Olympics Medal Details : Paris Olympics 2026 is going to start in a few days. The world's great athletes are preparing to give their best in this biggest sporting event. It is every player's dream to win a medal in the Olympics. Because only the best athletes from all over the world participate here and that is why when a player wins a medal here, his importance increases a lot. That player feels as if he has conquered the whole world.

It is every player's dream to win a gold medal in the Olympics, because the flag of the country of the player who wins the gold medal is hoisted at the top and the national anthem is played. However, do you know that the gold medal given to the players is not completely made of gold? We will tell you what the gold medal is made of.

What is the gold medal made of?

The gold medal is made of silver, which is gilded with gold. The gold medal contains only 6 grams of gold and the rest is silver. The total weight of the gold medal is about 556 grams. The last time medals made entirely of gold were given was in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. After this, gold medals started being made by mixing silver.

The silver medal is made entirely of silver

If we talk about the silver medal, it weighs about 550 grams and is made of pure silver. The bronze medal contains copper and zinc. It is made by mixing five percent zinc and the rest copper.

Let us tell you that gold, silver and bronze medals were used for the first time in the 1904 St. Louis Games and this trend has been continuing since then. From time to time the size, weight and design of these medals have been changing. The countries hosting the Olympics also prepare medals according to their own needs.