While the gold medals do contain some gold, they’re actually predominantly made of silver. As per International Olympic ...

Let's take a look at what these reminders of being the best at your craft are truly made of. Do Olympic medals contain real gold, silver, and bronze? No, the Olympic gold medals don't contain 100 ...

An Olympic gold medal is one of the most prized awards in the world. For the Rio Olympics, the 5,130 Olympic and Paralympic medals are being produced in Casa da Moeda do Brasil, the country's mint ...

Not quite - usually the gold and silver medals are both made of silver. Olympic gold medals are required to be made from at least 92.5% silver, and must contain a minimum of six grams of gold ...

Vonn, then Lindsey Kildow, placed sixth in the combined event, the best finish for any U.S. female Alpine skier at the Salt ...

63 different nations have won a gold medal in Tokyo -- also an Olympic record. Some had never heard their national anthems play at an Olympic medal ceremony. Weightlifters, triathletes, and trap ...

Kevin Durant made his Olympics Debut with Team USA at the London Olympics and secured his maiden Gold medal. He featured in eight games and played 209 minutes (9th most), averaging 19.5 points ...

Three New Zealanders who have won Olympic gold medals on the water will be in Hawke’s Bay for separate appearances less than ...

Britain’s first gold at the Winter Olympics came at the ... confirmed for another 82 years. The medal was won by Great Britain’s men’s curling team, made up of father and son Willie and ...

Sweden’s veteran team made history by winning the country’s first men’s curling Olympic title, and Great Britain's women's team dominated at the perfect time in the gold medal game. There were so many ...

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles still has the Olympic bronze medal that dominated headlines this summer. In a tearful interview ...

Tom Reuveny won Israel’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics Saturday in the men ... telling the windsurfer, “You made an entire nation happy, a nation that is at war and that is praying ...