Olympic Medals

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Three medal types. Every Olympic event awards three medals: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Each one shows how well an athlete performed.

Honored achievement. Olympic medals are honorary awards, meaning they recognize excellence and honor a competitor's hard work and skill rather than being traded for money.

Strict protocols. The Olympic Games have detailed official rules about when and how medals are given out to make sure everything is fair and follows the same traditions at every Olympics.