When the Olympics began in 1896 in Athens, Greece, athletes didn't receive gold medals. It wasn't until 1904 that competitors received gold medals. Instead, first place winners received silver ...

Greece in 1896. However, gold medals were not awarded at these inaugural Olympics – competitors were instead given a silver medal and an olive branch, while runners-up received a laurel branch ...

1896 Bronze medal Athens Olympic Games Medals at the Athens games were given to athletes who finished first and second in competition. Winners were given a silver medal and an olive branch while a ...

In one of the biggest upsets in Olympic cycling history, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria won the women's road race Sunday afternoon in Japan to capture her nation's first Olympic medal since the inaugural ...

Winners didn’t receive three levels of medals like they do today, instead they each received an olive branch and a silver medal. Winnipeg Shamrocks lacrosse team, Olympic gold medal champions at ...

14 silver medals and 12 bronze. Behind Great Britain in the medal count is the United States, with 39 medals won. How many gold medals has Team USA won in tennis? Since the debut of tennis at the ...