Olympic Medals

sports

No, Olympic gold medals are not solid gold. Today they are required to be mostly silver and must contain at least 6 grams of gold plating. Since 1912, the last year solid gold m...

sports

Ryan Lochte is a retired American swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist, widely recognized for his success in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, as well as multiple relay e...

sportspeople

Suni Lee is an American artistic gymnast best known for earning the all-around gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021), along with a bronze medal on uneven bars and...

sports performance

Usain Bolt is a retired Jamaican sprinter widely recognized for his Olympic success and world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meters relay. Across four Olympic...

sports-technology

When an Olympic medal is broken, the situation is governed by strict, longstanding rules rather than ad hoc decisions. This evergreen explainer details what happens after a brea...

sports

Tara Lipinski has won one Olympic medal: a gold medal in the ladies' singles event at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. She is the youngest individual gold medalist in Olympic fi...

sports-gymnastics

Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in world championship history and an Olympic medalist with a mix of gold, silver, and bronze across multiple cycles. This verified bre...

sports-gymnastics

Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in world history, with a haul of top competitive honors spanning Olympic Games, World Championships, and U.S. National Championships,...

sports-history

At the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Carl Lewis won four gold medals, matching Jesse Owens’s 1936 feat in the sprints and long jump. He claimed gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4...

sports-history

Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medal story centers on the 1912 Stockholm Games, where he won gold in the decathlon and the pentathlon before a controversial disqualification and later p...