should be a red rose as its the national flower as portrayed on English Rugby union shirt
It has been a tradition since the original olympics between the greek city-states, when the winners received olive wreathes! From then on, each host nation has commissioned and designed flower bouquets for the medal winners.
joe hulme
A gold medal
They were given paintings
Thierry Henry
Medal winners do get paid.
Green mums hypocetherina berries
Kanu
No, the IOC does not pay medal winners.
man utds Owen hargreaves with bayern munich
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.
Paulo Ferreira, who won the Uefa Cup and Champions League with FC Porto and the other trophies with Chelsea.