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.
Speed Skating
302 events at the 2008 Olympic = 302 Gold Medals
They are gold plated
Through the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, no ladies speed skater from Canada has won 5 gold medals. Lady speed skaters that have won Olympic gold medals for Canada are Catriona Le May Doan who won gold in 500 meters at the 1998 Games in Nagano and the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, Clara Hughes who won gold in 5000 meters at the 2006 Games in Nagano, and Cindy Klassen who won gold in 1500 meters at the 2006 Games in Turin. Cindy Klassen has won the most total medals of any Canadian athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics with 6 (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze).
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
Michael Phelpes has won 14 olympic gold medals.
gold medals
China with 51 gold medals.