Gold, silver, and bronze medals weren't always the standard at the Olympics. The first Summer Games began in Athens, Greece in 1896, but gold medals weren't introduced until 1904 in St. Louis in ...

It was not until the United States hosted the 1904 Olympics that the now traditional gold, silver and bronze medals were first awarded. Those 1904 Olympic games were held in St. Louis, Missouri in ...

Gold Medalist Daniel Wiffen of Team Republic of Ireland (C), Silver Medalist Bobby Finke of Team United States (L) and Bronze Medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri of Team Italy (R) pose on the podium ...

Each of the gold, silver and bronze medals are 85 millimeters in diameter and range in thickness from 7.7 mm to 12.1 mm. The gold medal is in fact made from gold-plated pure silver, ...

United States poses after receiving their silver medals after being defeated by Canada in women’s gold medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing.