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.

It's weird but true: Carlos Alcaraz is the latest men's player to win Olympic silver, then lose early at the US Open. Does that medal make players more unhappy than any other color?

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Katie Ledecky collected the 13th medal of her stellar career to become the most decorated woman in swimming history on Thursday.

Turkish air pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec didn't need much but his legendary aura to win the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Dikec, alongside his duos partner Sevval Ilayda Tarhan ...

NANTERRE, France – Alex Shackell is the first Carmel girl to be an Olympic medalist in swimming. Moreover, records show she is the second Indiana girl still in high school to be a swim medalist ...

If you want to win a medal in pistol shooting, you will very likely come well-equipped - but not Yusuf Dikeç. The 51-year-old Turkish shooter won a silver medal looking like any average joe ...

Downers Grove native Kendall Gretsch earned a silver medal in women’s PTWC para triathlon Monday at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The medal is the seventh Paralympic medal won by Gretsch, 32, who ...

Simone Biles wears her silver medal from the women’s floor exercise event on Aug. 5 at the Paris Olympics. Getty Images Despite experiencing some issues during warmups, Biles posted a score of ...

Moments caught on camera reveal a surprising pattern: Silver medalists often appear less happy than those winning bronze.

You might imagine that winning an Olympic medal sets an athlete up for life, sort of like winning the Hunger Games. However, that's not the case. 1.Winning a gold, silver, or bronze medal doesn't ...

No female American Olympian has won more medals than Ledecky, who swam the third leg for the Americans’ 4x200 freestyle relay team that finished second behind Australia.