250,000.00
$430.00
the person who wins gold gets 25.000 in the us but the gold medal is worth about 644usd
Probably not that much, because the medal is made out to the swimmer.
As the Olympic Gold medals aren't entirely gold, they are around ₤500-₤2000
At 2010 pricing the Olympic Silver medal is surprisingly worth more than that of an Olympic Gold at an astounding $1200.00 a pop.
The pride represented by Olympic medals is priceless, but the medals themselves do have some monetary value. The Olympic Charter's guidelines state that the gold and silver medals must be made of at least 92.5 percent pure silver, and the gold medal must contain at least six grams of gold. Therefore the gold medal is worth about $220.00* http://www.savvysugar.com/1870783
$400+
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The Olympic gold medal is plated with six grams of pure gold. The medal is mostly silver (92.5%).
Argentina won the 2004 olympic gold medal.
Each gold medal is made up of 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, with the remainder copper. The value of the materials in the gold medal is about $644