Is the gold medal in the Olympics made of gold?

It is not pure gold is proportionally calculated on the 5th day of the Athens Olympics, 13 kilograms of pure gold, 1 ton ** and 1 ton of brass forged 3,000 medals, some of which have already been famous, and some are still quietly waiting for their owners. "Every 1 gold medal is worth 6 grams**," said Eve Simon, president of the Athens Olympic medal production company, "and it's worth about $83." ”

However, the personal value it brings to athletes is much higher than $83. As far as China is concerned, He Huixian, assistant director of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, has revealed that the Chinese athletes who won the gold medal in the Athens Olympics will receive a reward of 200,000 yuan, and the silver and bronze medals will be awarded 120,000 yuan and 80,000 yuan respectively.

In addition to national awards, the bonuses received by Olympic champions also include provincial and municipal awards, provincial and municipal sports bureau awards and social awards. Among them, social rewards mainly include: enterprises, social groups and individual awards.

According to the past practice, provincial and municipal sports bureaus refer to national awards, and provincial and municipal sports bureaus refer to provincial and municipal awards (generally not less than national awards). In this way, the sum of the first three rewards is expected to reach about 600,000 yuan, and the social reward should be between 600,000 and 1 million yuan, that is to say, the total bonus income of gold medal athletes will reach more than 1.2 million yuan, and some athletes from economically strong regions will even break through the 2 million yuan mark.

To give you a data reference.

Anyway, there must be a certain amount of gold, but not much.

At the Athens Olympics in Greece, the 3,000 medals were forged from 13 kilograms of pure gold, 1 ton** and 1 tonne of brass. The actual gold content of each gold medal is 6 grams**, and the actual value is only about $83. Although it is less than $100 when converted into currency, the value it brings to athletes is considerable.

It is gold-plated, and the IOC stipulates that the gold content must not be less than a certain amount.

No, it's silver, and it's gilded.

Not pure gold. For the first time, the medals of the Beijing Olympic Games are designed with "gold inlaid with jade", which has very high requirements for the medal production process, so the relevant personnel and designers will strictly control the entire production process. According to the regulations, the gold plating is not less than 6 grams.

The silver medal is 100% pure silver, and the bronze medal is 95%-98% copper, plus some zinc.

The 6,000 medals were forged from kilograms of pure gold, tons of **, tons of brass and 4 tons of high-quality Kunlun jade, and the actual gold content of each 1 gold medal was grams**.