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There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
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they receive a medal
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That will be based on the country. The US Olympic committee pays an award bonus of $25,000 for a gold medal.
Here in Britain the answer is no
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The gold medal is an award given to the first place winners in Olympic events. The most recent Olympics in China followed in this tradition.
Some Olympic Quarter Mile gold medal winners include John Baxter Taylor and Glenn Davis. You can learn more about these athletes online at the Wikipedia website.
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