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What is the most gold medals awarded in one Olympic Games and who received them?
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Athlete: Swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing. Country: The United States won 83 medals at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
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What prizes are awarded at the Olympics?
In the modern Olympic games, Gold medals are awarded for first-place, Silver medals are awarded for second-place, and Bronze medals are awarded for third-place. Typically the medals are only plated with the respective metals - the cost would otherwise be outrageous. In the ancient Olympic games, the winners received laurel wreaths.
How many Olympic medals are awarded in an Olympic games?
over 1800
Which country won the most medals at the ancient olympic games?
Countries did not compete, individuals did. Nor were medals awarded.
How many Olympic medals has the US won in Badminton?
4 they where all awarded in the 2000 olympic games, Australia
How many medals are there in Olympic for cycling diciplenes?
In the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, 54. There were 33 total medals awarded in 11 events for men and 21 total medals awarded in 7 events for women.
How many medals has Grenada won in the olympic?
1 gold medal has been awarded to the small island Grenada in the London Olympic games 2012.
Are the names of the events engraved on Olympic medals?
The names of the events are inscribed before the games, and there are procedures set up when multiple medals are awarded for a single competition. In some cases, this includes duplicates which can be replaced after being awarded. The individual winners will have their names added to their medals at a later date.
How many gold medals will be handed out at 2008 Olympic Games?
There are 302 events at the 2008 Olympic Games in which medals will be handed out.
How many gold medals are there to be won at the Olympic games?
There will be 302 gold medals, and 906 medals, in total, to be awarded in the 2008 Olympics. Obviously they make more individual medals to hand out than that because each person of team events get a medal....
Why do medals get given out in the ancient Olympic games?
In the ancient Olympics, no medals were awarded. The first-place winner was given an olive branch to wear on his head. The second and third place winners got nothing.
How many Olympic Gold Medals did China win in the 2008 Olympic Games?
51 gold medals
How many athletes won gold at the London 2012 olympic games?
302 Gold Medals were awarded, some of them were won by the same athlete for different events
