The prizes in the Modern Olympics are medals. For third place, you get a medal made out of bronze, for second place you get one made out of silver, and for first place you get the "gold medal" which is actually made out of silver with thin gold plating.
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The ancient Greeks did - and the site of the games was in Olympia, Greece. The modern Olympics were started in the 1890s by a French nobleman, and have continued to this day.
The first modern day Olympics were held in Greece in 1896.
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