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The Olympics started giving out gold medals in 1904 to first-place winners. When the Olympics began in 1896, the awards given to first-place winners were silver medals and those in second place received bronze medals. In the next Olympics of 1900, winners got trophies instead of medals.
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How many gold medales has Australia won in the history of the Olympics?
444
When did Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell start competing in the Olympics?
The first Olympics they competed in was the 2004 athens Olympics where they won gold and they defended their title in the 2008 Beijing Olympics by also winning gold
Who won the gold medal in Women's Biathlon Mass start in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
The gold medalist in the Women's Biathlon Mass Start in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Darya Domracheva.
In what year did the Olympics start handing out gold silver and bronze medals?
1904
Which country won the gold medal in Women's Biathlon Mass start in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
The country that won the gold medal in Women's Biathlon mass start in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Belarus.
Which country won the gold medal in Men's Biathlon Mass start in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
The country that won the gold medal in the Men's Biathlon Mass Start event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was Norway.
Who won the gold medal in Men's Biathlon Mass start in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
The winner of the gold medal in the Men's Biathlon Mass Start event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Emil Hegle Svendsen.
Which country has won the most gold medals since the start of the Olympics?
The United States.
Why did Charles Hamelin start skating?
Because he wanted to win a gold medal for Canada in the Olympics/
How many medales did kim yu-na got?
So far, of what I've heard of, one, shiny, gold Vancouver Medal.(Hooray for South Korea!):):):)
Which country won the gold medal in Women's Cross Country 30 km mass start free in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
Norway won the gold medal in Women's Cross Country 30 km mass start free in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Who won the gold medal in Men's Cross Country 50 km mass start free in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
The winner of the gold medal in the Men's Cross Country 50 km mass start free event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is Alexander Legkov.
