medals weren't always a part of the Olympics. Giving medals to winners is a practice that began in 1896. And between 1896 and 1906. And 1904, the top prize was a silver medal.
At various times, the Olympics have included such unusual events as a swimming obstacle race,a tug of war, and live pigeon shooting.
The youngest, person that has ever competed in the Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras, a ten-year-old gymnast on the 1896 Greek gymnastics team.
the gold medal is not made of gold it's actually 92.5 percent silver with a covering of six grams of gold.