- Winning an Olympic gold medal can be pretty profitable, depending on what country the athlete is from.
- Those who represent Malaysia, Morocco or Serbia and win an individual gold at the Paris Games will get over $200-thousand from their country’s government or national Olympic committee, according to a new survey.
- Italy pays over $193-thousand to gold medal winners and several other countries pay more than $100-thousand.
- Team USA athletes get considerably less - $37,500 for every gold medal, $22,500 for each silver and $15-thousand for every bronze.
- Source: USA Today
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