Are Olympic gold medals really made of gold?
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Billions around the world remain riveted by the medal tally, let us take a look at what goes into making an Olympic medal. The Olympic silver medal may be the only one that is true to it's name. The gold medal, by comparison is believed to contain 6.7 grams of gold with around 98.8% of the medal being silver. The bronze medal, in case you were wondering is made up of 95% copper and 5% zinc.