Olympic medal the 2004 Summer Olympics the competitors on the podium also received an olive wreath crown. In the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, each medalist received a wooden statuette of the Olympic logo. Olympic medal An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal: gold, awarded to the winner; silver, awarded to the 1st runner-up; and bronze, awarded to the second runner-up. The granting of awards is laid out in detail in the Olympic protocols. Medal designs have varied considerably since the first Olympic Games in 1896, particularly
Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics for Petrokokkinos give it as Greek. Kasdaglis, a Greek national residing in Alexandria after years in Great Britain, is listed as Egyptian or as British in some sources. Competitors from Australia and Germany won medals only as a part of a mixed team in the doubles event. A total of 15 tennis players from 6 nations competed at the Athens Games: The International Society of Olympic Historians gives only thirteen players; according to them British players Frank and George Marshall did not participate. Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested, both