The winners receive gold medals, which were solid gold until 1912, then
made of gilded silver and now gold-plated silver. Every gold medal however must
contain at least six grams of pure gold. The runners-up receive silver medals
and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals. Olympic Fans can buy or Sell Olympic Tickets at Sport Ticket Exchange in very easy and secure way. Sport Ticket Exchange offers you Olympic Tickets for all Olympic sports and events at very affordable rates.
In events contested by
a single-elimination tournament (most notably boxing), third place might not be
determined and both semifinal losers receive bronze medals. At the 1896
Olympics only the first two received a medal; silver for first and bronze for
second. The current three-medal format was introduced at the 1904 Olympics.
From 1948 onward athletes placing
fourth, fifth, and sixth have received certificates, which became officially
known as victory diplomas; in 1984 victory diplomas for seventh- and
eighth-place finishers were added. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the
gold, silver, and bronze medal winners were also given olive wreaths. The IOC
does not keep statistics of medals won, but National Olympic Committees and the
media record medal statistics as a measure of success.
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