History of Olympic Medals

What did winners receive during the first games in 1896?

• Silver medals and an olive wreath

• Gold medals and a laurel wreath

• Bronze medals and a trophy

• Copper medals and a cup

What were awarded to runners-up during the first games in 1896?

• Gold medals and a laurel wreath

• Copper medals and a laurel wreath

• Silver medals and an olive wreath

• Bronze medals and a cup

When were gold, silver, and bronze medals first awarded?

• 1896

• 1900

• 1904

• 1928

What did the IOC convert the silver and copper medals to during the first two Summer Olympics?

• Gold and bronze medals

• Gold and silver medals

• Silver and bronze medals

• Copper and bronze medals

What was on one side of the medals standardized beginning with the Amsterdam Games in 1928?

• An image of a victorious athlete being held up on the shoulders of a crowd

• An image of the wingless figure of Victory, seated, holding a wreath in one hand and a palm frond in the other

• An image of Nike coming down from the sky to land in the Panathinaikos Stadium

• An image of the Acropolis

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What was redesigned for each Olympiad beginning in 1972?

• The front of the medal

• The image of Victory

• The background of the medal

• The reverse of the medal

What image has been on the front of the Summer Games medal since 2004?

• An image of the Acropolis

• An image of the Coliseum in Rome

• An image of Nike coming down from the sky to land in the Panathinaikos Stadium

• An image of a victorious athlete being held up on the shoulders of a crowd