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they where given celery leaves and beutiful flower crowns they had statues made in their honour and if they where from Athens they got free food for life. some even became members of the royal council. they sometimes even had poems writen for them in their honour as well.
Medals were not awarded at the Modern Games until 1904. Victors were awarded a cup or trophy.
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Who was the star of the ancient Olympic Games?
The winners.
How was the olympic games in ancient Greece the same as today's olympic games?
They both had people in it and judges and prizes
When did winners in the Ancient Olympic games receive?
An olive wreath
What did the winners of the first olympic games win?
The first winners got olive wreaths or a crown
In the modern olympic games what are the prizes?
They win gold medals (worth US$600) if they are first, silver (worth US$325) if they are second, and bronze (worth US$3) if they are third. Each countries' Olympic federation decides on a cash prize for their athletes (ranging from US$1million for gold in Singapore to no cash prizes in Great Britain)
