What we think of as the traditional modern medal was debuted in 1904 at the St. Louis Olympics. Gold, silver and bronze were given to first, second and third place and the medals came attached to ...

The answer is a bit more nuanced than it seems, given that Olympic ... However, first place medals were designated as silver medals; those in second place received a bronze medal and there were ...

winners were given trophies or works of art, depending on the sport,” she said. The tradition of awarding gold, silver and bronze medals for first, second and third place respectively was then ...

Ancient Greek competitors were given an olive branch from a wild ... silver coated in 6 grams of 24-karat gold. The second place silver medals must contain silver of a similar grade.

Ted Williams of Altoona had given up on seeing this day a ... the 93-year-old World War II veteran held his second-place Drake Relays medal for the first time, something he'd won 75 years ...

Ireland's Wiffen takes 1500m freestyle bronze as USA's Finke breaks world record Daniel Wiffen has earned his second medal of the Paris Olympics after finishing in third place in the 1500m ...