The great Betty Cuthbert won 4 Olympic medals, all gold. She won gold in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay at the 1956 Games in Melbourne and in 400 meter run at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. She is the only athlete to win gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters in Olympic history.
Australia's Betty Cuthbert's last Olympic medal was gold in women's 400 meter run at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is swimmer Ian Thorpe with 5 gold medals.
did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics? did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics? did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics?
No, the Olympic medals are made of actual gold, silver and bronze.
51 gold medals
Olympic gold metals are no longer made of solid gold. They do still contain gold, but are made of mostly silver.
302 events at the 2008 Olympic = 302 Gold Medals
They are gold plated
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
Michael Phelpes has won 14 olympic gold medals.
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