The medals of the Olympic champion and runner-up are made of pure silver, the champion medal must be plated with not less than 6 grams of pure gold, and the third place medal is made of copper.
3,000 medals were forged with pure gold 1 3kg, silver 1 ton and brass1ton. The actual gold content of each 1 gold medal is 6 grams of gold, and the actual value is only about $83. Although it is less than $65,438+000 in money, it has brought considerable value to athletes.
The first and second place medals in the Olympic Games are all made of pure silver, and the champion medal must be plated with not less than 6 grams of pure gold, while the third place medal is made of copper with jade inlaid on the back, so it is called gold inlaid with jade.
"Gold inlaid with jade" is a pattern used in the medal design of the Beijing Olympic Games, symbolizing the "good marriage" in the traditional culture of China, and embodying the praise of China people for the Olympic spirit and athletes. Its design scheme is very novel, which breaks through the tradition of single material design for medals in previous Olympic Games and incorporates typical China cultural elements.
Central Academy of Fine Arts, the winning bidder of medal design, and China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, which is experienced and well-equipped, have formed a revised and improved team. The Central Academy of Fine Arts further refined and improved the scheme according to the requirements, and China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation cooperated with each other in coin-making technology to solve the final molding process of medals.
In the practice of the Summer Olympic Games, medals are generally made of materials other than gold, silver and copper. The medals of Beijing Olympic Games are made of "gold" and "jade" which symbolize dignity and virtue. The revision and improvement team made many adjustments and attempts to the proportion of jade on the card surface, and finally increased the width of the metal edge on the back of the medal from 3.5 mm to 6 mm, which highlighted the metal texture of the medal and increased the recognition of the medal.
In previous Olympic Games, some athletes were too excited after winning medals and threw them into the air, causing injuries. The medals in Beijing Olympic Games are all inlaid with jade, so the safety factor should be increased. The revision and improvement team conducted many technical tests on the manufacturability and safety of the combination of medal metal and jade.
In the end, they completed the technical research and found a way to ensure the safety of medals on the premise of ensuring the technical requirements of medals. The medals of the Beijing Olympic Games with the concept of "gold inlaid with jade" and the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games "China Seal Dancing Beijing" complement each other and become a classic of the perfect combination of China's splendid culture and the Olympics. ?
"Gold inlaid with jade" has become a carrier to publicize the Olympic spirit and the concept of Beijing Olympic Games, and to show the design and production level of China's cultural and artistic characteristics has become a unique legacy of Beijing Olympic Games.
On March 27th, the special day of the 500-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games, BOCOG chose to release the medals for the 2008 Olympic Games in the Capital Museum.
Gold inlaid with jade, the medal is 70mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness. On the obverse of the medal, there is a uniform pattern stipulated by the International Olympic Committee-the Greek goddess of victory standing with wings and the Panathinaiko Arena in Greece; The back of the medal is inlaid with jade from ancient Longyu in China, and the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games is engraved on the metal pattern in the middle of the back.
The medal hook evolved from the traditional Yulong Puwenhuang in China. The whole medal is noble and elegant, with strong China characteristics, which not only reflects the praise for the winner, but also vividly explains the Chinese nation's values that "jade" is more important than "virtue" since ancient times.
It is also another "combination of Chinese civilization and Olympic spirit" in the image and landscape project of Beijing Olympic Games. The creative application of jade in Olympic medals once again perfectly expresses the unique interpretation of the Olympic spirit by oriental wisdom.
The medal boxes and ribbons released at the same time with the medals also have the aesthetic taste of China traditional culture, showing the distinctive China characteristics and national style. The packaging box for medals of the Beijing Olympic Games is a wooden lacquer box made by China traditional craft. It is square, with a slightly curved cover on all sides, which means heaven and earth are everywhere, and Liuhe is happy. Ribbon is woven by machine, with vermilion moire, which is auspicious and festive.
Basic explanation
Olympic Games (Greek: ο λ υ μ π ι α κ ο? Αγ? νε? ; French: Jeux olympiques；; English: Olympic Games; ; The Chinese abbreviation of "Olympic Games" is the largest comprehensive sports meeting in the world sponsored by the International Olympic Committee. Held every four years, the duration does not exceed 16 days, and it is the most influential sports event in the world.
Olympic Games are divided into Summer Olympics, Summer Paralympics, Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, Summer Youth Olympics, Winter Youth Olympics, World Summer Special Olympics and World Winter Special Olympics.
There are also ten events: Summer Olympics for the deaf and Winter Olympics for the deaf. During the Olympic Games, countries and regions use sports to exchange culture and learn sports skills, with the aim of encouraging people to stick to sports.
The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece more than 2,000 years ago and got its name because it was held in Olympia. After the closure of the ancient Olympic Games 1500 years, Coubertin, a Frenchman, put forward an initiative to host the modern Olympic Games at the end of 19.
1894 Olympic Committee was established, 1896 first Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece, 1924 first Winter Olympics, 1960 first Paralympic Games, 1976 first Paralympic Winter Games, 20 10/.
Refer to the above information: Baidu Encyclopedia-Olympics