How much do Olympians make for winning a gold medal?



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Depending on what country you're competing for, an Olympic gold medal can lead to an enormous cash prize or nothing more than the pride of your grateful nation.

Cash bonuses for gold medals are not uncommon in the Olympics, but the payoff varies wildly by country. Topping the cash incentives is Singapore, which awards its athletes $1 million Singapore dollars (over $700,000 US) if they bring home the gold. Singapore also offers sizable bonuses for silver ($379,000 US) and bronze ($189,000 US) medals.


On the other end of the spectrum, countries like Norway and the United Kingdom have no cash bonuses for medaling.


It's all up to the discretion of the individual Olympic commissions. There are sometimes addition bonuses too, awarded by individual sports commission or by grateful sponsors in the homeland. In 2008, a Belarusian sausage company offered free sausage for life to any athlete from Belarus who earned a gold medal. Now that's a price

SINGAPORE


Gold medal bonus: $757,000


(All prices in US dollars)

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