Is the Olympic gold medal pure gold How big is it and how much does it weigh 30

According to Xinhua News Agency, the weight, volume and value of the gold medal at the London Olympics will be the largest in the history of the Summer Olympics.

According to The Economist, the gold medal at the London Olympics weighed 400 grams, more than twice the average weight of the gold medals of the previous five Olympics and 17 times the weight of the gold medal at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. However, the gold medal at that Olympics was pure gold. Four years ago, the gold medal of the Beijing Olympics "gold inlaid jade" weighed grams.

The main ingredient for the gold medal at the London Olympics is silver, with a layer of pure gold plated on the outside. The London Organising Committee advises athletes not to bite the gold medal with their teeth, because the gold plating only accounts for the total weight, and a little bit of it will depreciate the gold medal.

According to the IOC's requirements, the host country can decide on the design and composition of the medals, but the proportion of the medal materials must be fixed. The gold medal should contain sterling silver, plated with pure gold. The weight of the gold must not be less than 6 grams.

In addition to gold and silver, there is also bronze in the composition of the gold medal at the London Olympics.

According to the metal ** that is now on the international market, a gold medal is worth $706. It is estimated that the gold medal at the London Olympics will be worth more than any previous gold medal (at the time of award, and taking into account inflation). The reason is that the current gold and silver prices are the highest in history.

In addition, for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the value of the silver part of the gold medal also exceeded the value of the gold part.

Olympic medals must be at least 60 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick, gold and silver medals must be made of silver of purity, and gold medals must be plated with at least 6 grams of gold.

Definitely not, the gold content of the gold medal is only 1 34, and its main component is actually silver (92 5), and a small amount of copper. The silver medal does not contain **, and the silver content is the same as the gold medal. The bronze medal contains 97 copper, as well as 2 5 zinc and 0 5 tin. , the medal has a diameter of 85 mm and weighs up to 400 grams.

The gold medal of the Beijing Olympics is no exception, it is pure silver gilded, in addition, it is combined with gold inlaid jade technology, and a piece of jade is inlaid on the front of the gold medal. As for the silver medal, it is 100 percent pure silver, while the bronze medal is 95 to 98 percent

Olympic gold medals are not pure gold, and there is very little gold component.

Up to now, Chinese athletes have won 38 gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics, ranking first in the gold medal list. I'm sure most people would think that Olympic gold medals are made of pure gold, but that's not the case. Taking the Tokyo Olympics as an example, the ** content of the Olympic gold medal is less than 2% of the weight of the entire gold medal, which must have surprised many people.

With this question, let's learn some of the history of Olympic gold medals.

The first Olympic Games in history were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896, also known as the Athens Olympics. What is less well known, however, is that no gold medals were awarded at the Games, and only the top two finishers in each event were awarded, with the winner receiving a silver medal and the runners-up receiving a bronze medal. It wasn't until the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, USA, that the organizing committee awarded gold, silver and bronze medals to the top three finishers in each event for the first time.

When it comes to the material of the Olympic gold medal, there is also a history of change. From the 1904 St. Louis Olympics to the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, the gold medals in these three Olympic Games were made of pure gold, and the subsequent Olympic Games no longer used pure gold gold medals for cost saving and other factors, but used gold-plated silver medals as gold medals.

There is a rule that the amount of gold plated in silver should be at least 6 grams, and the purity of silver must be above, and there is no hard and fast rule on the total weight of the entire "gold medal". Since then, the gold medals of the Olympic Games have been designed according to this principle. Since each period is different from the other, the monetary value of an Olympic gold medal is different in each historical period.

Let's take a look at some of the gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. The material content of the gold medal in this Tokyo Olympics is also more than 6 grams of gold plating, and the purity of silver must be more than that, but there is a special feature of the medal production of this Olympic Games, that is, in order to reflect environmental protection, all medals are made of metal extracted from waste electronic products.

It is reported that in order to make medals for the Tokyo Olympics, Japan began to use waste electronic products from the public in 2017, from which more than 30 kilograms of **, 3 tons of silver and tons of copper were extracted.

