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This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold.) It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
While the Olympic medals are a customary gift for winning athletes, this year's awards also have a special touch to them: Each gold, silver and bronze medal has an 18-gram hexagonal piece of iron ...
The medals of the Winter Olympic Games never had a common design, but regularly feature snowflakes and the event where the medal has been won. In addition to generally supporting their Olympic athletes, some countries provide sums of money and gifts to medal winners, depending on the classes and number of medals won. [2]
This is because, due to the altitude of some Winter events, presenting medals may be difficult in said environments. A three-tiered rostrum is used for the three medal winners, with the gold medal winner ascending to the highest platform, in the centre, with the silver and bronze medalists flanking. The medals are awarded by a member of the IOC ...
She also won a gold medal in the women's 1500-meter freestyle, a silver medal in the women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay race and a bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter freestyle.
What do the medals look like? The iron pieces from the Eiffel Tower are embedded in the center of each gold, silver and bronze medal with six metal appendages holding them in place.
2021: As a reward for their achievements, the gold medal winners receive Philharmonic coins worth €17,000. Silver medalists received €13,000, bronze medalists received €11,000 each. 2024: As a reward for their achievements, the gold medal winners receive Philharmonic coins worth €20,000. Bronze medalists received €14,000 each. [5] [6]
The Years listed for each athlete only include the Games in which they won medals. More detailed information is provided in the linked articles for the individual athletes. In cases where two or more athletes have the same number of total medals, the first tiebreaker is the number of gold medals, followed by the number of silver medals.