Many people believe that athletes should in fact get paid for winning Olympic medals. This is because they trained very hard.
they get it as a prize for winning the olympics.
Michael phelps
Total of 1,782 athletes won medals at 2012 Olympics. With Michael Phelps winning the most medals (6).
The athletes are unpaid, minus the prize money they receive for winning medals. Outside of the Olympics the various athletes' professional annual salaries sum to over $9.
In the 2012 Olympic Games, Caribbean athletes won a combined 15 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. Cuban athletes won the most gold medals with five, followed by the Jamaican athletes with four.
302 events gave Gold Medals to the winning athletes
They Recieve Medals
12
Indian athletes have won a total of 20 medals yet
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Michael Phelps
Athletes do not get paid for winning any of the medals. It is the honor for them and their country. Some do get endorsements from various companies like Nike, but for most they go home to their normal lives.