That will be based on the country.
The US Olympic committee pays an award bonus of $25,000 for a gold medal. The United Kingdom pays nothing.
302 events gave Gold Medals to the winning athletes
None, they don't even get paid it is just a good thing for their country.
In the 2012 Olympic Games, Caribbean athletes won a combined 15 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. Cuban athletes won the most gold medals with five, followed by the Jamaican athletes with four.
In London 2012 there are 302 events in which gold medals are awarded.
14500 athletes are competing to win the gold medals!
If you consider wining the most medals to be "winning", then it would be Greece - they won 10 Gold 17 Silver and 19 Bronze medals in the 1896 Summer Olympics. The USA won 11 Gold, 7 Silver, and 2 Bronze - so if "winning" is getting the most Gold's, then the USA "won" - albeit with less than half the total medals won by the Greeks. Note: the medals awarded to the winning athletes were actually silver with runners-up getting a copper medal
204 countries in 302 events from 26 sports and 39 disciplines with over 10,0000 athletes winning 962 Medals including 302 Gold Medals 304 Silver Medals and 356 Bronze Medals
The 1st place athletes
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A gold medal, a pat on the back, and a place in the history books. There are no money prizes for winning medals.
He is famous for winning gold medals.
USA will get the most gold medals, however China will lead in total medals. USA won 104 Medals and 46 Gold medals winning both counts