From the relevant information, it can be seen that the total number of gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics is 339, and the weight of each gold medal is 556 grams, of which the content of ** is about 6 grams, and the rest of the materials are mainly ** and other metals. At this rate, the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics will not be worth more than $1,000. However, this value is also normal, and it is not Japan's intention to save costs, and the gold medals of previous Olympics will not be worth more than 1,000 US dollars.

Of course, what makes more sense than the monetary value of an Olympic gold medal is its honorary value. Although an Olympic gold medal is only worth a few thousand dollars, it condenses the little-known hard work and sweat of an Olympic champion, which is the most valuable part of the Olympic gold medal. I look forward to my country's athletes winning gold and silver in the next competitions and winning glory for the country.

The above are just some of my views, if there are any errors or omissions, please correct.

The cost price of the Olympic gold medal is also within 3,000 to 5,000; But if you consider the hidden market value, the market value of most championship gold medals is in the millions. The weight of medals in recent Olympic Games is generally within 150 grams to 200 grams, taking the "gold-inlay" medals of the Beijing Olympics as an example, 6 grams of gold plus silver and jade, the cost should be within 3,000 yuan - 5,000 yuan.

In 2003, domestic weightlifter Chen Xiaomin once took out his championship gold medal for public auction, and it is rumored that the largest auction price was more than 1.26 million yuan. But the gold medal is not pure goldThe immeasurable social impact behind it has led to a surge in the value of its market transactions. A gold medal is an athlete's highest honor, so you can't just look at the cost of building a gold medal.

In 2013, American track and field star Owens bid for a gold medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which was sold for $1.46 million. (Converted to nearly 9 million yuan, which is also the highest transaction price of the current World Olympic gold medal auction) Therefore, the trading market value of the champion gold medal far exceeds its cost. For those who are keen on this type of collecting, the market value of the Olympic gold medal is likely to be as expensive as a house or car.

Many gold medalists will be followed by advertising endorsements, sponsorships, rewards, etc. from local companies and enterprises, and it is conservatively estimated that the hidden rewards behind each champion gold medal will not be less than one million. (In 2018, Zhu Ting won the Olympic medal and MVP, and the local real estate company directly donated a house with a market value of more than 3 million) Finally, for the player's project team or unit, due to the good results of winning the championship and gold medal in the Summer Olympics, he will definitely be able to obtain more financial support in the next yearAlthough this fee does not belong to the athlete itself, it does belong to the added market value created by the championship gold medal.

In accordance with the regulations of the International Olympic Committee, the gold medal of the Olympic Games is not pure gold, but a gold-plated silver medal, with a gold-plated amount of at least six grams of pure gold, and each gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics contains 550 grams of silver and six grams of gold-plated single, which is currently about 5,000 yuan from the perspective of the material.

The ** content of the Olympic gold medal is about 6 grams, because the gold medal of the Olympic Games is gold-plated, so the ** content is not particularly high. The value of a gold medal is about 10,000 yuan, although it is not pure gold, but its manufacturing process is very complicated, so it will be more expensive.

The gold content of the Olympic gold medal is about grams, and a gold medal can be worth about 5,000 yuan.

Gold medals are generally deposited in silver and gilded. The gold medals of each Olympic Games are of different weights and belong to the champions and can be bought and sold.

Qian Kui, coach of the national gymnastics team, said: From 2001 to 2003, the annual cost of the national gymnastics team was 20 million yuan, which is only the training cost of the gymnastics team, and does not include the construction cost of sports venues.

In this way, the national gymnastics team will prepare for the Olympics for 4 years, and the training cost will cost 80 million yuan. If the gymnastics team wins three gold medals, the cost of one gold medal is 27 million yuan; If you only get one gold medal, the cost of one gold medal is 80 million yuan.

The weight of the medal

Gold medal, silver medal 269 grams, bronze medal 224 grams. In accordance with the IOC.

The charter stipulates that the proportion of the medal material, like the gold medal is pure silver, and the rest is pure gold material plated on the surface, and the weight is about grams.

In the first few modern Olympic Games, there was a time when silver and bronze medals were awarded to the winners as first and second place medals.

The weight of a gold medal at the Asian Games is 224 grams