In 2013, one of Jesse Ownes' four 1936 Berlin Olympics gold medals sold for $1,466,574, which became the most expensive Olympic item ever sold at an auction at a time. The prized medal was sold as ...

The most valuable items of Olympic memorabilia ever sold. 1. The Olympic Manifesto by Pierre De Coubertin, 1892 – $8,806,000 (£6,880,000) ...