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How can Olympic medal winners maintain amateur status when they get paid for their medals by the us Olympic committee?
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∙ 11y ago
Nobody's amateur anymore. Bolt got 13.1 million last year.
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How much do London olympic gold medal winners get paid?
That will be based on the country. The US Olympic committee pays an award bonus of $25,000 for a gold medal.
Do American Olympia winners receive monetary incentives?
Yes, American Medal winners receive $25,000 for a gold, $15,000 for Silver, and $10,000 for Bronze. Paid by the US Olympic Committee.
Do the winners of an Olympic event get a cash prize along with a medal?
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.
What prizes do olympic winners receive?
In modern Olympic, the first-places winners got gold medal ,the second-places winners got silver medal and the third-places winners got bronce medal. In ancient Olympic, the winner got olive branches.
Are the names put on olympic medals?
I dont think so because to put the medal winners name on the medal the olympic committee would have to be phsycic or start to put the names on the medals as soon as the winners are announced and so they just couldnt do it in time Hope this helps (though it probrably wont) :)
Can amateur gold medal winners accept money?
Yes
Will the winners of gold medals in the 2012 Olympics get a cash prize?
The U.S. Olympic Committee awards gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
How many Olympic gold medal winners are alive as of 2013?
There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
How much do Olympic silver medal winners get paid?
This depends on what, if any, bonus the athlete's national Olympic committee pays out. For the USA, the USOC pays athletes $25,000 per gold medal, $15,000 per silver and $10,000 per bronze.
How much money does an athelete get for a gold medal?
Olympic athletes do not get paid for the medals they win. They do not receive pay for participating. U.S. medalists receive cash prizes from the U.S. Olympic committee. Gold medal winners receive $25,000, silver medal winners receive $15,000, and bronze medal winners receive $10,000.
Us olympic winners get money?
Yes, they receive a bonus from the USOC (United States Olympic Committee). I believe that a Gold medal winner receives $25,000; Silver is $15,000; Bronze is $10,000. Does Michael Phelps get paid for all of his medals? I don't know.
Are the winners of olympic games respected?
Yes.
