Nick Itkin, a US Olympic fencer, also reported that his ... showcased the yearlong effort to craft the medals, which included incorporating a piece of the Eiffel Tower at the center of each ...

A rare 1904 Olympic gold medal from the St. Louis Games. / RR Auction A gold medal handed out at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis sold for a staggering $545,371, making it the third-highest ...

The 1904 Olympics were innovative for another reason: it kicked off the tradition of awarding gold medals to the top finisher in each event. Many of the roughly 100 gold medals given out during ...