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Berlin, Germany, in 1936.

The medals, designed by David Watkins measure just over 3 inches across and weigh close to a pound. They are the largest medals ever awarded at the Summer Games.

Gold medals contain just 1% gold. The remaining metal mix is silver 92.5% and about 6% copper, which puts the material price under $650.

Silver medals are mandated by the International Olympic Committee to contain at least 550 grams of "high quality silver." Despite the mandate and the rising price of silver, the second-place medals are worth about half of the gold medals.

Bronze medals (like the one dented in a bizarre shower accident by Brazil's Felipe Kitadai) are made up of 97% copper, 2.5% zinc, and .5% tin. Based on current market prices, the raw value of the materials in the medals would bring less than $5.00.

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Helen Keller, Lance Armstrong, Mozart, Thomas Edison.

They showed resilience because they manage to thrive on and succeeded in whatever they wanted to achieve although there were obstacles.

Helen Keller, Lance Armstrong, Mozart, Thomas Edison.

They showed resilience because they manage to thrive on and succeeded in whatever they wanted to achieve although there were obstacles.

You meant to ask; Who are some people who have showed resilience?

I believe history showed us the Japanese people have shown resilience after being hit by 2 hydrogen or atomic bombs and recovered to build the 2 largest/strongest economy in the world!

It stays alight for the whole of the Games. It is lit in the Opening Ceremony and extinguished in the Closing Ceremony.

The safety of the athletes and visitors to the Olympic Games in the host countries is a huge concern.

Waldi was in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and he was a Dashund. He took the place of the first Olympic mascot

Australia's position in the Olympics and the medal totals have been decreasing each year. Australia need to get back up and win there position in the Olympics to prove that there not wussy's barely winning.

Jumping, Running, Javelin, Discus, Wrestling,

only romans and greeks were abliged to take part in the ancient olympics

Zeus presided over the Olympic games & only Greek men and boys were allowed in the games. Athletes had to swear a solemn oath before the altar of Zeus that they had trained for at least ten months and would compete fairly

in soviet russia, russians don't play games, games play russians

Pierre de Coubertin is responsible for reviving the Modern Day Olympic Games.

2006 Winter Olympics Mascots: Neve and Gliz. From the olympic site: "Neve": she is a gentle, kind and elegant snowball; "Gliz": he is a lively, playful ice cube. They are the two symbolic characters of the XX Olympic Winter Games. They complement each other and personify the very essence of winter sports. The mascots were born from the pencil of Pedro Albuquerque, a 38-year old Portuguese designer who won the international competition launched by the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games in Turin (TOROC) on 25 March 2003. He was inspired by his passion for water and the incredible shapes this element takes on when it is transformed into snow or ice; by his research into the Italian spirit and the places hosting the Olympic Games; by the Olympic values; and by the technical characteristics of the various sporting disciplines of the Games. "Neve" and "Gliz" reflect the spirit of the Italian Olympic event: passion, enthusiasm, culture, elegance, and love of the environment and of sport. They are the symbol of a young generation that is full of life and energy.

the united states have won more medals at the summer and winter Olympics than any other country to take place in the summer and winter Olympics.

From the IOC:The IOC establishes the programme of the Olympic Games, which only includes Olympic Sports. 1 Olympic Sports included in the Programme of the Olympic Games 1.1 To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria: 1.1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad; 1.1.2 only sports widely practised in at least twenty-five countries and on three continents may be included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games.

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I'm going to assume you are just confused by the different "events" and that there may be different ways to win because honestly... you win by being faster than everyone else. After all, it is a "race". Having said that, there are a lot of different "events" when it comes to swimming, each different based on the "stroke" and the distance you swim. But you win them all the same way, touching the wall before everyone else.

the main idea of alpine skiing is to go down a hill staying in control and be the fastest down first. sometimes there are slaloms to go around. skiing is really fun by the way

Medals of achievement. Gold, Bronze and Silver for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Trudi Meyer, Erna Bürger, Käte Sohnemann, Isolde Frölian, Anita Bärwirth, Paula Pöhlsen, Friedl Iby, Julie Schmitt.

There was only one women's gymnastics event at the 1936 Summer Games, team all-around, and Germany won the gold medal.

1) Edoardo Mangiarotti, fencing - won 13 medals (6 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze), the most of any fencer in Olympic history, between 1936-1960.

2) Stefania Belmondo, cross country skiing - won 10 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze) between 1988-2002.

3) Eugenio Monti, bobsleigh - won 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) between 1956-1968.

4) Klaus DiBiase, diving - won 5 medals (3 gold, 2 silver) in springboard and platform between 1964-1976. Won gold in men's platform in three consecutive Olympicd (1968, 1972, 1976).

5) Armin Zöggeler, luge - won 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) in 5 consecutive Olympics between 1994-2010.

6) Alberto Tomba, alpine skiing - won 5 medals (3 gold, 2 silver) in slalom and giant slalom competition (1988, 1992, 1994).

7) Antonio Rossi, canoeing - won 5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) between 1992-2008.