Winning an Olympic medal is one of the greatest milestones for any athlete. Stepping onto the podium and receiving a medal is the dream to achieve, something that happens every four years… now. Because there was a time when it wasn’t like that.
And in the ancient Olympic Games medals were not distributed. Ancient athletes were given, above all, apples or laurel and olive wreaths. (a recurring symbol on medals, not coincidentally). For them, the real prize is the honor of winning and the recognition gained from their contemporaries. Some poems or legends about his exploits have survived to this day.
The first medal at the Olympic Games was not awarded until 1896 in Athens, to the winner of the triple jump event.. But it is not gold, but silver, with a motif consisting of Zeus, Nike (the ancient Greek goddess Nike is the personification of the ideal of victory) and the acropolis.
It was not until 1904, in the United States, that the winners were awarded a gold medal. made entirely of this material. The awards remained this way for two Olympics, with the 1912 Olympics being the last with solid gold medals.
Source: La Verdad
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