They really don't get paid anything directly.. But they will receive sponsors from different companies. Giving them free merchandise.
While it may vary a great deal depending on the country, in the US there is no tax break for winning a gold medal.
A gold medal, a pat on the back, and a place in the history books. There are no money prizes for winning medals.
Teresa Edwards won 5 medals with the US Women's Olympic Basketball team. 1984 Gold Medal Winner, 1988 Gold Medal Winner, 1992 Bronze Medal Winner, 1996Gold Medal Winner, 2000 Gold Medal Winner
winning a gold medal
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There was no Winter Olympics in 2004, so there was no Gold Medal winner for Men's figure skating. In 2002, Alexei Yagudin, from Russia, was the Gold Medal winner, and in 2006, Evgeni Plushenko, also of Russia, was the Gold Medal winner.
Matthew Pinsent, 4 time gold medal winner in rowing.
What two anthem choices are there for the winner of the Olympic gold medal
France
£100m i think
Winning a gold medal