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Return To Trophy FAQ Archive   Search the Archives What are some facts about Olympic medals? Answered By Elena Trumbo, Editor One of interesting facts about the Olympic medal is its unique design. It is different from the medals that we are used to seeing in graduation exercises and other sports event. Olympic medals are designed like river rocks with resemblance like the rocks that you will see in some magnificent streams and river in Utah, and it represents the will of the American West. The description of the front and rear part of the medal is as follows: • Front side of the Olympic medal shows an athlete coming from a background of flame and carrying a torch, symbolizing elements of nature. The words “Light the Fire Within” are etched into the medal to shows the passion of the athlete to bring the victory and greatness. The Olympic Ring affix the athlete and the Roman numeral number at the bottom of the ribbon that signifies the season of Olympic Games are the last features you will find in the medal’s front part. • The back part will show Nike, the Greek goddess of victory in Greek mythology, holding a small victory leaf, which symbolizes the olive wreath given to the ancient Olympic Games winners. Within the goddess’ embrace is the illustration of the different event venues of the games. These characteristics made it one of the most unique and customized medals ever manufactured. Even the boxes that hold the medals are unique. It bears a rectangular medallion-either of gold, silver, or bronze with the inset of the Olympic rings on the front. The box is made up of a single piece of walnut wood. The creation of the medals requires undergoing 15 processes and the completion takes about 2,175 hours of work. Also, tons of pressure is applied to transfer the finished medal design into the precious metals. The average hours of handcrafting the medals are: for gold, average of 19.65 hours per medal; for silver, average of 18.30 hours per medal; and for bronze, average of 18.45 hours per medal. --- permission must be obtained from editor Elena Trumbo to re-publish --- Award Trophies

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