1912
1912
1912
Solid Gold Medals were last handed out at the V Olympiadin Stockholm in 1912.
in 1912
1916
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.
In 1912
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe.
2 - Thorpe won gold in the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
USA (25).
As the Olympic Gold medals aren't entirely gold, they are around ₤500-₤2000