Through the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, France has won 197 gold medals in Summer Olympic competition. France won the most gold medals (26) at the 1900 Summer Games in Paris. They have won at least one gold medal at all Summer Olympics except the 1904 Games in St. Louis and the 1960 Games in Rome. France has won 25 gold medals in Winter Olympic competition. They won the most gold medals (4) at the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble. The sports that France has won the most gold medals in the Summer Games are Fencing (39) and cycling (38). The sport that France has won the most gold medals in the Winter Games is alpine skiing (15).
In 1996, Kurt Angle won a gold medal with a broken neck. Only wrestler to ever accomplish a gold medal in wrestling history.
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A gold medal, a pat on the back, and a place in the history books. There are no money prizes for winning medals.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Togo has never won an Olympic gold medal. They won their first ever a medal at the 2008 Games when Benjamin Boukpeti won bronze in men's single slalom kayaking.
No not really the gold medal has 92.5% silver
the 1st place medal is gold and heavy
The gold medal is 1.34% gold and 92.5% silver.
That was Marjorie Gestring of the United States who won gold in 3 meter springboard diving at the 1936 Games in Berlin. She the youngest person to win a gold medal in Olympic history, man or woman.
gold medal game for what event?
gold bars
Royal Gold Medal was created in 1848.
Gold Medal Books was created in 1950.