How much metal is in an actual gold medal?

Answer 1

Gold medals only contain 1.34% gold (around 6 grams). 92.5% of a gold medal is actually silver while the rest is copper. The silver medal itself is also 92.5% silver, but it has no gold (obviously). Bronze medals are 97% copper, 2.5% zinc and 0.5% tin.there is 5.56g of gold in the gold medal.

Answer 2

There is very little gold in an Olympic gold medal, but since the medal is redesigned each time the Olympics are held, the amount can change a bit. The gold medals for the 2014 Winter Olympics contained 6 grams of gold. The medals weigh 531 grams each.

Answer 3

Gold medals only contain 1.34% gold (around 6 grams). 92.5% of a gold medal is actually silver while the rest is copper. The silver medal itself is also 92.5% silver, but it has no gold (obviously). Bronze medals are 97% copper, 2.5% zinc and 0.5% tin.

Answer

10 to 15 ounces of gold

Answer 4

1%. Believe it or not, an Olympic gold medal is only 1.34% gold. It's actually mostly made of silver.

Answer 5

Modern Olympic "gold" medals are actually mainly silver, plated with gold. Each medal contains at least 6 grams of gold.

Answer 6

there is 1.34%of gold and 92.5% of silver

Answer 7

8% only in olympics 2012.

Answer 8

95%