The original Olympic prize was a laurel wreath.
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They 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