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.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing:4 Olympic gold medals -1) Christian d'Oriola - Fencing2) Lucien Gaudin - Fencing3 Olympic gold medals -1) Jean-Claude Killy - Alpine skiing2) Marie-Jose Perec - Athletics3) Daniel Morelon - Cycling4) Felicia Ballanger - Cycling5) Robert Charpentier - Cycling6) Paul Masson - Cycling7) Phillippe Cattiau - Fencing8) Roger Ducret - Fencing
gold medals
China with 51 gold medals.
Canoeist Ian Ferguson had won 4 Olympic gold medals.