Gold Medal Is Given To. Olympic & paralympic committee committee’s operation gold program, olympic gold medalists receive $37,500, while silver and bronze medalists receive $22,500 and $15,000,. The international olympic committee requires that gold medals must be made of at least 92.5% silver, but also have about six.

Find out which athletes are bringing home medals and breaking records. According to the athletic, the gold medals, produced by french jeweler chaumet, weigh 1.17 pounds, the silver medals weigh 1.16 pounds and the bronze.