The Money Report: United States
How much incentive money does the United States award to its Olympic medal winners? According to CNNmoney.com, the United States Olympic Committee gave out the following amounts in 2004:
$25,000 to gold medal winners, $15,000 to those who take home a silver and $10,000 for a bronze
I guess it’s safe to assume that U.S. medalists in the Beijing Olympics will receive a higher monetary incentive.
Update: A listing of financial incentives to Olympic athletes from different countries is published at How Much Money Do Olympians Make.
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4 comments
Now is that $25,000 a month for gold medalist? Cause Thai gold medalist makes $314,000.
Now, is this $25k per Gold Medal? Michael Phelps got 8 and @ @25k a piece, thats $200k?
Would this go for throwers as well such as shot putters, and hammer throwers?
does this count for field events as well such as shot put and such?
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