August 27, 2008
Everyone knows about the gold medals that winning athletes receive at the Olympics. And it’s likely that we all remember the amazing run that American swimmer Michael Phelps had at the 2008 Summer Olympics, bringing home 8 gold medals. But have you ever thought about the gold medals themselves? All of the gold Olympic medals awarded after 1912 have not been made of solid gold, contrary to popular belief. Instead, they are actually silver-gilt, or silver gilded with gold.
We all know about Michael Phelps’s amazing run at this year