The Olympic medals are not what they once were; yet still an amazing representation of athleticism and culture of the host country. While the last solid gold medals were awarded in 1912, there have been some changes in the consistency of the materials used, while some rules always apply. The medals have always been at least 3mm thick and 60mm wide. Some have been much larger, for instance the 2002 Salt Lake games the medals were 85mm wide and 10mm thick weighing in at 20oz. As for the medal used in each very a bit from the name we use to tell them apart. The Silver is the closest coming in at 92.5% silver with base medals added for strength. The Gold medal must be coated with 6 grams of 24k gold. And the Bronze medal contains copper, zinc, tin and small amounts of silver. And each host country designs the specific design on the medal for each event.
Totals- For Beijing
Total Medals Awarded 6000
12.04kg of Gold
1,340kg of Silver
830kg of Copper
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