The Olympic gold medal is plated with six grams of pure gold. The medal is mostly silver (92.5%).
Yes, the medal is coated in 6 grams of gold, the core is actually silver. . .
Actually, according to statistics, an Olympic "Gold Medal" is actually 90% silver... just another fact.
The Olympic Gold medal is actually made of silver, but must be gilded with at least 6 grams (0.21 ounces) of pure gold
A round medal with an Olympic logo on it.
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
The gold medal is 1.34% gold and 92.5% silver.
The Olympic gold medal is awarded for coming first in an Olympic event. It looks like a small golden circle.
3 %
I believe they're around 0.25 kg, of which only 0.006 kg is actually gold.
The 2004 Olympic gold medal team was from Cuba. The 2008 Olympic gold medal game will be between Cuba and South Korea.