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.

Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk of Poland announced she would sell her medal in the javelin throw to help fund heart surgery for an 8-month-old. A convenience store chain had the winning bid of $125,000.

Silver medal of man who lost to Jesse Owens sells for $488K. By DAN HAJDUCKY. October 17, 2022, 12:19 PM. On Saturday night, Carl Ludwig Hermann "Luz" Long's men's long jump silver medal from the ...

Maria Andrejczyk, who won silver in the women's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Games, auctioned her medal to pay for heart surgery for a Polish baby.

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?

Silver medalists will get $50,000, with the athlete receiving $25,000 and the rest split evenly between the coach and the NOC. For a bronze medal, the IBA will give out $25,000, including $12,500 ...

The famous silver medal face of McKayla Maroney. Julie Jacobson / AP "Bronze medalists are one step away from not getting anything," Thomas Gilovich, who conducted a study of winning Olympic ...