When the Games were revived in 1896 in Athens, first-place winners were awarded a silver medal, an olive branch, and a diploma, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Athletes who ...

When the Olympics began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, athletes didn't receive gold medals. It wasn't until 1904 that competitors received gold medals. Instead, first place winners received silver ...

The first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is where the tradition of awarding medals to winners began. The first-place winner was given a silver medal, second place was awarded a bronze ...

Alumni and student athletes of the Cambridge Ivy League have now won a total 11 medals in Paris, which is the most that Harvard has won in a single Olympics since the Athens Games in 1896 ...

The United States has won the most medals by far since the modern-day Olympics first took place in 1896. Counting just the Summer Games, the USA has a grand total of 2,629. In addition to leading ...

Athletes around the world have waited four years for their shot at the ultimate goal of a medal from the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Decorated athletes like gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie ...