$25,000 for gold
$15,000 for silver
and $10,000 for bronze!
no
US Gold medalists make $25,995 per medal. Some other countries pay over 300k for golds.
Medalists do not receive cash prizes from the IOC or Olympic organizers, however some countries, including the US and Canada, reward their country's medalists with cash prizes.
The first ever American Olympic swimming medalists were Charles Daniels (silver) and Scott Leary (bronze) in men's 100 yard freestyle at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
no they do not have to pay taxes on their winnings.
yes
Yes.
$13,000 pesos a month for the rest of the athletes life. Reference is Univision commentators during a Mexico vs US soccer Match.
$15,000
9,000 tax if gold is won
The gold medalists for the 2008 high jump competition at the Beijing Olympics were: * (Men) Andrey Silnov - Russia - 2.36 meters * (Women) Tia Hellebaut - 2.05 meters For men, the world record is 2.45 meters and the Olympic record is 2.39 meters (Charles Austin of the US, 1996). For women, the world record is 2.09 meters and the Olympic record is 2.06 meters.
25000