The Acropolis of Athens, another compulsory feature of the Olympic medals, is joined by the Eiffel Tower for the first time in the Paris 2024 design. In this way, the inspiration of the ancient Games in Greece, the French origins of the modern Olympic Games and their next edition in Paris...
Athens 2004: the medals return to the cradle of the Olympic Games The2004 Games in Athensrepresented the first time the Olympics had been held in Greece, the home of the Ancient Games, since 1896. To mark the occasion, an important change in the medals was implemented for the first time ...
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These carefully curated and unique medals help tell the origin story of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and the revival of the Games in Greece. A traditional figure on the medals since 2004, the goddess of victory Nike, is depicted in the foreground, emerging from the Panathenaic S...
Medals have been given since the first modern Olympic games in 1896 in Athens, Greece. According to theofficial Olympics website, first place was actually awarded a silver medal, an olive branch and a diploma. Second place got the only other medal which was a bronze-copper combination, a br...
Team GB secured their first gold medals of Paris 2024 as Tom Pidcock survived a puncture to win a thrilling mens cross-country mountain bike final, with equestrian gold also secured in team eventing; Tom Daley, in his fifth Olympic...
For this edition of the Games, Paris 2024 wanted the Eiffel Tower to join the Acropolis. This side of the Olympic medal thus pays tribute to the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece, as well as the modern Games, which this year celebrate their return ...
As with every other edition of the Games, the story of the renaissance of the ancient Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece, is told on the other side of the Olympic medal. The traditional figure of the medals, the goddess of victory Nike, is depicted in the foreground, in front of the Pana...
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The copper for the 2004 Athens Olympics medals came from Cyprus. It was transported to Greece in June 2004 in a full-scale replica of the ancient Greek merchant ship 'Kyrenia" which sank off the coast over 2000 years ago. Beijing 2008 Olympic Medals ...