Are Olympic gold medals made of real gold?

Question

Just wondered! Same for silver and bronze?

Answer 1

The precious metals are only a plated surface covering. I think cost is one factor but also, if the gold medals were solid then thieves might steal them just to melt them down for the gold. The way they're made with plating, the value is purely as a symbolic award for excellence.

Answer 2

mixed gold(contains at least six grams of pure gold) and Kunlun jade

the s and b r in the same way

u can read it.

http://english.china.com/zh_cn/Olympic/s...

Answer 3

They are made of chocolate surrounded with a gold foil wrapper

Answer 4

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games medals diameter of 70 mm, 6 mm thick. Medal for a positive unified regulations of the International Olympic Committee logo - plug in the wings standing Greece and the Greek goddess of victory Panna Xin Cashier Arena. Medals from the back of the mosaic in ancient China Longwenyubi modeling Yubi, the center of the back of the metal graphics on the Beijing Olympic emblem engraved. Medal by linking traditional Chinese Wen Huang Po-yu Ssangyong developed from. The medal distinguished elegant and rich with Chinese characteristics, not only embodies the praise of the winner, image interpretation of the Chinese nation since ancient times "-" than "moral" values, is the Chinese civilization and the Olympic spirit in the visual image of the Beijing Olympic Games projects In another, "Chinese and Western."

International Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games medals and recognition of the material, weight, size, design, and so have stringent requirements. Olympic sport champion and runner-up for the texture of the silver medal, the championship medals to plating not less than six grams of pure gold. Olympic medals in the past, the use of the material did not break through, while the Beijing Olympic Games medals will be a creative way of jade inlay. This design not only in line with the relevant provisions of the International Olympic Committee, also illustrates the "Jade" noble quality, Yu show the Chinese traditional culture in "Jinyuliangyuan", embodies the Chinese people to the Olympic spirit of praise and respect for the athletes .

13 kg gold, one ton of silver and one ton of brass - This is the 2004 Athens Olympic Games medals materials. One gold and silver from Switzerland, the brass from the Greek national. Now, these materials have been transported to the western suburbs of Athens, a Mint factory, where Olympic medals are made of.

Answer 5

When ppl die, where do you think all the gold teeth go?  

Answer 6

Something tells me they're gold-plated.

cause if not..that's a lot of gold! :O

Answer 7

The Olympic gold medals are not made entirely of  gold, they are however gold plated. The last time the gold medals were 100% gold was in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Answer 8

im sure there solid gold but i dont think they get the real thing till they get home.they show it off and might end up scrachting it so i think they get a replica to show off.my opinion.they say the gold is worth 60,000 us dollars so how can that be gold plated?

Answer 9

Man, I've answered this question a lot...

Actually, a gold medal is made mostly of silver. The main reason is that gold is a fairly soft metal and it alone doesn't make a good medal. Also consider the price of gold nowandays. It would cost a tremendous amount of money to make the medals solid gold. So they take silver and coat it in gold.

The rule is that a silver medal must contain 92.5% silver. A gold medal is the same thing, except that it is coated in at least 6 grams of 24-carat gold. A bronze medal contains copper, zinc, tin, and a tiny amount of silver.

Answer 10

I don't think they are solid gold...

Answer 11

They're a plating of gold, silver or bronze and some other metal.

Answer 12

Olympic gold medals made silver plated with a layer of gold.

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