As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, 17 South Korean athletes have won multiple gold medals, the most being four won by Chun Lee-Kyung and Kim Soo-Nyung: 4 - 1) Chun Lee-Kyung - four gold medals in speed skating, two at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer and two at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
2) Kim Soo-Nyung - four gold medals in archery, two at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, one at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, and one at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.
3 - 1) Ahn Hyun-Soo - three gold medals in speed skating at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
2) Jin Sun-Yu - three gold medals in speed skating at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
3) Kim Ki-Hoon - three gold medals in speed skating, two at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville and one at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer.
4) Yun Mi-Jin - three gold medals in archery, two at the 2000 Summer Games in Sudney and one at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
2 - 1) Cho Youn-Jeong - two gold medals in archery at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
2) Choi Eun-Kyung - two gold medals in speed skating, one at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City and one at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
3) Han Hyun-Sook - two gold medals in handball, one at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and one at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
4) Jang Yong-Ho - two gold medals in archery, one at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney and one at the 2004 Games in Athens.
5) Kin Dong-Moon - two gold medals in Badminton, one at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta and one at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
6) Kim Kyung-Wook - two gold medals in archery at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.
7) Kim Yoon-Mi - two gold medals in speed skating, one at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer and one at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
8) Lee Mi-Young - two gold medals in handball, one at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and one at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
9) Park Sung-Hyun - two gold medals in archery at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
10) Sim Kwon-Ho - two gold medals in Greco-Roman Wrestling, one at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta and one at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.
11) Won Hye-Kyung - two gold medals in speed skating, one at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer and one at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na won a gold medal. A Korean speed skater won a gold medal. These were some of the gold medalists for women!!!
A gold, bronze or Silver medal. The U.S. Olympic Committee awards gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
The U.S. Olympic Committee awards gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
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$25,000 for gold $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze!
Olympic gold medalists were Duncan Goodhew in 1980 and Adrian Moorhouse in 1988.
In 1992 Phylis Smith came bronze
They don't win any money because technically they are amateurs, but if the Canadians win gold they get 20,000 Canadian dollars The U.S. Olympic Committee awards American gold-medalists $25,000, silver-medalists $15,000 and bronze-medalists $10,000.
Yes, the medalists get a payment, which many have been known to contribute back to charities over the years.Gold medalist = $20,000Silver medalist = $15,000Bronze medalist = $10,000
around $100
Men: Gold: Argentina Silver: Nigeria Bronze: Brazil Women: Gold: United States Silver: Brazil Bronze: Germany