What percentage of real gold goes into the medal?

Question

How much real gold, or what amount goes into the making of the medal?

Answer 1

You have got  your answers, I am only posting to say that the silver medal cyclist got about $100.000 in cash, so with that he could buy a huge gold medal if he wanted.

Not sure what the 1st price got in money but it must be well more than 2nd place got.

Answer 2

It's all real gold, but for China, they don't just add pure gold, but add Jade, the chinese "gold". The metals are 50% pure gold and 50% pure jade.

Answer 3

Lots of misinformation flying around on this issue.  The bronze, silver, and gold metals are all made of silver and jade.  The gold has no less than 6 grams of gold plating over the silver.  The bronze has bronze layered over the silver.

I was disappointed to learn this myself.  Although I will never win an Olympic medal, I always assumed they were made of solid gold.

A medal weighs about 5 ounces.  If it was made from solid gold, it would cost them about $4500 a medal to make them.

Gold Bug