US gold medalists in women's gymnastics through 14 August at the 2008 Games in Beijing: 1984 - 1) Mary Lou Retton - All around
2) Julianne McNamara - Uneven Bars 1996 - 1) Shannon Miller - Balance Beam
2) Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug - Team Competition 2004 - 1) Carly Patterson - All around 2008 - 1) Nastia Liukin - All around
The International Olympic Committee does not award cash prizes to the winners. Many countries, however, do offer cash prizes and other incentives to medalists. In 2012, American competitors who won Olympic medals were rewarded in cash by the US Olympic Committee. Gold medal winners received $25,000, Silver medal winners received $15,000, and Bronze medal winners received $10,000. However, the real money is earned through commercial endorsements. Some Olympians get paid a performance bonus from sponsors for winning a medal and may sign commercial endorsements that could wind up paying them millions.
Thierry Henry
1928 Games in Amsterdam. Women began competing for medals in team all-around and not individual events. Individual event medal competition was added at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
Croquet
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.
There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
Kanu
No, the IOC does not pay medal winners.
Japan
they receive a medal
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, no athlete from Madagascar has ever won an Olympic medal.
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They get a sack of masa
Yes
in 1984-MARY LOU RETTON WON THE GOLD in women's gymnastics
Yes, India pays olampic medal Winner's.