Do the athletes finishing below bronze medal get any prize?

Question

After all they are in the finals......

Answer 1

Depends on what sport or venue you are talking about.  In the NCAA national meets medals are awarded through 8th place and they also get the distinction of All-American....but I am assuming you are simply talking about the Olympics, in which case no, they get nothing but the recognition and self pride of being able to say they were the 4th best or 5th best etc in the entire world.