Did you watch the closing ceremonies for the Olympics last night? I have to admit, I bailed after Tom Cruise took the Olympic flag to L.A. in the filmed sequence and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were playing on the beach. But I did love seeing all the athletes at the stadium in Paris. Did you know that medal winners in attendance were required to wear their medals?
And did you know that the first gold medals awarded were solid gold? That’s right – if you won gold in the 1904 or 1908 games, your medal was solid gold. But in 1912, the gold was deemed too expensive so starting with that Olympics and through to today, the “gold medals” are actually silver and then plated in gold. The IOC actually requires that all gold (and silver) medals are at least 92.5% silver. How’s that for a fun fact?
If you didn’t hear about this summer’s medals, they’re truly unique with a fragment of the Eiffel Tower in each medal. Check out more information about the Paris Games medals here: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/the-games/the-brand/medals-design
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