympian can earn. Over 10,000 athletes compete for hundreds of medals at each Summer Games, but only a third of medal winners take home gold. Contrary to its ...