The original Olympic prize was a laurel wreath.
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∙ 12y agoThey were given paintings
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.
No. The Olympics were only track and field and the winners received laurel leaf crowns.
the oldest records of winners at the Olympics date to 776 b.c. but the games might have been going on centuries before that. archaeologists have not yet found out when exactly the games started to be specific.
Men: Argentina Women: United States
A gold medal
There is still honor for the winners There are still prizes given out some games are the same
A head wreath.
olive crown
They were given paintings
paintings
Olive wreaths. they were honored greatly also
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.
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The Olympics started giving out gold medals in 1904 to first-place winners. When the Olympics began in 1896, the awards given to first-place winners were silver medals and those in second place received bronze medals. In the next Olympics of 1900, winners got trophies instead of medals.
A head wreath.
The first winners of the Olympics won an olive wreaths or crowns.