What’s 8.5cm wide, mostly silver and worth about $587? An Olympic gold medal • The big quiz: how much do you know about the Olympics? Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 23 golds. How many medals did he win in his first Games, in Sydney in 2000? None Two Three Five When did the host nation last top the medal table? 1984 2008 2000 1996 At which Olympics were gold medals introduced for winners? Athens 1896 St Louis 1904 Stockholm 1912 Antwerp 1920 How much do the gold medals in Rio weigh? 125g 280g 500g 1kg Which country has won a medal in Rio despite only having a population of 107,000? Fiji Grenada Armenia Bahamas In which sport did Great Britain win gold medals in 1900, 1908 and 1912? Cricket Lacrosse Men's football Tug of war Which English county would have placed 12th in the medal table at London 2012 if it were classed as an independent country? Warwickshire Yorkshire Oxfordshire Derbyshire Which country sits on top of the all-time Olympics medal table? China USA Greece Russia Which country has competed in the most Olympics without winning a medal? Bangladesh Malta Monaco San Marino Which Briton has won the most Olympic medals? Bradley Wiggins Chris Hoy Steve Redgrave Ben Ainslie Continue reading...
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